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In-depth analysis of Islamic theology, scripture, tradition, and argumentation through rigorous scholarly critique.
How many lords do Muslims really have? Paid Members Public
More examples of the Quran violating Islamic Tauhid Sam Shamoun According to the Quran, all Muslims (in fact, all creatures) are the slaves of Allah, a point that it repeatedly makes: Say (O Muhammad) to 'Ibadi (My slaves) who have believed, that they should perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and spend
How will a Muslim be saved according to the Hadiths? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The following hadith proclaims that among the Muslims there will be those whom Allah will save from hell by punishing Jews and Christians in their place: Abu Burda reported Allah's Messenger as saying: There would come people amongst the Muslims on the Day of Resurrection with
How Satan Trumped Allah and his "Messenger" Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The Quran makes the bold assertion that even if the entirety of mankind and jinn come together to produce something similar to it they will not be able to: Say: "If the whole of mankind and Jinns were to gather together to produce the like of this
Satan: A Co-Occupier of Allah’s Throne or Allah in Disguise? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The Quran mentions Allah’s throne quite often, especially in relation to his authority or sovereignty over creation: He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days; then He mounted the Throne. He knoweth all that entereth the earth and all that emergeth therefrom
Salvation According to Christianity and Islam Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The Quran exhorts Jews and Christians to judge by all the revelation which God had given them: If they had observed the Torah and the Gospel and that which was revealed unto them from their Lord, they would surely have been nourished from above them and from beneath
Islamic Genetics Paid Members Public
How a Jew’s testing of Muhammad proves that he was not a true prophet Sam Shamoun and Jochen Katz According to al-Bukhari, there was a Jew who went to see Muhammad when the latter first arrived to Medina in order to see whether he was a true prophet. The
Even More Proof that Muhammad Affirmed the Holy Bible Paid Members Public
Even More Proof that Muhammad Affirmed The Textual Incorruptibility of the Holy Bible Sam Shamoun It is time, once again, to briefly revisit the issue of the earliest Islamic view regarding the authority and textual veracity of the Holy Bible. In this particular article we are going to take a
Rebuttals to Abdullah Kunde Paid Members Public
Addressing Muslim Polemicist Abdullah Kunde’s Biblical Distortions [Part 1] Addressing Muslim Polemicist Abdullah Kunde’s Biblical Distortions [Part 2] Is Allah impotent and untrustworthy? Examining More of Abdullah Kunde’s Inconsistencies Pt. 1 Examining More of Abdullah Kunde’s Inconsistencies Pt. 2 Examining More of Abdullah Kunde’s Inconsistencies