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The Quran’s Geographical Errors Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
This is a continuation from the previous segment (/2019/10/13/the-qurans-geographical-errors-pt-1/). 8. The Valley of Towa Question 8: We read in Sura Ta Ha 20:12: “I am thy Lord; put off thy shoes; thou art in the holy valley, Towa.” Muslim scholars agree unanimously that the valley where
The Quran’s Geographical Errors Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
The following is taken from ‘Abdallah ‘Abd al-Fadi’s monumental work, Is the Qur’an Infallible?, Part One: Geographical Questions, pp. 15-32, published by Light of Life, P.O. Box 13, A-9503, Villach, Austria. 1. The Sun Sets in a Spring Question 1: We read in Sura al-Kahf 18:83-86:
The Manifold Contradictions of the Quran Paid Members Public
The Quran challenges unbelievers to find many contradictions within it in order to disprove its alleged divine origin: Do they not then consider the Qur’an carefully? Had it been from other than Allah, they would surely have found therein much contradictions. S. 4:82 Hilali-Khan I have therefore chosen
Where’s the Blood? Responding to Another Muslim Ruse Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue from where I previously left off (/2019/09/29/wheres-the-blood-responding-to-another-muslim-ruse-pt-1/). The Lord Jesus continued the tradition of the Hebrew Bible by pointing to the need of substitutionary atonement for the remission of sins. This can be from the following parable of our Lord: “And he spake also unto
Where’s the Blood? Responding to Another Muslim Ruse Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
It’s become fashionable for Muslim polemicists to cite specific biblical texts, which seem to deny the necessity of atoning sacrifices for the forgiveness of sins. The following is one of the passages that Islamic apologists appeal to: “The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the
Where’s The Blood? Isaiah’s Suffering Servant Paid Members Public
In this section (/2019/09/29/wheres-the-blood-responding-to-another-muslim-ruse-pt-2/), I am going to simply quote the clearest Old Testament prophecy that foretells the vicarious, sacrificial death of the Messiah for the sins of the world, and his subsequent resurrection to immortal life and exaltation to glory. The following is taken from Isaiah
A Docile Beast Falsifies the Quran: How A Sheep Trumped Allah and His “Messenger”! Paid Members Public
Muhammad stated that his lord would make sure to preserve the scriptures from corruption: Verily We: It is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Qur’an) and surely, We will guard it (from corruption). S. 15:9 Hilali-Khan Muhammad further claimed that the Quran can never
A Puppy Trumps Allah, Jibril, and Muhammad! Paid Members Public
The Muslim sources all confirm that the following verses, By the forenoon (after sun-rise); And by the night when it is still (or darkens); Your Lord (O Muhammad) has neither forsaken you nor hated you. S. 93:1-3 Hilali-Khan Were “revealed” when Gabriel did not appear to Muhammad for approximately