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Where is Allah Exactly? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The Quran presents a rather incoherent and contradictory portrait of Allah and his attributes. The Quran, in two places, says that nothing resembles Allah (cf. Surah 42:11; 112:4), and yet scores of passages speak of Allah in highly anthropomorphic terms, i.e. Allah ascends and descends,
Allah as a Deceiver: Examining Satans Accusations Against the Integrity of Allah Paid Members Public
Allah as a Deceiver Examining Satans Accusations Against the Integrity of Allah Sam Shamoun In several articles (1, 2, 3, 4) we have made mention that the Quran teaches outright that Allah is capable of lying and deceiving people. In fact, one of the titles which the Quran ascribes to
Allah The Greatest Deceiver of them All Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The Quran describes Allah as the best deceiver there is, a liar who is not above using the same evil and wicked schemes of his opponents. For example, the Quran calls Allah a makr, in fact the best makr there is: But they (the Jews) were deceptive, and
Allah: An Exalted Woman? Examining the Issue of Allahs Veil Paid Members Public
Allah: An Exalted Woman? Examining the Issue of Allahs Veil Sam Shamoun In some of our previous articles (1; 2; 3; see also this article) we looked at the depiction of Allah as found in the Quran and Islamic hadith literature and discovered that Muhammad or the compiler(s) of
Allah - An Immaterial Entity or an Invisible Man? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun A common point of disagreement between Muslims and Christians is the Christian belief that God does take on a human form and actually became man in the person of Jesus Christ without ceasing to be God. Yet, Christians do not believe that God in his essential nature is
Allah as the Inheritor of Creation: More Problems with Islamic Monotheism Paid Members Public
Allah as the Inheritor of Creation More Problems with Islamic Monotheism Sam Shamoun One of the main criticisms which Muslims raise against the Deity of Christ is that the NT writers teach that God gave Jesus authority over creation and appointed him Heir of all things (cf. Matthew 28:18;
The Message of the Qur'an: Worship of Allah Alone? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The Quran states: "Say: 'O People of the Book! come to common terms as between us and you: That we worship none but Allah; that we associate no partners with him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, Lords and patrons other than Allah.' If
Allah, Adam, and the Angels Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The Quran has a lot to say about the relation between Allah, Adam, the angels and Satan. In fact, some of what the Quran says regarding these persons or entities raises a series of questions and comments. This is specifically the case with Surah 2:30-38 which we