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

The Reason Muhammad Prohibited Intoxicants Members Public

According to the Quran, intoxicants are a creation of Satan which is why Muslims are to shun it completely: O ye who believe! wine (al-khamru) and the game of chance and idols and divining arrows are only the abomination of Satan’s handiwork (amali). So shun each one of

Sam Shamoun
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Muhammad’s Incorporation of Satan’s Handiwork Members Public

The Quran teaches that intoxicants such as wine and stone veneration are the handiwork of Satan, which he has created in order to lead mankind away from God: O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones (al-ansabu), and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination, – of Satan’s

Sam Shamoun
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ALLAH THE NOT SO CONFIDENT ONE: QUESTIONING ISLAM Members Public

The Quran censures Muslims for asking questions whose answers may cause them to lose their faith and reject Islam: O ye who believe! Ask not questions about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble. But if ye ask about things when the Qur’an is being

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MUHAMMAD: THE SUICIDAL DOUBTER Members Public

The Quran rebukes Muhammad for doubting the revelations he was receiving and was exhorted to assuage his doubts by consulting the Jews and Christians who had been given an inspired Book to judge by: (Muhammad,) if you are in doubt about what We sent down to you, then ask those

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SHABIR ALLY’S ILAH: THE NOT SO LOVING ONE! Members Public

The true God revealed in the Lord Jesus Christ and the inspired pages of the Holy Bible rebukes those who love only those who love and do good to them seeing that this fails to reflect God’s perfect love for mankind: “If you love those who love you, why

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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A Reply To Shabir Ally’s Attack On Dr. Robert Morey Members Public

By Dr. Robert Morey Introduction I have had the honor of Muslim terrorists following me around lately. In Canada, they threw acid at a car in which they thought I was riding. In Texas, they broke into a church building where they thought I was hiding. In San Diego, the

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WHAT ABOUT JESUS? UNVEILING ISLAM’S OTHER ILAH BESIDES ALLAH Members Public

In a previous post: AL-QURAN: ISLAM’S UNCREATED SAVIOR AND MEDIATOR We saw that traditional Sunni Islam teaches that the Quran is the speech, e.g. word, of Allah, and since it is Allah’s word it is uncreated by nature. Note what Ibn Taymiyyah, the darling of Salafi

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AL-QURAN: ISLAM’S UNCREATED SAVIOR AND MEDIATOR Members Public

Traditional Sunni Muslims, especially those who subscribe to the Athari position, affirm that the Quran is the uncreated speech of Allah which he spoke in a manner suiting his majesty. As such, the Quran is one of his essential attributes that is inseparable from him. In fact, around the ninth

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