The Satanic Verses: Fabricated or Historical? ( Rebuttals - 3 of 4 )

What are the "satanic verses" in the qu'ran?

Is the Satanic Verses Story True?

Was it a Reality Which Disproves Islam?

Representing the Muslim perspective was Adnan Rashid: Brother Adnan is a public speaker, debater and activist.

He is presently studying history at university of London.

Adnan is a senior researcher for the Hittin Institute and has received popularity through his debates with a number of Christian clergy. He is presently serving as a Khateeb at a West London mosque and has appeared on a number of radio programmes to represent Islam and Muslims.

He specializes in the history of Islamic civilization, Sciences, numismatics, ancient manuscript and antiques.

He is a public speaker with an experience of delivering presentations on Islamic topics in a number of universities.

Adnan Rashid comes from a family of renowned scholars of Islam: his great grandfarher ( Shiekh Minhajuddin Bin Sirajuddin ).

Representing the Christian side was Mr. David Wood: David is a Teaching Fellow at Fordham University, where he teaches Philosophical Ethics.

He holds degrees in Biology and Philosophy and is coauthor of the book Who Was Jesus? Who Was Muhammad? Two Debates, He runs the website www.AnsweringMuslims.com

The Topic of Debate: The Satanic Verses: Fabricated or Historical?

Adnan Rashid

vs.

David Wood

(Westbourne Park Baptist Church, London, United Kingdom 15th November 2008)

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Islam
• Qur'an
• God
• Allah
• Muhammad
• Scripture
• Revelation
• Fabricated
• Numidean
• crane
• Gharaniq
• Satanic
• Fabrication
• History
• Historical
• غرانيقVerses
• Debate
• David
• Wood
• Adnan
• Rashid

[RorySPQR]

Although I am Christian, I try to remain impartial. I thought Adnan made a good point when he noted some of the contradictions in the sources; however, after I heard David respond, I realised Adnan's point was a moot one, and became convinced that he is guilty of consequent ignorance.

[mustafagtgt]

muslim9x9x David is a man who does not learn from his previous debates. He simply blocks out the rebuttal periods and carries on with his prepared script.

I think David has an Agenda to deceive the Christian audience. He spreads this falsehood in the disguise of a 'debate'.

By hosting a debate he acquires fame and also makes his arguments more believable to those who are Christian.

I have studied the liked of him for years.

[koolkid759]

actually the islamic law of accepting hadees as sahih meaning authentic is that id does not contradict with quran or authentic hadees so this goes against quran so this cannot be accepted and also this hadees is inthe chronicles of islam not even in weak hadees

[RorySPQR]

Actually the Gospel of Thomas is from the 2nd century, that's why there are elements of Valentinian Gnosticism contained with in it.

[NoContradiction]

@oombuddah ahahaha Quran is a mess the whole kuran and hathid is weak

[oombuddah]

@lizmaina1 Islamic sources doesn't mean it's a part of Islam (Qur'an and Authentic hadith only).

Satanic verses are even virtually as a consensus rejected by all Qur'anic exegetes too.

[lizmaina1]

David did well, Adana is ok but his rebuttal is weak just speaks a lot of irrelevant things, Adnan say the satanic verses are contradictory, how many hadiths contradict them each other but yet are still kept.

we all watch this debate from our own background beliefs christian, muslim or what ever so we obviously lean towards our side, i hope i have not done this to much.

[lizmaina1]

@medaa25 Gospel of Thomas is not only accepted by only Christian Scholars but by ALL Scholars IN THIS FIELD, ADNAN IS NOT IN ANY WAY SKILLED IN HIS DEBATES AND SPREADS NON-FACTUAL STATEMENTS

[lizmaina1]

@oombuddah The satanic verses are not only mentioned by one one source but by multiple sources, Islamic sources.

[oombuddah]

@Tchado1000 Agreed. The thing is, the Satanic verses do not match the Qur'anic challenge regarding it's unique literary form (an objective miracle by the way), so it is not from the books Author. There are no reports of the muslims worshipping the 3 intercessors for the long period of time, they were just known as strict monotheists.

David is desperate and you can't forget that, remember him in "is muhammad a true prophet" brings up the same bankrupt arguments that have already been refuted.

[Tchado1000]

David is trying to apply the method used by western historians on the satanic verses and rejects the Islamic method , yet he still fails , Great Job Adnan .