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My name is Keith Thompson. I am The Word of God Issue Settled Indeed!

an apologist and documentary film
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Reformed Apologetics Ministries. I
can be reached at I am going to be writing a series of responses to the following youtube presentation titled, “The Word of
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God issue Settled”, which happens to be an (failed) attempt by Muslims to refute the claim that the Islamic
view of the Quran is virtually identical to the Christian concept of the Incarnation of the Logos (“Word”)
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nothing to correct the blatant distortions of what Islam actually teaches concerning this issue.
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Muslims consider the Quran as a reflection of God’s eternal word, but not God himself. The Quran
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is God’s word in that it is his eternal knowledge. It is a reflection of God’s eternal knowledge.

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Islam teaches that the Quran is the actual word/speech of Allah (kalamullah), not simply a reflection
of his word; nor is it the same as Allah’s knowledge (al-ilmu bil-Lah). It is a revelation of the
knowledge of Allah, being a scripture which reveals those aspects or parts of his knowledge and will
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MONTHLY to affirm that the attributes of Allah, such as his speech, are neither him nor other than him,
meaning that a Muslim cannot say that Allah’s characteristics are separate from him. Nor can they
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Option 1 : $5.00 CAD - monthly the essence and identify of the Islamic god. Moreover, to say that the Qur’an is created, or that one’s
recitation of the Quran is created, places an individual outside of the hold of Islam.

Lest we be accused of making all of this up, note what the following standard Sunni creed says:

35. The Qur’an is the Word of God that emanated from Him without modality in its expression.
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He sent it down to His messenger as a revelation. The believers accept it as such literally. They are
certain it is, in reality, the Word of God, the Sublime and Exalted.
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36. Unlike human speech, it is eternal and uncreated. (The Creed of Imam Al-Tahawi (Al-Aqidah
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al-Tahawiyyah), translated, annotated and introduced by Hamza Yusuf [Zaytuna Institute, 2007], p.
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Corruption of Christianity 54; bold emphasis ours)
- Word of Faith Teachers: Origins &
Errors of Their Teaching 73. We do not argue about the Qur’an. Rather, we testify that it is the Word of the Lord of the
- Joel Osteen: Origins and Errors of universe as revealed through the Trustworthy Spirit, who taught it to the paragon of messengers,
his Teaching Muhammad. It is the Word of God, the Sublime and Exalted. No mortal speech compares to it,
- Historical Case for Paul's and we do not say it is created. (Ibid., p. 64; bold emphasis ours)
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Nor is this simply an isolated opinion of a solitary Muslim scholar:

Ahlul al-Sunnah declare the following: We believe that the attribute of speech [of Allah] to be
DEBATES & DISCUSSIONS Qadim al-Naw’ Hadith al-Ahad, which means that in its essence [Allah’s Speech] is Eternal, and
- Is Muhammad Predicted in the He speaks whenever He wants the way He wants.
Bible? (Keith Thompson vs.
Inamullah Mumtaz) Saying, “Qadim al-Naw’” means that Speech is an Attribute of the Divine Essence, hence Eternal,
- Is Papal Primacy Primitive? (Keith as it exists due by His Essence, which neither has an end nor a beginning…
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(Keith Thompson vs. Catholic)
Allah said…
- Is Justification by Faith Alone?
(Keith Thompson vs. Catholic Peter
Dimond) “And, indeed, Allah spoke to Musa with [direct] speech.” [al-Nisa’ (4):164]
- Is Paul a True Apostle? (Keith
Thompson vs. Muslim Nadir Ahmed) Moreover, Allah said…
- Does the Immaculate Conception
Contradict Scripture and History? “And the word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can alter His
(Keith Thompson vs. Richard a words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.” [al-An’am (6):115]
Roman Catholic)
- Catholic Apologist Admits he can't
“I seek refuge in the Perfect Word from the evil of what He created”.
Historically Prove Peter was First
Roman Bishop & More (Keith
Thompson vs. Fidei Defensor SPQR) “nothing would harm him until he marches from that stopping place.”
-Infant Baptism Debate: Chris
Gautreau vs. Zachary Kueker All these are proof enough to affirm the attribute of Speech of Allah, Most High.
