New Podcast Let Us Reason - A Christian/Muslim Dialogue

Al Fadi talks about the challenge that a muslim posted  on October 11 that the doctrine of the trinity is unbiblical.  Al Fadi explains that though the word trinity is not found in the Bible,but the concept is found all over the old and the new testaments.  He counter the challenge by another post on October 14 that  says :"prove to us that the word "Ahad" means one from the  Quran".  You can go to Cirainternational u tube for more details.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1. Does Q 42: 51 support that Allah communicated with Muhammad by an angel? Does that verse name the angel as Gabriel?  2. A challenge on Det.6:4,The Lord is one. "Please prove to us that in the Quran the word"Ahad" means "one"?  3.  Massive Dilemma: Did Muhammad know and preach his god in Q 21: 108? Al says that loving muslims is challenging their theology.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How are women treated in Islam? What does the Quran say about women? Is there any mention by name of any women in the Quran? What is marriage like in Islam? For what reason can a husband divorces his wife? Al Fadi answers these questions in tody's episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi compares the rule of the law in the US and Sharia law. He explains what Sharia law means and how it works.  Can a person be convicted by the oral testimony of two witnesses? What are the sources of this law? Who issues the verdict? Is there a trial,jury,evidence and witnesses? These questions are being answered in this episode of Let Us Reason.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Muslims deny the substitutionary atonement.  They deny that christ died for all; he became sin who knew no sin.  Al Fadi explains what muslims believe who can and will be a substitutionary attonement for them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi discusses some facebook posts on alfadi.cira concerning the fifth pillar of Islam; hajj,: 1. The story behind the stoning of satan during Hajj. 2. Islam in the Bible: a. A prophet like Moses; Det.18:18-20. b. Different gospel message; a false angel, a false prophet; Gal. 1: 8-10. c. Bowing down to idols, Lev. 26:1, Islam promotes praying towards an idol; Kaaba.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi and Sam Shamoun discuss why we go through suffering and tribulations.  Sam shares his personal trial and asks for prayer for himself, his family ,and all who are working with muslims. They also talk about suffering in the life of Jesus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi and Sam shamoun explain why Jesus' enthronement on high is a testimony to his diety.  They answer the questions: Where does the Quran say that Jesus is? Who does the Quran say is coming on the clouds? Does the prophet Daniel distinguish between God the father and Jesus? Who does the book of revelation say will worship God the father and Jesus forever?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi introduces a new U-tube video series called; "Scripture Twisting 101".  He also discusses some verses from the Quran; using a reverse apologetics technique.  The reason is to counteract the way muslims use the Bible to talk to christians.  And to help muslims think for themselves about what they have been told to believe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi talks with Matt Slick this week about two main topics: 1) Humanism in the christian church; Using Genesis (3: 1-7).  2) Why did Jesus get baptised? It is a question that a lot of christians do not know the answer for.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi talks with Matt Slick, founder of CARM.org website about why christians need to learn apologetics to be able to defend what they believe.  Not only with muslims but with other world views. Al also starts with the doctrine of the trinity and encourages people to go to that website to learn more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi discusses four posts: 1. AMMAZING DILEMMA(Q 2:30). 2. SERIOUS DILEMMA (Q 5: 48). 3. DILEMMA (Q 22:34). 4. MAJOR DILEMMA (Q 17: 16). You can visit his facebook page to learn in more details what he is discussing on this episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are three types of media;1. This podcast. 2. The satalite ministry in Arabic(with kingdom Sat as the housing website 3. Al's own video series on utube channel of the ministry. The video series had three series: 1. Islamic slavery with Dr. Jay Smith. 2. Intreviews with David Wood. 3. The unknown history of Islam with Dr. Jay Smith: a. The direction of prayer. b. The Quranic manuscripts. The purpose of all is to equip believers and help them stand strong in their faith as they reach out to muslims around them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi goes through in details of how the scholars view the variations between the Sanaa(Palimpsest) manuscripts and the the 1924 Cairo Quran.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi explains why the common belief by muslims that the Quran is perfectly preserved is not true.  He goes through the studies of the two oldest manuscripts(Paris, Sanaa).  He talks about the variations between the two manuscripts and the modern 1924 edition of the Quran.  He concludes that the Quran as we know it today is in no way possible perfect and complete; but went through a process of modification and the cannonization of theQuran was done in phases.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi discusses a post about the islamic teaching that all prophets are sinless. He asks the question; did the Quran ever say anything about who is sinless? Who is the only person that was called sinless in the Quran? Al also talks about the cirainternational u-tube channel and its purpose.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi explains in an honor and shame culture of the Middle East, the norm is defined by the society not by the individual. He uses example from the Bible to explain.  He urges christians to understand the concept so they can reach out to their neighbors from muslim background with the gospel effectively.