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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
Muhammad's Cruelty Against the People of Ukl Paid Members Public
Muhammad's Cruelty Against the People of Ukl Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi replied to our criticism of Muhammads excessive cruelty towards the Uraynians. Zawadi writes: Muslims believe in equality, which is a universal principle. Surah 16:126 And if ye do catch them out, catch them out no worse
Muhammad and Safiyyah Revisited: Addressing the Polemics of A Muslim Dawagandist (Part 2) Paid Members Public
Muhammad and Safiyyah Revisited Addressing the Polemics of A Muslim Dawagandist (Part 2) Sam Shamoun Here, we resume our rebuttal (cf. Part 1) to Zawadis response. Exposing More of Zawadis Circular Reasoning Here is Zawadis response to my criticisms regarding Muhammads marriage to Juwayriyyah: I wish he continued what I
Muhammad and Safiyyah Revisited: Addressing the Polemics of A Muslim Dawagandist Paid Members Public
Muhammad and Safiyyah Revisited Addressing the Polemics of A Muslim Dawagandist Sam Shamoun This is a second rebuttal to Bassam Zawadis recent response (*) regarding Muhammads marriage with Safiyyah (*). Before we begin analyzing his claims we want to first address Zawadis complaint: Unfortunately, the topic is not even about Safiyyah anymore!
Muhammad's Marriage to Safiyyah Revisited Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has written a response (*) to my analysis of Muhammads marriage to Safiyyah (*). Zawadi will attempt to point out my so-called inconsistent method of argumentation, i.e. that I pick and choose narrations that support my argument (a case of the pot calling the kettle black!), and
Muhammad's Marriage to a Minor: Examining the actual arguments Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Readers Discretion Advised As we explained in the first of our rebuttal, at times it is necessary to mock and ridicule those who consistently blaspheme the true God and his true Word, the Holy Bible. In this response I will be adopting the rather harsh and direct language
Muhammad Literate Still! [Round 2] Paid Members Public
Muhammad Literate Still! Round 2 Sam Shamoun This will be a reply to Zawadis recent attempt (*) of defending Muhammads illiteracy, or the assertion that his prophet was illiterate for most of his life. I will address his salient points and omit most of the comments that were already refuted in
Muhammad's Integrity : How His Opponents Viewed Him Paid Members Public
Muhammad The Doubter Still! Being Another Reply To A Dawagandist Sam Shamoun This is a partial response to Zawadi’s rebuttal (*) concerning Muhammad being a doubter and sinner who was often rebuked by his deity (*). The Quran says that Muhammad had doubts concerning whether he was really receiving revelations: And
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