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Analytical studies examining the Qur’anic concept of Allah, textual issues, and theological comparisons with biblical revelation.
Christianity and Islam : Papers by Sam Shamoun Paid Members Public
Papers by Sam Shamoun [ Note: This is Sam Shamoun's "old index page". His most recent articles are listed on this page. ] A Series of Answers to Common Questions and Claims * If Jesus is God ... how can God die? (Who was running the universe those three days
Allah's Imperfection and Mutability Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Perfection is a necessary attribute of God since it directly ties in with God being a self-sufficient entity. Perfection in reference to Deity refers to being complete in and of itself, lacking nothing and needing no one: "And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you
Muhammad and Idolatry Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun A prominent feature of Islam is that most of its rites and practices were adopted from the pagan Arabian rituals of Muhammad's time. To hide their pagan origins, Muhammad claimed that God initially sanctioned these rites. In fact, before, during, and after his mission, Muhammad continued
Hadith Cosmology Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In response to my rebuttal to Shabir Ally's citation of Maurice Bucaille , Muslim Kalis Finest wrote: Answer to http://www.answering-islam.org/Responses/Shabir-Ally/science11.htm In this article Sam Shamoun quotes "sayings" of the prophet to support his claim that Muhammad believed the
Is Allah the God of the Bible? Paid Members Public
IS ALLAH THE GOD OF BIBLE? Sam Shamoun This study examines the crucial question that needs to be addressed which is whether the God presented in the Quran is indeed the same God revealed in the Holy Bible. The Quran alleges that the God of Islam, Allah, is indeed the
The Qurans Use of Filial Terms: A Critique of Muslim Arguments against Jesus being the Son of God Paid Members Public
The Qurans Use of Filial Terms A Critique of Muslim Arguments against Jesus being the Son of God Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz The Holy Bible often calls Jesus the Son of God and states that God is his Father, titles or expressions denoting a purely spiritual relationship between God
The Uncreatedness of the Quran and the Unity of Allah: A Brief Critique of Islamic Monotheism Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In two earlier articles (1, 2) we already provided data showing that the Quran and other Islamic sources do not support the Muslim position that Allah is a mere monad, a bare unitarian deity. The evidence conclusively shows that Allah is actually a plurality-within-unity deity, a multipersonal entity.
A Christian Defense of the Gospel to the Muslims Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Throughout the course of this study, the object will be to give a rational and loving defense of the Gospel (1 Peter 3:15; Jude 3; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Acts 9:22, 29; 17:2-3, 19; 18:24-28; Philippians 1:7, 16; Titus 1:6-9). Apologetics is