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Analytical studies examining the Qur’anic concept of Allah, textual issues, and theological comparisons with biblical revelation.
BIBLICAL MONOTHEISM EXAMINED Pt. 4 Paid Members Public
Trinitarian or Henotheistic in Nature? Pt. 4
The Jinn and the Challenge of the Qur'an Paid Members Public
by Anthony Wales The Qur'an says that if human beings and jinn together attempted to produce something like the Qur'an they would fail. This claim appears in chapter 17, verse 88 in the following translations: DAWOOD: If men and jinn combined to produce a book akin
A strange divorce and remarriage law in the Quran Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson It may be rare that a divorced couple would like to reconcile and remarry each other, but this does happen. The Quran has a strange marriage law for the divorced couple in this situation, after they have worked out their differences. It says that a divorced couple
"Plowing fields" and marrying little girls in the Quran Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson You may have heard the claim that Muhammad married a little girl. Is this only a false rumor? Shortly after Ayatollah Khomeini’s revolution in Iran (1979), he lowered the marriage age for girls from eighteen years old down to nine years old. Why would these devout
Why I dont convert to Islam Paid Members Public
The Quran itself gives me plenty of reasons Dear Muslim missionary and emailer, During Islamic holy days and months I get a slight increase in emails from you that go something like this: "Come on, brother. During this holy time or month when we are conscious of God, accept
Why I write hard-hitting articles on Islam Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson After reading or skimming my articles at this website, maybe a few readers wonder why I bother to write about this religion, especially in such a hard-hitting way. After all, 9/11 is so long ago. Here are five major reasons that explain my motives, for what
Were Jesus and Muhammad sinless? Paid Members Public
Appendix: Other persons in the Quran who suffer from dh-n-b James M. Arlandson In order to provide the references and supporting evidence for the conclusions drawn in the article Were Jesus and Muhammad sinless?, this section tracks the use of dh-n-b throughout the Quran, but only in verses that shed
Were Jesus and Muhammad sinless? Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson It is a cherished doctrine among devout Muslims that Muhammad had achieved sinlessness or (even more) was always sinless after his birth. Some believe that Muhammad had merely negligible faults, brief forgetfulness, small errors, or superficial weaknesses, but this does not mean that he should be classified