ANSWERING ISLAM .ORG BY APOLOGIST SAM SHAMOUN

 

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Articles by Sam Shamoun

Off-site video links and blog

• Paltalk lectures posted on YouTube
• ABN Broadcasting series "Jesus or Muhammad?"
• The Islamic Dilemma Series
• Refutation of Yusuf Estes’ article “Jesus Test”: Part 1, Part 2
• Does Acts 2:22 Refute Jesus’ Deity?

• Sam Shamoun’s personal Youtube Channel
• Sam Shamoun’s personal blog with additional articles

Answers to Common Questions and Claims by Muslims

• Is The Holy Spirit Jesus' God As Well?
• Did Christ's Sacrifice Appease the Father or the entire Godhead? [Part A]
• Did Christ's Sacrifice Appease the Father or the entire Godhead? [Part B]
• Did Christ's Sacrifice Appease the Father or the entire Godhead? [Part C]
• Does the fact that the Bible distinguishes Jesus from God disprove his Deity?
• Jesus' Rule and the Father's Authority
• Jesus Forgiving Sins And The Lord's Prayer
• Was Jesus’ Mission Universal in Scope?

Short summary articles

• Jesus Christ – The Absolutely and Essentially Good God

Turning the Tables

• Turning the Tables Pt. 1a
• Turning the Tables Pt. 1b
• Turning the Tables Pt. 1c
• Turning the Tables Pt. 2

