responses

Detailed responses to Islamic assertions, critiques, and controversies, offering thorough scriptural and historical counter-arguments.

Producing a Sura: Reflections on the challenge Members Public

Producing a Sura And if ye are in doubt as to what We have revealed from time to time to Our servant, then produce a Sura like thereunto; and call your witnesses or helpers (If there are any) besides God, if your (doubts) are true. -- Qur'an 2:

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Reexamining The Logical Coherence of the Trinity In Light of the Assertions of a Muslim Polemicist Members Public

Reexamining The Logical Coherence of the Trinity Exposing the False Analogies and Irrational Arguments of a Muslim Dawagandist Sam Shamoun This resumes our discussion of Zawadis claim that the Trinity is logically incoherent. After articulating the Christian position concerning the Trinity Zawadi provides an example which he thinks illustrates why

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Sam Shamoun
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Some variant readings in Bible and Qur'an Members Public

Some variant readings in the Bible and the Qur'an Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi seeks to call into question the authority of the Bible on the basis that it contains variant readings (*). He cites one specific example from Luke 10:1: I am going to post a verse from

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Sam Shamoun
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Muhammad and Safiyyah Revisited: Addressing the Polemics of A Muslim Dawagandist Members Public

Muhammad and Safiyyah Revisited Addressing the Polemics of A Muslim Dawagandist Sam Shamoun This is a second rebuttal to Bassam Zawadis recent response (*) regarding Muhammads marriage with Safiyyah (*). Before we begin analyzing his claims we want to first address Zawadis complaint: Unfortunately, the topic is not even about Safiyyah anymore!

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Sam Shamoun
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Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath (Part 2B) Members Public

Jesus the Divine Lord of the Sabbath Our Response to a Persistent Muslim Sam Shamoun This is the third and final installment of responses to Bassam Zawadi regarding Jesus being the Divine Lord of the Sabbath (see 1, 2). Not being able to refute the exegesis of the texts that

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Sam Shamoun
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Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath (Part 2A) Members Public

Jesus the Divine Lord of the Sabbath Our Response to a Persistent Muslim Sam Shamoun As we had promised, we resume our response to Bassam Zawadis assertion that Jesus being the Lord of the Sabbath doesnt mean he is God. Zawadi states: My Response: Psalms 82:6 6 "I

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Sam Shamoun
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Revisiting the Issue of Muhammads Marriage with a child bride [Part 2] Members Public

Revisiting the Issue of Muhammads Marriage with a child bride [Part 2] Sam Shamoun We resume our analysis of Zawadis defense of Muhammads marriage with an immature girl. The Issue of Umars Marriage with Umm Kulthum In his section on Umars marriage to a minor, namely to Ali ibn Abu

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Sam Shamoun
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The Dissatisfaction of Muhammads Wives: Being A Response to the Challenge of a Muslim Members Public

The Dissatisfaction of Muhammads Wives Being A Response to the Challenge of a Muslim Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi, in his response (*) to my rebuttal to him regarding Safiyyah (*), claims he can prove that Muhammads wives were happy with their marital situation. He even daringly challenges me to prove otherwise: If

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Sam Shamoun
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