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In-depth analysis of Islamic theology, scripture, tradition, and argumentation through rigorous scholarly critique.
Land Loss at the Extremities? Paid Members Public
Land Loss at the Extremities? Harun Yahya’s Misinterpretation of the Qur’an Masud Masihiyyen As I already stated in my previous article, the Islamic scripture is falsely presented by some Muslim scholars as the predictor of recently discovered scientific facts. Harun Yahya, a prevalent example of such Muslim scholars,
A Fortress of Iron or a Castle of Sand? Paid Members Public
A Fortress of Iron or a Castle of Sand? The Qur'an Miracle of "Iron Sent Down" Masud Masihiyyen People who have read my previous rebuttals to the assertions of the Turkish Islamic scholar Harun Yahya about the scientific miracles of the Qur’an are most likely
The Qur'an as the Miraculous Source of the Erroneous Islamic Science Paid Members Public
The Qur'an as the Miraculous Source of the Erroneous Islamic Science Harun Yahya and the supposed scientific miracles of the Qur’an Masud Masihiyyen It is almost impossible these days not to be familiar with Muslim commentators and writers whose realm is demonstrating the harmony between newly discovered
The Anatomy of Qur'an's Mistakes Paid Members Public
The Anatomy of Qur'an’s Mistakes Masud Masihiyyen “Do they not know that We have made the Qur’an a book full of mistakes?” A comparative reading of the Biblical accounts with the ones of the Qur’an reveals that Mohammad distorted the genuine word of God for
Gambling with Numbers Paid Members Public
Gambling with Numbers Supposed Numerical Miracles of the Qur’an: The 309th Word Masud Masihiyyen Many of today’s Islamic propagandists rely not only on pseudo-scientific and historic miracles, but also some numerical miracles in order to prove the supposed divine origin of the Qur’an. Thus, a new
Noah's Ark Or Noah's Steamboat? Paid Members Public
Noah’s Ark Or Noah’s Steamboat? Masud Masihiyyen People who are familiar with the modern techniques of Islamic propagation know that adapting some scientific discoveries to some vague verses of the Koran has been very trendy among certain Islamic commentators since the last century1. According to the inventors of
Joseph the Carpenter in Islam [Part 3 B] Paid Members Public
Joseph the Carpenter in Islam [Part 3 B] Joseph’s Exclusion from Surah 3 and Relation to a Legend Masud Masihiyyen In this section1 I shall scrutinize Muhammad’s Hadith about the speaking infants and discuss Joseph the Carpenter’s confusion with a mysterious figure named Jurayj and assimilation to
Joseph the Carpenter in Islam [Part 3 A] Paid Members Public
Joseph the Carpenter in Islam [Part 3 A] Joseph’s Exclusion from Surah 3 and Relation to a Legend Masud Masihiyyen After analyzing Surah 19 in the second part of this project and seeing how Joseph the Carpenter was excluded from Jesus’ first birth and infancy narrative in that Meccan