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In-depth analysis of Islamic theology, scripture, tradition, and argumentation through rigorous scholarly critique.
Revisiting the Quran’s gross errors concerning Christian theology Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In some of our previous articles and rebuttals (1, 2, 3, 4), we examined the Quran’s assertion that Christians are infidels for believing that Allah is the Messiah Jesus, the son of Mary (cf. Q. 5:17, 72). We argued that the statement that Allah, or God,
The Arabic Bible – Islam’s Friend or Foe? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The pagan origins of the Islamic god It is no secret to those who have studied the history and origins of Islam that Muhammad was born to a pagan tribe who worshiped a host of gods and goddesses, the chief of whom was Allah. For example, the hadith
The Seven Ahruf and Multiple Qiraat – A Quranic Perspective Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In this earlier article, we took a look at the assertion of some of the ahadith that the Quran was “revealed” to Muhammad in seven ahruf, and saw some of the major chaos and problems that this created for the Muslim community. We cited sources showing that the
None Can Feel Safe From Allah’s Schemes Paid Members Public
How the deceptive and capricious nature of Muhammad’s deity Caused Abu Bakr to despair for his salvation Sam Shamoun Abu Bakr wasn’t only Muhammad’s best friend and father-in-law, he was also Islam’s first caliph or leader and one of the greatest Muslims that ever lived. He
The Incredulous and Absurd Teachings of Muhammad Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue with our analysis of the Hadith literature. RUNNING STONES AND TALKING TREES Muhammad erroneously believed that inanimate objects could actually speak and feel, and do other things like humans do: “Narrated Abdullah bin Umar: Allah’s messenger said, ‘You (i.e. Muslims) will fight against the
The Incredulous and Absurd Teachings of Muhammad Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun As Islam continues to gain prominence throughout the world, many Christians are confronted by the issue of whether Muhammad is a true prophet from God and, if so, then how does he measure up to the true prophets that came before him. The orthodox Islamic communities follow two
The Quran Agrees: Jesus is the Chosen Seed of Abraham Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The inspired Scriptures plainly teach that God singled out Abraham from all the descendants of Noah to establish his covenant with him. The Holy Bible also states that God further singled out Isaac, Jacob and his descendants as heirs of the promises made to Abraham. No such covenant
Quran Blunder Paid Members Public
An Inspired Apocryphal Fable? Sam Shamoun The Quran records the disbelievers leveling the accusation against Muhammad that his so-called revelations were nothing more than a hodge-podge and rehashing of the myths and fables which they had already known and heard: And whenever Our messages were conveyed to them, they would