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The Prophet of Terror and Mayhem Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
In this article I am going to show that Muhammad was a terrorist who was sent by his god to terrorize and slay all unbelievers unless and until they submitted to his demands and desires. THE QURAN We shall cast terror (al-rruAAba) into the hearts of those who disbelieve, BECAUSE
The Garbled Up Quran Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
We continue from where we previously left off https://answeringislam.blog/the-garbled-up-quran-pt-1/. Muslim scholar Farid Esack mentions the problem that Muhammad’s community faced in trying to explain the appearance of non-Arabic words in a text claiming to be written in clear Arabic: The Qur’an itself repeatedly asserts that
Revisiting the issue of Muhammad and Epilepsy Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Exposing More of Jamal Badawi’s Misinformation The Cause of Muhammad’s Epilepsy We come to the conclusion of our examination https://answeringislam.blog/revisiting-the-issue-of-muhammad-and-epilepsy-pt-2/ Our analysis has shown that this is another instance where Jamal Badawi was less than honest and forthright about what the sources he named stated
Revisiting the issue of Muhammad and Epilepsy Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Exposing More of Jamal Badawi’s Misinformation We continue from where we previously left off https://answeringislam.blog/revisiting-the-issue-of-muhammad-and-epilepsy-pt-1/. Here is what Britannica says regarding the issue of epilepsy: epilepsy, sudden and recurrent disturbances in mental function, state of consciousness, sensory activity, or movements of the body, caused by paroxysmal
Revisiting the issue of Muhammad and Epilepsy Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Exposing More of Jamal Badawi’s Misinformation In this series I am going to address Jamal Badawi’s attempt to refute the assertion that Muhammad suffered from epileptic seizures, which led him to see and hear things that convinced him he was a prophet of the true God. THE CLAIM
The Garbled Up Quran Pt. 5 Paid Members Public
We have come to the last section of our multi-part reply to In Anwar’s defense of the Quran’s less than miraculous structure https://answeringislam.blog/the-garbled-up-quran-pt-4/. Ali Dashti was not alone in claiming that the Quran contains unfamiliar words. There are Muslims who agree with him. The following
The Garbled Up Quran Pt. 4 Paid Members Public
In this section https://answeringislam.blog/the-garbled-up-quran-pt-3/, we are going to take a look at some of the many grammatical errors of the Quran. The following list of mistakes is adapted from ‘Abdallah ‘Abd al-Fadi’s book Is the Qur’an Infallible, pp. 171-185, unless noted otherwise. 1. A Nominative
The Garbled Up Quran Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
What the Scholars Say In this part of our response https://answeringislam.blog/the-garbled-up-quran-pt-2/ we are going to see what the scholars have to say about the coherence and structure of the Quran. Thomas Carlyle, whose comments on Muhammad in Heroes and Hero Worship (1841) are often quoted with approval