Christological Issues

• An Articulation of the Incarnation
• The Messiah Our Righteousness Has Come!
• Jesus Christ – God’s Salvation Has Come!
• Refuting Islam’s Favorite Rabbi Pt. 1a
• Refuting Islam’s Favorite Rabbi Pt. 1b
• Islam’s Bad News versus the Good News of Jesus Christ Pt. 1
• Islam’s Bad News versus the Good News of Jesus Christ Pt. 2
• Our Great God and Savior Jesus Christ!
• Our Great God and Savior Chart
• Jesus Saves Exactly the Way God Saves
• The Eternally Praised God
• Worshiping the Lord Jesus as Jehovah God Almighty
• The One Worthy of All Praise and Honor Pt. 1
• The One Worthy of All Praise and Glory Pt. 2
• Worshiping Jesus as God: The Issue of David Pt. 1
• Worshiping Jesus as God: The Issue of David Pt. 2
• Do Not Tempt the Lord Jesus 1
• Do Not Tempt the Lord Jesus 2
• Do Not Tempt the Lord Jesus 3a
• Do Not Tempt the Lord Jesus 3b
• Do Not Tempt the Lord Jesus 3c
• Do Not Tempt the Lord Jesus 4
• Worshiping Jesus as God Pt. 1
• Worshiping Jesus as God Pt. 2
• Even the Demons Know that Jesus is God Incarnate and Tremble! Pt. 1
• Even the Demons Know that Jesus is God Incarnate and Tremble! Pt. 2
• A Response to Bart Ehrman Pt. 1
• A Response to Bart Ehrman Pt. 2
• OT Appearances of Christ as the Angel of God
• Is Jesus God’s Servant or Son? Pt. 1
• Is Jesus God’s Servant or Son? Pt. 2
• Is Jesus God’s Servant or Son? Pt. 3
• Is Jesus God’s Servant or Son? Pt. 4
• Is Jesus God’s Servant or Son? Pt. 5
• Is Jesus God’s Servant or Son? Pt. 6
• Is Jesus God’s Servant or Son? Addendum A
• Is Jesus God’s Servant or Son? Addendum B
• The Deity of Christ and the New World Translation Pt. 1
• The Deity of Christ and the New World Translation Pt. 2
• Seeing the unseen God Pt. 1
• Seeing the unseen God Pt. 2
• Whose Seed Shall the Messiah See?
• Jesus Christ – the Savior of the World
• Who Are The People That Christ Saves From Their Sins?
• Jesus Christ – The Son Who Voluntarily Chose to Die for Humanity
• Jesus Christ – The Eternal Word Become Flesh
• Who did Abraham See?
• A Scholar's Biblical Summation of the Deity of Christ
• John MacArthur’s Exposition of our Lord’s Use of Psalm 110:1
• Jesus Christ – The Omniscient Son of God
• Revisiting Christ’s Ignorance of the Day or Hour
• The Incomprehensible and Omniscient Son of God
• Christ - He Who is Above All
• Jesus Christ – The Divine King of Creation
• Christ As The God Who Knows The Day of His Coming
• Jesus Christ – YHWH Ha Adon Incarnate!
• Jesus Christ - The Divine Lord of Glory [Part 1]
• Jesus Christ - The Divine Lord of Glory [Part 2]
• Isaiah and the Glory of the Preincarnate Christ
• Jesus The Divine Son - A Markan Perspective [Part 1]
• Jesus The Divine Son - A Markan Perspective [Part 2]
• Jesus is as old as God! [Part 1]
• Jesus is as old as God! [Part 2]
• Jesus is as old as God! [Part 3]
• Jesus – The Shema’s One Lord [Part 1]
• Jesus – The Shema’s One Lord [Part 2]
• Jesus – The Shema’s One Lord [Addendum]
• Jesus Superior To The Heavenly Host [Part 1]
• Jesus Superior To The Heavenly Host [Part 2]
• Jesus Superior To The Heavenly Host [Appendix A]
• Jesus Superior To The Heavenly Host [Appendix B]
• The Use of Exclusive Language and the Deity of Christ [Part 1]
• The Use of Exclusive Language and the Deity of Christ [Part 2]
• Jesus' Claims to being the Messiah are claims to Deity
• The Messiah Most High Pt. 1a
• The Messiah Most High Pt. 1b
• The Messiah Most High Pt. 2a
• The Messiah Most High Pt. 2b
• The Messiah on Yahweh’s Throne Pt. 1
• The Messiah on Yahweh’s Throne Pt. 2
• The Messiah on Yahweh’s Throne – Addendum
• The OT On The Messiah Rising On The Third Day [Part 1]
• The OT On The Messiah Rising On The Third Day [Part 2]
• The OT On The Messiah Rising On The Third Day [Part 3]
• The OT On The Messiah Rising On The Third Day [Part 4]
• The Divine Messiah Revisited Pt. 1
• The Divine Messiah Revisited Pt. 2
• The Divine Messiah Revisited Pt. 3a
• The Divine Messiah Revisited Pt. 3b
• Jesus as the First Creature and the Irrationality of Arianism
• Jesus Meets the Criteria for Deity
• Jesus Meets the Criteria for Deity -- Addendum
• Jesus' Deity in light of the Psalms
• Trusting in Yahweh’s Divine Royal Son [Part 1]
• Trusting in Yahweh’s Divine Royal Son [Part 2]
• Christ – Our Hope and Trust
• Christ as the Divine Amen
• Appearances of Christ in Daniel
