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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
"Who Was Muhammad?" -- A Review of the Debate between David Wood and Ali Ataie Paid Members Public
"Who Was Muhammad?" A Debate between David Wood and Ali Ataie By Mary Jo Sharp (Confident Christianity) The main objective of this debate was to take a critical look at the prophet of Islam, Muhammad. David Wood, the Christian apologist, began the debate with a warning that "
The Dead Sea Scrolls and Christianity Paid Members Public
Part Two - The Dead Sea Scrolls and Christianity Conspiracy? The so-called "Son of God" and the "Pierced Messiah" texts have drawn the attention of many people who are eager to prove or disprove their theories. Or was there just more smoke than fire? The media
The Dead Sea Scrolls contradict the Qur'an: Paid Members Public
Part One - The Dead Sea Scrolls Contradict the Qur'an Introduction "The Dead Sea Scrolls confirm the Qur'an" The Dead Sea Scrolls and Islam This is a two-part response to Mr. Al-Kadhi's article. In Part One, we will examine each of these
Response to Islamic Awareness: "Dirham" In The Time Of Joseph? Paid Members Public
Responses to Islamic Awareness "Dirham" In The Time Of Joseph? Introduction The "Islamic Awareness" team is faced with another anachronistic statement in the Qur'an. Surah 12:20 tells us: They sold him [Joseph] for a miserable price, for a few dirhams counted out [darahima
Muhammad, the Qur'an, and Christian Sources Paid Members Public
Abstract Muhammad used several sources as information for his recital of the Qur'an. One of these sources were the fables of the Christians living in and nearby Arabia at that time. This paper describes two of the Christian fables Muhammad recited into the Qur'an. Introduction Muhammad
Muhammad, Aisha, Islam, and Child Brides Paid Members Public
by Silas NOTE I needed to edit and correct this article because Ive learned some new details. Initially, I believed what many Muslims asserted: Muhammad sexually consummated his marriage to the nine year old Aisha following her first menstruation. HOWEVER, after reading brother Sam Shamouns articles (1, 2), I realized
Responses to Bismikaallahuma: On what day did the House of the Lord burn down? Paid Members Public
Responses to Bismikaallahuma On what day did the House of the Lord burn down? Sam Shamoun MENJ has produced another biblical discrepancy (*) which he feels provides additional support for his view that the Holy Bible. According to MENJ, there is a contradiction regarding when exactly did the Babylonians burn and
Rebuttals to Islamic Awareness : Were Burnt Bricks Used In Ancient Egypt In The Time of Moses or is this another of Muhammad's Lofty Tales ? Paid Members Public
Responses to Islamic Awareness Were Burnt Bricks Used In Ancient Egypt In The Time of Moses, or is this another of Muhammad's Lofty Tales ? In this article Elias Karm attempts to defend the Qur'an against the charge of historical inaccuracy in Sura 28:38, where Pharaoh