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In-depth analysis of Islamic theology, scripture, tradition, and argumentation through rigorous scholarly critique.
The Qurans Use of Filial Terms: A Critique of Muslim Arguments against Jesus being the Son of God Paid Members Public
The Qurans Use of Filial Terms A Critique of Muslim Arguments against Jesus being the Son of God Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz The Holy Bible often calls Jesus the Son of God and states that God is his Father, titles or expressions denoting a purely spiritual relationship between God
Muhammad's False Prophecies Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The Holy Bible gives us a test to determine a true prophet from a false one: "But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded him to say, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, must be
The Uncreatedness of the Quran and the Unity of Allah: A Brief Critique of Islamic Monotheism Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In two earlier articles (1, 2) we already provided data showing that the Quran and other Islamic sources do not support the Muslim position that Allah is a mere monad, a bare unitarian deity. The evidence conclusively shows that Allah is actually a plurality-within-unity deity, a
A Christian Defense of the Gospel to the Muslims Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Throughout the course of this study, the object will be to give a rational and loving defense of the Gospel (1 Peter 3:15; Jude 3; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Acts 9:22, 29; 17:2-3, 19; 18:24-28; Philippians 1:7, 16; Titus 1:6-
Muhammad's Excessive Cruelty Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun One of the most vile and cruel acts ever performed by Muhammad was his bloody torture and murder of the men of Ukl or Uraynah. According to Muslims sources, some men converted to Islam and traveled to Medina. Because of the climate in Medina, these men got sick
The Crucifixion of Christ - A Christian Critique of the Quran Paid Members Public
The Crucifixion of Christ - A Christian Critique of the Quran Sam Shamoun The crucifixion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the heart of the Christian faith. Everything a Christian believes in and hopes for revolves around Jesus' death on the cross for unworthy sinners. The resurrection is the
The Days of Creation in the Quran: Literal or Indefinite Periods of Time? Paid Members Public
THE DAYS OF CREATION IN THE QURAN: LITERAL OR INDEFINITE PERIODS OF TIME? Sam Shamoun Introduction Muslim apologists often claim that Genesis is literally inaccurate because the earth is much older than 10,000 years – and in trying to dismiss this accusation by saying a "day" of creation
Biblical Consummation versus Islamic Abrogation [Part 2] Paid Members Public
Biblical Consummation versus Islamic Abrogation A Comparative Look at Two Different Interpretive Approaches [Part 1] Part 2 Sam Shamoun We anticipate that some Muslims will challenge our explanation and understanding of the biblical data by arguing that this is nothing more than an attempt at damage control. Someone may say