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THE IMPERFECT QURAN PT. 2: BREASTFEEDING GROWN MEN Paid Members Public
Here’s the first post in this series: THE IMPERFECT QURAN PT. 1: MISSING VERSE ON STONING. According to the Islamic sources, Muhammad permitted women to have grown men suck their bare breasts in order to make them their foster children, and therefore lawful to remain in their presence: (36)
A LIST OF QURAN CONTRADICTIONS PT. 2 Paid Members Public
Here’s the link to a previous post on this same theme: A LIST OF QURAN CONTRADICTIONS. Since the Quran challenges unbelievers to falsify it by finding many contradictions within it, Will they not, then, try to understand this Qur’an? Had it issued from any but God, they would
THE HOLY SPIRIT, MUHAMMAD AND AHMAD REVISITED Paid Members Public
In the following posts, AHMAD OR THE HOLY SPIRIT? More of the Incomplete Quran Exposed: Who or What Is Ahmad? I conclusively proved that Ahmad in the Quran is not Muhammad’s name, but a descriptive noun referring to the Holy Spirit. Here I will provide additional evidence to show
CHRISTIAN COMMENTARY ON THE QURAN: Q. 112 Paid Members Public
Surat al-Ikhlas (The Purity/Sincerity) Surat al-Tauhid (The Oneness) Title Surat al-Ikhlas means the “Chapter of Purity (or Refining).” It is also referred to as Surat at-Tauhid for the simple reason that it is a brief description and summation of the divine essence and unity of God. Date There is
CHRISTIAN COMMENTARY ON THE QURAN: Q. 19 Paid Members Public
19:2: A mention (in the Book) of your Lord’s mercy to His servant Zachariah, His servant Zachariah. Here we find a repetition of the stories of John the Baptist and Jesus, albeit with major differences and even contradictions with the version found in Q. 3:33-59. The fact
Unveiling Islam’s Real Savior and Middleman Paid Members Public
Muslims often boast that Islam has no savior figure and no go-between man who brings people closer to Allah. They argue that Islam teaches that there is need for a middleman to try and bridge the chasm between God and man, in stark contrast to Christianity which emphasizes the centrality
CHRISTIAN COMMENTARY ON THE QURAN: Q. 33 Paid Members Public
In this first post I will be publishing the commentary I did on specific verses of the individual surahs of the Quran. I will be employing the english version of the Quran by Edwin Palmer. I start with Quran 33. 33:1: O thou prophet! fear Allah and obey not
The Quran’s Manifold Blunders Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I proceed from where I previously left off: The Quran’s Manifold Blunders Pt. 1. FABLES AND INCONSISTENCIES Inconsistencies Throughout the Quran and Hadith we find fables reported as actual historical events and allegations brought up against prophets that would seem unbefitting to their characters. The latter part is interesting