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Analysis of Muhammad3,489 words17 min
Muhammad's Alleged Night Journey to the Jerusalem Temple Sam Shamoun According to the Quran, Allah allegedly took Muhammad on a journey from the…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad4,901 words25 min
Muhammad and the Making of Wills Muhammad purportedly prescribed the making of wills for his followers, but failed to make one himself: Narrated…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad6,440 words32 min
Ishmael is not the Father of Muhammad Sam Shamoun According to the Holy Bible Ishmael settled in Paran and married an Egyptian from whom he had…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad3,702 words19 min
‘Ishmael Is Not the Father Of Muhammad’ Revisited Sam Shamoun In my original paper, I set out to demonstrate that Ishmael was not the ancestor of…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad6,407 words32 min
Zaid, Zaynab and Muhammad Sam Shamoun The issue of Muhammad marrying his adopted son’s divorcee has already been discussed in several places on our…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad11,779 words59 min
Muhammad and Aisha Revisited: An Examination of Muhammad’s Marriage to a Prepubescent Girl And Its Moral Implications Sam Shamoun Not only…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad11,740 words59 min
Muhammad and Aisha Revisited: Analyzing the Claims of Muslim Polemicists Sam Shamoun We continue our discussion of Muhammad’s marriage to…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad3,421 words17 min
The Marriage of Umar ibn Khattab and Umm Kulthum A Case Study Sam Shamoun We proceed with our analysis of the typical arguments used by Muslims in…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad1,524 words8 min
Muhammad's ‘divinely appointed’ marriage(s) Zaynab's and Aisha's contradictory accounts Sam Shamoun The Quran refers to Allah wedding Zaynab bint…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad7,563 words38 min
Muhammad, Zaid and Zaynab Revisited Examining the Circumstances Surrounding Muhammad’s Marriage to His Adopted Son’s former Spouse Sam Shamoun Even…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad6,842 words34 min
Muhammad and His Wives Analyzing His Treatment of Sauda Bint Zamah Sam Shamoun The Quran allows for the mistreatment of wives: > And if a woman fears…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad5,907 words30 min
Mary, Muhammad's Concubine Sam Shamoun It has become quite popular for Muslims to slander Ali Sina, the founder of www.faithfreedom.org, by accusing…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad1,671 words8 min
Islam and Adultery An Examination of Muhammad’s Marriage Privileges Dimitrius & Sam Shamoun God’s pure Word, the Holy Bible, condemns the coveting of…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad2,665 words13 min
Muhammad’s Multiplicity of Marriages Sam Shamoun The Quran limits the number of wives that a Muslim can have to four: > If ye fear that ye shall not…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad6,881 words34 min
Muhammad’s Multiple Marriages A Dawagandist Seeks to Defend the Indefensible Sam Shamoun On February 28, 2008 (YouTube video) Dr. Jamal Badawi…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad6,125 words31 min
Never Shall He Be Satisfied Responding to one Muslim Polemicist’s Defense of Muhammad’s Multiple Marriages Sam Shamoun In a recent lecture given on…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad8,995 words45 min
Muhammad and the treatment of wives Sam Shamoun The Quran sanctions polygyny under the condition that a person treats all of his wives fairly: > O…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad1,545 words8 min
Muhammad and the Seal of Prophethood A Sign or A Physical Deformity? Sam Shamoun The Quran says that Muhammad is the seal of the prophets: > Muhammad…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad5,598 words28 min
Is Muhammad the Last Prophet? Sam Shamoun The Quran claims that Muhammad is the seal or the last of the prophets: > Muhammad is not the father of any…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad4,424 words22 min
Muhammad as _Al-Amin_ (the Trustworthy) How His Enemies Really Viewed Him Sam Shamoun A typical argument often made by Muslim polemicists in defense…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad1,311 words7 min
How Muhammad’s Contemporaries Really Viewed Him An Analysis of the witness of the Quran concerning The opinions of the Disbelievers regarding the…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad4,524 words23 min
Is Muhammad Superior to Angels? Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz Muslims have traditionally taught that Muhammad was chosen above all the sons of Adam and…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad6,114 words31 min
Muhammad as the Mediator of Redemption and Forgiveness How Islamic Religion Turned Muslims into Idolaters and Necromancers Sam Shamoun According to…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad4,857 words24 min
To Read or Recite? That is the Question! Was Muhammad Really Illiterate? Sam Shamoun The vast majority of Muslims have been taught to believe that…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadHadith Literature2,043 words10 min
Will Muslims Enter Hell? An Analysis of the Conflicting Hadith Reports Sam Shamoun This is intended as a supplement to the following discussion and…
