Category: The Bible

  • No Res­ur­rec­tion In Mark’s Gospel : Paul of Tar­sus Says That The Gospel Of Mark Is Futile

    No Res­ur­rec­tion In Mark’s Gospel : Paul of Tar­sus Says That The Gospel Of Mark Is Futile

    But the first of the four gospels, i.e., the Gospel according to Mark, apparently did not receive Paul’s memo. And this is a very important point as we keep in mind that each of the gospels were initially divorced from each other and were written in different localities for different audiences.

  • The Gospels’ Accounts Regard­ing the Call of the First Disciples

    The Gospels’ Accounts Regard­ing the Call of the First Disciples

    So which is the correct Gospel account concerning the choice of Jesus' first apostles? The following Bible contradiction was extracted from an unpublished thesis entitled Ibn Hazm On The Doctrine of Tahrif which cites Kitab al-Fasl fi al-Milal wa al-Ahwa’ wa al-Nihal and insha’allah this will be part of an ongoing series to reproduce extracts…

  • On The Reli­a­bil­i­ty Of Luke As A Historian

    On The Reli­a­bil­i­ty Of Luke As A Historian

    One of the most popular argument often proposed by missionaries as “evidence” that Luke was “inspired”, or at least someone who we can blindly trust without second thoughts, is as follows: he was an excellent historian who conducted a careful investigation during the course of composing his books.

  • Tex­tu­al Crit­i­cism : Resolv­ing The Chris­t­ian ​“I‑Know-Noth­ing” Multi-Problem

    Tex­tu­al Crit­i­cism : Resolv­ing The Chris­t­ian ​“I‑Know-Noth­ing” Multi-Problem

    Occasionally, we come across Christians face-to-face and, more frequently, on the Internet, who, when informed that the text of the gospels underwent corruption during their transmission, often react with the following type of questions: "When? Who did the corruption? In what country? Before or after Muhammad? Why was it done? How come no one noticed…

  • An Eye-Open­ing Bib­li­cal Narration

    An Eye-Open­ing Bib­li­cal Narration

    Many Christians like the whale Sam Shamoun, Craig Winn and others simply love going around bad-mouthing the Qur'an, saying that it contains "perverted, nonsensical teachings". Let us have have a glimpse of their "sensical" Bible. Before I proceed further I would like to state for the record that Muslims are utterly shocked and offended that…

  • Shaykh Khalid Yasin : Under­stand­ing Chris­tian­i­ty In Five Minutes

    Shaykh Khalid Yasin : Under­stand­ing Chris­tian­i­ty In Five Minutes

    Explore a thought-provoking discussion by Shaykh Khalid Yasin as he questions the legitimacy and historical accuracy of the New Testament writers. Dive into this riveting dialogue and form your own perspectives. Delve deeper into the world of Biblical criticism with Khalid Yasin.

  • The Authen­tic Gospel of Jesus

    The Authen­tic Gospel of Jesus

    Instead of writing a full-scale biography of Jesus of Nazareth, I want to focus on some aspects of the life and teaching of Jesus of Nazareth that are commonly overlooked by most Christians. Any attempt to reconstruct the historical Jesus (as distinct from the incarnate deity of ecclesiastical faith) needs to take into account all…

  • Con­tra­dic­tions On Jesus’ (Alleged) Tri­als, Death And Resurrection

    The Christians are fond of celebrating the death of their man-god (whom they claim to be Jesus, peace be upon him) every year, although it does boggle the mind as to why would someone accept the fact that their god can actually "die". However as Muslims, we believe that the claim concerning Jesus (P) is…

  • Was Sarah The Sis­ter Of Abraham ?

    Was Sarah The Sis­ter Of Abraham ?

    Was Sarah really Abraham's sister? Ibn Hazm questions the status of Sarah as being Abraham's sister, as accepting that viz., from the Biblical perspective would result in various disagreements with other passages in the Old Testament concerning moral and theological issues. This is in reference to the stories of Sarah's seizure by Pharaoh and Abime'elech…