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

Revisiting the Age of Aisha Pt. 2 Members Public

We proceed with our response to Brown’s assertions (/2018/05/07/revisiting-the-age-of-aisha-pt-1/). Here is what Brown further wrote in an attempt to defend Muhammad’s marriage to a minor: “The reason that no pre-modern critics paid attention to the Prophet’s marriage to a ten-year-old was because marrying girls

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Revisiting the Age of Aisha Pt. 1 Members Public

In this rebuttal we are going to be addressing another shameful attempt to justify Muhammad’s marriage to a 9-year-old minor. The following comments and interaction are taken from the website of Muslim apologist and Georgetown professor Jonathan A. C. Brown: bigdumbbear 7 points 6 months ago Dr. Brown if

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Muhammad’s Marriage to a Prepubescent Minor Members Public

A Quick Response to a Common Muslim Objection There are some internet dawagandists who quote the following English rendering of al-Bukhari in order to prove that Aisha was past the age of puberty when she married and had sex with Muhammad, who was approximately 54 years old at that time:

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Sam Shamoun
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More Quranic Proofs for the Deity of Christ Members Public

Jesus as the Bearer of Divine Names and Functions In this article I am going to be examining some of the specific names and qualities, which Islamic theology ascribes to Allah and show how these very same characteristics are attributed to Jesus in the Quran itself. This in turn will

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Allah’s Names and the Deity of Christ Pt. 2 Members Public

How Islamic Theology Confirms Jesus’ Divine Claims We continue from where we left off https://answeringislam.blog/allahs-names-and-the-deity-of-christ-pt-1/. ALLAH Al-Qadîm: The Timelessly Eternal The Timelessly or Beginninglessly Eternal, the opposite of muhdath or hâdith (that which came into existence after not having been). Al-Qadîm has no beginning or is before

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Allah’s Names and the Deity of Christ Members Public

How Islamic Theology Confirms Jesus’ Divine Claims Pt. 1 According to Islamic theology, Allah possesses specific names and qualities which cannot be ascribed to any created being, no matter how exalted that creature may be. As such, we are going to look at some of these names in order to

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Is Jesus Really Like Adam After All? Members Public

Revisiting the problem of the Quran’s likening Jesus to Adam The Quran seeks to deny the Deity of Christ by arguing that Jesus is like Adam in God’s sight: To God, Jesus is like Adam, whom He created from dust, then He told him, “Be!” and he was.

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Sam Shamoun
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Sujood – The Act of Worship Which Allah Shares With His Creatures Members Public

Paul Bilal Williams shared a meme depicting a Muslim prostrating to the ground in worship of his deity. Williams’ caption for that meme says: Sujood is a position where you put the highest part of your body on the lowest part of the ground… Only for Allah! (https://bloggingtheology.net/

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