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi presents a challenge; Is the Quran the only scripture preserved by God? Using Islamic sources Al Fadi discusses how they reveal that the Islamic claim that the Quran is perfectly preserved is not true. He talks about the differences and variations between the six different Quranic texts found and the modern 1924 Cairo Quran.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi starts a new series which meant to be a companion to a video series he did with Jay Smith. What do muslims believe about the Quran? Al Fadi answers the question and asks these challenging questions; what Islamic source says that Othman's Quran was the first to be compiled? What dialect did Othman choose and why?Was there an earlier compilation of the Quran? Do we have a copy of Othman Quran today?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi finishes the last discussion on the unknown history of Islam.  He explains the role of the Umayad Khalief, Abid Al Malik, had on the religion of islam.  He asks many questions including why was there no written muslim sources until 200 years later. He compares this with the life of Jesus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why are there two hundred years before we can find any muslim resources? No eyewitness accounts. Why are the muslim geographical resources so few and confusing? Why are the mention of vegetation that are not found in Mecca? Why was Mecca not mentioned before Petra? Al Fadi tries to answer these questions and concludes that much of what we know about early Islam is questionable.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi explains why Petra is the highly plausible city which muslims faced when they prayed(qibla).  He discusses the four directions(qiblas) that mosques faced through the early centuries of Islam.  Why were the early qiblas more accurate?  Does the evidence support the Quran's claims about Mohammad and Mecca? What do historians conclude about Islam and its prophet?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is three facebook pages where you can get updates; alfadi.cira, cirainternational, and thealfadi(new). Al fadi discusses three posts: 1. Allah told Mo in the Quran to ask for forgiveness(that makes him a sinner). 2. Khadeejah's testimony was  equal to the testimony of two men? 3. If Allah denies someone to die for another, why would he had someone  die in Jesus's place?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi discusses the four directions of prayer through a critical analysis of the locations of the different mosques through history. What cities were these mosques pointing to? Mecca, Petra, or Jerusalem?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi explains the honor and shame world view, and why it is important to understand when reaching muslims;(refugees, immigrants) from the Middle East.  What they feel when they come to Christ.   He also explains how Jesus was treated by his own people because of his family background.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Does Christ make statements only God can make? Does Christ confirm that he had characteristics only God has? Al Fadi answers these two questions and briefly discusses Vocab Malone's book on the Hebrew Israelites titled:" Barack Obama and The Black Hebrew Israelites"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi reflects on statistics of all the ministry oportunities that he was part of in 2017, from preaching, teaching, consultations, travel, on line conversations(skype), videos, podcast/radio, u-tube and facebook, just to mention a few.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LetUsReason - 156(replay) by Al FadiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode Al Fadi Addresses the issue of distractors on his facebook page,Alfadi.cira, who make bold claims and can not prove them . 1. Is The Messiah God incarnate or is God The Messiah? 2. Are christian saved ? And 3. The grace challenge: Does the new testament denies that Jesus is God?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a facebook post on November 20, Al Fadi asks the question; Does the phrase " Allahu Akbar" exists in the Quran? Muslims are convinced that it is, but Al Fadi says that the phrase does not describe Allah, and the Quran never called Allah great. Al also discusses a facebook post on November 23, about more problems with the Samarqand Manuscripts: The added words into 1924 Cairo edition of the Quran that are not found in the Samarqand manuscripts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi continues his discussion of the differences between the Samarqand manuscripts and the Cairo edition of the Quran. He emphasises the writing in the margins of the original manuscripts by the 1924 Cairo edition editor. He mentions that the Samarqand MSS only contains chapters 2:7-43:10 of the Quran only while the 1924 edition contains 114 chapters. He challenges listeners to investigate and study to see what he says is true for themselves.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the Samarqand manuscripts the earliest Qur'anic manuscripts? Who chose that MSS to be the original MSS? Do scholars agree that it is the 3rd kalif copy of the Quran? When compared with the Cairo edition ,1924, of the Quran, what are the apparent differences? How does that disagrees with the muslim claim of the preservation of the Quran? Al Fadi discusses all these issues and more . He also refers to the website; answering-islam.org for further information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the Quran really preserved? A Nov. 6th facebook post by Al Fadi discusses this question. The Samarqand MSS is among the earliest manuscripts dating to the 8th century. Yet the word Allah in Q 2:283 is not found in this MSS. He compares Q 2:283 in the: 1. Samarqand MSS. 2. The Cairo 1924 Quran 3. The English translation of the Quran. He poses the question; How can muslims claim that the Quran is Preserved and without any change?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi gives a brief introduction about the recent terrorist attack in NY city. He also discusses two facebook posts: 1. Nov. 1st;Why is Jesus superior even in the Quran?He talks about the passages that talks about Jesus' miracles and God's strengthening him. 2. Oct 30; Does the Islamic good deeds salvation work? Al explains how the Quran says that the good and bad deeds are going to be weighed on a scale on Judgment day in hope that the good outweigh the bad. This is the opposite of what the Bible teaches.