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Turning the Tables Pt. 5 Paid Members Public
Here I continue https://badmanna.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/turning-the-tables-pt-4c-a-post-by-sam-shamoun/ with the series I started where I take the very objections raised by the enemies of the Gospel and turn them against them. In this particular article I will be
Revisiting the Worship and Prayers of Allah Paid Members Public
The following articles and rebuttals, If Jesus is God… was he praying to himself? https://www.answeringislam.net/Shamoun/q_jesus_praying.htm Revisiting the Issue of Jesus Praying to and Worshiping God https://answeringislam.net/authors/shamoun/jesus_praying.html Examining Islam’s Teaching that Allah Prays and Worships
Allah’s Great Chain: Exposing the Demented and Sadistic Nature of Islam Paid Members Public
We will be very short and to the point. The following references should give the readers an idea of just how demented a religion Islam truly is, and how sadistic the Muslim deity happens to be. According to the Quran and Islamic expositors, Allah will thrust a humongous chain through
The Quran on Mary’s Heavenly Ascension Paid Members Public
It is apparent to anyone having carefully read the Quran that Muhammad was clearly influenced by the various Christian sects that flourished during his time. It is equally obvious that his views on Mary were heavily impacted by the teachings of Byzantine Christianity, much of which can still be found
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.
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