• Daniel's Son of Man as the Messiah
• The Christology of Luke
• More Hints from Luke’s Gospel to Christ’s Divine Identity
• Patristic Evidence for Luke 23:34
• Carmen Christi: Worshiping Christ as God
• Revisiting the Deity of Christ in Light of the Carmen Christi Pt. 1
• Revisiting the Deity of Christ in Light of the Carmen Christi Pt. 2
• Jesus’ Post-Resurrection Status and Equality with God the Father
• Jesus who is over all, God blessed forever! (Romans 9:5) [Part 1]
• Jesus who is over all, God blessed forever! (Romans 9:5) [Part 2]
• More Proof That Jesus Is Absolutely Good and Holy
• Even More Proof That Jesus Is Absolutely Good And Therefore Absolutely Divine!
• God Alone is Good
• God Alone is Good Pt. 2
• He Who Comes – Even More Proof for the Deity of Christ
• More Proof That Paul Thought That Jesus Is God
• What did the Apostle Peter really believe about Jesus?
• Jewish Christology [Part 1]
• Jewish Christology [Part 2]
• Jewish Christology [Part 3]
• Scholars on the Christology of James and Jude
• The First Christians As The Slaves of Jesus
• More Evidence that Jesus and His Disciples Did Not Teach Islam
• Examining John 1:1 In Light of Jehovah Witness Doctrine
• Jesus as the Great I AM
• Jesus as the Great I AM Excursus
• The Early Church Fathers On John 8:58
• Jesus and Yahweh's Name
• More on Jesus as the Bearer of the Divine Name
• Yahweh Becomes Jesus
• Yahweh Our Kinsman-Redeemer Has Come
• Yahweh Our Sin-Bearer
• Jesus as the Glory of Yahweh
• The Lord Jesus Christ – The Divine Recipient of Worship
• The Incomprehensible Nature of God and his Son
• The incomprehensible Son of God and sovereign Lord of all creation
• Is Jesus Christ the Archangel Michael?
• The Inter-Testamental Jewish Literature and the Deity of the Lord Jesus
• The Inter-Testamental Jewish Literature and the Deity of the Lord Jesus [Part 2]
• The Inter-Testamental Jewish Literature and the Deity of the Lord Jesus [Part 3]
• The Glorious Splendor and Majesty of King Messiah Pt. 1
• The Glorious Splendor and Majesty of King Messiah Pt. 2
• The Glorious Splendor and Majesty of King Messiah Pt. 3
• The Glory and Splendor of King Messiah – Addendum
• The Coming of Israel’s Divine Shepherd King Pt. 1a
• The Coming of Israel’s Divine Shepherd King Pt. 1b
• The Coming of Israel’s Divine Shepherd King Pt. 2a
• The Coming of Israel’s Divine Shepherd King Pt. 2b
• The arrival of Israel’s Good Shepherd
• The Chief Shepherd of the Flock
• The Messiah in Jewish Traditions [Part 1]
• The Messiah in Jewish Traditions [Part 2]
• The Messiah in Jewish Traditions [Part 3]
• The Messiah in Jewish Traditions [Part 3 Appendix]
• The God who reigns forever: More prophetic hints to the Deity of the Messiah
• Jesus – The Faithful Witness in the Skies [Part 1]
• Jesus – The Faithful Witness in the Skies [Part 2]
• A Muslim's Objections To The Trinity
• What is God’s Will for Man According to Christ?
• Jesus’ Deity from an Islamic Perspective – Pt. 1
• Jesus’ Deity from an Islamic Perspective – Pt. 2
• Examining the Deity of Christ in light of his absolute moral perfection
• Jesus' Divine Claims in light of Islamic Monotheism
• The Worship of Jesus in Light of Islamic Theology
• Islam Agrees – Jesus Has No Beginning!
• On Jesus’ Similitude with Adam
• Is Jesus Really Like Adam After All?
• More on Islamic theology and Jesus' Divine Claims
• The Deity of Christ and the Challenge of the Quran
• Jesus - An Essential Pillar of Islamic Monotheism
• Islam Testifies That Jesus Is Better Than Muhammad [Part 1]
• Islam Testifies That Jesus Is Better Than Muhammad [Part 2]
• Jesus Trumps Muhammad Again! [Part 1]
• Jesus Trumps Muhammad Again! [Part 2]
• More evidence that Jesus is infinitely better and greater than Muhammad
• The Quran Agrees: Jesus is the Chosen Seed of Abraham
• The Quran Agrees – Jesus is the Judge of the Earth
• More Proof from the Quran that Jesus is God! Pt. 1
• More Proof from the Quran that Jesus is God! Pt. 2
• More Proof from the Quran that Jesus is God! Pt. 3
• The Quran's Implicit Witness to Jesus being the Divine Lord
• Christ – The Life-Giver
• Jesus Christ – The Eternal Refuge of Believers
• The Messiah Jesus – More Than Human
• Jesus is Equal to Allah and Better than Muhammad!
• Jesus is Equal to Allah and Better Than Muhammad Pt. 2
• More Islamic Evidence that Jesus is like Allah