(written debate)
- Is God Sovereign Over All? (Chris The Qur’an is the Word of Allah (Kalam Allah), which He sent down to His slave and
Gautreau vs. FaithandPractice) Messenger, to remain as a source of legislation for mankind, until the Day of Judgement. He
- Is Christianity a Religion of Peace?
described Himself with it, by adding it [as a genitive] to His Name, in the verse…
(Keith Thompson vs. Muslim Sami
Zaatari)
- Discussion with two Catholics on
“And if anyone of the idolaters seek thy protection, then grant him protection so that he
Interpreting Scripture may hear the words of Allah. Then deliver him to his place of safety. That is because they
- Is Free Will Biblical? (Keith are a people who do not know.” [al-Taubah (9):6]
Thompson vs. Charismatic
Arminian) Therefore he who claims that the Qur’an is created is deemed a disbeliever as per the evidence
- Is Original Sin Biblical? (Keith established by all the aforementioned ayat.
Thompson vs. Two Pelagians)
- Does the New Testament Teach the
All the scholars and exegetes specializing in Jurisprudence and hadith agree by consensus
Deity of Jesus? (Keith Thompson vs.
that whoever says that the Qur’an is created is a disbeliever. The majority of scholars also
Yuratchka the Arian)
- Does Scripture Teach
stated that whoever says that his utterance of the Qur’an is created is an innovator [as opposed to
Predestination (Keith Thompson vs. other scholars who declared such a person to be a disbeliever]. As for those who sit on the fence
Arminian - very short) regarding this issue – they neither state that the Qur’an is created but nor do they affirm the Qur’an
as being the Word of Allah – they are classified as innovators as well.
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Imam Ahmad [ibn Hanbal] and Ahlu’l-Sunnah wa’l-Jama’ah were firm about this issue, showing
- Refuting the Lie John Invented no tolerance to anyone who did not take a firm position on this matter. Moreover, they abandoned
Sayings of Jesus
those scholars who stated their utterance of the Qur’an was created, and also discouraged and
- Shabir Ally & Raymond Brown’s
warned people from learning or taking knowledge from them. The reason for their strong reaction
Redaction Criticism of John
- Answering Muslims: Is Jesus a Son and firm stance against these scholars as to close the door to ill-hearted people who would exploit
Among Tons? such a statement in order to manipulate the Qur’an. This is because the utterance in this case is a
- Refuting Bart Ehrman’s “Passion double-edged sword; on the one hand it is an action performed by a person, and from another
Contradictions” Muslims Parrot aspect, the utterance includes the Qur’an itself, which is the Word of Allah.
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Simple This is why Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal told people not to visit or take knowledge from al-Husayn
- Catholic Idol Worshiper's Big ibn ‘Ali al-Karabisi, and forbade Dawud al-Zahiri, who had not taken a stance in this matter, from
Justification Lie entering upon him; he dealt similarly with Ya’qub al-Dawraqi, and other scholars who had the
- Jesus Sent for Jews Only?:
same attitude. This is the reason why the author stated, “[It is also required] that the Qur’an is the
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Speech of Allah, it is neither (makluq) created to eventually vanish nor the (sifah) attribute of
- Old Testament Genocide?:
Answering "Atheists" something created which must therefpre come to an end (yanfadh).” (The Creed of Ibn Abi Zayd
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"Atheists" Imam Abu Muhammad ‘Abdullah Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani [310 – 389 AH], with commentary
- Absurdities of Youtube Atheist by Shaikh Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Najmi [d. 1429 AH] [Dar As-Sunnah Publishers, Birmingham,
"CultofDusty" U.K.: First edition, 2012], pp. 68-73; bold emphasis ours)
- Absurdities of Youtube Atheist
“Thunderf00t” Sunni Muslim writer, GF Haddad, in addressing Shia claims to the contrary, provides a list of quotes from
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renowned Muslim scholars regarding the Quran's uncreatedness, some of which include:
"AronRa"
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- The Bible Teaches Original Sin Ahl al-Sunna agree one and all that the Qur'an is the pre-existent, pre-eternal, uncreated
- Whalid Shoebat’s Son’s “Christian Speech of Allah Most High on the evidence of the Qur'an, the Sunna, and faith-guided reason.
