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Qur'an Incoherence and Contradiction: Is Satan an Angel or a Jinn? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Incoherence and Contradiction Is Satan an Angel or a Jinn? Analyzing the Quran's Confusing Statements Sam Shamoun The Quran, in many citations, portrays Satan or Iblis as an angel: And (remember) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves before Adam." And they
Of Myths and Women: A Response to "Women in Islam versus Women in the Judeo-Christian Tradition" Paid Members Public
OF MYTHS AND WOMEN A RESPONSE TO MUSLIM APOLOGISTS ON THE HISTORICAL STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE WEST AND CHRISTIANITY By Martel Lull Introduction In 1995 Dr. Sherif Abdel Azeem wrote an essay entitled Women in Islam versus Women in the Judeo-Christian Tradition: The Myth & The Reality (see, e.
Comparative Index to Islam : PARAN Paid Members Public
PARAN Heb: Pa'ran ( ), meaning "place of caverns". Name of the place where Hagar and Ishmael went to when they were sent away by Abraham (Genesis 21:21), and where Ishmael continued to grow. Muslims argue that Paran refers to the Arabian desert and that Mt. Paran
"How Neil Armstrong became a Muslim" Paid Members Public
How Neil Armstrong "became" a Muslim Among the many rumors circulating in the Islamic world, the claim that Neil Armstrong, the famous Astronaut, has become a Muslim seems to be one that will never die. Hopefully, the following statement will help to put this claim at rest. Neil
Response to Misha'al Al-Kadhi: Seir means Jesus? Paid Members Public
Seir means Jesus? - An exercise in Muslim Geography Al-Kadhi claims in section 6.10 that "Seir is a reference to Jesus." This is not a new suggestion. Yaqut made this association of Seir with Jesus already in the early 13th century when his entry on Faran contains
Was Christ crucified? Paid Members Public
THE DEBATE took place in August, 1981, in Durban, South Africa. THE TOPIC was the question: Was Christ crucified? THE PARTICIPANTS were Josh McDowell and Ahmed Deedat, the president of the Islamic Propagation Centre in Durban, South Africa. The debate, a transcript of which appears on the following pages, was
The Quran as a Confirmation of the Holy Bible Paid Members Public
The Quran as a Confirmation of the Holy Bible A List of References Compiled by Sam Shamoun We have already presented substantial amounts of information on the Quran's view of the Holy Bible in this section. We have written a number of articles, and have engaged in several
Muhammad's letter to the Julanda Brothers of Oman Paid Members Public
THE MESSAGE OF THE PROPHET TO THE OMANI PEOPLE Here is the text of the message the Prophet Mohammad sent to the Julanda brothers through the intermediary of his Messengers, 'Amr bin al-'As al-Sahmi and Abu Zaid al-Ansari. "Peace be upon the one who follows the