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Textual, theological, and historical examinations of the Qur’an and its claims.
Muhammad and Idolatry Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun A prominent feature of Islam is that most of its rites and practices were adopted from the pagan Arabian rituals of Muhammad's time. To hide their pagan origins, Muhammad claimed that God initially sanctioned these rites. In fact, before, during, and after his mission, Muhammad continued
Is Muhammad Superior to Angels? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz Muslims have traditionally taught that Muhammad was chosen above all the sons of Adam and that he is also better than the angels. One Muslim scholar attempts to use the Quran to demonstrate that Muhammad is superior even to angels: Ibn `Abbas (RA) said: "
Hadith Cosmology Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In response to my rebuttal to Shabir Ally's citation of Maurice Bucaille , Muslim Kalis Finest wrote: Answer to http://www.answering-islam.org/Responses/Shabir-Ally/science11.htm In this article Sam Shamoun quotes "sayings" of the prophet to support his claim that Muhammad believed the
Is Allah the God of the Bible? Paid Members Public
IS ALLAH THE GOD OF BIBLE? Sam Shamoun This study examines the crucial question that needs to be addressed which is whether the God presented in the Quran is indeed the same God revealed in the Holy Bible. The Quran alleges that the God of Islam, Allah, is indeed the
Rebuttal to Understanding-Islam : Regarding the Christian Concept of Gabriel Paid Members Public
Is "the Holy Spirit" Only Another Name for the Angel Gabriel? Sam Shamoun It is a common Muslim belief that "the Holy Spirit" is just another name for the Angel Gabriel. In an article at "Understanding Islam", Laura M. Poyneer claims that there are
Does the Quran Teach a Local Flood? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun An area of criticism applied by Muslim apologists against the Holy Bible and in support of the Quran is the issue of Noah's flood. Following the example set by Dr. Maurice Bucaille in his book, The Bible, the Qur'an & Science, Muslims assert that
The Qurans Use of Filial Terms: A Critique of Muslim Arguments against Jesus being the Son of God Paid Members Public
The Qurans Use of Filial Terms A Critique of Muslim Arguments against Jesus being the Son of God Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz The Holy Bible often calls Jesus the Son of God and states that God is his Father, titles or expressions denoting a purely spiritual relationship between God
Muhammad's False Prophecies Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The Holy Bible gives us a test to determine a true prophet from a false one: "But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded him to say, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, must be