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The Unintelligibility and Incompleteness of the Quran : As-Samad Paid Members Public
Qurans Incoherence and Unintelligibility The Issue of the Qurans Teaching on Islamic Monotheism Sam Shamoun Surah 112 is one of the most important and crucial Islamic texts when it comes to understanding what Muslims believe about Allah. This particular chapter is called Surat Al-Ikhlas, as well as Sura At-Tauhid, and
Abraham and the Child of Sacrifice - Isaac or Ishmael? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Jews, Christians and Muslims agree; Abraham, the friend of God, is an example of pure and unconditional righteousness and faith. The love that Abraham displayed towards God is clearly seen in Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his only beloved son. All three religions do not dispute this
Sunni Islams Real Shahadah Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun One of the essential pillars of Sunni Islam is the Shahadah (Testimony, Witness), otherwise known as the Kalimah (Kalima) (Creed, Statement). It is actually the first pillar of Sunni faith, and is basically a statement of faith regarding the persons belief in Allah and Muhammad as his messenger.
The Islamic Doctrine of Substitutionary Atonement Paid Members Public
Islam’s Doctrine of Substitutionary Atonement And the Ransoming of Sinners Sam Shamoun The heart and soul of Christianity is the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ (cf. 1 Corinthians 15:12-19). Christ, out of his own free will, died in order to ransom sinners from the penalty
Variant Readings of the Quran Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The following list of Quranic variant readings is compiled from several Muslims sources. These sources provide evidence that there were many conflicting readings of the Quran in circulation, destroying the Muslim myth and lie that the Quran is a perfectly compiled book. The facts clearly show that the
The Quran and the Holy Trinity: Islams Mistaken Views of Basic Christian Doctrines Paid Members Public
The Quran and the Holy Trinity Islams Mistaken Views of Basic Christian Doctrines Sam Shamoun Introduction As the readers may already know, a cursory reading of the Islamic scripture shows that the author of the Quran distorted or was grossly mistaken about the beliefs of Jews and Christians. For example,
The Quran Affirms: Paul Passed On The True Gospel of Christ Paid Members Public
The Quran Affirms: Paul Passed On The True Gospel of Christ Sam Shamoun It may come as a surprise to some to hear that the Quran implicitly affirms that the teachings of the Apostle Paul, which has become the foundation of Christianity, are derived from Christ. In other words, the
The Change of the Qiblah Paid Members Public
Muhammad's Changing of the Qiblah Sam Shamoun Introduction Throughout Muhammad’s ministry he often tried to appease Jews and Christians in the hope of convincing them that he was a true prophet like the prophets of the Holy Bible. Some of the ways in which he went about