Militancy” Teaching Refuted
- Proof Virgin Mary is not the Ark of In a rare instance of classic kalâm reasoning, Imam Malik gave the most succint statement of this
the Covenant doctrine:
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- Jeffrey Daugherty's "Apostle Paul "The Qur'an is the Speech of Allah, the Speech of Allah comes from Him, and nothing
Antichrist" Theory Debunked
created comes from Allah Most High." Narrated by al-Dhahabi in Siyar A`lam al-Nubala'
- Refutation of Heretic Jesse
(Dar al-Fikr ed. 7:416).
Morrell's Documentary "Beyond
Augustine" part 1, 2
- Myth of Imputed Righteousness of Hafiz Abu al-Qasim Ibn `Asakir said in Tabyin Kadhib al-Muftari (Dar al-Jil ed. p. 150-151):
Christ? Answering Heretic Jesse
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Islam
- The Reliability of the Gospel of
John
- Comprehensive Case Jesus Died by
Crucifixion
- Are the Gospels too late and
Unreliable?
- Original Sources the Koran Stole
its Stories from
- The Corruption of the Koran:
Evidence and New Research
- Muhammad Taught and Practiced
Offensive Jihad
- Are Muhammad and Islam
Predicted in the Bible?
- Errors in the Koran and Ahadith
- Evidence Muhammad was Demon
Possessed
- Jesus as God Before Paul
- Some Absurd and Silly Teachings of
Muhammad
- Refuting Bart Ehrman’s “Passion
Contradictions” Muslims Parrot
- Jesus Sent for Jews Only?:
Answering Muslims
- 20 Reasons to Never Join Islam
- Is Christianity a Religion of Peace?
- Who Wrote the Gospels? Internal
and External Arguments for
Traditional Authorship
- Answering Sami Zaatari on the
Pharisaic Accusation that Christ
Claimed Deity
- A Case for the Deity of Christ in
Light of Muslim Objections
- The Historical Case for Paul's
Apostleship: And a Critique of
Muslim Arguments
- Muhammad's Condition in Light of
the Biblical Description of Demonic
Possession
- Christ’s Deity in Light of not
Knowing the Day & Hour of His
Return
- Daniel 7:13-14 and Christ’s Deity:
Answering Ibn Anwar’s Eisegesis
- The Historicity of the Appearance
to the 500 in 1 Corinthians 15:6
- Muslim Misuse of Hebrews 5:7:
Does This Verse Teach Jesus Never
Died?
- Ibn Anwar’s False Charge of
Anachronistic Error: An Exegetical
Examination of Mark 2:26
- Ibn Anwar’s False Charge of
Anachronistic Error: An Exegetical
Examination of Mark 2:26, Part 2
- Jesus as Divine Judge: A Response
to the Muhammedan Site “Do Not
Say Trinity”
- Bart Ehrman: A Hero For Islam?
- Is Asking “Where did Jesus say, ‘I
am God’” a Good Argument?
- Revisiting “Where Did Jesus Say ‘I
am God’" A Response to the
Muhammedan Site “Do Not Say
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them and said: The Qur'an is the beginningless speech of Allah Most High unchanged,
uncreated, not of recent origin in time, nor brought into being. As for the alphabetical
characters, the materials, the colors, the voices, the elements that are subject to limitations
(al-mahdûdât), and all that is subject to modality (al-mukayyafât) in the world: all this is
created, originated, and produced."
Hafiz Abu Bakr al-Bayhaqi said in al-Asma' wa al-Sifat (al-Kawthari ed. p. 265; al-Hashidi ed.
2:18) with a sound chain:
"Something Ibn Shaddad had written was handed to Abu Bakr al-Marwazi which
containing the phrase: "My pronunciation of the Qur'an is uncreated" and the latter was
asked to show it to Ahmad ibn Hanbal for corroboration. The latter crossed out the phrase
and wrote instead: "The Qur'an, however used (haythu yusraf), is uncreated."
