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In-depth analysis of Islamic theology, scripture, tradition, and argumentation through rigorous scholarly critique.
Muhammad, the Qur'an, and Christian Sources Paid Members Public
Abstract Muhammad used several sources as information for his recital of the Qur'an. One of these sources were the fables of the Christians living in and nearby Arabia at that time. This paper describes two of the Christian fables Muhammad recited into the Qur'an. Introduction Muhammad
The Islamic Concept of Corporate Justice Paid Members Public
More Evidence of One Muslims Blatant Inconsistency Sam Shamoun The Objection Muslim polemicist Shabir Ally has written several articles addressing and interacting with Dr. James R. Whites comments regarding their recent debate in Seattle, Washington, concerning the topic, "Was Jesus Christ Crucified as a Willing Sacrifice for the Sins
Muslim Responses to Jay Smith's Papers Paid Members Public
The material by Jay Smith has caused quite some reaction in the Muslim real and cyber world. In particular his paper on the historical critique of the Qur'an. Since most of the Muslim sites that attack the evidence and interpretation presented by Jay Smith do not link to
Responses to Bismikaallahuma : Who Suffers the Consequence of Sins? Paid Members Public
Islam and the Punishment of the Innocent A Response to MENJ’s Proposed Harmonization of a Quranic Contradiction Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz In the article Who Suffers the Consequence of Sins according to the Qur'an? we sought to demonstrate that the Qur'an contradicts itself by
Comments on Dr. Norlain Dindang Mababaya's "God: Is not the Author of Confusion" Paid Members Public
Comments on Dr. Norlain Dindang Mababaya's God: Is not the Author of Confusion This is the first article, written by Dr. Mababaya, that I have read or answered. His arguments against the Bible are, essentially, the same arguments that atheists and Jehovah's Witnesses have used in
Comments on Dr. Norlain Dindang Mababaya's "God: Is not the Author of Confusion" Paid Members Public
Response to Dr. Norlain Dindang Mababaya's God: Is not the Author of Confusion By way of a quick overview of the article, I believe Dr. Mababaya makes two main points: 1) that today's Bible is the end product of "revisions after revisions and translations after
Rebutting Dr. Zakir Naik's Mis-Conception of God in Christianity Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The following article is our response to Dr. Zakir Naiks misguided polemic titled Concept of God in Christianity: Naik: I Position of Jesus (pbuh) in Islam: (i) Islam is the only non-Christian faith, which makes it an article of faith to believe in Jesus (pbuh). No Muslim is
Muslim definition of the word "comparative" Paid Members Public
Muslim web sites and Comparative Religion 1. Observation: The majority of Muslim pages spells "comparitive" wrongly as "comparative." (Take it with Humor!) 2. "Comparative" does NOT mean that the actual beliefs are compared, let alone that reference to authentic teaching of each side is