On September 29, 2010, ABC aired a one hour documentary called Islam: Questions and Answers. The goal of the program was to clear up misconceptions of Islam held in the minds of the American public. ABC seems to have struck a nerve with their program. Many pro-Islamic people and groups have written… Continue Reading...

When Christians begin studying Islam, it becomes clear very quickly that Muhammad borrowed or incorporated many ideas from Christianity and the Bible into the Qur'an and Islamic teaching. Parallels, both overt and subtle, can be found in common to both Christianity and Islam. One such borrowed idea… Continue Reading...

One of several internal inconsistencies in the Qur'an concerns the subject of jinn, and particularly the way in which Allah dissuades these jinn from hearing the recitation of the Qur'an in heaven. Continue Reading...

Historical Reality Common Word Letter to Heraclius, Byzantine Emperor (Sura 3:64) Continue Reading...

Since 11 September 2001 (9/11) there has been a sea change in relations between Islam and the non-Muslim world, fed by the fear of a cataclysmic clash of civilisations and a war of religions. The devastating attacks by Muslim terrorists from al-Qaeda on the USA evoked not just condemnation of the… Continue Reading...

A common misconception among the uninformed is that Muslims worship the same God as Christians. Many well-meaning church leaders have been accused of saying this, among them Rick Warren and Brian Houston. Both have denied the charge, but both created quite a controversy around this issue. Former… Continue Reading...

In an article published by MEMRI, Nihad Awad of the Council of American-Islamic Relations asserted that Muslims were in North America long before Columbus. School textbooks and instructors make the same claim. Not long ago a young woman who attends a local junior college informed me that her… Continue Reading...

Each year Muslims celebrate Eid Al-Adha, one of two major annual major eid festivals. Otherwise known as the Festival of the Sacrifice, it is a time when Muslims reflect on prophet Abraham and the sacrifice he was willing to make for Allah, that of sacrificing his only son. Fortunately, God… Continue Reading...

1. Islam Teaches Salvation Through Works and Self-Righteousness In this regard, Islam is no different than any other false religious system, including Mormonism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Budhhism, and Orthodox Judaism, to name a few. Islam has in common with these that mankind ultimately plays a… Continue Reading...

A common claim by western Muslim apologists is that Islam has been hijacked by a handful of extremists who do not represent the true (orthodox) teachings of Islam and the prophet Muhammad. I have written extensively on the topic of jihad and developed an historical analysis on the topic. That… Continue Reading...

The Qur'an is replete with historical errors, an interesting fact given that Muslims believe it to be the very word of God who should know his history. One such error concerns the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The Temple Mount is the third holiest site in Islam, after Mecca and Medina. The religious… Continue Reading...

ATTENTION PARENTS!! Do you know what your children are being taught in our public schools regarding the origins and history of Islam? Are they learning the truth, or a sanitized, white-washed version of history? Are all religions treated with the same level of accuracy in history? Does it matter? Continue Reading...

A. Men Can Marry Up to Four Wives Sura 4:3 – If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, Marry women of your choice, Two or three or four; Polygamy has always played a pivotal role in Islamic society. According to Islamic scholars, the roots of polygamy were noble.… Continue Reading...

Recently the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proposed and subsequently passed a resolution which virtually erases historic ties of Judaism to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Language in early drafts of the proposal referred to the Temple Mount as an… Continue Reading...

I normally stay away from politics on this website, since I risk running afoul of the IRS for our 501(c)(3) exemption. But his speech yesterday at the White House, in honor of Ramadan, cannot go unchallenged. I have written about this topic before, as have others. I am reposting here the comments… Continue Reading...

On Friday, November 14, 2014 an historic event took place in Washington, D.C. The event received ample coverage by media and government bodies. Some hail it as a step forward in religious relations between two Abrahamic faiths. I see it as another task for the Muslim Brotherhood to check off, mark… Continue Reading...

The Quran seems to suggest - and many Muslims would like to believe - that Christianity and Islam have much in common. Sura 5:82 states, "Thou wilt surely find the most hostile of men to the believes [Muslims] are the Jews and idolaters; and thou wilt surely find the nearest of them in love to the… Continue Reading...

What is Islam, and who is a true Muslim? These are two fundamental questions of current times and for which the appropriate response is often obscured in light of political correctness and the fear of causing offense. Regularly I will be asked if so and so represents true Islam, because she seems… Continue Reading...

Introduction To hear groups like the Council of American-Islamic Relations or the Islamic Society of North America, Islam holds women in high regard. Indeed, Souad Saleh, a female professor at Al-Ahzar University in Cairo and a vocal proponent of women’s rights in Egypt, recently stated, “Islam is… Continue Reading...