Answering the Islamic Dilemma vs. Sam Shamoun
Does the Qur'an confirm the Bible? The Islamic Dilemma Debate
On Friday November 15, I appeared on the Capturing Christianity YouTube channel to discuss the Islamic Dilemma with longtime Christian polemicist Sam Shamoun.
The Islamic Dilemma is an internal critique presented by Christian missionaries to undermine the religion of Islam. A typical rendition of the Dilemma is as follows:
The Qur’an confirms the divine inspiration, authority, and preservation of the Old Testament and New Testament.
The Qur’an contradicts the teachings of the Old and New Testament with regard to the Triune God, the deity of Christ, the vicarious atonement, etc.
If the Qur’an is true, the Old and New Testament are true.
The Qur’an is false due to contradicting itself.
The video begins with my 20 minute opening statement, where I lay out the so-called Islamic Dilemma, outline 3 possible solutions, and expound my preferred solution. In particular, my strategy is to attack and disprove premise 1 by showing the Qur’an does not recognize the New Testament or the Four Gospel Canon of the Christians as authentic revelation; rather I maintain based on Qur’anic evidence that the Qur’an only recognizes the Gospel message that God revealed to Jesus, which Jesus preached historically, as authentic revelation while also accusing Jews and Christians of corrupting the revelation they received by mixing it with falsehood and misinterpretation.
Thank you, Dr Khalil, for all your efforts in defending our faith and for educating us.
Ya Ali Madad, from London UK 🇬🇧 🙌
I've written about this, as well as other problems Islam has to contend with, at https://addressingislam.com