Women in Islam
Articles examining the role, status, and dignity of women within Islamic sources compared with biblical teaching, addressing common Muslim claims and misunderstandings.
Osama Abdallah, Muta, Prostitution, and many other things Paid Members Public
Osama Abdallah and Temporary Marriage: Muta, Prostitution, and many other things Sam Shamoun On November 14 my response to Osamas challenge regarding Muta being a form of prostitution was published on Answering Islam. Very early on the next day, in substantially less than 24 hours, Osama posted a partial rebuttal
Temporary Marriage: Revisiting Muhammads Permitting a Form of Prostitution known As Muta Paid Members Public
Osama Abdallah And Temporary Marriage: Revisiting Muhammads Permitting a Form of Prostitution known As Muta Sam Shamoun Osama Abdallah has produced two audio files where he tries to refute my charge against Nadir Ahmad (bottom of this page) that Muta in Islam is nothing more than a form of prostitution:
An examination of Muhammad’s Dress Code Paid Members Public
Cross Dressing and Islam: Dimitrius & Sam Shamoun The Holy Bible clearly condemns cross-dressing, i.e. man dressing like a woman and vice-versa. God’s holy Word says that those who do such things are an abomination to Yahweh: "A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor
The Quran and Lesbianism : An Open Challenge to Osama Abdallah Paid Members Public
THE QURAN AND LESBIANISM AN OPEN CHALLENGE TO OSAMA ABDALLAH Sam Shamoun Some readers may wonder why we even bother to discuss the question of whether or not the Quran condemns lesbian acts. The relevancy of the issue goes beyond merely responding to one misguided attack on us by Osama
A Discussion on Marriage and Abrogation issues Paid Members Public
A Discussion on Marriage and Abrogation issues Sam Shamoun Karim has "responded" (*) to my rebuttal (*) regarding whether Muslims can marry nonbelievers. In this first section we want to focus on some of the biblical passages which Karim raised in his article. Lord Jesus permitting, we will then follow
Are diapers now womens garments? Answering Osama Abdallah's challenge Paid Members Public
Are Diapers Now Womens Garments? The steady deterioration of Islamic apologetics Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz A few days ago, in his entry posted on 9/12/2006, Osama Abdallah issued the following challenge: Challenge to Shamoun: Did Jesus and his mother Mary violate the Law when Mary made Jesus
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
Osama Abdallah and Polygamy Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi, at the conclusion of this rebuttal (*), stated: Its also ironic to mention that no where in the Bible is polygamy condemned. Read this. Zawadi links to Osama Abdallah's paper (*) regarding what the Holy Bible says about polygyny (having multiple wives). We addressed most of