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The Prophecy of Isaiah 42: Jesus or Muhammad? Paid Members Public
Responding to Shibli Zaman Muslim "linguist" Shibli Zaman has written a short article seeking to prove that Isaiah 42:1-11 is a prophecy of Muhammad. He bases much of his argument on the following tradition: Saheeh al-Bukhari, Chapter 3, Narration 335 Ata bin Yasar reported: I
Rebuttal to Mohamed Ghounem : Was Isaac or Ishmael to be sacrificed? Paid Members Public
Reply to Mohamed Ghounem’s: Was Isaac or Ishmael to be sacrificed? Sam Shamoun Ghounem tries to discredit the biblical teaching that God commanded Isaac to be sacrificed. He does so with the flimsiest evidence. We have already dealt with this issue elsewhere in these articles: [1] and [2]. In
Responding to Shabir Ally's Inconsistency of Criteria Paid Members Public
Shabir Ally's Inconsistency of Criteria Sam Shamoun Just recently, noted Reformed apologist and scholar Dr. James R. White (*) debated Muslim polemicist Shabir Ally on the thesis, "Was Jesus Crucified as a Willing Sacrifice for the sins of Gods People?" It seems that Shabir has once again
Rebuttal Series to Zakir Naik's Claims [Introduction] Paid Members Public
Response to Zakir Naik's Claims for the Quran Sam Shamoun The following series of articles are a response to the claims set forth by Dr. Zakir Naik regarding the Quran. In his lecture titled Is the Qur'an God's Word?, Dr. Naik set forth a
Responses to Bismikaallahuma : Paul and the 'Inspiration' of Scripture Paid Members Public
MENJ's Claims Regarding Paul’s Statement on the Inspiration of Scripture Examined In this article Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi (MENJ) sets out to undermine Paul’s statement that the Scriptures, i.e. the Holy Bible, are given by inspiration of God. MENJ begins: In II Timothy 3:16,
Shibli Zaman's Inconsistencies Paid Members Public
"... so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified ..." 1 Corinthians 9:27 The ‘Goose and Gander’ Issue Shibli Zaman's Inconsistencies "What's good for the goose is good for the gander," is a very well-known English
Rebuttal to Mohamed Ghounem : Incomplete? Paid Members Public
Incomplete? Sam Shamoun In the following section, Mohamed Ghounem attempts to demonstrate that both the Holy Bible and the Quran affirm that the Bible has been tampered with. Yet, we will shortly demonstrate that Ghounem has twisted both scriptures in order to arrive at his conclusions. He cuts passages in
Rebuttals to Answering Christianity Paid Members Public
Responses to Answering Christianity Nothing Is Impossible Was Noah's Conversation with his son Impossible ? After reading the allegation it is agreed by Katz making the allegation that because of divine exclusion the Son of Noah was no longer considered a member of Noah's family. So obviously