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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
Bassam Zawadi on Muhammad's Treaty of Hudaibiyah Paid Members Public
Bassam Zawadi on Muhammad's Treaty of Hudaibiyah Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi attempts to do some damage control by justifying Muhammads breaking of treaties and oaths. Zawadi responds to Silas claim that Muhammad broke the treaty of Hudaibiyah by refusing to return a woman from Mecca back to her
The Gospel Accounts: Evolving Texts or Accurate Summaries? Paid Members Public
The Gospel Accounts: Evolving Texts or Accurate Summaries? Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has written a few articles where he aims to prove that the portrait of Jesus changes throughout time from one Gospel to another. In this current article (*), Zawadi wants to show how Jesus healing powers have improved from
Muhammads Cruelty Reexamined Paid Members Public
Muhammads Cruelty Reexamined Being a Challenge to a Muslim Polemicist Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi was very troubled at the fact that his prophet tortured a man for some treasure: My Response: Many anti Islamics have used this incident of the torture of Kinana to attack the integrity of the Prophet.
Banu Qurayza A Tribe Betrayed Paid Members Public
Refuting a Muslim Propagandists Defense of Muhammads Brutality and Treachery Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi "replied" (*) to one of our articles which documents from Islamic sources that, contrary to the oft-repeated Muslim assertion, the Jewish tribe of Banu Qurayza did not betray the Muslims and therefore did not deserve
Abraham and the Flame of the Chaldeans: How the Quran Turns a Fable into Reality Paid Members Public
Abraham and the Flame of the Chaldeans How the Quran Turns a Fable into Reality Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has replied to David Woods claim that the Quran has plagiarized a fable concerning Abraham being delivered from fire, a story which in itself was based on a misreading of the
Response to Islamic Awareness: Did Waraqa Ibn Nawfal Teach The Prophet? Paid Members Public
Responses to Islamic Awareness Did Waraqa Ibn Nawfal Teach The Prophet? 1. Introduction In this short article (which apparently required the combined efforts of seven authors), the "Islamic Awareness" team attempts to dismiss the possibility that Waraqa Ibn Nawfal, the cousin of Khadija, Muhammad's first wife,
On Mary the Copt, Muhammad's Concubine [Part 5] Paid Members Public
More discussion on Mary the Copt, Muhammads concubine Sam Shamoun Umar has come out with round five in his series of responses to the question of whether Mariyah the Copt was Muhammads wife or his concubine. Although we had stated that our fourth response would be our final one since
On Mary the Copt, Muhammad's Concubine [Part 4] Paid Members Public
On Mary, Muhammad's Concubine (Round Four) The Contradiction Remains Sam Shamoun Umar has come back for another round (here) on the issue of Muhammad and Mariyah. This will be my final response (cf. 1, 2, 3) since Umar hasnt really provided any new material to rebut, but simply