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In-depth analysis of Islamic theology, scripture, tradition, and argumentation through rigorous scholarly critique.
Who Really Follows Jesus? Muslims and the Issue of Swine Paid Members Public
This is a follow up to my previous post on Muslims and the issue of circumcision (/2019/05/04/open-challenge-to-muslims-show-us-where-the-quran-mentions-circumcision/). Another typical argument that Muslims employ to show that they follow Christ more so than Christians is that they refrain
OPEN CHALLENGE TO MUSLIMS: SHOW US WHERE THE QURAN MENTIONS CIRCUMCISION Paid Members Public
One will find many a Muhammadan polemicist claiming that Muslims are more faithful to Jesus, and by extension to the Mosaic Law, than Christians since the former observe circumcision, which God commanded Abraham and all his physical offspring to observe. Christians, on the other hand, do not get circumcised due
7 Characteristics of Jesus in the Quran which Make Him Superior to Muhammad Paid Members Public
In this article I am going to list seven characteristics that the Quran attributes to Jesus which prove that Christ is superior and better than Muhammad himself. This doesn’t mean that we believe what the Islamic scripture teaches about Jesus, since it is not a revelation from God nor
Does the Bible Really Command Dashing Babies Against the Rocks? Paid Members Public
Muslim polemicists often cite Psalm 137:9 to prove that Holy Bible is cruel and barbaric since this specific Psalm condones, and even blesses, anyone who brutally murders infants. Let us quote the Psalm in context to see what in fact the Psalmist meant: “By the rivers of Babylon we
Did Jesus Pray or Didn’t He? Paid Members Public
Muslim polemicists such as Shabir Ally argue that the Jesus portrayed by John is a person who has supreme control even over his impending death, unlike the Jesus of Mark who is depicted as a frail and more human. One example cited by Ally to prove this claim is the
A Contradiction In Luke? Paid Members Public
Muslims think that the following Lukan text is in error and even proves that Jesus wasn’t killed: “Nevertheless I must journey on today and tomorrow and the next day; for it cannot be that a prophet would perish outside of Jerusalem.” Luke 13:33 These polemicists assume that the
Refuting a Muslim Greenhorn on Q. 17:1 Paid Members Public
This is my response to the following post: https://bloggingtheology2.com/2019/04/14/feature-article-al-isra-and-the-temple-in-the-islamic-sources-a-response-to-sam-shamoun/. I will leave this reply here unless and until Paul Williams’ allows my rebuttal to be posted in the comments
Muhammad’s Visit to a Non-Existent Temple Paid Members Public
In this post, I am going to cite various Muslim sources to provide further confirmation that, according to Quran 17:1, Muhammad actually visited the Temple in Jerusalem, which the verse calls masjid al-aqsa. The obvious problem with this assertion is that there was no Temple in Jerusalem at