Theological Issues

• How Unitarian Logic Proves the Father Cannot be God
• Elohim and the Trinity
• Biblical Monotheism Examined
• The OT Witness to the Divine Personhood of the Spirit
• The Issue of God Praying According to the 3 Abrahamic Faiths
• How the Hebrew Bible Falsifies Islam [Part 1]
• How the Hebrew Bible Falsifies Islam [Part 2]
• Does God Command Men To Avoid Women In Order To Be Saved?
• Did Muhammad Know Yahweh? Pt. 1
• Did Muhammad Know Yahweh? Pt. 2
• Did Muhammad Know Yahweh? Pt. 3
• Allah of the Arabic Bible versus the Ilah of Islam
• Who really is Muhammad’s Allah?
• The Identity of the pre-Islamic Allah [Part 1]
• The Identity of the pre-Islamic Allah at Mecca [Part 2]
• The Identity of the pre-Islamic Allah at Mecca [Part 3]
• The Identity of the pre-Islamic Allah at Mecca [Addendum]
• Responding to a Muslim Apologist's Critique of the Trinity, Divine Love, and God as the Greatest Conceivable Being
• The Old Testament on Vicarious Sacrifices
• Salvation According to Christianity and Islam
• How Were the Ninevites Really Saved?
• Atonement in Luke-Acts – One Scholar’s Perspective
• The Message of Salvation according to Luke-Acts Pt. 1
• The Message of Salvation according to Luke-Acts Pt. 2
• The Creation and Purpose of Hell Pt. 1
• The Creation and Purpose of Hell Pt. 2
• Exegesis of Matthew 25:41
• The Old Testament on God Becoming a Man
• The Gods of Israel have come down to save!
• The Trinity in Isaiah [Part 1]
• The Trinity in Isaiah [Part 2]
• The OT Prophets Testify that the Messiah is Equal to God the Father [Part 1]
• The OT Prophets Testify that the Messiah is Equal to God the Father [Part 2]
• Binitarianism in the Book of Isaiah
• The Binitarian Nature of the Shema [Part 1]
• The Binitarian Nature of the Shema [Part 2]
• The Binitarian Nature of the Shema [Part 3]
• The Binitarian Nature of the Shema [Part 4]
• The Binitarian Nature of the Shema [Part 5]
• The Binitarian Nature of the Shema [Part 6]
• The Binitarian Nature of the Shema [Part 7]
• The Binitarian Nature of the Shema [Appendix A]
• The Christianization of the OT Shema
• Unveiling the Identity of the Only True God [Part 1]
• Unveiling the Identity of the Only True God [Part 2]
• Unveiling the Identity of the Only True God [Addendum]
• The Early Church on Genesis 19:24
• The Early Church on the Trinity and Deity of Christ
• Early Jewish Monotheism and Divine Plurality [Part 1]
• Early Jewish Monotheism and Divine Plurality [Part 2]
• Is the Father God?
• Revisiting the Quran's Gross Error on Christian Doctrine
• Examining Islam's Teaching that Allah Prays and Worships
• More proof that Allah worships like his creatures do
• Satan on Allah's throne
• Allah – the creator of all things?
• The Issue of Inheritance and Allah's Aseity
• The Problems with the Islamic Shahadah
• The Quran As A Divine Conscious Being
• Kabah - Islam's Great Idol [Part 1]
• Kabah - Islam's Great Idol [Part 2]
• Allah - The All Guessing and Hopeful One
• Allah - The Not So Sufficient One
• Muhammad’s Inspiration and Eloquence versus the Aseity of Allah [Part 1]
• Muhammad’s Inspiration and Eloquence versus the Aseity of Allah [Part 2]
• Allah - The Great Misleader
• Allah As The Best Mushrik Of Them All [Part 1]
• Allah As The Best Mushrik Of Them All [Part 2]
• More of Muhammad's Violation of Islamic Monotheism
• At the Service of Allah and his Associate
• The Angel Gabriel – Allah’s Other Divine Partner
• Is Gabriel really the Holy Spirit?
• More Merciful than the Most Merciful?
• Allah's Need For Atonement
• Does Allah Forget Or Not?