"In another sound narration, Abu Bakr al-Marwazi, Abu Muhammad Fawran [or Fawzan],
and Salih ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal witnessed Ahmad rebuking one of his students named
Abu Talib with the words: "Are you telling people that I said: 'My pronunciation of the
Qur'an is uncreated'?" Abu Talib replied: "I only said this from my own." Ahmad said: "Do
not say this - neither from me, nor from you! I never heard any person of knowledge say it.
The Qur'an is the Speech of Allah uncreated, whichever way it is used." Salih said to
Abu Talib: "If you told people what you said, now go and tell the same people that Abu
`Abd Allah [Imam Ahmad] forbade to say it."" End of al-Bayhaqi's narration in al-Asma'
wa al-Sifat (Kawthari ed. p. 265-266; al-Hashidi ed. 2:18).
This is a sound narration also found in Salih ibn Ahmad's book al-Mihna (p. 70-71), Ibn al-Jawzi's
Manaqib al-Imam Ahmad (p. 155), and Ibn Taymiyya in Majmu` al-Fatawa (12:360, 12:425).
The Proof of Islam and Renewer of the Fifth Hijri Century, Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazzali said in
his "Foundations of Islamic Belief" (Qawa`id al-`Aqa'id) published in his Rasa'il and his Ihya'
`Ulum al-Din and partially translated in Shaykh Nuh Keller's Reliance of the Traveller and by Mrs.
Ahmad Darwish on the Mosque of the Internet:
"The Qur'an is read by tongues, written in books, and remembered in the heart, yet it is,
nevertheless, uncreated and without beginning, subsisting in the Essence of Allah, not
subject to division and or separation through its transmission to the heart and paper.
Musa - upon him peace - heard the Speech of Allah without sound and without letter, just
as the righteous see the Essence of Allah Most High in the Hereafter, without substance or
its quality." End of al-Ghazzali's words.
And Imam al-Tahawi said of the Qur'an in his "Creed of Abu Hanifa and his Companions": "It is
not created like the speech of creatures." (The Uncreatedness of the divine speech the glorious
Qur'an; bold emphasis ours)
And:
Allah says, {Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, 'Be!' and it
is!} -Yasîn 82
Ibn `Uyayna explains, "Allah has differentiated his Creation from his Command. His command is
"Be" (Kun)."
Allah says, {Verily! Our Word unto a thing when We intend it, is only that We say unto it: "Be!"
and it is.} - Surah An-Nahl 40
Shaykh `AbdulQadir al-Jilani (Rahimahullah),* explaining that the word of Allah is not created
says, "Allah (subhanehu Wa ta'ala) said, {Verily! to him (belongs) the creation and the Command};
(Allah) has differentiated his Creation from his Command, If His Command which is "Be" (Kun)
that He creates His creation (with) is created it would be a repetition that has no benefit - as if He
(Allah) said 'Verily! to him (belongs) the creation and the creation'; Allah (subhanehu Wa ta'ala) is
far removed from doing such a thing." From the book Al-Ghunya li-Talibiy Tariq al-Haqq, volume
1 page 59 (Ibid.)
Speaking of the attributes of Allah, Mr. Haddad quotes:
The `Aqida of the People of Truth is:
sifaatu-l-Laahi laysat `ayna dhaatin
The Attributes of Allah are neither the very Essence,
wa laa ghayran siwaahu dha-nfisaali
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Penalty for Apostasy & Christianity
- Heaven vs. Jannah: Assessing the
Dilemma
- Does Muhammad Pass the 1 John 4
Prophethood Test?
- Historical and Biblical Basis for
the Trinity
- Five Reasons Why Jesus is Not
Merely a Prophet
- Answering “Jesus isn’t God
because God doesn’t change”
Catholicism
- Did Roman Catholicism Give
Protestants the Bible?
- Are Roman Catholics Saved?
- Refutation of Papal Infallibility
- Biblical Evidence Against Peter
being Pope
- Does Matthew 16 Teach Peter was
the Pope?
- Do John 21:15-17 and Luke 22:31-
32 prove Peter was Pope?
