common-questions
Apologetic articles addressing common Muslim objections, challenges, and misunderstandings about the Bible, Christian doctrine, and the Christian response to Islamic claims.
Who Broke the Covenant: Paul or Muhammad? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi claims (1, 2) that Paul broke the covenant of God: Paul broke the covenant of God regarding circumcision. God of the Old Testament says about circumcision... Genesis 17:14 Any uncircumcised male, who has not been circumcised in the flesh, will be cut off from his
Barra: Juwayriyyahs Original Name or Nickname? Paid Members Public
More Groans for Zawadi Sam Shamoun In an earlier article we referred to Muhammad taking a Jewish captive woman as his wife and then cited this report: Ibn Abbas reported that the name of Juwairiya (the wife of the Holy Prophet) was Barra (Pious). Allah's Messenger (may peace
Is Allah in need of sinful people? Paid Members Public
Allah's Need For Sinners Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi wrote a rebuttal (1, 2) to a specific article which uses a common philosophical argument to support Gods Triunity and self-sufficiency, namely that God is love. It is not the aim of this paper to critique Zawadis response so as
Does Allah Inherit or Doesnt He? Paid Members Public
A Muslim Seeks to Explain Sam Shamoun The readers may recall that in the conclusion to my article regarding Allah inheriting from his creatures (*) I had warned them in advance to, watch as Muslims try to scurry with a response such as arguing that the word inherit doesnt really mean
The nature of moonlight -- an error in the Bible? Paid Members Public
Moonlight Musings Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz This is a brief reply to Sami Zaataris charge that the Bible contains a scientific mistake since it claims that the moon actually emits light. In the first place, the Bible writers were no more mistaken than modern writers and meteorologists today who
Do Muslims Worship Muhammad? Paid Members Public
A Further Response to a Muslim Neophyte Sam Shamoun Zaatari produced a further "reply" to my addendum (*) concerning Muslims deifying and worshiping Muhammad. Much like his previous "responses" Zaatari again fails to address any of my points, and further proves that he doesn’t understand the
Rebuttals to Islamic Awareness: And No One Had The Name Yahy Before Paid Members Public
Responses to Islamic Awareness And No One Had The Name Yahy Before Sam Shamoun The following article is a response to some of the claims made by Islamic Awareness in an attempt to save the Quran from a chronological fallacy. Their other major claims are answered in Andrew Vargo'
Rebuttals to Islamic Awareness: And No One Had The Name Yahy Before Paid Members Public
Responses to Islamic Awareness And No One Had The Name Yahy Before Dr. Saifullah and company attempt, once again, to extricate the Qur'an from an obvious historical error - that no one was named John prior to the birth of John the Baptist. However, this new attempt by