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A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question/Claim: > Wives are included on a list of property with farm animals and houses in the…
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: > God warns people in Psalm 146:3 from trusting in a son of man for help. According to…
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: > Christians believe that God inspired the entire Bible, and yet Paul admitted that not…
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: > The New Testament anticipates a Prophet to come, the one like Moses, along with the…
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: > According to the Holy Bible John the Baptist announced the coming of One greater than…
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: > Christians make a big deal over Jesus being called God in several NT passages (cf.…
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: > > > Why are Christians dishonest in the way they translate the Bible? For instance,…
Islam and Monotheism Reassessing Muslim Claims Regarding the Absolute Worship and Unity of Allah Sam Shamoun Muslims often boast that they have the…
The Muslim Criteria For God How the Lord Jesus passes and Allah fails the Islamic Test for Deity Sam Shamoun Introduction Muslims have produced a…
On Serving Others Besides Allah The Hypocrisy and Blasphemy of Islam Sam Shamoun Introduction The Quran makes several assertions concerning the…
On Serving Others Besides Allah The Hypocrisy and Blasphemy of Islam Sam Shamoun In this second section (cf. Part 1) we will examine specific reports…
On Serving Others Besides Allah The Hypocrisy and Blasphemy of Islam Sam Shamoun This is a continuation of our series (Part 1, Part 2) concerning the…
Allah's Guessing Game Is Allah an All-Knowing God? Sam Shamoun Muslims often criticize the biblical portrayal of God. For instance, Muslims take…
Allah's Imperfection and Mutability Sam Shamoun Perfection is a necessary attribute of God since it directly ties in with God being a self-sufficient…
Allah’s Omnipotence and the Incarnation Sam Shamoun The Quran repeatedly asserts that Allah is able to do everything and that he has power over all…
IS ALLAH THE GOD OF BIBLE? Sam Shamoun This study examines the crucial question that needs to be addressed which is whether the God presented in the…
Allah’s Oaths Sam Shamoun The following has been adapted, modified, and enlarged from some of my papers and responses, specifically from these two:…
Allah’s Pride Sam Shamoun One of the names given to Allah in the Quran is "the Most Proud": > He is the One GOD; there is no other god beside Him.…
Allah as a Deceiver Examining Satan’s Accusations Against the Integrity of Allah Sam Shamoun In several articles (1, 2, 3, 4) we have made mention…
Allah – The Greatest Deceiver of them All Sam Shamoun The Quran describes Allah as the best deceiver there is, a liar who is not above using the same…
The (In)Justice of Allah Examined Sam Shamoun The Quran says that Allah will judge everyone righteously, that no soul will ever be dealt with in an…
ALLAH - AN IMMATERIAL ENTITY OR AN INVISIBLE MAN? Sam Shamoun A common point of disagreement between Muslims and Christians is the Christian belief…
Allah: An Exalted Woman? Examining the Issue of Allah’s Veil Sam Shamoun In some of our previous articles (1; 2; 3; see also this article) we looked…
The Annihilation of Allah A Question and Challenge to Salafi Anthropomorphists Sam Shamoun In many places the Quran ascribes certain physical…
Can Allah be seen and did Muhammad see his Lord? Sam Shamoun The Quran suggests that Muhammad saw Allah, that he had a vision in which Allah appeared…
The Uncreatedness of the Quran and the Unity of Allah: A Brief Critique of Islamic Monotheism Sam Shamoun In two earlier articles (1, 2) we already…
The Quran’s many Gods and Lords An Analysis of the Worship given to And Deification of Creatures within the Islamic Text Sam Shamoun Introduction…
Does Yahweh Really Deceive? Sam Shamoun The Quran clearly teaches, both implicitly and explicitly, that Allah is a deceiver, and even brags that he…
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Allah as the Inheritor of Creation More Problems with Islamic Monotheism Sam Shamoun One of the main criticisms which Muslims raise against the Deity…
Plurality in the Old Testament An Examination of God’s Uniplurality in light the Hebrew Bible’s Use of Plurals Sam Shamoun In several articles and…
Plurality in the Old Testament Sam Shamoun We now move into the second part of our discussion where we take a look at specific texts which refer to…
A Look at Isaiah 6 and its Trinitarian Implications Sam Shamoun Isaiah chapter 6 is a passage packed with rich theological truths, providing clear…
The Aaronic Priestly Blessing – A Trinitarian Invocation Sam Shamoun The readers of A-I may well know that we have written many articles seeking to…
The Heavenly Tabernacle: The Dwelling Place of the Triune God Sam Shamoun We read in the Hebrew Scriptures that God commissioned Moses to design a…
Eusebius and the Trinitarian Baptismal Formula Exposing Jamal Badawi’s Desperate Tirade Against the Trinity Sam Shamoun In two previous articles (1,…
The Quran, Allah and Plurality Issues Sam Shamoun The Quran, much like the Holy Bible, uses plural pronouns for God even more so than what we find in…
Quran’s Incoherence and Unintelligibility The Issue of the Quran’s Teaching on Islamic Monotheism Sam Shamoun Surah 112 is one of the most important…
Is Allah really one or only "one of"? Monotheism vs. Eloquence of the Quran Sam Shamoun We read in the Quran regarding Allah’s unity: > Say: 'He is…
Is the Quran An Implicit Endorsement and Continuation of Arab Paganism? Sam Shamoun Historical and cultural Background The Holy Bible clearly…
Jesus Christ in The Bible Sam Shamoun Throughout the centuries, the person of Christ has been one of the most widely debated issues among scholars…
The New Testament on the Worship given to Jesus Its Significance and Implications for the Deity of Christ Sam Shamoun The Holy Scriptures…
"All the Nations will serve Him" An Examination of the Worship Given to the Messiah in the Old Testament Sam Shamoun In the following articles: >…
Jesus And Latreuo Examining The New Testament On Christ Receiving Sacred Service Sam Shamoun Note: This paper is intended to supplement my article on…
Is the Prophet Daniel Worshiped as God? Sam Shamoun In order to undermine the explicit New Testament teaching that Jesus Christ is worshiped as God,…
Jesus As The Way, The Truth, And The Life: An Examination of John 14:6 In Light Of Muslim Claims Sam Shamoun It is not uncommon to find Muslims…
The Sonship of Christ: Eternal or Temporal? Examining Some Key Specific Texts Regarding Jesus’ Relationship to the Father Sam Shamoun The historical…
The Eternal Generation of the Son A Biblical Perspective Sam Shamoun The following article is an extension of our answers to common question series,…
The Lord Jesus: God’s Son and Heir of All Creation Sam Shamoun The Holy Bible teaches that the Father gave the Son all things: > "_All things have…
Lukan Christological Preexistence More Evidence for the Deity of Christ from the Third Gospel Sam Shamoun The purpose of this article is to…