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Islamic Associates Inc. — Revisiting the Issue of Muhammad’s Partnership with Allah Paid Members Public
Islamic Associates Inc. Revisiting the Issue of Muhammad’s Partnership with Allah Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi produced a reply (*) to my article concerning Muhammad being Allah’s equal partner (*). We suggest that the readers first read his response since we will not be following the exact order of his rebuttal.
Muhammad's Integrity : How His Opponents Viewed Him Paid Members Public
Muhammad and the Meccans How his Opponents viewed him Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has written a response (*) to my article regarding Muhammads integrity (*). Zawadi claims that the hadiths I cited regarding the testimony of the unbelievers that Muhammad never told a lie refers to the period before his prophethood, which
Pondering the Mercy of Allah Paid Members Public
Pondering the Mercy of Allah Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi takes a stab (*; *) at addressing my analysis of certain verses and Islamic reports which point to Allah being imperfect and mutable. Muhammad claimed that Allah created his own attribute of mercy and needs to perfect his light, all of which presupposes
Muhammad and the Murder of Kinana Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi seeks to refute (*) the story of Muhammad torturing and killing Kinana, the Jew, for refusing to inform Muhammad about the whereabouts of the treasures of al-Nadir (*). He says that: Many anti Islamics have used this incident of the torture of Kinana to attack the integrity of
Revisiting Jesus’ Superiority… Again! Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has come out with another "reply" (*) to our refutation (*) of his response (*) to our articles concerning the Lord Jesus’ superiority over Muhammad and the rest of creation (1, 2). Muhammad’s Satanic Influence Zawadi claims he is going to be "lenient" on
Bassam Zawadi on Jesus' judging all people Paid Members Public
About Jesus the Judge of all people Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has produced what he feels to be a Bible contradiction (here). It seems that Zawadi has basically plagiarized one of the many so-called contradictions of Mohamed Ghounem from his article on John (*), which we have already refuted on this
Jesus Christs Descent into Hades: A Response to a Muslim Inquiry Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi produced a paper (*) discussing certain passages which suggest that the blessed Lord Jesus descended into hell after he physically died. It is true, of course, that many early church fathers believed and taught that Christ did indeed descend into the realm of the dead, the place
Allahs Omnipotence and the Incarnation Revisited Paid Members Public
Addressing the Concerns of a Muslim Propagandist Sam Shamoun The following is a response to Bassam Zawadis attempt (*) of addressing my paper concerning the possibility of Allah becoming man (*). Islamic Theology 101 Zawadi tries to wax philosophical in order to impress his readers by giving the impression that he really