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What the Scholars have to Say I continue ( https://www.samshmnthelogy.net/post/is-god-jesus-the-third-of-three-pt-1 ) with my discussion regarding the Quran’s mistaken understanding of the core doctrines of the Christian faith. The fact is that scholars and apologists have long recognized that the Quran is mistaken when it comes to the beliefs of the historic Christian faith: “In many passages of the Qur’an Muhammad accuses the Christians of being Polytheists, on account of t

What the Scholars have to Say In this part I am going to cite a plethora of references to show that the Quran’s formulation of the core Christian doctrines regarding the Godhead is mistaken, proving that it cannot have originated from God who perfectly knows all things, and would have therefore been able to correctly articulate the belief of Christians. Note what the Quran claims Christians believe: They are unbelievers who say,  ‘God is the Messiah, Mary’s son .’ Say: ‘Who t

In a previous post ( https://www.samshmnthelogy.net/post/al-quran-islam-s-uncreated-savior-mediator )  We saw that traditional Sunni Islam teaches that the Quran is the speech, e.g. word, of Allah, and since it is Allah’s word it is uncreated by nature. Note what Ibn Taymiyyah, the darling of Salafi Islam, wrote in this regard: The Affirmation that the Qur’an is the Speech of Allah The Commentary Then, the author, may Allah have mercy upon him, mentioned the Ayat that proving

Traditional Sunni Muslims, especially those who subscribe to the Athari position, affirm that the Quran is the uncreated speech of Allah which he spoke in a manner suiting his majesty. As such, the Quran is one of his essential attributes that is inseparable from him. In fact, around the ninth century Muslims were actually killing each other over the issue of whether the Quran was created or not. Eventually, the position which stated that the Quran isn’t created since it is o

I continue with my challenges to Jake the so-called Metaphysician:  CHALLENGING MUSLIM METAPHYSICIAN PT. ( https://www.samshmnthelogy.net/post/challenging-muslim-metaphysician-pt-1b ). AL-QURAN: THE ETERNAL LOGOS BECOMES A BOOK! As a Sunni Muslim, Jake is obligated to believe that the Quran is the uncreated speech of Allah ( kalam Allah ) that became a book ( kitab ). The reason being is that speech is one of the attributes ( sifaat ) of Allah, and since Allah’s attributes et

I proceed from where I previously left off: CHALLENGING MUSLIM METAPHYSICIAN PT. 1 ( https://www.samshmnthelogy.net/post/challenging-muslim-metaphysician-pt-1 ) . THE QURAN CONFIRMS THE TRINITY  What makes this all the more ironic, in fact shocking, is that the Islamic “revelation” actually confirms the Trinity, albeit unwittingly. Take, for instance, the very passage that Adnan cited: O People of the Book! Go not beyond the limits in your way of life and say not about God bu

This begins a series of posts to a pseudo-intellectual Muhammadan named Jake who calls himself Muslim “Metaphysician”. I am preparing this material since I am openly challenging him to debate me on the Quran’s view of the Trinity and whether Islamic tauhid is logically consistent.     I begin my series by refuting his assertion that the Quran rejects all forms of Trinitarianism when it warns folks to stop saying that Allah is three or the third of three. The problem with Jake

Ignatius was a disciple of the Apostles and the Bishop of the churches in Antioch, Syria, where believers were first called Christians (cf. Acts 11:26). On his way to being martyred at Rome, this beloved Bishop of the Lord Jesus wrote seven letters to various churches (c. 107-112 AD) in which he affirms the eternal, divine nature of the risen Christ, and his personal distinction from both the Father and the Holy Spirit. The quotes that I am about to share from the writings of

Being A Response to the Misinformation of Muhammadan Polemicists It is becoming quite popular among Islamic dawagandists to claim that the Christians of the first four centuries did not worship the Holy Spirit as God, since this was something only agreed upon in the year 381 AD at the council of Constantinople. This was supposedly the time when the church officially decided to make or declare that the Holy Spirit is God, the third Person of the Trinity, and therefore co-equal

The current post has been adapted and modified from the following article:   What the Early Church Believed: Sabbath or Sunday? . All emphasis shall be mine. The following quotations show that the first Christians understood that Sunday became the Lord’s Day as a result of Christ’s resurrection, and therefore replaced the Sabbath. This is why believers gathered for worship on first day of the week. The Didache Chapter 14. Christian Assembly on the Lord’s Day But every Lord’s

