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In-depth analysis of Islamic theology, scripture, tradition, and argumentation through rigorous scholarly critique.
Bart D. Ehrman Proves Muhammad is a false prophet Pt. 2b Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue from where left off by focusing on the second part of the Christ hymn. Christ’s Post-Resurrection Exaltation to the Status, Glory and Honor of Yahweh In the second half of the hymn or poem, the focus shifts on God’s response to Jesus’ willing submission
Bart D. Ehrman Proves Muhammad is a false prophet Pt. 2a Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In this second part to our series concerning the views of liberal scholar and Bible critic Bart D. Ehrman, we will be examining Ehrman’s views on Philippians 2:5-11, also known as the Carmen Christi (“A Hymn of Christ”), thus called because many scholars believe that this
Bart D. Ehrman Proves Muhammad is a false prophet Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Seeing how Muslims just love to quote liberal critic Bart D. Ehrman’s books, writings and lectures to attack the Christian faith we have decided to start a new series where we will use Ehrman’s own words to prove that Muhammad was a false prophet. After all,
Muhammad’s Marriage to a Prepubescent Minor Paid Members Public
A Quick Response to a Common Muslim Objection Sam Shamoun There are some internet dawagandists who quote the following English rendering of al-Bukhari in order to prove that Aisha was past the age of puberty when she married and had sex with Muhammad, who was approximately 54 years old at
Quran Contradiction Paid Members Public
Whom does Satan intend to tempt? Sam Shamoun Allah’s command to the angels to bow down to Adam, and what happened after that, is such an important issue in the Quran that the story of this event is repeated at least seven times. It is found in Surahs 2,
Another Open Challenge to Muslims Excursus Paid Members Public
Another Open Challenge to Muslims Excursus – The Quran's missing Verses and Surahs in light of Abrogation Sam Shamoun In our previous discussions (*; *) we referenced various narrations which affirmed that the Quran is missing specific verses, clauses and chapters, and further noted that these examples could be easily multiplied.
Another Open Challenge to Muslims, Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Examining the Modifications, Changes, Alterations and Editing of the Islamic Text Sam Shamoun We now come to the third and final part of our challenge (Part 1; Part 2). Additions and Deletions in the Quran In the present Quran we find the following verse, And the creation of the male
Another Open Challenge to Muslims, Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Examining the Modifications, Changes, Alterations and Editing of the Islamic Text Sam Shamoun According to the so-called authentic Islamic reports there wasn’t one standard way of reciting the Quran, but multiple ways, which caused confusion even among Muhammad’s closest companions! Narrated by Umar bin Al Khattab: I heard