Biblical Issues

• Does the Holy Bible Call Itself the Holy Bible?
• Does the Holy Bible claim to be the inspired Word of God?
• The Epistle of 2 Peter Pt. 1
• The Epistle of 2 Peter Pt. 2
• The Epistle of 2 Peter Pt. 3
• Are The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? [Part 1]
• Are The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? [Part 2]
• Are The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? [Part 3]
• Are The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? [Part 4]
• Are the Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? [Appendix]
• A Conservative Christian's Evaluation of John’s Gospel
• Revisiting the Issue of the Age for Marriage

Quranic Issues

• Praying Not to Be Jewish or Christian
• How Satan Trumped Allah and his "Messenger"
• The Quran Confirms the Trinity! Pt. 1
• The Quran Confirms the Trinity! Pt. 2
• The Quran Confirms the Trinity! Pt. 3a
• The Quran Confirms the Trinity! Pt. 3b
• Let the Study Quran Speak! Pt. 1
• Let the Study Quran Speak! Pt. 1b
• Let the Study Quran Speak! Pt. 2
• The Quran As A Model For the Incarnation and Hypostatic Union Pt. 1
• The Word of God Issue Settled Indeed! Pt. 1
• The Gods of Islam Unveiled
• Does the Quran really deny that a person can bear the sins of another? Pt. 1
• Does the Quran really deny that a person can bear the sins of another? Pt. 2
• How the Quran Fails the Muslim "Falsification Test"
• The incorruptibility of Allah’s words and the charge of Biblical corruption
• A Christian Scholar Chimes In On The Islamic View Of Biblical Corruption
• The Incomplete and Imperfect Quran
• The Compilation and Textual Veracity of the Quran
• Challenge to the Muslims Concerning the Quran [Part 1]
• Challenge to the Muslims Concerning the Quran [Part 2]
• Challenge to the Muslims Concerning the Quran [Part 3]
• Challenge to the Muslims Concerning the Quran [Excursus]
• The Irreparable Loss of Much of the Quran
• The Quran Testifies To Its Own Textual Corruption
• The Seven Ahruf and Multiple Qiraat – A Quranic Perspective
• "Kill those who Associate Partners (Mushrikun) Wherever You Find Them!"
• Tauhid versus I’jaz al-Quran
• The Flat Earth Quran
• Allah’s Violation of His Own Teachings Pt. 1
• Allah’s Violations of His Own Teachings Pt. 2
• Quran Blunder: An Inspired Apocryphal Fable?
• Quran Inconsistency: Does Allah sanction and permit lust or not?
• Quran Error on ANGELS Appearing as Honored GUEST
• Quran Error: Were the Disciples Muslims? [Part 1]
• Quran Error: Were the Disciples Muslims? [Part 2]
• Quran Difficulty: Is Allah the only ruler?
• Quran Contradiction: Does Allah Forgive All Sins Or Not?
• Another Quran Contradiction: Whom does Satan intend to tempt?
• To Burn or not to Burn? That is the Question!
• Quran on Fearing Allah and the Wombs
• Quran on Moses as the Most High
• How Many Lords Do Muslims Really Have?
• Pharaoh - Another Lord and King Besides Allah
• The Quran on the Preservation of Pharaoh’s Body
• Revisiting Allah’s Cosmology

