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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
Revisiting the Identity of the pre-Islamic Allah at Mecca Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We resume our discussion concerning the identity of the pre-Islamic Allah worshiped by the pagans at Mecca. The Problems Posed by the Islamic sources As we saw in the previous section, evidence exists to show that the chief god of the Meccans, especially of Muhammad’s Quraysh
Revisiting the Identity of the pre-Islamic Allah at Mecca Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Muslim polemicists seemingly never tire of misrepresenting the arguments of their opponents, specifically Christian apologists. And instead of addressing the best that the other side has to offer, these dawagandists normally go after the worst arguments that are (unfortunately) raised by those who really have no in-depth
How Muhammad’s Sunna Trumps the Quran Once Again! Paid Members Public
Is it really Muhammad? Or is it rather Abraham? By Sam Shamoun The hadiths have Muhammad going around boasting about how Allah has appointed him to be the leader of both the prophets of God and mankind in general: Sunan Ibn Majah Zuhd It was narrated from Ubayy bin Ka’
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The Witness of Christian Apologist Justin Martyr [AD 100-165] Sam Shamoun Justin Martyr was an influential 2nd Christian apologist who wrote many tracts defending and explaining the truth of Christianity to both pagans and Jews. His writings give us an idea of what the early Church believed concerning OT
Another Case of Muhammad’s Inconsistency – Paid Members Public
How Muhammad’s desires resulted in the legislation of immodesty Sam Shamoun As regular visitors to our site know, Muhammad was a man who repeatedly failed to practice what he preached. Muhammad allowed himself certain privileges and advantages which he vehemently denied to others. For example, even though his followers
The Quran, the Holy Bible, and the Issue of Corruption – Paid Members Public
A Christian Scholar Chimes In Sam Shamoun Introduction Christian scholar Gordon Nickel has done the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities (and everyone else who loves truth for that matter) a great favor by producing a book which documents his extensive research into some of Islam’s earliest sources to see
More of Muhammad’s Inconsistencies – Paid Members Public
Doing to others what he didn’t want to be done to him Sam Shamoun It comes as no surprise to those who have studied the life of Muhammad with any depth that he was someone that was grossly inconsistent since he failed to practice what he preached, and gave
The Quran Testifies To Its Own Textual Corruption Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Muslims may not be aware of the fact that their very own scripture admits that even during the time of Muhammad there were people tampering with the text of the Quran: Like as We sent down on the dividers, Those who made the Quran INTO SHREDS. So, by