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Detailed responses to Islamic assertions, critiques, and controversies, offering thorough scriptural and historical counter-arguments.
Muhammads atrocity against the Qurayza Jews Paid Members Public
How Sad made him glad James M. Arlandson In AD 627, Muhammad committed an atrocity against the last remaining major tribe of Jews in Medina: the Qurayza. He beheaded the men and the pubescent boys and enslaved the women and children. In doing this, he wiped an entire tribe "
Is the Quran Preserved? Paid Members Public
الترجمة العربية Khaled The Quran makes this claim: Verily, we have sent down the Reminder, and, verily, we will guard it. Q15:9 According to Muslim commentators like Ibn Kathir, this Reminder is the Quran since just a few verses before that we read in the same Surah: But they
Jesus and Muhammad in Bible Prophecy Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson Bible prophecy was important to Jesus (Luke 24:27), so it should be to us too. On the night Jesus was betrayed, he understood that he was about to be numbered with transgressors. That is, he was going to be falsely arrested like a criminal. Jesus says:
Jesus in Messianic Bible Prophecies Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson Old Testament prophecy about the Messiah was very important to our Lord Jesus Christ, so it should be to us, as well. After he was resurrected bodily, he appeared to many disciples. Two of them were walking down a road that led to a village called Emmaus.
Was Muhammad a Pedophile? Paid Members Public
An Examination of Muhammads Relationship with a Nine-Year-Old Girl By David Wood For the Western mind, perhaps the most disturbing fact about Islam is that its founder had a sexual relationship with a nine-year-old girl. Because of this, it has become increasingly popular in some circles to refer to the
Does Islam Promote Peace? Paid Members Public
My recent one-page article: "Islam: More than a Religion" has inspired a lot of emails—some positive, some negative. Whether you are for or against what I have written, I appreciate hearing from you. God has given me a deep love and a burden for Muslims. My wife
Questions and answers on pacifism and the sword Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson Christians are commanded to love their enemies, so are Christian soldiers and police officers permitted to kill them? How can they maintain their witness about God when they may have to pull the trigger? Wasnt Jesus a pacifist? Wouldnt revelations guide the State better than reason? This
Should the State turn the other cheek? Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson I have often heard confusing and confused uses of "turn the other cheek." The saying seems so imbalanced and out of touch with reality, as it circulates around the world, out of context and isolated. Someone gets punched, and he is told to turn the