judaism
Studies involving Jewish Scripture, tradition, and theological themes with relevance to biblical interpretation.
Ishmael is not the Father of Muhammad Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun According to the Holy Bible Ishmael settled in Paran and married an Egyptian from whom he had twelve sons: "Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He set them on her shoulders and then sent her
Ishmaelites and the worship of God Paid Members Public
Did the Meccans Worship Yahweh God? Revisiting the Issue of the Ishmaelites and the worship of the true God Sam Shamoun It is asserted by Muslims that the Meccan Arabs are descendents of Ishmael. They also claim that Ishmael settled in Mecca where he, along with Abraham, built the Kabah
Are Jews and Christians Mushriks according to the Quran? A rebuttal to Dr. Jamal Badawi Paid Members Public
Are Jews and Christians Mushriks according to the Quran? Responding to One Muslim Scholars Denials Sam Shamoun In order to assist the readers in navigating and understanding the progression of our article more easily we have broken it down into the following categories: Introduction Unbelieving Jews and Christians are the
Muhammads Mistreatment of the People of the Book Paid Members Public
A Dawagandist Seeks to Justify Islams Degradation of Jews and Christians Sam Shamoun Dr. Jamal Badawi had a debate in Tulsa Oklahoma with Muslim convert to Christianity Dr. Reza Safa on January 25, 2008, concerning the topic, "Can Muslims and Christians be Friends?" We highly recommend this debate
The Quran on the Authority and Integrity of the Biblical Text, Part 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun This article is a supplement to my paper, The Quranic Witness to Biblical Authority. Here, I produce additional evidence from both the Quran and Hadith demonstrating that neither Muhammad nor his companions believed that the text of the Holy Bible was corrupted. On the contrary, they wholeheartedly affirmed