history
Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
A QURANIC VARIANT THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE Paid Members Public
Despite having to now admit that the Quran contains thousands of variant readings and that there conflicting Arabic versions of the Islamic scripture, Muslims still claim that none of these differences affect any core tenet of the Islamic faith. Unfortunately for these Muslims such is not the case as I
ALLAT: ALLAH’S FEMININE SIDE Paid Members Public
One will often hear Muslims assert that the name Allah is unique since it cannot be pluralized or feminized. I.e., Allah cannot be made plural nor does it have a feminine form. As such, this supposedly makes it superior to the English word God which can be pluralized or
James White and the NA/UBS Compilation Paid Members Public
The following is taken from James E. Snapp’s post: James White and the NA/UBS Compilation. “So do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.” – Hebrews 10:35 (EHV) When one version of the New Testament has a verse, and another version does not have it,
A Rabbi Confirms: Jesus Claimed to be God! Paid Members Public
The following citations quote a third-fourth century rabbi typically referred to as Abbahu whose statements are remarkably reminiscent of what the Lord Jesus claimed for himself: “This Gemara contains also a remarkable saying of R. Abbahu, which is evidently directed against Christianity: ‘If a man say, “I am God,” he
Muhammad: An Example of Moral Corruption and Sexual Deviancy Paid Members Public
Continuing from my previous post: Islam: The Religion of Perfect Submission to Muhammad. I will now show that Muhammad was far from being a case of supreme moral virtue for others to imitate. Rather, he was an example of moral and sexual deviant who needs to be shunned and condemned.
Umar and Islamic Prostitution Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
We arrive at the final part of the Shia rebuttal to the Sunni belief that Muhammad put an end to Islamic prostitution (/2020/08/18/umar-and-islamic-prostitution-pt-2/). Many ‘ulama of Ahl as-Sunnah deemed Mut’ah to be Halaal We shall cite the following Sunni sources 1. Tafseer Gharaib al-Quran, part 5,
Umar and Islamic Prostitution Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
This is the continuation of the Shia rebuttal to the Sunni claim that Muhammad abrogated the practice of Islamic prostitution called muta (/2020/08/18/umar-and-islamic-prostitution-pt-1/). Imran Bin Sawadah’s opposition to Umar Imam Ibn Jareer Tabari has reocrded the following incident in his Tarikh: Imran Ibn Sawadah reported: “I
Umar and Islamic Prostitution Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
The following is a rebuttal by Shia Muslims (http://www.shiapen.com/comprehensive/mutah/umar-banned-mutah.html) proving that it was actually Umar who abrogated temporary marriages (muta), which was nothing more than prostitution. Chapter Eleven: The Truth: That Umar banned Mut’ah The word Khalifa by definition means ‘to follow’