Category: hadith-literatureHadith Literature3,456 words17 min
Hadith Cosmology Sam Shamoun In response to my rebuttal to Shabir Ally's citation of Maurice Bucaille , Muslim Kalis Finest wrote: Answer to…
Category: hadith-literatureHadith Literature4,951 words25 min
Muhammad and his Donkey: The Amazing Fables of Islam Dimitrius & Sam Shamoun Many have heard of Aesop’s fables, but not many have heard of Islam’s…
Category: hadith-literatureHadith Literature2,861 words14 min
Talking Beasts and Insects: Revisiting the Amazing Fables of Islam Sam Shamoun Previously, we had discussed some fantastic fables and myths of Islam.…
Category: hadith-literatureHadith Literature4,336 words22 min
Islam and the Magical World of Genies and Dragons Sam Shamoun The Quran says that there are certain creatures called jinn whom Allah created from…
Category: hadith-literatureHadith Literature1,397 words7 min
The Thunder and the Moon Examples of "Islamic Science" Fiction Sam Shamoun Is the Thunder an Angel? The Quran says that thunder glorifies Allah: >…
Category: hadith-literaturePolemical Issues7,519 words38 min
_ Abraham and the Child of Sacrifice - Isaac or Ishmael? _ Sam Shamoun Jews, Christians and Muslims agree; Abraham, the friend of God, is an example…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues11,419 words57 min
Did the Meccans Worship Yahweh God? Revisiting the Issue of the Ishmaelites and the worship of the true God Sam Shamoun It is asserted by Muslims…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues13,307 words67 min
Is "the Holy Spirit" Only Another Name for the Angel Gabriel? Sam Shamoun It is a common Muslim belief that "the Holy Spirit" is just another name…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues8,500 words43 min
The Apostles of Christ: Messengers of God or Mere Disciples? Sam Shamoun According to certain Muslim expositors, there is a story in the Quran that…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues3,637 words18 min
The Quran Affirms: Paul Passed On The True Gospel of Christ Sam Shamoun It may come as a surprise to some to hear that the Quran implicitly affirms…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues7,217 words36 min
Meeting the Quranic Challenge How Muhammad’s Sunna Trumps Allah’s Book Sam Shamoun According to Sunni Muslims (as well as the Shiites) Muhammad’s…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues6,285 words31 min
Islam and the Sins of the Prophets Sam Shamoun Muslims often attack the Holy Bible due to its negative portrayal of the prophets. Muslims claim that…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues2,927 words15 min
Adam and Eve: The First of the Polytheists and Associators? Sam Shamoun In a previous article (Islam and the Sins of the Prophets) we set out to show…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues2,098 words10 min
Sunni Islam’s Real Shahadah Sam Shamoun One of the essential pillars of Sunni Islam is the _Shahadah_ (Testimony, Witness), otherwise known as the…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues2,586 words13 min
Islam’s Doctrine of Substitutionary Atonement And the Ransoming of Sinners Sam Shamoun The heart and soul of Christianity is the death and…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues1,607 words8 min
Islam and The Nursing of Adults Sam Shamoun The ahadith record how Muhammad permitted a rather shameful practice. Muhammad permitted women to nurse…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues2,815 words14 min
Cross Dressing and Islam: An examination of Muhammad’s Dress Code Dimitrius & Sam Shamoun The Holy Bible clearly condemns cross-dressing, i.e. man…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues7,337 words37 min
Exposing Some More of the Moral Problems of Islam: The Quran’s Confused Stance on Sexual Ethics Sam Shamoun Some Muslims have attacked the Bible with…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues5,300 words27 min
Islam And Wine Consumption Examining Muslim Arguments against The Bible in light of Islam’s Gradual Prohibition of Wine Consumption Sam Shamoun…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues3,111 words16 min
The Quran’s Use of Filial Terms A Critique of Muslim Arguments against Jesus being the Son of God Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz The Holy Bible often…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues1,491 words7 min
Jewish and Christian Converts to Islam Some Questions for Muslims to Ponder Sam Shamoun Christians are often asked why do they not observe specific…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues3,651 words18 min
Allah and Nudity Addressing a Typical Muslim Polemic Sam Shamoun Muslims like to bring up passages from the Holy Bible which they feel are indecent…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues319 words2 min
OPEN CHALLENGE TO SHABIR ALLY Recently I was contacted by a Christian regarding the possibility of debating Shabir Ally. The Christian informed me…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues1,437 words7 min
Responses to Nadir Ahmed _Most recent additions on this page_ Reflections by David Wood on his debate with Nadir Ahmed: Nadir Ahmed: Taqiyya…
Category: polemical-issuesPolemical Issues8,364 words42 min
Jalal Abualrub Challenges Sam Shamoun to Debate On this page, we will document the full correspondence associated with Mr. Abualrub's debate…
Category: polemical-issues