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In-depth analysis of Islamic theology, scripture, tradition, and argumentation through rigorous scholarly critique.
AN OPEN CHALLENGE TO MUSLIMS CONCERNING THE BIBLE Paid Members Public
The Quran emphatically testifies that one of its main functions is to confirm/bear witness to the textual reliability and authority of the very Scriptures that the Jews and Christians had with them during Muhammad’s time: O Children of Israel! call to mind the (special) favour which I bestowed
How the Incident of the “Satanic Verses” Exposes Muhammad as an Accursed False Prophet Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
According to Islam’s earliest and most reliable sources the following Quranic passage, Have ye seen Lat and ‘Uzza, And another, the third (goddess), Manat? What! for you the male sex, and for Him, the female? Behold, such would be indeed a division most unfair! These are nothing but names
How the Incident of the “Satanic Verses” Exposes Muhammad as an Accursed False Prophet Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
We continue from where we left off /2018/09/17/how-the-incident-of-the-satanic-verses-exposes-muhammad-as-an-accursed-false-prophet/. The Implications There are several crucial points to glean from this particular narration. First, Muhammad’s characterization of his error is astonishing to say the least. Notice his words once again: “I have obeyed Satan, and spoken his words,
No Atonement in Islam? Responding to Another Typical Muslim Objection Paid Members Public
In dealing with Muslim polemicists, one will often encounter the objection that, in Islam, atonement for the forgiveness of sins is not required. Allah simply forgives anyone who asks without requiring that reparation be made for the person’s transgressions. I have decided to address this oft-repeated claim in order
Abraham as Echad: Addressing a Muslim Objection Paid Members Public
A particular Muslim polemicist raised the following objection in response to the Christian understanding that the Hebrew word echad, which Deuteronomy 6:4 uses to describe the oneness of God, actually points to God being a complex or compound unity, as opposed to existing as a singular or absolute one:
Islam – The Religion of Depression and Misery Paid Members Public
Did you know that the Quran teaches that Allah has deliberately created many human beings and genies for the express purpose of condemning them to hell? Whomsoever God guides, he is rightly guided; and whom He leads astray — they are the losers. We have created for Gehenna many jinn and
The Quranic Affirmation of the Holy Bible Revisited Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Addressing the objections of a Muslim greenhorn We continue from where we previously left off /2018/09/01/the-quranic-affirmation-of-the-holy-bible-revisited-pt-1/. Unfortunately for this greenhorn, his very own Islamic traditions and scholars confirm that the Quran has been badly corrupted and is missing much of its contents. For instance, in the Muqaddamah
The Quranic Affirmation of the Holy Bible Revisited Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Addressing the objections of a Muslim greenhorn I am going to be responding to some of the objections that a particular Muhammadan polemicist raised in the following “rebuttal”: https://mustafasahin33.wordpress.com/2016/08/26/does-the-quran-approve-the-bible-vs-does-christians-approve-the-bible/ The neophyte writes: Point 2: If Christians want to assert that the Quran does