Analysis of Muhammad

• Obsessive Muslim Behavior and Devotion to Muhammad
• Allah and Muhammad: Will the Real Servant Please Stand Up! Pt. 1
• Allah and Muhammad: Will the Real Servant Please Stand Up! Pt. 2
• Allah and Muhammad: Will the Real Servant Please Stand Up! Pt. 3
• The Prophet of Terror and Mayhem Pt. 1
• The Prophet of Terror and Mayhem Pt. 2
• The Prophet of Terror and Mayhem Pt. 3
• The Prophets and their bodies
• Unveiling Allah’s Adviser and Counselor
• Did Muhammad Teach that Women are Stupid and Inferior to Men?
• Did Muhammad Permit Women to be Beaten and Mistreated?
• Here Comes The Blondes!
• Muhammad’s Marriage to a Prepubescent Minor
• Revisiting the Age of Aisha
• Muhammad and Wife Beating Pt. 1
• Muhammad and Wife Beating Pt. 2
• Muhammad and Wife Beating Pt. 3
• Muhammad and Wife Beating Postscript
• Evidence that Muhammad was a Sinful Transgressor
• Bart D. Ehrman Proves Muhammad is a false prophet Pt. 1
• Bart D. Ehrman Proves Muhammad is a false prophet Pt. 2a
• Bart D. Ehrman Proves Muhammad is a false prophet Pt. 2b
• More of Muhammad’s Inconsistencies
• Even More Proof that Muhammad Affirmed the Holy Bible
• How Muhammad’s Sunna Trumps The Quran Once Again!
• Muhammad or Abraham? — How Muhammad’s Sunna Trumps the Quran Once Again!
• The true religion and guidance of Abraham
• Is Muhammad Prophesied in the Song of Solomon? Pt. 1
• Is Muhammad Prophesied in the Song of Solomon? Pt. 2
• A Muslim Scholar Admits That There Is No Salvation Apart From Muhammad!
• Islam's Divine Savior Revealed [Part 1]
• Islam's Divine Savior Revealed [Part 2]
• Islam’s Other god – The Muslim Deification of Muhammad
• Part 2: Analyzing the Quran’s Implicit Deification of Muhammad
• Part 3: Analyzing the Deification of Muhammad Within Muslim Tradition
• Part 4: Analyzing the Deification of Muhammad Within Muslim Tradition (cont.)
• The Prophet of Chaos and Idolatry Pt. 1
• The Prophet of Chaos and Idolatry Pt. 2
• The Prophet of Chaos and Idolatry Pt. 3
• Allah & Mo., Inc. – Islam’s Foundational Partnership
• Revealing Allah’s Partner in Dispensing Divine Grace
• Muhammad – The Praise of all Creation!?
• Revealing Allah's Partner in Praise Pt. 1
• Revealing Allah’s Partner in Praise Pt. 2
• Revealing Allah’s Partner in Praise Pt. 3
• Revealing Allah’s Partner in Dispensing Forgiveness
• Revealing Allah’s Partner in Receiving Pleasure
• Muhammad on the Setting Place of the Sun
• Is Muhammad a true Prophet of God?
• Muhammad’s False Prediction Regarding Christ’s Return
• Muhammad Fails A Test Of Prophethood
• Revisiting the Prophecy of Isaiah 42
• Revisiting Isaiah 42 Addendum
• More Muhammadan Blasphemies Exposed
• Yahweh’s Servant Revisited Pt. 1
• Yahweh’s Servant Revisited Pt. 2
• Muhammad's Silly and Ridiculous Teachings [Part 1]
• Muhammad's Silly and Ridiculous Teachings [Part 2]
• How will a Muslim be saved according to the Hadiths?
• Was Muhammad certain of his Salvation?
• Praying for the Salvation of Muhammad
• None Can Feel Safe From Allah’s Schemes
• Another Clear Example of Muhammad’s Inconsistency
• Muhammad Cursed and Abused His Followers
• Muhammad - The Visible Image of Allah
• Muhammad as Allah’s Heir?
• Muhammad as the Human Voice of Allah
• Invoking Muhammad In Worship [Part 1]
• Invoking Muhammad In Worship [Part 2]
• Invoking Muhammad In Worship [Part 3]
• How Allah killed his prophet

Responses to Muslim authors, speakers and debaters

• Rebuttals to Jalal Abualrub
• Rebuttals to Shabir Ally
• Rebuttals to Ali Ataie
• Rebuttals to Dr. Jamal Badawi
• Rebuttals to Jonathan Brown
• Rebuttals to Laurence Brown
• Rebuttals to Ahmed Deedat
• Rebuttals to Dr. Jerald F. Dirks
• Rebuttals to Ibn Anwar
• Rebuttals to Zakir Hussein
• Rebuttals to Abdullah Kunde
• Rebuttals to Dr. Zakir Naik
• Rebuttals to “Question Mark”
• Rebuttals to Paul Bilal Williams
• Rebuttals to Sami Zaatari
• Rebuttals to Bassam Zawadi

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We are now using a database system. This is the location for Sam Shamoun's newer articles. Most of his earlier articles on the Christian faith and Islam are available through his former index page.