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Textual, theological, and historical examinations of the Qur’an and its claims.

Muhammad’s Family In Hell: How Allah Dishonored his “Prophet” Members Public

The Quran acknowledges Jesus’ family members as the greatest of all beings, and honors his blessed mother as the greatest woman ever created: Lo! Allah preferred Adam and Noah and the Family of Abraham and the Family of ‘Imran above (all His) creatures. They were descendants one of another. Allah

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Muhammad: The Signless Prophet Members Public

The Quran repeatedly stresses the fact that Muhammad was incapable of performing a single miracle, even though the unbelievers repeatedly asked him for a sign to validate his prophetic claims: They say: “Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?” Say: “God hath certainly power to

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Revisiting The Issue of the Uncreated Quran Pt. 2 Members Public

I proceed from where I left off (/2019/10/28/revisiting-the-issue-of-the-uncreated-quran-pt-1/). Here’s a quick summary of the orthodox Islamic view of the Quran: 1. The words of Allah eternally subsist within the essence/nature of Allah since they are part of his attributes. 2. Allah’s attributes are uncreated

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Revisiting The Issue of the Uncreated Quran Pt. 1 Members Public

In this post I am going to again highlight the traditional Sunni belief that the Quran is uncreated, having eternally existed with/in Allah, in order to draw out its implications on both the Islamic doctrine of monotheism known as Tauhid, and the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. The

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Incomplete Quran: Whom Did Muhammad See? Members Public

Despite the Quran’s claim to being a clear, perspicuous book, which explains everything in detail, [Say (O Muhammad)] “Shall I seek a judge other than Allah while it is He Who has sent down unto you the Book (The Qur’an), explained in detail.” Those unto whom We gave

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Muhammad the Womanizing Sensualist Members Public

The following lengthy excerpt is taken from Iranian Muslim scholar Ali Dashti’s book, “23 Years: A Study of Prophetic Career of Mohammad”. This happens to be one of the best treatments on Muhammad and Islam ever produced. In what follows, Dashti highlights the fact of Muhammad being a womanizer

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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A Salafi Defense of Muhammad’s Marriage to a Minor Pt. 2 Members Public

Continuing from my previous post (/2019/10/25/a-salafi-defense-of-muhammads-marriage-to-a-minor-pt-1/), I now publish a further refutation by the same Salafi website (https://islamqa.info/en/answers/122534/refutation-of-the-lie-that-the-prophet-blessings-and-peace-of-allah-be-upon-him-married-aaishah-when-she-was-18-years-old) to those Muslims who are embarrassed by their prophet’s marriage to a premature 9-year-old maiden. Refutation of the lie that the Prophet

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Quran’s Divine Corporation Members Public

Unveiling the Reason Why Allah Speaks in the Plural Non-Muslims are baffled over the reason why the Quran repeatedly has Allah speaking of himself in the plural. And Muslims themselves are either not clear or are not consistent why their deity so often refers to himself in the plural.    As

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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