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In-depth analysis of Islamic theology, scripture, tradition, and argumentation through rigorous scholarly critique.

Grave Worship: More of Muhammad’s Duplicity Exposed Members Public

Muhammad is reported to have cursed the Jews and Christians for turning the graves of the prophets and righteous persons as places of worship, and warned his followers from doing the same with his grave: Narrated ‘Aisha and ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas: When the last moment of the life of Allah’

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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INVOCATION AND WORSHIP: THE ISLAMIC DILEMMA PT. 2 Members Public

I continue from where I left off by showing how Muhammad turned himself into an object of worship according to his own criterion: INVOCATION AND WORSHIP: THE ISLAMIC DILEMMA PT. 1. According to certain allegedly sound hadiths, Muhammad permitted his followers to invoke him in their prayers, a practice which

Sam Shamoun
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INVOCATION AND WORSHIP: THE ISLAMIC DILEMMA PT. 1 Members Public

The Quran is explicitly clear that invoking/calling on/praying to other beings, especially those who are dead, is a means of worship, and therefore a blatant act of the sin of associating partners with Allah (shirk): Say: I am forbidden to worship (abuda) those on whom ye call (tad’

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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ALLAH’S DIVINE COUNCIL Members Public

In this post I am going to show that, much like we find in God’s true Word the Holy Bible and among the ancient pagan cultures before and during Muhammad’s time, the Quran acknowledges the existence of a heavenly council. This council or assembly consists of heavenly divine

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JESUS CLAIMED TO BE GOD ACCORDING TO THE QURAN Members Public

In this post I will show how Jesus ascribes the very titles and roles, which the Quran itself acknowledges can only be attributed to the true God. For instance, pay attention to the following descriptions of Allah:   That is because Allah, He is the Truth, and it is He Who

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Muhammad’s Illiteracy Proves that Allah is the Not-So-Powerful One Members Public

The Quran claims that Allah is so powerful that all he needs to do to make something happen or bring a thing into being is to say the word “Be” (kun):   The Originator of the heavens and the earth! When He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be!

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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ISLAM: THE INVENTION OF A SADISTIC MIND Members Public

The Quran unashamedly proclaims that only the unbelievers feel secure from the deception of Allah. Believers, on the other hand, know better than to trust the deceit and trickery of their god: Are they secure from the deception of Allah? So no one can be secure from the deception of

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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HIGH FLYING CRANES: MUHAMMAD’S SATANIC INSPIRATION PT. 2 Members Public

This is a follow up to my previous post on this subject: HIGH FLYING CRANES: MUHAMMAD’S SATANIC INSPIRATION. I am going to address a few of the typical objections that Muhammadans have raised to cast doubt on the historical veracity of Satan inspiring Muhammad to utter verses glorifying the

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