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Detailed responses to Islamic assertions, critiques, and controversies, offering thorough scriptural and historical counter-arguments.
A Topical Study of the Qur'an Paid Members Public
Chapter Two Christianity and Islam Comparison with the Bible is Vital Any study of the Qur'an must include a comparison with the Bible because Muslims believe that Islam is built on the foundation of the Jewish and Christian Scriptures. The Qur'an Mohammed recited claimed to agree
A Bewitched Prophet? Examining Muhammads Psychological and Spiritual Stability Paid Members Public
A Bewitched Prophet? Examining Muhammads Psychological and Spiritual Stability By David Wood The validity of Islam is intimately linked to the reliability of Muhammad. That is, if there are solid reasons to conclude that Muhammad was a reliable messenger of God, we may reasonably suppose that Islam is true. However,
Apostasy: What is the Real Issue? Paid Members Public
Wildcat Muhammad Ridzwan Rahmat has recently published an article regarding the killing of apostates in Christianity in light of the recent controversy over Abdul Rahmans conversion from Islam to Christianity (for some information on that see here). Rahmat writes: The saga of Abdul Rehman's conversion to Christianity may
Zul-Qarnain - What is the argument? Paid Members Public
Let me make a few comments as well. Apart from minor quibbles, I fully agree with Khalid Jan and most of the Muslim responses on this issue that have been given on various forums. That is, I agree as far as they stressed that Zul-Qarnain cannot possibly be the historical
The Meaning of al-Masih Paid Members Public
Memsuah Mansoor The Arabic word, "masih" differs from "mamsuah" in that "mamsuah" simply means "anointed" and signifies a lesser anointing. "Masih" however, is based on the grammatical form which emphasizes the fact of the anointing being possessed by someone or
The Problem of Abrogation in the Quran Paid Members Public
Farooq Ibrahim Over the years, a number of Muslims and some non-Muslims have asked me why I had problems defending my Islamic faith. While a Muslim in the late 1980s, and seeking the truth within Islam, I was faced with a number of issues in defending my faith. One such
Qur'an Inconsistency: Can there be a son without a consort? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Inconsistency Can there be a son without a consort? The Qur'an is very emphatic in its rejection of the central Christian belief that Jesus is the Son of God. One of the main arguments of the Qur'an against the concept of God having
Variants of the Qur'an Texts Paid Members Public
The short list of textual variants below is nearly obsolete now, since recently much more extensive and thorough documentation has been published elsewhere, e.g. Samuel Green's article The Seven Readings of the Qur'an and in chapter six of Brother Mark's monumental work A