islam
In-depth analysis of Islamic theology, scripture, tradition, and argumentation through rigorous scholarly critique.
How Allah killed his prophet Paid Members Public
From Inspiration to Expiration Sam Shamoun Abstract Muhammad fails the prophetic criteria of the Holy Bible (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) showing that, from a biblical perspective, the Allah of the Quran is not God, the Quran is not God’s Word, and Muhammad is not God’s prophet. Moreover,
The Kabah - The Great Idol of Islam Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In an attempt to defend the Islamic practice of bowing towards the direction of the Kabah, a pagan shrine, in the five daily prayers performed by Muslims some Islamic apologists appeal to the Holy Bible to show that even the Israelites had a prayer direction, namely Jerusalem. These
The Kabah - The Great Idol of Islam Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun According to the traditional Islamic view the following verses are exhorting Muslims to face the Kabah in Mecca and bow to it when they perform their five daily prayers: We have seen thee turning thy face about in the heaven; now We will surely turn thee to a
Christ’s Role as Judge in Light of Islamic Theology Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun According to Muslim teaching, some of Allah’s names include titles such as “the Just,” “the Judge,” “the Just Decider,” and “The Requitter/Recompenser.” Al'Adl, Al-'dil: The Just The Just and Equitable. He whom desire does not cause to incline or decline so that
Islamic theology confirms Paid Members Public
That both Jesus and his followers claimed that he is God! Sam Shamoun In this article I have decided to once again compile a list of some of the names and characteristics which Islam claims belong only to Allah in order to demonstrate that the New Testament affirms the absolute
Revisiting the Deity of Christ and Islam Paid Members Public
A further examination of NT Christology in relation to Islamic monotheism Sam Shamoun Muslims believe that the very essence and foundation of Islam is the doctrine of Tauhid, or the absolute unity of Allah. Over the centuries Islamic theologians have affirmed that Allah is not only absolutely one in being
Is Jesus Really Like Adam After All? Paid Members Public
Revisiting the problem of the Quran’s likening Jesus to Adam Sam Shamoun The Quran seeks to deny the Deity of Christ by arguing that Jesus is like Adam in God’s sight: To God, Jesus is like Adam, whom He created from dust, then He told him, "Be!
Jesus Christ – An Essential Pillar of Islamic Monotheism Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun According to specific Islamic sources Allah exalted Muhammad’s fame by conjoining the latter’s name to his own person thereby making him one of the pillars of Tawhid, or Islamic monotheism: Qatada said, “Allah exalted his fame in this world and the Next. There is no speaker,