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A Response to a Muslim Article titled "Is Jesus Really God?" Paid Members Public
By Anthony Wales Muslims have produced much material in which they argue against the Divinity of Jesus Christ. One example of this is the article Is Jesus Really God, which is available on a number of locations on the internet (e.g., [1], [2]), and has also been published as
The Jinn and the Challenge of the Qur'an Paid Members Public
by Anthony Wales The Qur'an says that if human beings and jinn together attempted to produce something like the Qur'an they would fail. This claim appears in chapter 17, verse 88 in the following translations: DAWOOD: If men and jinn combined to produce a book akin
A Response to Sherif Abdel Azeem's "Eve's Fault" and "Eve's Legacy" Paid Members Public
[ The below article was contributed to Answering Islam by a Catholic Christian and contains a few statements (i.e., beliefs taught only by the Catholic Church) which Answering Islam does not agree with. This refers mainly to the Catholic doctrine of the sinlessness of Mary, but it will be obvious
Rebuttal to Bassam Zawadi Paid Members Public
Dallas M. Roark's rebuttal to Bassam Zawadi, On the value of questioning and other things, has long moved to a new location. Bassam Zawadi was informed on 9 December 2008 that this page has moved. And I reminded him again on 11 March 2009 that his link is
Reply to Sami Zaatari Paid Members Public
Sami Zaatari replied to an article of mine that I had written for Answering-Islam.org. My article was entitled, "If I were a Muslim, I would wonder." (here). His article can be found here and is entitled "Responding to Dallas Roark's article If I
An Answer to the usual responses to "Women in Islam" Paid Members Public
To those wishing to respond to the above material, we would like to make some comments. 1. We had a lot of emails sent to us expressing vehement disagreement or strong support. The response of those who were angry came in the form of either calling on the mercy of
A Review of the Wood/Ataie Debate Paid Members Public
Who Know Who Mo? A Review of the Debate on Muhammad's Prophethood by David Wood and Ali Ataie Wildcat Personally, I'm not a fan of live debates when it comes to determining the truth of complex issues such as this one. As I've stated
Top ten reasons why sharia is bad for all societies Paid Members Public
Top ten rules in the Quran that oppress and insult women James M. Arlandson Islam in its purest form honors and elevates women, so we are told. But does it? Truthfully, too often textual reality (the Quran) matches up with seventh-century Arabia. Gender inequality and oppression in the Quran