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Jesus The Preexistent, Divine Word and Spirit from God Paid Members Public
Responding to the Assertions of one Muslim Dawagandist Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi "replies" (*) to my article concerning Jesus being the uncreated eternal Mercy and Word of Allah according to the Quran and the logic of certain Muslim polemicists (*). Zawadi confidently boasts that a certain explanation given by, a
Jesus Christ: The Unique and Divine Son of the Most High Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi says that Christians use Luke 1:32 where the angel Gabriel calls the blessed Lord the Son of the Most High to prove that Jesus is God. He denies that this title of honor proves that Christ is God and proceeds to cite the lexical meaning
Jesus Superiority Revisited Paid Members Public
Being a further response to a Muslim Dawagandist Sam Shamoun This is a continuation of our response (*) to Bassam Zawadis reply (*) to our articles concerning the Qurans emphatic teaching that Jesus and his mother are vastly superior to everyone, especially to Muhammad and his family which includes his own mother
More on the Shahadah Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi, one of Osama Abdallah’s writers, has written a response to my article on the real Islamic confession. Zawadi begins his response by discussing the sect of Rashad Khalifa: My Response: I am assuming that Sam is talking about the Rashad Khalifa sect. They believe that
Some variant readings in Bible and Qur'an Paid Members Public
Some variant readings in the Bible and the Qur'an Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi seeks to call into question the authority of the Bible on the basis that it contains variant readings (*). He cites one specific example from Luke 10:1: I am going to post a verse from
The Bible and Vicarious Atonement: A Response to A Desperate Muslim Dawagandist Paid Members Public
The Bible and Vicarious Atonement A Response to A Desperate Muslim Dawagandist Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has come back again (*) with a response to my rebuttal (*) to his arguments regarding the Biblical teaching on salvation. In this recent response he tries to quote specific passages to undermine the fact that
Muhammad and Safiyyah Revisited: Addressing the Polemics of A Muslim Dawagandist (Part 2) Paid Members Public
Muhammad and Safiyyah Revisited Addressing the Polemics of A Muslim Dawagandist (Part 2) Sam Shamoun Here, we resume our rebuttal (cf. Part 1) to Zawadis response. Exposing More of Zawadis Circular Reasoning Here is Zawadis response to my criticisms regarding Muhammads marriage to Juwayriyyah: I wish he continued what I
Muhammad and Safiyyah Revisited: Addressing the Polemics of A Muslim Dawagandist Paid Members Public
Muhammad and Safiyyah Revisited Addressing the Polemics of A Muslim Dawagandist Sam Shamoun This is a second rebuttal to Bassam Zawadis recent response (*) regarding Muhammads marriage with Safiyyah (*). Before we begin analyzing his claims we want to first address Zawadis complaint: Unfortunately, the topic is not even about Safiyyah anymore!