common-questions
Apologetic articles addressing common Muslim objections, challenges, and misunderstandings about the Bible, Christian doctrine, and the Christian response to Islamic claims.
To deceive or not to deceive Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi accuses the Apostle Paul of admitting that he used craftiness. He cites 2 Corinthians 12:16 and says: 2 Corinthians 12:16 Be that as it may, I have not been a burden to you. Yet, crafty (panourgos) fellow that I am, I caught you by
Is there an Islamic Demand for Obedience to the OT Laws? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has made an attempt to respond (*) to my article (*) regarding the issue of whether Jewish and Christian converts to Islam are required to observe the Law of Moses, even if this means that they must break specific Quranic commands to do so. We will see here
The Dissatisfaction of Muhammads Wives [Round 2] Paid Members Public
The Dissatisfaction of Muhammads Wives Revisited Addressing One Polemicists Rebuttal Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has responded (*) to my answer (*) to his challenge regarding the dissatisfaction of Muhammads wives with their marriage situation. Let us see how well he did. Muhammad as the Cause of His Wives Jealousy and Anguish I
Muhammad Literate Still! Paid Members Public
A Response to a Muslims Attempt of Proving that his Prophet was Illiterate Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi wrote a short "rebuttal" (*) to my thorough documentation that Muhammad was literate and was able to read (*). Zawadi thinks that his explanation, The answer is simply that Gabriel asked Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad's Integrity : How His Opponents Viewed Him Paid Members Public
Muhammad and the Meccans How his Opponents viewed him Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has written a response (*) to my article regarding Muhammads integrity (*). Zawadi claims that the hadiths I cited regarding the testimony of the unbelievers that Muhammad never told a lie refers to the period before his prophethood, which
Was John Greater than Jesus? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun and Jochen Katz Bassam Zawadi claims that Sam Shamoun contradicted Jesus when he stated that Jesus is the greatest man who ever lived and then cites Matthew 11:11 to refute him! The passage says: "I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has
On God's Justice Paid Members Public
On the Justice of God Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has written an article where he sets out to prove that the Allah of the Quran is more just than the true God of the Holy Bible (here). The focus of this paper is to see how well he did. He
Does God Repent? Paid Members Public
Does God Repent? Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi thinks that the God of the Bible is imperfect because he repents or is grieved over sin (here). Zawadi claims: Here are a few verses that show the God of the Bible grieving or repenting... Genesis 6:6 LORD was grieved (nacham) that