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Teachings on prayer, intercession, and communion with God grounded in Scripture.
Praying Not to Be Jewish or Christian Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Unfortunately, many people are unaware of the fact (including Muslims) that Surah al-Fatihah, the chapter that Muslims are required to recite at the start of each and every one of their daily prayers, actually contains an invocation asking Allah to never allow them to become a Jew or
Revisiting the Issue of Jesus Praying to and Worshiping God Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Despite the fact that in the following articles and rebuttals, * If Jesus is God … was he praying to himself? * Since Jesus has a God, how can he be God himself? * Jesus Christ – Our risen Lord and our great God! * Jesus Christ – Our Lord And Our God! I have
Supplicating Allah and …? Paid Members Public
Adoration gone Astray Pt. 3 Sam Shamoun We now come to the final part of our discussion (cf. Part 1, Part 2). Unveiling Islam’s true savior To make matters worse than what they already are Muhammad went so far as to replace his god as the savior of Muslims,
Supplicating Allah and …? Paid Members Public
Adoration gone Astray Pt. 2 Sam Shamoun We resume our discussion of Muhammad and worship. Muhammad becomes an object of worship Recall that in the first part we saw how both the Quran and Sunna expressly forbid invoking or making du’a to anyone other than Allah, and that Muhammad
Supplicating Allah and …? Paid Members Public
Adoration gone Astray Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun Now that we are done addressing and meeting the Quran's challenge to produce the evidence which establishes the Deity of the Lord Jesus we want to turn our attention to the Muslim practice of venerating Muhammad in order to show that
Islam and the prayers of Allah Paid Members Public
An examination of the worship and praise which Allah performs Sam Shamoun We are told in the Quran that the Islamic deity prays for his followers, especially Muhammad: They are those on whom are the prayers (salawatun) from their Lord and mercy (rahmatun), and it is they who are the
The Change of the Qiblah Paid Members Public
Muhammad's Changing of the Qiblah Sam Shamoun Introduction Throughout Muhammad’s ministry he often tried to appease Jews and Christians in the hope of convincing them that he was a true prophet like the prophets of the Holy Bible. Some of the ways in which he went about
If Jesus is God, was he praying to himself? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: If Jesus is God, then who was he praying to on the cross when he said, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me"? (cf. Mark 15:34; Matthew 27:46) Was he praying to himself? If