Understanding and Refuting Islam

Understanding and Refuting Islam

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  • 135 | Night and Dawn: Time as a Witness (14.6)

    135 of 145 • Lesson 14.6 • Appendix A: Witnesses Called in the Quran Understanding and Refuting Islam — Truth Booster Consider the night and dawn imagery in Quran 81:17–19, comparing the supplied Sherali and Yusuf Ali wording. The lesson develops the course author’s questions about oath language and testimony in the passage. Presentation reference: 1. Quran, Surah at-Takwir, 81:17–19 (Sherali translation; Yusuf Ali for the dawn clause) https://quranx.com/81.17 https://quran.com/81/17 Listen in numbered order. More resources: https://truthbooster.com AI-assisted narration/presentation.

    2 min
  • 134 | Retrograde Planets and the Quran’s Oaths (14.5)

    134 of 145 • Lesson 14.5 • Appendix A: Witnesses Called in the Quran Understanding and Refuting Islam — Truth Booster This lesson introduces apparent retrograde planetary motion and compares the supplied Yusuf Ali and Sherali renderings of Quran 81:15. It presents the course author’s questions about celestial imagery, oath language and testimony. Read the surrounding passage when assessing the argument. Presentation reference: 1. Quran, Surah at-Takwir, 81:15 (Yusuf Ali and Sherali translations) https://quranx.com/81.15 https://quran.com/81/15 Listen in numbered order. More resources: https://truthbooster.com AI-assisted narration/presentation.

    2 min
  • 133 | Resurrection Day: Quranic Oaths and Evidence (14.4)

    133 of 145 • Lesson 14.4 • Appendix A: Witnesses Called in the Quran Understanding and Refuting Islam — Truth Booster This lesson examines the oath by Resurrection Day and the self-reproaching soul in Quran 75:1–3. It presents the course author’s questions about future judgment, evidence and what a doubter can examine in the present. Read the complete passage when evaluating the argument. Presentation reference: 1. Quran, Surah al-Qiyamah, 75:1–3 (Yusuf Ali translation) https://quranx.com/75.1 https://quran.com/75/1 Listen in numbered order: https://truthbooster.com AI-assisted narration/presentation.

    3 min
  • 132 | East and West: Quranic Oaths and Places (14.3)

    132 of 145 • Lesson 14.3 • Appendix A: Witnesses Called in the Quran Understanding and Refuting Islam — Truth Booster This lesson presents the course author’s questions about places and testimony in the discussion of Quran 70:40. Textual clarification: The supplied Yusuf Ali quotation invokes “the Lord of all points in the East and the West.” Its grammatical object is the Lord, rather than the locations themselves. The presentation’s inference about places testifying should be assessed with that distinction in view. The quotation in the slides is also incomplete; read the surrounding verses. Presentation reference: 1. Quran, Surah al-Maarij, 70:40 (Yusuf Ali translation) https://quranx.com/70.40 https://quran.com/70/40 Listen in numbered order: https://truthbooster.com AI-assisted narration/presentation.

    3 min
  • 131 | Seen and Unseen: Everything Called to Witness (14.2)

    131 of 145 • Lesson 14.2 • Appendix A: Witnesses Called in the Quran Understanding and Refuting Islam — Truth Booster Consider the oath by what is seen and unseen in Quran 69:38–39. This lesson develops the course author’s questions about an all-encompassing witness list and the place of critics within it. Evaluate the argument alongside the passage’s literary context. Presentation reference: 1. Quran, Surah al-Haqqah, 69:38–39 (Yusuf Ali translation) https://quranx.com/69.38 https://quran.com/69/38 Listen in numbered order: https://truthbooster.com AI-assisted narration/presentation.

    3 min
  • 130 | The Setting of the Stars: Quranic Oaths Examined (14.1)

    130 of 145 • Lesson 14.1 • Appendix A: Witnesses Called in the Quran Understanding and Refuting Islam — Truth Booster Examine the oath concerning the stars in Quran 56:75. This lesson presents the course author’s questions about witness language, testimony and what an oath establishes. Read the passage in its literary context when assessing this argument. Presentation reference: 1. Quran, Surah al-Waqiah, 56:75 (Yusuf Ali translation) https://quranx.com/56.75 https://quran.com/56/75 Listen in numbered order: https://truthbooster.com AI-assisted narration/presentation.

    3 min
  • 129 | Calling Witnesses: Introducing the Quran’s Oaths (14.0)

    129 of 145 • Lesson 14.0 • Appendix A: Witnesses Called in the Quran

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    This introduction uses a courtroom analogy to frame the course author’s questions about Quranic oaths. The following lessons examine the cited passages and ask how their imagery functions within the argument.

    Source note: The introduction supplies no dedicated references or precise Quranic locators. The next numbered lessons provide the passages under discussion.

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    AI-assisted narration/presentation.

    2 min
  • 128 | Gospel of Barnabas: Conclusion and a Gentle Conversation (13.7)

    128 of 145 • Lesson 13.7 • Chapter 13: The Gospel of Barnabas

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    Gather the chapter’s arguments about the Gospel of Barnabas and consider how to discuss them patiently with a friend. The course’s conclusion emphasizes questions about transmission, historical setting and textual consistency, then introduces the appendices.

    Source note: This conclusion supplies no new bibliography or precise source locators. Supporting references appear in the preceding numbered lessons.

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    AI-assisted narration/presentation.

    3 min
  • 127 | Gospel of Barnabas: Three More Questions (13.6)

    127 of 145 • Lesson 13.6 • Chapter 13: The Gospel of Barnabas

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    This short lesson adds three questions concerning John the Baptist, Jewish sacrifices and the list of apostles in the Gospel of Barnabas. It presents the course author’s reasons for skepticism and invites listeners to examine the textual claims for themselves.

    Source note: The slides and speaker notes supply no dedicated bibliography or precise passage locators for these claims.

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    AI-assisted narration/presentation.

    2 min
  • 126 | Gospel of Barnabas and the Quran: Comparing Teachings (13.5)

    126 of 145 • Lesson 13.5 • Chapter 13: The Gospel of Barnabas Understanding and Refuting Islam — Truth Booster This lesson presents the course’s comparisons between the Gospel of Barnabas and the Quran concerning Jesus, Mary, heaven, judgment, marriage and sacrifice. Read the cited passages in context when evaluating whether each contrast establishes the claimed contradiction. Presentation references: 1. Quran, Surah an-Nisa, 4:40 (Hilali–Khan translation) https://quranx.com/4.40 https://quran.com/4/40 2. Quran, Surah al-Baqarah, 2:29 (Hilali–Khan translation) https://quranx.com/2.29 https://quran.com/2/29 3. Quran, Surah an-Nisa, 4:3 (Hilali–Khan translation) https://quranx.com/4.3 https://quran.com/4/3 4. Quran, Surah al-Baqarah, 2:67–72 (Hilali–Khan translation) https://quranx.com/2.67 https://quran.com/2/67 5. Bible, Numbers 19:1–10 (NKJV) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+19%3A1-10&version=NKJV Speaker-note references: Gospel of Barnabas paragraphs 42, 82, 83, 96, 97, 198, 206 (Messiah); 3, 5 (Mary); 137, 176 (judgment); 178, 223 (heavens); 115, 146 (wives); 66, 67, 84, 85 (sacrifices). Edition unspecified; no verified web link. Listen in numbered order: https://truthbooster.com AI-assisted narration/presentation.

    4 min

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Explore Islam’s sources, history and theological claims through this 145-lesson course by George Anthony Paul, presented by Abdul Malik. The episodes examine the Quran, Muhammad’s biographies…

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