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Apologetic articles addressing common Muslim objections, challenges, and misunderstandings about the Bible, Christian doctrine, and the Christian response to Islamic claims.

Contradictions in the Qur'an: Everything in Pairs? Members Public

Qur'an Contradiction: Everything in Pairs? The Qur'an makes the following statement: And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction. -- Sura 51:49 And in his commentary on this verse Yusuf Ali writes: All things are in twos: sex in plants

Jochen Katz
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Qur'an Difficulty: Thinking located in the breasts? Members Public

Qur'an Difficulty: Thinking located in the breasts? Surely He knows well all the thoughts within the breasts. -- Sura 11:5 Die in your rage; God knows the thoughts in the breasts. -- Sura 3:119 The above is Arberry's translation. Yusuf Ali translates "heart&

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Qur'an Difficulty: Mountains and Earthquakes Members Public

Qur'an Difficulty: Mountains and Earthquakes The Prophets (Al-Anbiya') 21:31, Middle Meccan, ``And We have set on the earth firm mountains, lest it should shake with them...'' The Bee (Al-Nahl) 16:15, Late Meccan, ``And He has cast onto the earth firm mountains lest it

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Contradictions in the Qur'an Members Public

Qur'an & Science Problem: Are Sun and Moon subject to mankind? And He has made subject to you the sun and the moon, both diligently persuing their courses; and the night and the day has He (also) made subject to you. -- Sura 14:33 They were never

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Abraham and Solomon Members Public

Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 55, Number 585: Narrated Abu Dhar: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Which mosque was first built on the surface of the earth?" He said, "Al-Masjid-ul-Haram (in Mecca)." I said, "Which was built next?" He replied "The

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Two young men? Members Public

In the story about Joseph, we read about his imprisonment as punishment for the incident with the wife of Aziz: And there entered with him two young men in the prison. One of them said: "Verily, I saw myself (in a dream) pressing wine." The other said: "

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Contradictions in the Qur'an - Solomon and the animals Members Public

How can little worm eat away Solomans staff? Was Solomon standing there for months and waited for the little worm to finish until it fell apart? Solomon is amused at the speech of an ant? (27:19) How could Solomon keep his sanity if he heard all the voices of

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Contradictions in the Qur'an: How Are the Sexually Immoral Supposed To Be Punished? Members Public

Qur'an Contradiction How Are the Sexually Immoral Supposed To Be Punished? Sam Shamoun The Quran is confused regarding the punishment that is to be administered to those guilty of sexual sin. In the following citation the Quran banishes women to a form of house arrest if they are

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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