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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
The Garbled Up Quran Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
What the Scholars Say In this part of our response https://answeringislam.blog/the-garbled-up-quran-pt-2/ we are going to see what the scholars have to say about the coherence and structure of the Quran. Thomas Carlyle, whose comments on Muhammad in Heroes and Hero Worship (1841) are often quoted with approval
The Garbled Up Quran Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
In this series of articles I am going to be responding to Muslim-turned apostate-turned Muslim-turned apostate again-turned Muslim one more time Ibn Anwar’s attempt of explaining away the fact that the Quran contains foreign words http://unveiling-christianity.net/2016/06/22/quran-arabic/, even though it claims be “revealed” in
Muhammad: The Best Example of Morality and Virtue? Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
We continue with our rebuttal https://answeringislam.blog/muhammad-the-best-example-of-morality-and-virtue-pt-1/ to Paul William’s post https://bloggingtheology.net/2016/12/08/26175/. Prostitution in the Guise of Temporary Marriage As if Islam’s teachings couldn’t get any more morally repugnant, Allah goes ahead and permits his followers to pay women
Muhammad acknowledges that his lord has a consort! Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
In this series I am going to be taking a further look into what is commonly referred to as the “Satanic Verses,” which refers to the time when Satan inspired Muhammad to speak out in praise of the three chief goddesses of the pagan Arabs called al-Lat, al-Uzza and Manat,
The Incomplete and Imperfect Quran Paid Members Public
In this article I am going to quote a variety of Muslim sources confirming that the present text of the Quran is an incomplete and imperfect record of what Muhammad initially recited since it is missing a great bulk of what he transmitted to his followers. The evidence will show
Aisha’s Garments: Uncovering Another Muhammadan Lie Paid Members Public
The discussion https://answeringislam.blog/revisiting-the-issue-of-muhammads-cross-dressing/ concerning Muhammad’s dressing up in women’s garments continues. Here I am going to be responding to the following attempt https://discover-the-truth.com/2016/11/21/aishas-lihaaf-blanket-cross-dressing-lie/ of a Muhammadan polemicist who tries to prove that Muhammad wasn’t dressed up in his
Revisiting the Issue of Muhammad’s Cross Dressing Paid Members Public
In the following articles, rebuttals and video, Muhammad, Cross-Dressing, and the London Muslim Patrol http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2013/02/muhammad-cross-dressing-and-london.html Are Diapers Now Women’s Garments? http://answering-islam.org/Responses/Osama/diaper_garment.htm Cross Dressing and Islam: An examination of Muhammad’s Dress Code http://answering-islam.org/
Revisiting the Cold-Blooded Murders of Abu Afak and Asma bint Marwan Paid Members Public
The following cases of Muhammad ordering his bandits to heartlessly murder an old man and defenseless woman while nursing her child, simply because they lampooned him in poetry, are taken from the oldest extant history of Muhammad’s life, Sirat Rasulullah, translated by noted Islamicist Alfred Guillaume: SALIM B. UMAYR’