islam-rebuttals
Focused rebuttals refuting Muslim polemics, arguments, and claims raised against the Bible, Christian theology, and the person of Christ.
Apostasy: What is the Real Issue? Paid Members Public
Wildcat Muhammad Ridzwan Rahmat has recently published an article regarding the killing of apostates in Christianity in light of the recent controversy over Abdul Rahmans conversion from Islam to Christianity (for some information on that see here). Rahmat writes: The saga of Abdul Rehman's conversion to Christianity may
Isa al-Mesih Paid Members Public
Isa al-Mesih --- Jesus, the Messiah Who is Jesus Christ? by Memsuah Mansoor In the Arabic language two words are used for Jesus. One is Isa, the other is Yesuah. An interesting title is used with this name. It is the title al-Mesih. In Arabic a person who is anointed
Zul-Qarnain - What is the argument? Paid Members Public
Let me make a few comments as well. Apart from minor quibbles, I fully agree with Khalid Jan and most of the Muslim responses on this issue that have been given on various forums. That is, I agree as far as they stressed that Zul-Qarnain cannot possibly be the historical
The Meaning of al-Masih Paid Members Public
Memsuah Mansoor The Arabic word, "masih" differs from "mamsuah" in that "mamsuah" simply means "anointed" and signifies a lesser anointing. "Masih" however, is based on the grammatical form which emphasizes the fact of the anointing being possessed by someone or
The Problem of Abrogation in the Quran Paid Members Public
Farooq Ibrahim Over the years, a number of Muslims and some non-Muslims have asked me why I had problems defending my Islamic faith. While a Muslim in the late 1980s, and seeking the truth within Islam, I was faced with a number of issues in defending my faith. One such
Variants of the Qur'an Texts Paid Members Public
The short list of textual variants below is nearly obsolete now, since recently much more extensive and thorough documentation has been published elsewhere, e.g. Samuel Green's article The Seven Readings of the Qur'an and in chapter six of Brother Mark's monumental work A
Quran Contradiction: Warners Sent to All Mankind Before Muhammad? Paid Members Public
Quran Contradiction Warners Sent to All Mankind Before Muhammad? The Quran claims that Allah has sent Warners to every nation. In fact, some of these verses imply that even prior to the coming of Muhammad, Allah had sent Warners to the Arabs: To every people (was sent) a messenger: when
Of Fire and Oceans : A Rebuttal to Shibli Zaman Paid Members Public
Of Fire and Oceans A rebuttal to Shibli Zaman’s latest attempt to find modern science in the Qur’an and Islamic traditions Geoff Austin Introduction Among the many arguments put forward by Muslims in an attempt to prove the divine origin of the Qur’an is the claim that