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In-depth analysis of Islamic theology, scripture, tradition, and argumentation through rigorous scholarly critique.

Abraham and the Flame of the Chaldeans: How the Quran Turns a Fable into Reality Members Public

Abraham and the Flame of the Chaldeans How the Quran Turns a Fable into Reality Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has replied to David Woods claim that the Quran has plagiarized a fable concerning Abraham being delivered from fire, a story which in itself was based on a misreading of the

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Sam Shamoun
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More on the Quran Contradiction of Angels Creating and Causing Death Members Public

More on the Quran Contradiction of Angels Creating and Causing Death Sam Shamoun Sami Zaatari, one of Osama Abdallahs writers, has written a brief response to my claim that the Quran contradicts itself regarding whether angels can create or cause death. He says: There is no contradiction. Let me post

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Sam Shamoun
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"Was Muhammad a Prophet of God?" : Responses to Sami Zaatari’s Debate Points [Part 2] Members Public

"Was Muhammad a Prophet of God?" Responses to Sami Zaatari’s Debate Points [Part 2] Sam Shamoun As promised we resume our analysis of Sami’s debate points. As far as Muhammad initially believing that he was demon-possessed Sami responded by appealing to the fact that Muhammad

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Sam Shamoun
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"Was Muhammad a Prophet of God?" : Responses to Sami Zaataris Debate Points [Part 1] Members Public

"Was Muhammad a Prophet of God?" Responses to Sami Zaataris Debate Points [Part 1] Sam Shamoun Just recently, a group of Christians engaged several Muslims in a series of debates on March 21-23, 2008 titled "the Easter Debates" (*). Some of the debate participants included our

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Sam Shamoun
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Revisiting the Issue of Islam's Second God Members Public

Rebutting One Muslim Propagandist's Denials Concerning Muhammad's Deification Sam Shamoun Sami Zaatari has provided a series of replies (1, 2) to my articles concerning the deification and worship of Muhammad (1, 2). Zaatari claims that I am ignorant of Islamic theology and that he is going

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Sam Shamoun
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Jesus Christ The Son of the Living God Members Public

Exposing More of the Lies and Deceit of a Muslim Dawagandist Sam Shamoun In the spirit of keeping him honest we resume (1, 2) our analysis and critique of Sami Zaataris debate tactics and schemes. This time we will discuss the arguments that Zaatari raised against Christian apologist Louis Ruggiero

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Sam Shamoun
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Jesus Superior Still According to the Quran! Members Public

Addressing the Muslim Attempt of Defending Muhammad Sam Shamoun It is evident that ever since I wrote a series of articles documenting how the Muslim sources themselves emphatically teach that Jesus is greater than all creation, vastly superior to even Muhammad and his family (1, 2, 3), Muslims have become

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Sam Shamoun
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Do Muslims Worship Muhammad? Members Public

A Further Response to a Muslim Neophyte Sam Shamoun Zaatari produced a further "reply" to my addendum (*) concerning Muslims deifying and worshiping Muhammad. Much like his previous "responses" Zaatari again fails to address any of my points, and further proves that he doesn’t understand the

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