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The Quran’s Mistakes regarding the Biblical Patriarchs One formula that is used in the Scriptures to identify the specific God worshiped by Israel,…

Qur'an Contradiction: Fully Detailed Or Incomplete? E.g., The Statements On Wine The Quran claims to be completely comprehensive in its instructions,…

The Composition of the Quran in Stages And How the Wives of Muhammad Helped Shape the Muslim Scripture Sam Shamoun The Quran asserts that it was…

Islamic Scholarship on the Issue of Incest and Sodomy Dimitrius & Sam Shamoun There are certain teachings found within Islamic tradition and/or…

Muhammad and the Unbelievers: Worshipping the Same or a Different God? More Evidence for the Incoherence and Incompleteness of the Qur’an According…

Qur'an Contradiction: To Intercede or Not To Intercede? That is the Question! The Quran has much to say about intercession on the Day of Judgment. In…

Qur'an Contradiction: Pharaoh's Magicians - Muslims or Rejectors of Faith? The Muslims claim that the Quran is divinely dictated and contains no real…

Qur'an Contradiction: Who Suffers the Consequence of Sins according to the Qur'an? The Qur'an states that a person will only be responsible for…

Islam’s Unjust Punishments Examining the Quran’s Ruling on the Consequence of Premeditated Murder Sam Shamoun The Holy Bible speaks out against the…

Qur'an Contradiction: What about Jonah? The Quran claims that messengers were sent to their own people proclaiming the Message in their native…

Qur'an Contradiction: Messengers Amongst the Jinns and Angels? The Quran claims that Allah sent messengers from among the Jinn and men: "O ye…

Qur'an Incoherence and Contradiction Is Satan an Angel or a Jinn? Analyzing the Quran’s Confusing Statements Sam Shamoun The Quran, in many…

Answering Dr. Jamal Badawi: _Muhammad in the Bible_ Sam Shamoun For centuries Muslim scholars have objected to the Christian notion of the Lordship…

Is Muhammad predicted in the Gospel of John? Sam Shamoun A Muslim sent me the following article via email. It concerns Jesus’ prophecy of the…

Muhammad's False Prophecies Sam Shamoun The Holy Bible gives us a test to determine a true prophet from a false one: > "But a prophet who presumes to…

Muhammad and Miracles Analyzing Muslim Arguments for Muhammad’s Supernatural Feats Sam Shamoun It is the rather explicit teaching of the Quran that…

Muhammad and Poison Sam Shamoun Muhammad is reported to have given the following medicinal advice: > Narrated AbuHurayrah > > Allah's Messenger…

Jews, the Messiah, and the Prophet of Islam Analyzing Another Muslim Dilemma Sam Shamoun Summary This article will develop the following thesis. The…

Muhammad and Idolatry Sam Shamoun A prominent feature of Islam is that most of its rites and practices were adopted from the pagan Arabian rituals of…

Muhammad — The Prophet of Shirk Sam Shamoun In a previous article ([](https://answeringislam.info/Muhammad/Inconsistent/oath_making.htm)) we…

Did the religion of Islam completely eradicate Arab paganism? Sam Shamoun Muslims claim that they are expressly forbidden from joining partners with…

Muhammad's Changing of the Qiblah Sam Shamoun Introduction Throughout Muhammad’s ministry he often tried to appease Jews and Christians in the hope…

Examining Some More Evidence for Muhammad Being Deceived Sam Shamoun In several articles and responses, we have presented the biblical and Islamic…

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Muhammad and the Mosaic Law Sam Shamoun The writing of this article was prompted by the claims of Muslim polemicist Jalal Abualrub and is an integral…

Muhammad and the Meccans: Who Antagonized Whom? Examining Muslims’ Justification for Muhammad’s Atrocities Sam Shamoun INTRODUCTION Oftentimes, when…

Muhammad's Excessive Cruelty Sam Shamoun One of the most vile and cruel acts ever performed by Muhammad was his bloody torture and murder of the men…

The Death of Asma and Abu Afak Examining the Historical Basis for these Murders Sam Shamoun _Introduction_ Muhammad didn’t like people to mock or…

Muhammad's Alleged Night Journey to the Jerusalem Temple Sam Shamoun According to the Quran, Allah allegedly took Muhammad on a journey from the…

Muhammad and the Making of Wills Muhammad purportedly prescribed the making of wills for his followers, but failed to make one himself: Narrated…

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…

‘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…

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…

Muhammad and Aisha Revisited: An Examination of Muhammad’s Marriage to a Prepubescent Girl And Its Moral Implications Sam Shamoun Not only…

Muhammad and Aisha Revisited: Analyzing the Claims of Muslim Polemicists Sam Shamoun We continue our discussion of Muhammad’s marriage to…

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…

Muhammad's ‘divinely appointed’ marriage(s) Zaynab's and Aisha's contradictory accounts Sam Shamoun The Quran refers to Allah wedding Zaynab bint…

Muhammad, Zaid and Zaynab Revisited Examining the Circumstances Surrounding Muhammad’s Marriage to His Adopted Son’s former Spouse Sam Shamoun Even…

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…

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…

Islam and Adultery An Examination of Muhammad’s Marriage Privileges Dimitrius & Sam Shamoun God’s pure Word, the Holy Bible, condemns the coveting of…

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…

Muhammad’s Multiple Marriages A Dawagandist Seeks to Defend the Indefensible Sam Shamoun On February 28, 2008 (YouTube video) Dr. Jamal Badawi…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Muhammad as _Al-Amin_ (the Trustworthy) How His Enemies Really Viewed Him Sam Shamoun A typical argument often made by Muslim polemicists in defense…

How Muhammad’s Contemporaries Really Viewed Him An Analysis of the witness of the Quran concerning The opinions of the Disbelievers regarding the…

Is Muhammad Superior to Angels? Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz Muslims have traditionally taught that Muhammad was chosen above all the sons of Adam and…