Examine Islamic Claims: weigh what Islam teaches
Best done after Islam 101
Weigh 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 Examine Islamic Claims in Depth.
What you will be able to do
By the end of this track, you will be able to: walk the Islamic dilemma, the Paraclete claim, Q 4:157, the Qurʼānic Trinity, the iʿjāz claims, the *ummī* argument, and the troubling events in Muhammad's biography from primary sources, calmly and without strawman.
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
Capstone
Curriculum capstone
Three graduation reps integrating Foundations, Islam 101, Witness, Apologetics, and Examine Islamic Claims. The bedrock dawah argument done well, an academic Muslim apologist on the Paraclete, and an unscripted debate floor. Pass these three and you have actually walked the curriculum — not just read it.
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Did Muhammad confirm the Bible? — with a dawah speaker
A confident dawah speaker leads with the corruption argument and Q 5:47. Practice answering rigorously, with the Qurʼān itself, in [Source] mode.
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The Paraclete argument
An academic apologist argues from Q 61:6 that John 14-16's Paraclete is Muhammad. Practice testing every detail Jesus actually gave.
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Unscripted debate floor
An open debate floor. The persona drives — they pick the topic, the angle, and the pace. Practice staying calm, cited, and gospel-centered when nothing has been pre-arranged.