Core Polemics: critique the truth claims of Islam
Best done after Islam 101
Critique Islamic claims with primary sources and a steady tone. Eight core lessons walking the strongest Christian challenges — the Islamic dilemma, did Muhammad confirm the Bible, the Paraclete, Q 4:157, the Qurʼānic Trinity, iʿjāz, the illiterate prophet, and Muhammad's biography. Deeper material — hadith reliability, naskh, Sharia in detail, failed prophecies, comparative ethics, 'Muhammad in the Bible' rebuttals — lives in Advanced Polemics.
Lessons are ordered for the best build-up, but you can open any of them. We'll mark the recommended next lesson so you always know where to pick back up.
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The Islamic dilemma
16 minWalk the central dilemma — Muhammad affirmed the Bible Christians had, then contradicted it.
1 readingIncludes practice - 2
Did Muhammad confirm the Bible?
16 minRead what the Qurʼān actually says about the Tawrāt and Injīl in Muhammad's day.
2 readingsIncludes practice - 3
Is the Paraclete Muhammad?
16 minTest the standard Q 61:6 / John 14-16 claim against every detail Jesus actually gave about the Paraclete.
1 readingIncludes practice - 4
Can the Qurʼān deny the crucifixion?
16 minRead Q 4:157 alongside the historical evidence and the major Muslim readings.
1 readingIncludes practice - 5
Does the Qurʼān understand the Trinity?
14 minShow the Qurʼānic Trinity (Q 5:116) is not the doctrine Christians actually hold — and what follows from that.
2 readingsIncludes practice - 6
Scientific miracles claims
15 minEvaluate the iʿjāz ʿilmī arguments (embryology, cosmology) with the actual ancient sources Galen and the Talmud.
1 readingIncludes practice - 7
The illiterate prophet argument
14 minTest the *ummī* premise and the inference from 'illiterate' to 'therefore divine.'
1 readingIncludes practice - 8
Muhammad's biography: the troubling events
18 minEngage specific events in the sīra and ḥadīth — Banu Qurayza, Aisha's age, the Zaynab incident — with sources, charity, and care.
4 readingsIncludes practice