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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
Shabir Ally Proves Muhammad was a Terrorist! Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue from where I left off /2017/03/06/shabir-ally-proves-muhammad-was-a-terrorist-pt-1b/. Recall Ally’s second criteria which he uses to determine whether a religious book’s teaching on war is just or not, namely, does the Book present its heroes and models
Aisha’s Condition at the Time of Her Marriage: Post-Pubescent Maiden or Premature Minor? Paid Members Public
In this article I am going to be taking a section from my multi-part rebuttal to Muslim dawagandist and professor Jonathan A. C. Brown concerning the age of Aisha, in order to provide Christians and non-Muslims with all the evidence they need to refute the oft-repeated Muslim
The Quran of ‘Ali Ibn Abu Talib Paid Members Public
The following has been adapted from a Shiite article titled, “A Study of Sunni and Shii Traditions Concerning Tahrif,” Part 3 https://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/general-al-tawhid/study-sunni-and-shii-traditions-concerning-tahrif-part-3-rasul-jafariy-0#imam-alis-mushaf. For those who may
Shiite Islam and the Corruption of the Quranic Text Paid Members Public
In a previous post /2017/01/09/even-more-proof-for-the-qurans-textual-corruption/, we quoted from the Blackwell’s Companion to the Quran, pp. 165-171, edited by Andrew Rippin, in regards to the textual transmission and corruption of the Muslim scripture. In this installment we are once
Even More Proof for the Quran’s Textual Corruption Paid Members Public
The following lengthy quotation is taken from the Blackwell’s Companion to the Quran, pp. 165-171, edited by Andrew Rippin. Not only does this scholarly source cite traditions confirming that the Quran in the possession of Muslims’ today is imperfect and flawed, it further quotes sources affirming that the
A Muhammadan Polemicist Disproves the Divine Origin of the Quran Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Continuing from where we left off /2017/01/06/a-muhammadan-polemicist-disproves-the-divine-origin-of-the-quran-pt-1/, here is another quotation where the unbelievers accuse the Quran of being nothing more than a lie that Muhammad concocted by writing down some of the ancient fables circulating
The Prophet of Terror and Mayhem Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
In this article I am going to show that Muhammad was a terrorist who was sent by his god to terrorize and slay all unbelievers unless and until they submitted to his demands and desires. THE QURAN We shall cast terror (al-rruAAba) into the hearts of those who disbelieve,
The Garbled Up Quran Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
We continue from where we previously left off https://answeringislam.blog/the-garbled-up-quran-pt-1/. Muslim scholar Farid Esack mentions the problem that Muhammad’s community faced in trying to explain the appearance of non-Arabic words in a text claiming to be written in clear Arabic: The