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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
Rebuttal to Johnny Bravo: Christian Scholars refuting the status of the NT as an inspired scripture [Appendix] Paid Members Public
[Part 1], [Part 2], [Part 3], [Part 4], [Part 5], [Part 6], [Part 7], [Appendix] Rebuttal to Johnny Bravo's Article "Christian Scholars refuting the status of the NT as an inspired scripture" (Appendix) Addressing Some Arguments in Support of the Apocrypha In this short Appendix we
The Death of Asma and Abu Afak: Does the Quran Prohibit the Killing of Mockers? Paid Members Public
The Death of Asma and Abu Afak Does the Quran Prohibit the Killing of Mockers? Sam Shamoun In this second part (cf. Part 1) we will seek to interact with some of the typical Muslim polemics used to deny the veracity of the Islamic reports that mention Muhammad ordering the
The Death of Asma and Abu Afak: Examining the Historical Basis for these Murders Paid Members Public
The Death of Asma and Abu Afak Examining the Historical Basis for these Murders Sam Shamoun Introduction Muhammad didnt like people to mock or satirize him and had several persons killed for it. Two of the individuals who were murdered at the orders of Muhammad were a 120-year-old Jewish man
The Murder of Asma Bint Marwan Revisited Paid Members Public
Exposing the Distortions of one Muslim Dawagandist Sam Shamoun In his recent debate with David Wood (Is Muhammad a Prophet? (04/12/2008); source) Jalal Abualrub claimed that his opponent was using fraudulent narratives to impugn Muhammads character, such as the stories of his prophet having Abu Afak and Asma
Response to Islamic Awareness: The Young Marriage of 'Aishah Paid Members Public
Responses to Islamic Awareness The Young Marriage of 'Aishah Abu Imn 'Abd ar-Rahmn Robert Squires attempt to defend Muhammad's marriage to six year old Aishah, which he consummated when she was 9 years old. We are given a verse from the Qur'an: Surely in
Rebuttals to Jamal Badawi's "Radio Al-Islam Channel RA 200" [Source of the Qur'an VII - Learning from Others?] Paid Members Public
Responses to Jamal Badawi's "Radio Al-Islam Channel RA 200" "Source of the Qur'an VII - Learning from Others?" Introduction In this segment, Dr. Badawi argues that Muhammad must have received the Qur'an from Gabriel because he had no opportunities to
Rebuttals to Jamal Badawi's "Radio Al-Islam Channel RA 200" [Source of the Qur'an V - Religious Illusions?] Paid Members Public
Responses to Jamal Badawi's "Radio Al-Islam Channel RA 200" "Source of the Qur'an V - Religious Illusions?" Introduction In this segment, Dr. Badawi attempts to dismiss the idea that Muhammad's purported revelations were religious illusions and not the Word of
Rebuttals to Jamal Badawi's "Radio Al-Islam Channel RA 200" [Source of the Qur'an II - Impossibility of Muhammad's Authorship] Paid Members Public
Responses to Jamal Badawi's "Radio Al-Islam Channel RA 200" "Source of the Qur'an II - Impossibility of Muhammad's Authorship" Introduction Dr. Badawi attempts to convince us that Muhammad did not write the Qur'an because he gained no material