theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
Muhammad’s Inspiration and Eloquence versus Allah’s Aseity Paid Members Public
More problems for Islamic Theology Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun Introduction One of the chief criticisms which Muslims raise against the Holy Bible is its use of anthropomorphic descriptions of God. Muslims object to the Bible writers describing God as “resting,” needing to be “refreshed,” being aroused from “sleep” etc., since
Allah – The All Guessing and Hopeful One Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun It is time to again to take a look at what the Quran really says about the nature of Allah, specifically his knowledge. In the following articles and blog post, Allah's Guessing Game: Is Allah an All-Knowing God? Allah Repenting and Changing His Mind Sam Shamoun
Quran Contradiction: Does Allah Forgive All Sins Or Not? Paid Members Public
Quran Contradiction Does Allah Forgive All Sins or Doesn’t He? Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz The Quran says that Allah forgives all the sins committed by his slaves. Say: “O 'Ibadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the
Revisiting the Quran’s gross errors concerning Christian theology Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In some of our previous articles and rebuttals (1, 2, 3, 4), we examined the Quran’s assertion that Christians are infidels for believing that Allah is the Messiah Jesus, the son of Mary (cf. Q. 5:17, 72). We argued that the statement that Allah, or God,
The Arabic Bible – Islam’s Friend or Foe? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The pagan origins of the Islamic god It is no secret to those who have studied the history and origins of Islam that Muhammad was born to a pagan tribe who worshiped a host of gods and goddesses, the chief of whom was Allah. For example, the hadith
The Seven Ahruf and Multiple Qiraat – A Quranic Perspective Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In this earlier article, we took a look at the assertion of some of the ahadith that the Quran was “revealed” to Muhammad in seven ahruf, and saw some of the major chaos and problems that this created for the Muslim community. We cited sources showing that the
None Can Feel Safe From Allah’s Schemes Paid Members Public
How the deceptive and capricious nature of Muhammad’s deity Caused Abu Bakr to despair for his salvation Sam Shamoun Abu Bakr wasn’t only Muhammad’s best friend and father-in-law, he was also Islam’s first caliph or leader and one of the greatest Muslims that ever lived. He
The Incredulous and Absurd Teachings of Muhammad Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue with our analysis of the Hadith literature. RUNNING STONES AND TALKING TREES Muhammad erroneously believed that inanimate objects could actually speak and feel, and do other things like humans do: “Narrated Abdullah bin Umar: Allah’s messenger said, ‘You (i.e. Muslims) will fight against the