The Valley of Baca Paid Members Public
Baca - is it Mecca? It is sometimes claimed that the Bible mentions Mecca. This is obviously worth a little investigation, as I hope to do in this short paper. Where Does the Claim Come From? In Surah 3:96, Mecca is given the name Bakkah: Verily, the first House (of
Comments on H. M. Baagil's "Muslim Christian Dialog" Paid Members Public
At the Saudi Embassy web site we find a book titled "Muslim Christian Dialog" written by H. M. Baagil. I have looked over this "dialog" and come to the conclusion that I have never seen a more stupid and uninformed Christian than the one taking part
Rebuttals to Islamic Awareness : Al-`Azz & Potiphar Paid Members Public
Responses to Islamic Awareness Al-`Azz & Potiphar Introduction Saifullah and Co.'s article on Al-`Azz & Potiphar is probably the most brutal attack on a "straw man" argument that I have ever seen. In their never ending task of extricating the Qur'an from
Comments on Abdul Wahid's Pages Paid Members Public
Some comment on Abdul Wahid's paper Divinity of Jesus. Much more could be said, but maybe at another time. So, the Muslim seeks clarification of the teaching, and as it is explained to him he asks at every step, "How could that be so?" For example,
Responses to Bismikaallahuma: The Invalidity of a Critic's Denial of Christian Atonement Theology Paid Members Public
Responses to Bismikaallahuma The Invalidity of a Critic's Denial of Christian Atonement Theology Wildcat Introduction On MENJs site we find the article, The Invalidity of the Crucifixion of Jesus As An Atonement for Sin, attributed to a retired physicist and practicing Jew, named Dr. JosephG. The author attempts
On using Atheist sources in Muslim-Christian debates Paid Members Public
Responses to Bismikaallahuma Being stupid or playing stupid? On using atheist sources Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi (MENJ) thinks that he finally caught us ... and wrote the article Answering Islam: Preaching What They Do Not Practise?[1] In this polemic, he charges us with hypocrisy for violating our own policy statement,
The Death of Asma and Abu Afak: Does the Quran Prohibit the Killing of Mockers? Paid Members Public
The Death of Asma and Abu Afak Does the Quran Prohibit the Killing of Mockers? Sam Shamoun In this second part (cf. Part 1) we will seek to interact with some of the typical Muslim polemics used to deny the veracity of the Islamic reports that mention Muhammad ordering the
The Death of Asma and Abu Afak: Examining the Historical Basis for these Murders Paid Members Public
The Death of Asma and Abu Afak Examining the Historical Basis for these Murders Sam Shamoun Introduction Muhammad didnt like people to mock or satirize him and had several persons killed for it. Two of the individuals who were murdered at the orders of Muhammad were a 120-year-old