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

Embryology in the Qur'an Members Public

In the early 1980s, Prof. Keith Moore, formerly an anatomist at the University of Toronto, Canada produced a special edition of his embryology textbook, the standard version of which has been widely used in medical schools around the world. Apparently when he first read what the Qur'an had

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
quranislamIslamic Science Claims

Qur'an in your DNA! Members Public

Some Muslims want to convince themselves and others of the miraculous nature of the Qur'an by pointing to the discovery that the Qur'an has been found coded into the human DNA structure. This is a particularly interesting and illuminating claim, since it is propagated by several

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
quranislamIslamic Miracle Claims

DISTORTION IN THE KORAN Members Public

The stage of collecting the Koran into a book was one of the most serious stages the Koranic text ever was subjected to. The Koran was revealed in seven ways (or dialects). Muslims sanctioned reciting it by the meaning and not necessarily verbatim. "Companions" at first were opposed

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
quranislamallah

Dishonest? Members Public

May 18, 1999 his newsgroup statement here June 4, 1998 smaller font October 28, 1996 The formulation on the original Qur'an contradictions page was: A red star * after the title indicates that a Muslim response to this topic is available or included. I said "available" not

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
christianityislamtheology

Verses very much like it Members Public

The article "Grammatical Errors in the Qur'an", also gives the corrected form of the verses discussed. Taking any of those corrected verses, they are certainly 1. "Like it" -- being only one or two letters different from a Qur'anic verse! What could

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
quranislamQur’anic Contradictions

John Burton and the Mushaf of Muhammad Members Public

Sometimes Muslims make the following appeal: * The famous orientalist John Burton had stated in the conclusions of his book "The Collection of The Quraan": "What we have today in our hands is the Mushaf of Muhammad." ["The Collection of The Quraan", 1979, John Burton,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
quranislamhistory

Should Jews and Christians follow the Bible or the Quran? Members Public

Quran Contradiction: The Quran instructs both Jews and Christians to follow the guidance given to them in the Torah/Law and the Injil/Gospel: But how do they come to you for decision while they have the Taurat (Torah), in which IS the (plain) Decision of Allah; yet even after

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
biblechristianityislam

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
islamquranIslamic Miracle Claims
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