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yes, the Quran does confirm the miracles found in the gospels. Al Fadi explains the answer in his facebook post on Oct. 24th by creating a table that matches the references of the miracles in the four gospels and Suras 3:49 and 5 in the Quran. He also talks about three other posts: Oct. 23rd(David Wood, Is the Quran a scientific miracle?), Oct. 22nd (The Quran variant text readings revisited, part 1), and The Islamic Dilemma/ The supposed Qur'anic Eloquency.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi discusses the article on the importance of Sura 10: 94 of the Quran , and how Muhammad doubted himself of being a prophet of God. Also what that sura confirm about the Bible. Al also talks about two facebook posts; one on August 20 called contradictory apologetics, and the second the exact phraseology syndrome.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi discusses two Facebook posts: First; 9/29/17,"The Quran in Context"where he answers muslims by saying "whatever you do with the Bible by taking it out of context can easily be done with the Quran. The second post on 9/28/17; "The Islamic Dilemma/Idolatry in Islam. He explains how muslims by facing Mecca(Al-Ka'ba) are practicing idolatry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi discusses a Facebook post about Bart Ehrman who Muslims like and think that he is destroying Christianity. But if we examine Bart's blog we find out that he disagrees with Muslims especially on the Crucifixion of Jesus. Al Fadi also talks about his own videos on the crucifixion and the many historical accounts even by non Christians(ie Pliny the Younger)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi discusses the Facebook post dealing with Muhammad claim of visiting heaven. Even though Muslims accuses Paul of corrupting Christianity and not being an eyewitness of Jesus; It seems that their prophet copies Paul's experience in 2 Corinthians 12:2-4. Al also discusses the post: Eyewitness Paul vs Muhammad.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Muslims claim that a prophet like Moses in Deuteronomy 18:15 refers to Muhammad. Al Fadi refute this desperate attempt to find Muhammad mention in the Bible. He uses the gospel of John to do that. He also gives a comparison between Moses and Jesus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi discusses an article by Sam Shamoun on Sura 10:94 and Muhammad's doubts. This Sura also tells Muhammad to ask the those who read the scripture before him; meaning the Jews and the Christians, which proves the truth of the Bible and that the Bible is superior to the Quran. Al also talks about the three top muslim contradictions(a facebook post Aug. 20).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi continues to discuss some facebook posts in the series:" The Islamic Dilemma". How many times does the Bible use the phrase "It is written" ? How many times does the Quran use the same phrase? What are the reasons we know that Muhammad is not a prophet of God? " Where Does it Say This in the Quran "? is another facebook post that Al discusses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

By using John 20: 17 when Jesus is telling Mary after his resurrection to go and tell his disciples that he is ascending to his Father and their Father and his God and their God; muslims try to prove that Jesus and God are not the same . By doing that they are getting themselves into a dilemma with the Quran that denies that God is the Father and that Jesus is his son(Q 5:18 and 9:30). listen to Al Fadi as he explains this dilemma.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi discusses some of his facebook(Alfadi.cira)posts: 1. A series of test your Islamic knowledge:a. Show us the real name of Jesus in the Quran.b. What is tawheed?c. Alfatiha/ the opener. Is it a verse revealed by God or is it a part of the chapter?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brother Sam Shamoun discusses with Al Fadi the Quran's dilemma that admits that Jesus is a Word from Allah(sura 3: 45), but refuses to admit its implications; as John 1:1 declares Jesus is the word of God; creator, eternal, and the means of God's communication to us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brother Sam Shamoun explains how Jesus is called the word of God and a spirit of Him in the Quran, yet the Quran denies Jesus' sonship and eternal existence. Using the Quran claims and the Bible to prove that Jesus is both uncreated and eternal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why do Muslims believe that Deuteronomy 18:18 talks about Muhammad? Answering-Islam.org gives detailed answers for that. We can not take a verse out of context we have to read the whole chapter. Jesus was the only one that fulfilled that prophecy. Muhammad also failed to fulfill the following verse in Deuteronomy 18:20 which makes him to be a false prophet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Using the post on 7/11/2017 on facebook, Al Fadi discusses the Muslims' claim that Muhammad is mentioned in the Bible. What Quranic verses Muslim think refers to Muhammad mentioned in the Bible? What Bible verses do they use to prove their point? Does the Bible really mention Muhammad?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al shares about the new Youtube channel; https://www.youtube.com/cirainternational He continues to explain the post on facebook on 6/24 and 6/26/17 concerning the the Quranic dilemma of the different copies of the Quran and the different diacritical markings which gives the words different meaning depending on where do you put the markings. What century where these markings invented? How many copies of the Quran do we have today? Which one does the muslim claim is preserved in heaven?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brother Sam Shamoun shares from Psalm 2 the fulfillment of the prophecy about the Messiah; the son of God; the king over all the nations and kings. We can not serve and honor God without honoring His Son. John 5:32-33, Daniel 7:13-14, and Mark 14:61-62 confirms Psalm 2. He also compares and contrasts what the Quran accepts and denies about the Messiah, Son of God, and Eternal King overall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.