- Biblical Evidence for Sola
Scriptura
- Refuting Rome's Biblical Case for
Extrabiblical Tradition
- The Early Church Fathers Taught
Sola Scriptura
- The Bible does not teach Mary's
Immaculate Conception
- Mary is not the Ark and Tabernacle
- The Early Church did not Believe
Rome’s Doctrine of the Immaculate
Conception of Mary
-Mary is not Co-redemptrix,
Mediatrix of all Graces, and
Advocate
- Some of Roman Catholicism's
worst Atrocities and Abominations of
History
- Baptismal Regeneration &
Justification are False
- Refuting the Catholic Priesthood
and Penance
- Proof the Roman Catholic Mass is
unbiblical and anti-Christian
- Historical Examination of Roman
Catholic Eucharist Theology
- Biblical and Historical Refutation
of Purgatory
- Refutation of Inclusivism: Non-
Christians can not be saved by works
- Justification is by Faith Alone:
Issues and Evidence
- “Works” and “Works of the Law”
in Paul: Interacting with Modern
Catholic Reliance on New
Perspectivism
-Peter Dimond’s Not-So-Stunning
Acts 15 Video
-Peter Dimond LIED about
dikaiosune - Plus Debate Challenge
- Responding to
catholicapologetics.info’s “Some
Tough Questions for Protestants”
- An Articulation of Sola Scriptura:
The Biblical Basis for the Sufficiency
of the Holy Scriptures
- Questions Regarding the Mass
- Catholic Misuse of Genesis 3:15
- Is The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired
Scripture? Pt. 1
- Is The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired
Scripture? Pt. 2
- Is The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired
Scripture? Pt. 3
- Appendix: Addressing Some
Arguments in Support of the
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qadiimaatun masuunaatu-z-zawaali
are pre-existent and without end.
[From the poem Bad' al-Amali by the Maturidi master, Siraj al-Din `Ali ibn `Uthman al-Ushi (d.
569).] (Ibid.; bold and capital emphasis ours)
Wahhabi Polemicist Jalal Abualrub writes:
The Qur’an is the Speech of Allah, not Created
The Qur’an is the speech of Allah, revealed, not created, regardless of how it is recited,
written, and any way or anywhere it is recited. What is written from the Qur’an is just that, i.e.,
Quran, what is read from the Qur’an is just that, i.e., Quran, what is recited from the Qur’an is
just that, i.e., Quran. The Speech of Allah is qadim, not created, regardless of the way and the
form in which the Qur’an is presented. It is the Speech of Allah, not created, or new, or made,
or a physical entity, or a physical reality, or a material entity. Rather, it is an attribute from the
attributes of Allah’s essence. It is not similar to any created thing.
The Attribute of Speech
Allah is able, and will always be able to speak. (It is not permissible to separate between the
two [i.e. Allah and His Speech] in a way that negates His Attributes)12. Sometimes, it is heard
directly from Allah, glorified be He, sometimes from the one who hears it directly from Allah
[such as Angel Jibril]. Whoever hears it directly from Allah hears it directly, without any
mediator or translator, such as our Prophet Muhammad, when Allah spoke to him directly on
the night of al-Miraj. Allah also spoke to Musa when he was on Mount Tur. Similarly, whoever
Allah decides to speak to from among His angels, hears His speech from Him directly.
Whoever is not among the categories mentioned, they hear Allah’s qadim13 speech in truth
from whoever is reciting it for them [from Allah]14. Allah’s Speech consists of intelligible
letters and a voice that is heard.15
12 I could not find out precisely what the Imam meant here, but perhaps he meant that Allah’s
Attribute of Speech is always present in Him, because He has been speaking SINCE
ETERNITY, whenever He wills, and in any way He wills. Allah also initiates speech whenever
He wills, as Allah said, “Comes not unto them an admonition (a chapter of the Qur’an) from
their Lord as a recent revelation but they listen to it while they play.” [21:2] Ibn Kathir said,
“‘Recent’, or, ‘New’, meaning, new in regards to its revelation.” Refer to, Tafsir al-Qur’an
al-‘Adhim, 3/231, published by, Mu’assasat ar-Rayyan.
