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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
ALLAH TORTURES JEWS AND CHRISTIANS IN PLACE OF MUSLIMS Paid Members Public
The aim of this post is to gather together in one place the different versions of a report attributed to Muhammad where he claims that his deity will torture Jews and Christians in hell for the sins committed by Muslims. The purpose for me doing so is to show just
The Quran’s Terrible Trio Unveiled Paid Members Public
In this post I will provide further evidence that the Quran isn’t a monotheistic text which promotes unitarianism. Rather, it is a garbled-up mess of incoherent polytheistic babble which Muhammad tried passing off as actual monotheism. It is not without reason that Muhammad was called an “ear,” And among