apocrypha
Examinations of apocryphal writings, their historical background, doctrinal themes, and relevance in biblical debates.
Muhammad's Plagiarism and Use of Apocryphal Sources Paid Members Public
Muhammad and the Issue of Plagiarism Applying TM’s Methodology Against Islam In this section we would like to apply the authors’ criticism of Paul against their own prophet in order to show how it backfires against them, leaving them in a major mess. The Muslim authors (Tera Tak Adamar
Rebuttal to Ghounem: Some Forgotten Sayings of Jesus Paid Members Public
Response to Ghounems Critique of my Rebuttal of Shabir Ally's Article "Some Forgotten Sayings of Jesus (Peace be Upon him)" Sam Shamoun My response to Shabir Ally's article is found here. Mohamed Ghounem attempts to rebut my article but instead chases straw men, throws
The Dead Sea Scrolls and Christianity Paid Members Public
Part Two - The Dead Sea Scrolls and Christianity Conspiracy? The so-called "Son of God" and the "Pierced Messiah" texts have drawn the attention of many people who are eager to prove or disprove their theories. Or was there just more smoke than fire? The media
The Dead Sea Scrolls contradict the Qur'an: Paid Members Public
Part One - The Dead Sea Scrolls Contradict the Qur'an Introduction "The Dead Sea Scrolls confirm the Qur'an" The Dead Sea Scrolls and Islam This is a two-part response to Mr. Al-Kadhi's article. In Part One, we will examine each of these
Other Qur'anic Origins and Sources Paid Members Public
The Collection and Sources of the Qur'an C. OTHER QUR'ANIC ORIGINS AND SOURCES . 1. The Story of the "Seven Sleepers ". In a previous chapter we saw that, apart from the prevalence of Jewish materials in the Qur'an, Muhammad also made use of
Muhammad the Borrower Still! Paid Members Public
The Influence of the Christian Apocrypha on The composition and formation of the Quran Pt. 2 Sam Shamoun We continue our discussion of Zawadi’s points against Muhammad adopting Christian fables about Jesus into the Quran. Muhammad’s Source of Information for Christianity in Mecca Zawadi responds to the late
Muhammad the Borrower Still! Paid Members Public
The Influence of the Christian Apocrypha O n The composition and formation of the Quran Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has written an article where he tries to disprove that Muhammad plagiarized the story of Jesus fashioning clay birds and speaking in the cradle from Christian apocryphal sources, specifically
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah and the Text of the Torah Revisited: Paid Members Public
A further exposition of a Dawagandist’s shoddy and shallow logic Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi included an appendix to his “rebuttal” where he attempted to “refute” the comments I made in an article I wrote regarding a specific narration by Ibn al-Qayyim that cites the various views held by Muslim