13[T .N] This statement from the Imam has a different meaning to it, while scholars such as,
Ibn Taimiyyah have clarified what, qadim, means when used in reference to Allah’s Speech.
The author used this term in its literal form, and Allah knows best, to mean that, qadim, is that
which was spoken previously. Qadim literally means, old, before, olden, previously etc.
14 [T .N] Meaning, just as Prophet Muhammad was given the Revelation. Allah spoke the
Qur’an to Angel Jibril, who spoke it to Prophet Muhammad. In reality, as the Imam here says,
Allah’s Messenger heard it in a qadim manner, meaning that Allah already spoke before the
Prophet Muhammad heard it. (Kitab al-I’tiqad (The Book of Creed), by Imam Abu al-Husain
Muhammad bin al-Qadhi Abu Ya’la al-Hanbali, verification of the text and commentary by
Shaikh Muhammad bin ‘Abd ar-Rahman al-Khumaiyis (Associate Professor at Muhammad bin
Sa’ud University), translated by Amr bin Jalal Abualrub [Madinah Publishers and Distributors,
First edition: 2012], pp. 17-18; capital and underline emphasis ours)
And here is what a prominent Wahhabi site states regarding the Quran being the uncreated
word/speech of Allah:
So it is known from the outset that this is the belief of Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah. Ahl al-
Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah believe that the Qur’aan is the word of Allaah, and among the evidence
for this belief is the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):
“And if anyone of the Mushrikoon (polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness
of Allaah) seeks your protection then grant him protection so that he may hear the Word of
Allaah”
[al-Tawbah 9:6]
what is meant here is the Qur’aan, by scholarly consensus. The fact that Allaah mentions
kalaam (speech, word) in idaafah (genitive or possessive construction) with Himself indicates
that the Qur’aan is His Word.
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Account for Human Experience
-Youtube Pelagian Sinless Perfection So Allaah describes creation as one thing and commandment as another. The conjunction
Cult Redefines Sin implies that the second thing mentioned is different, and the Qur'aan is part of the
-Whalid Shoebat’s Son’s “Christian commandment because of the evidence of the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):
Militancy” Teaching Refuted
- The Bible Teaches Original Sin "And thus We have sent to you (O Muhammad) Rooh (a revelation, and a mercy) of Our
- Jeffrey Daugherty’s “Apostle Paul
Command. You knew not what is the Book, nor what is Faith? But We have made it (this
Antichrist” Theory Debunked
Qur'aan) a light wherewith We guide whosoever of Our slaves We will"
- Jesus' Imputed Righteousness: An
Exegetical Case [al-Shoora 42:52]
- Refutation of Jesse Morrell’s
Documentary “Beyond Augustine” If the Qur'aan is part of the command or commandment, which is different from creation,
- Refutation of Jesse Morrell's therefore it is not created, because if it were created, this division of categories would not be
Documentary "Beyond Augustine" correct. This is the evidence from the Qur'aan. (Islam Question and Answer,10153: The
Part 2 Qur'aan was revealed by Allaah, not created)
- Assessing the Isaiah 7:14 Virgin
Birth Prophecy
The foregoing citations, which are taken from Islam’s greatest scholars and theologians, plainly refute
the assertion that the Quran is merely a reflection of Allah’s word. Rather, the Quran is the very
Click here for Sam Shamoun's
Essays eternal, uncreated speech of Allah which is not other than him. This means that, contrary to the
assertions of the producers of this video, Allah has instantiated his very essential attribute, and
therefore himself, all throughout his creation in multitudes of copies of the Quran, copies that are
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The Word of God Issue Settled
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Addressing a Muslim
Objection
Muslims Who Worship/Pray to
Muhammad Pt. 2
Muslims Who Worship/Pray to
Muhammad Pt. 1
Does God Swear By His
Creation or Doesn’t He?
The Quran Testifies – Satan is
a lot like Allah!
Who is Like Jehovah and Who
is His Equal? Pt. 2b
Can the death of a human
being make atonement for
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Who is Like Jehovah and Who
is His Equal? Pt. 2a
Who is Like Jehovah and Who
is His Equal? Pt. 1

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