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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
Some Questions On Noah's Flood Answered Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Some Muslim critics attempt to debunk the universality of the Flood by suggesting that the ark's measurements could not possibly contain all the land animals of the earth. Dr. Henry Morris responds: 6:15 three hundred cubits. The dimensions of the ark were ideally designed for
Muhammad and Poison Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Muhammad is reported to have given the following medicinal advice: Narrated AbuHurayrah Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "The ajwah dates come from Paradise and contain a cure for poison; truffles are a kind of manna and their juice is a medicine for the
Muhammads Multiplicity of Marriages Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The Quran limits the number of wives that a Muslim can have to four: If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, marry women of your choice, two or three or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be
How Muhammads Contemporaries Really Viewed Him Paid Members Public
An Analysis of the witness of the Quran concerning The opinions of the Disbelievers regarding the prophet of Islam Sam Shamoun This article is intended to supplement the following discussion: http://www.answering-islam.org/Shamoun/mhd_amin.htm It is not uncommon to hear many a Muslim dawagandist asserting that
Muhammad as Al-Amin (the Trustworthy) Paid Members Public
How His Enemies Really Viewed Him Sam Shamoun A typical argument often made by Muslim polemicists in defense of their prophets honesty is that Muhammad was given the epithet Al-Ameen (or Amin), meaning the Trustworthy, by his kinsmen long before his alleged commission by God. They gave him this title,
Mary, Muhammad's Concubine Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun It has become quite popular for Muslims to slander Ali Sina, the founder of www.faithfreedom.org, by accusing him of being a liar or an Islamophobe because he supposedly distorts Muslim sources. For example, this following article was written to "expose" Ali Sinas "lie&
The Historicity of Jonah Examined Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The following is my response to some charges presented against the historical accuracy of the book of Jonah. It is indeed unfortunate that there are some who profess to believe in the Lord Jesus while attacking the accuracy of the Old Testament. The reason why this is unfortunate
Did the religion of Islam completely eradicate Arab paganism? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Muslims claim that they are expressly forbidden from joining partners with Allah: Lo! Allah forgiveth not that a partner should be ascribed unto Him. He forgiveth (all) save that to whom He will. Whoso ascribeth partners to Allah, he hath indeed invented a tremendous sin. S. 4:48