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In-depth analysis of Islamic theology, scripture, tradition, and argumentation through rigorous scholarly critique.
Who Can Claim to Be a Prophet? Paid Members Public
Who Can Claim to Be a Prophet? By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. Recently, a newspaper in the Arab Emirates reported: “A Saudi man mounted a prayers platform at the Grand Mosque in Islam’s holiest shrine in the Gulf kingdom and told thousands of worshippers that he was a
Open Letter to Saudi Muslims Paid Members Public
Open Letter to Saudi Muslims I recently read of the martyrdom of Fatima Al-Matayri who was killed in August, 2008, because of her belief in Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God, the Savior from sin. Saut Ul-ukdud 12/8/2008 – 1:11am A Saudi citizen working
TOP TEN MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT ISLAM Paid Members Public
TOP TEN MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT ISLAM Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. In the course of surfing the web, I came upon a site I had not viewed before. I was intrigued by the title, Top Ten Misconceptions About Islam. This topic seemed interesting and I read the article. What interested me
Correspondence With A Muslimah Paid Members Public
Correspondence With A Muslimah By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D From: Zizi Y To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 10:12 AM Subject: Oh, Sons and Daughters of Adam and Eve! Dear Zizi: Thanks for your letter. It is not good to start a letter by
Muslim Anti-Semitism Paid Members Public
Muslim Anti-Semitism By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. Part I There have always been people who hate the Jews and most of them probably without knowing any Jews. The Muslim world has been growing increasingly verbal in calling for hatred against the Jews as well as genocidal action against
"Jihadi John" Paid Members Public
“Jihadi John”: “I will go back to Britain… and will carry on cutting heads off” This was a recent headline to a story, August 22, 2015 9:49 pm By Robert Spencer. What kind of mind set will explain such a horrible act of cutting off the head of another
What is the basis for Islam? Paid Members Public
What is the basis for Islam? By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D Why should anyone accept Islam? What are justifications for acceptance? Let’s look at two important figures in the history of mankind. First, there is Moses. Moses was a nobody who claimed he was called by Yahweh to
Is there honor in honor killings? Paid Members Public
Is there honor in honor killings? Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. There is a lot of emphasis on honor in Muslim cultures. We read about so-called “honor killings.” The reasoning behind honor killings is that it “cleanses” the honor of the person or family whose honor has been wounded.