islam
In-depth analysis of Islamic theology, scripture, tradition, and argumentation through rigorous scholarly critique.
A Topical Study of the Qur'an Paid Members Public
Foreword Robert C. Douglas Ph.D. The challenge which Islam presents to the Christian community is enormous, one worthy of our best response in faith and love. But to provide that kind of response Christians need to do all they can to understand Islam. The Qur'an, Islam'
Flogging and Stoning in Islam Paid Members Public
Come, ye sinners, get flogged and stoned in Islam! Or be forgiven, healed, and restored by Jesus! James M. Arlandson As recent as April 2004, a Swiss court annulled a government decision that fired or sacked Hani Ramadan for publicly defending the punishment of stoning adulterers to death. He takes
Are Muslims Fideists? Paid Members Public
By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. We need to define the word before we can deal with the question. A fideist is a person who stresses faith without requiring reasons for believing. It is defined by the online dictionary as "Reliance on faith alone rather than scientific reasoning or
Islam and Truth Paid Members Public
By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. The more I learn of Islam I have been led to conclude the following: Islam accepts fictions as fact and rejects facts as fiction. This proposition can be seen in the following examples. 1. Mohammed was confused about the request for water in the
The Proof - Answering to numerous false accusations Paid Members Public
There have been a number of Muslims who claimed that the quotes in the book "The Place of Women in Pure Islam" are forged, but only Mr. Melhulan has been so audacious to post public articles with his charges and accusations in multiple newsgroups and has done so
Muhammad, the Quran, and Prohibition: Islams punishments for drinking and gambling Paid Members Public
Muhammad, the Quran, and Prohibition Islams punishments for drinking and gambling James M. Arlandson As early as 1978, Saudi Arabia sentenced nine Britons to flogging for drinking alcohol. The webpage has a photo of how the police carry out the sentence. In 2001, Iranian officials sentenced three men to flogging
The Challenge to find Discrepancy 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 1980’s, and seeking the truth within Islam, I was faced with a number of issues in defending my faith. One
The Real Difference between Islam and Christian Faith Paid Members Public
By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. So much of what I read from Muslims involves the goal of destroying credibility for Christian faith. There is much written by Christians to refute Muslim claims. For the moment, lets not go to either option. Lets just look at the real issue of