In this post I will cite from some of the church fathers and apologists of the first four hundred years in relation to their view of Torah keeping, especially in regards to Jewish Christians who continued to observe the Mosaic Law. All emphasis mine. IGNATIUS Chapter 8. Caution against false doctrines Be not deceived with  strange doctrines , nor with old fables, which are unprofitable. For if we still live according to the  Jewish law , we acknowledge that we have not receiv

The Quran As A Model For the Incarnation and Hypostatic Union  I continue my discussion regarding how to use the Sunni view of the Quran as a model for the Incarnation and Hypostatic Union of the Lord Jesus ( https://answeringislam.info/authors/shamoun/inlibration1.html ) . Introduction The following is one of the chief verses that Muslims often bring up against the Deity of the Lord Jesus: “But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven,

Muhammad believed that virtually everything had consciousness. For instance, he thought there was a primal womb that spoke with Allah: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “Allah created the creations, and when He finished from His creations,  Ar-Rahm, i.e., WOMB, SAID , ‘(O Allah) at this place I seek refuge with You from all those who sever me (i.e. sever the ties of Kith and kin).’ Allah said, ‘Yes, won’t you be pleased that I will keep good relations with the one who w

A SQUEAKY THRONE, AN ANCIENT WHALE AND HEAVENLY GOATS In this post I will be citing specific extracts from an important and valuable work on Islamic “history” by Ibn Kathir titled Al-Bidayah wa-Nihayah (“The Beginning and the End”). The excerpts will give the readers an idea of how unbelievable, incoherent, and just plain silly the Islamic view of reality is. I begin by quoting what Ibn Kathir claims in regards to Allah’s whereabouts prior to the creation of the heavens and e

Muslims often boast that Islam has no savior figure and no go-between man who brings people closer to Allah. They argue that Islam teaches that there is need for a middleman to try and bridge the chasm between God and man, in stark contrast to Christianity which emphasizes the centrality and necessity of the vicarious death and mediatorial work of the Lord Jesus for salvation.  However, nothing could be farther from the truth since, contrary to this oft-repeated assertion, Is

ANOTHER ISLAMIC DILEMMA I continue from where I left off ( INVOCATION AND WORSHIP PT. 2 : https://www.samshmnthelogy.net/post/invocation-and-worship-pt-1-the-islamic-dilemma-pt-1) by showing how Muhammad turned himself into an object of worship according to his own criterion . According to certain allegedly sound hadiths, Muhammad permitted his followers to invoke him in their prayers, a practice which continued long after his death. For instance, Muhammad instructed a blin

ANOTHER ISLAMIC DILEMMA The Quran is explicitly clear that invoking/calling on/praying to other beings, especially those who are dead, is a means of worship, and therefore a blatant act of the sin of associating partners with Allah ( shirk ): Say: I am forbidden to worship (abuda) those on whom   ye call (tad’oona) instead of Allah . Say: I will not follow your desires, for then should I go astray and I should not be of the rightly guided. S. 6:56 Pickthall I shall withdraw f

Muslims boast that Islam is the strictest, purest form of monotheism, even more so than Christianity and perhaps Judaism. However, what these same Muslims do not care to share or perhaps are unaware that according to the Quran and supposed authentic hadiths, Allah is a deity who actually prays, worships and even intercedes like creatures do! In this post I am going to present some of the evidence which portrays Allah as a worshipful deity. ALLAH PRAYS/WORSHIPS ALONG WITH CREA

An Unbiblical Tradition or Biblical Truth? God’s Word expressly condemns the practice of making idols or images of any creature for the express purpose of worshiping it as a god/goddess: “Now God spoke all these words, saying: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.   You shall not make for yourself any graven idol, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in

In this post I respond to some of the typical objections raised against specific Marian doctrines such as Mary’s perpetual virginity, immaculate conception of sinlessness, and mediation. Unless noted otherwise, scriptural citations will be from the New American Standard Bible (NASB).    BROTHERS/SISTERS AS A SYNONYM FOR RELATIVES Here are cases where the words for brothers and sisters are paralleled with or synonymous to cousins/relatives: “Jesus went out from there and came