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Analytical studies examining the Qur’anic concept of Allah, textual issues, and theological comparisons with biblical revelation.
Revisiting the Identity of the pre-Islamic Allah at Mecca Paid Members Public
Addendum – Refuting Some Muslim Objections Sam Shamoun In this particular section, we will be addressing some of the objections which Muslims typically raise to counter the theory that Allah was a name of Hubal the moon god. Yet we do advise reading the entire series before looking at this part.
Revisiting the Identity of the pre-Islamic Allah at Mecca Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We now come to the final part of our analysis. Is Muhammad’s Allah the God of the Holy Bible? If the Arabic word Allah initially started out as a generic noun, instead of as a proper name, then this would allow for Jews and Christians to use
Revisiting the Identity of the pre-Islamic Allah at Mecca Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We resume our discussion concerning the identity of the pre-Islamic Allah worshiped by the pagans at Mecca. The Problems Posed by the Islamic sources As we saw in the previous section, evidence exists to show that the chief god of the Meccans, especially of Muhammad’s Quraysh tribe,
Revisiting the Identity of the pre-Islamic Allah at Mecca Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Muslim polemicists seemingly never tire of misrepresenting the arguments of their opponents, specifically Christian apologists. And instead of addressing the best that the other side has to offer, these dawagandists normally go after the worst arguments that are (unfortunately) raised by those who really have no in-depth knowledge
Muhammad – The Praise of all Creation!? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun This short article is intended to be a response to the following blog post. Paul Williams published a meme which asks the question of who Muhammad was, and then quotes the following hadith for the answer: Narrated 'Umar: I heard the Prophet saying, "Do not exaggerate
Pharaoh – Another Lord and King Besides Allah Paid Members Public
More Violations of Islamic Monotheism from the Quran Sam Shamoun According to Islamic theology, some of the names of Allah which relate to his sole unique sovereignty include al-Malik (the King), Al-Mâlik (the Master), and Rabb (Lord) either with or without the article: The Divine Names Related to Lordship Al-Malik;
Quran Inconsistency: Does Allah sanction and permit lust or not? Paid Members Public
Quran Inconsistency Does Allah permit lust or not? Sam Shamoun This is a continuation of this article. The Quran claims that Allah rewards those who restrain themselves from carrying out their lusts: But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires, and
Allah & Mo., Inc. Paid Members Public
Islam's Foundational Partnership Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz According to noted Muslim historian and exegete al-Tabari Muhammad boasted to his companions about the meaning of his specific names: Muhammad b. al-Muthanna – Ibn Abi ‘Adi – ‘Abd al-Rahman (that is, al-Mas‘udi) – ‘Amr b. Murrah – Abu ‘Ubaydah – Abu Musa [al-Ash‘