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2000 and before articles
Monotheism vs. Eloquence of the Quran Paid Members Public
Is Allah really one or only "one of"? Monotheism vs. Eloquence of the Quran Sam Shamoun We read in the Quran regarding Allah’s unity: Say: 'He is God, One, S. 112:1 Arberry This chapter is called both Sura Al-Ikhlas ("Chapter of the Absoluteness"
The Quran On Adam and Eve Committing Shirk Paid Members Public
Adam and Eve: The First of the Polytheists and Associators? Sam Shamoun In a previous article (Islam and the Sins of the Prophets) we set out to show that neither the Quran nor the earliest records of Islam support the commonly held Muslim belief that the Prophets were sinless. It
Jalal Abualrub Challenges Sam Shamoun to Debate Paid Members Public
On this page, we will document the full correspondence associated with Mr. Abualrub's debate challenge issued to Sam Shamoun. Since the original challenge was sent not to Sam Shamoun, but to the general feedback address of Answering Islam, we will display in the following: 1. Abualrub's
The Quran on Biblical Authority Revisited Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Introduction This article is the final supplement to my first two papers on this subject ([1], [2]). It is my intention in this paper to examine certain claims made by some Muslims regarding the Quranic position of previous Scriptures. There are Muslims who actually assert that the Taurat,
The Quran on the Authority and Integrity of the Biblical Text, Part 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun This article is a supplement to my paper, The Quranic Witness to Biblical Authority. Here, I produce additional evidence from both the Quran and Hadith demonstrating that neither Muhammad nor his companions believed that the text of the Holy Bible was corrupted. On the contrary, they wholeheartedly affirmed
The Quranic witness to the authority of the Holy Bible Paid Members Public
The Quranic Witness to Biblical Authority Sam Shamoun A common accusation leveled by Muslims against Christians is the belief that the Holy Bible in our possession today, has been corrupted and no longer represents the original teachings of God's messengers. Hence, Muslims believe that God sent down the
The Aaronic Blessing A Trinitarian Invocation Paid Members Public
The Aaronic Priestly Blessing A Trinitarian Invocation Sam Shamoun The readers of A-I may well know that we have written many articles seeking to demonstrate from both the Hebrew Bible and the NT Scriptures that Yahweh is a tri-Personal God. In specific articles (the links to which will be provided
Answers to 12 Anti-Trinitarian Arguments Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The following article is a response to a Muslim that issued the following 12 arguments against the doctrine of the Trinity. Before responding, we would first like to define what the historic Christian position of the Trinity is. [ Remark: Originally I came across this article without indication regarding