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A Muslims Attempt of Addressing the issue of the Holy Spirit being Gabriel And Why He fell Short Paid Members Public
A Muslims Attempt of Addressing the issue of the Holy Spirit being Gabriel And Why He fell Short Sam Shamoun While surfing the net I discovered a rebuttal (*) to my response to Jalal Abualrubs attempt of proving from the Quran that the Holy Spirit is the angel Gabriel (*). The style
On Mary the Copt, Muhammad's Concubine [Part 5] Paid Members Public
More discussion on Mary the Copt, Muhammads concubine Sam Shamoun Umar has come out with round five in his series of responses to the question of whether Mariyah the Copt was Muhammads wife or his concubine. Although we had stated that our fourth response would be our final one since
On Mary the Copt, Muhammad's Concubine [Part 4] Paid Members Public
On Mary, Muhammad's Concubine (Round Four) The Contradiction Remains Sam Shamoun Umar has come back for another round (here) on the issue of Muhammad and Mariyah. This will be my final response (cf. 1, 2, 3) since Umar hasnt really provided any new material to rebut, but simply
On Mary the Copt, Muhammad's Concubine [Part 3] Paid Members Public
On Mary, Muhammad's Concubine (Round Three) Sam Shamoun Umar has followed up with yet another reply (*) to our response (*) regarding the status of Mariyah the Copt, i.e. whether she was Muhammads slave or his wife. We wont be addressing everything he says, since much of what he
On Mary the Copt, Muhammad's Concubine [Part 2] Paid Members Public
On Mary, Muhammad's Concubine (Round Two) Sam Shamoun The following is our response to Umar's rebuttal to our initial rebuttal to his response to my rebuttal to two Muslims' accusations (1; 2) against Ali Sina! Umar writes: My Response: Let us remind Sam Shamoun what
On Mary the Copt, Muhammad's Concubine Paid Members Public
On Mary, Muhammad's Concubine Sam Shamoun A writer by the name of Umar has taken issue (*) with my response to two Muslims regarding Mariyahs status, i.e. whether she was a slave or wife of Muhammads. What makes this particular rebuttal amusing is that the author essentially concedes
Umar and the Crucifixion (Part 2) Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun This is a continuation of my rebuttal (*) to Umars critique (*) of my paper (*) on Jesus crucifixion from an Islamic perspective. Umar has the consistent habit of writing papers that he thinks refute my articles but that actually end up establishing my case since he only manages to bring
Umar and the Crucifixion Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Umar has tried to critique my paper regarding the Islamic perspective of Jesus death and final hours. Umar starts off his "response" by trying to undermine Jesus death on the Cross: Sam Shamoun starts off his article by saying that if it is proven that Jesus