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In-depth analysis of Islamic theology, scripture, tradition, and argumentation through rigorous scholarly critique.
ETERNALLY CREATED TABLETS? Paid Members Public
MORE OF MUHAMMAD’S INCOHERENT BABBLE Sunni Islam not only teaches that the Quran is the uncreated speech of Allah (kalam Allah), but also claims that there is a pre-creation tablet in which the Quran and everything destined to take place has been written. Sunni tradition further teaches that Allah
EXPOSING MORE OF MUHAMMAD’S FAIRYTALES Paid Members Public
A SQUEAKY THRONE, AN ANCIENT WHALE AND HEAVENLY GOATS In this post I will be citing specific extracts from an important and valuable work on Islamic “history” by Ibn Kathir titled Al-Bidayah wa-Nihayah (“The Beginning and the End”). The excerpts will give the readers an idea of how unbelievable, incoherent,
JESUS CHRIST: THE LORD AND THE LORD’S SON Paid Members Public
REFUTING ANOTHER MUHAMMADAN OBJECTION Muslim polemicists such as Hamza Abdul Malik appeal to the following passage to refute the Christian belief that Jesus is the Lord God Almighty who became man: “And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to
THE KING OF ISRAEL IS THE KING OF THE NATIONS Paid Members Public
One of the proofs which Muhammadan polemicists give to show that Jesus was only a national prophet, one sent solely for the Israelites, is that the New Testament describes him as the King of Jews and physical heir of David’s throne over the house of Jacob: “He shall be
ISLAM TESTIFIES THAT THE BAPTIST WORSHIPED JESUS! Paid Members Public
According to the Holy Bible, John the Baptist was Jesus’ forerunner sent to prepare for his appearance to Israel: “John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, ‘I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Make straight the way for the Lord.”… I baptize with water,’ John
WHAT DID KOHLER REALLY SAY ABOUT ISLAM? Paid Members Public
Sufi Muslim Hamza Yusuf is fond of citing Jewish scholar Dr. Kaufman Kohler’s seemingly positive statements concerning Muhammad and his role in bringing about the Messianic Era. I have, therefore, decided to quote what Kohler actually wrote for the benefit of the readers, lest they be deceived by the
BI-LA KAYFA: ISLAM’S COP OUT TERM Paid Members Public
This post will be short and to the point. Bi-la kayfa (“without [asking] how”). A theological principle of not questioning revelation when it may perplex or defy human understanding. This concept is most closely associated with al-Ash’ari, but has been also used by others, such as Ibn Hanbal. Al-Ash’
AL-QURTUBI ON QURANIC ABROGATION Paid Members Public
In this short post, I will cite what one of Sunni Islam’s greatest commentators, namely, al-Qurtubi, claims in respect to the Quranic doctrine of abrogation. But first, I quote what he wrote in relation to the Quran being the uncreated word of Allah: The word ‘Qur’an’ designates the