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In-depth analysis of Islamic theology, scripture, tradition, and argumentation through rigorous scholarly critique.
Comparing the best arguments for Islam and Christanity Paid Members Public
Islams Rule of Thumb The Resurrection Versus the Quran In the Light of Logic By David Wood Mount Everest is much larger than my thumb. However, I can cover the entire mountain simply by placing my thumb in front of my eye. This is an optical illusion created by my
Domestic violence in Islam : The Quran on wife-beating Paid Members Public
Domestic violence in Islam The Quran on beating wives James M. Arlandson Does the Quran permit husbands to hit their wives, or not? Summer Hathout is a prosecutor in Los Angeles, an activist for womens rights, and a Muslim. She denies that Islam promotes domestic violence, concluding in her short
M. Cherif Bassiouni and the Islamic Apostasy Laws Paid Members Public
Undistinguished nonsense from a distinguished professor Bassiouni and the non-reform of non-Islamic non-apostasy laws James M. Arlandson On April 2, 2006, M. Cherif Bassiouni, a professor and the president of the International Human Rights Law Institute at DePaul University College of Law, wrote an editorial in the
The Gospel of Barnabas: Why Muslims Shouldnt Use It Paid Members Public
In discussing the Gospel of Barnabas (GOB), there are so many arguments from both sides as to the validity of the Gospel. Some Muslim sites claim that it is more accurate than the KJV and the NIV. They claim that Irenaeus quoted from it. They state that it has been
Apostasy: What is the Real Issue? Paid Members Public
Wildcat Muhammad Ridzwan Rahmat has recently published an article regarding the killing of apostates in Christianity in light of the recent controversy over Abdul Rahmans conversion from Islam to Christianity (for some information on that see here). Rahmat writes: The saga of Abdul Rehman's conversion to Christianity may
Apocryphal gospels in the Quran: Fictional revelations must yield to the truth Paid Members Public
Apocryphal gospels in the Quran Fictional revelations must yield to the truth James M. Arlandson Muhammad lived six hundred or so years after Mary and Jesus. What were his sources for their life? Devout Muslims say that over time Allah sent Gabriel down to reveal the entire Quran to his
Isa al-Mesih Paid Members Public
Isa al-Mesih --- Jesus, the Messiah Who is Jesus Christ? by Memsuah Mansoor In the Arabic language two words are used for Jesus. One is Isa, the other is Yesuah. An interesting title is used with this name. It is the title al-Mesih. In Arabic a person who is
Allahs Wars Paid Members Public
Allah and God at war: Worlds apart James M. Arlandson Muslim polemicists sometimes assert that Allah commanded Muhammad to fight polytheists in the same way that God commanded Moses and Joshua to fight Canaanites (Sura 2:246-251). The two situations are similar, so why would Christians and Jews complain