The God Contention - Shaheed Williams Read answers to your questions from various worldviews, faiths, and religions including Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Atheism. https://www.godcontention.org Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:16:46 -0400 Why? Answered from the perspective of multiple worldviews

Muslim - Shaheed Williams
Because....
]]> https://www.godcontention.org/compare-religions/why?dt=201509251745 https://www.godcontention.org/compare-religions/why?dt=201509251745 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:45:25 -0400 How can chaos create order? That's impossible without intelligent direction. Atheism is emotional, not intellectual. Answered from the perspective of multiple worldviews

Muslim - Shaheed Williams
Good answer....
]]> https://www.godcontention.org/compare-religions/how-can-chaos-create-order?dt=201508141513 https://www.godcontention.org/compare-religions/how-can-chaos-create-order?dt=201508141513 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 15:13:04 -0400 Why does God require an argument to defend it, unlike something obvious like gravity for example? Answered from the perspective of multiple worldviews

Muslim - Shaheed Williams
Ali bin Abi Talib, who was one of the Companions of Prophet Muhammad and fourth caliph of the Muslims, stated: "Knowledge is a small dot, magnified by the ignorant." Meaning that in the presence of widespread ignorance, simple concepts must be expounded upon in order for some to understand. In recent years science has discovered that human beings are "hard-wired" from birth to believe in the existence of a higher power, something which was discussed in Islam centuries earlier. Prophet Muhammad said that every child is born upon a natural disposition towards belief in one Go...
]]> https://www.godcontention.org/compare-religions/why-does-god-require-an-argument-to-defend-it?dt=201209301456 https://www.godcontention.org/compare-religions/why-does-god-require-an-argument-to-defend-it?dt=201209301456 Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:56:02 -0400 Why would God command circumcision to primitive humans when for anesthetic they only had opium, and for stopping bleeding they only knew cauterization, and they had no idea of germs at all? Answered within the Muslim worldview by Shaheed Williams

God doesn't burden anyone beyond their ability, so His commanding them with circumcision must have been in their ability. Just as He gave them an intellect and the ability to build, He also provided what was necessary for them to fulfill their tasks.

Perhaps the discrepancy is in your belief that 'primitive' humans only knew opium and cauterization as medicine for circumcision. Humans have been using herbal medicine in the form of leaves, oils and ointments for centuries. It's completely illogical to think that 'primitive' humans would not have had the same ac...
]]> https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/why-would-god-command-circumcision-to-primitive-humans?dt=201201141211 https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/why-would-god-command-circumcision-to-primitive-humans?dt=201201141211 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:11:08 -0500 How does a raped woman prove her case in court? Does she have to bring four witnesses? Answered within the Muslim worldview by Shaheed Williams

Her or her lawyers would present her case with as much evidence as available. For example: Police reports, hospital rape kits, injuries, witnesses, etc. - anything proving that such a crime was committed. If she has four witnesses it is better, but if she is unable to produce four witnesses her case can still be proven.

The four witnesses or a confession would prove that the man committed fornication. He would be stoned to death if he was married and receive 100 lashes and exile if he was not married. That is the punishment for fornication. If she is able to prove her case in the absence of...
]]> https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/how-does-a-raped-woman-prove-her-case-in-court?dt=201201141140 https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/how-does-a-raped-woman-prove-her-case-in-court?dt=201201141140 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:40:58 -0500 If Fitrah means what is natural, and if having circumcision is Fitrah, does that mean that Allah created us in an unnatural or wrong form that we have to fix it by hand? Answered within the Muslim worldview by Shaheed Williams

We were created in the nature He created us, though some aspects He requires us to maintain. Long nails can cause harm and are unclean, so it is part of our nature as human beings to trim them. Excessive growth of pubic hair carries odor and could be a haven for filth and disease, so we trim our pubic hair. Similarly, the uncircumcised foreskin can be a haven of filth and infection, not to mention spreading of this filth during intercourse, so circumcision removes this harm. A person who doesn't do these things is closer to an animal than a human. ...
]]> https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/if-circumcision-is-natural-did-allah-make-us-wrong?dt=201201082055 https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/if-circumcision-is-natural-did-allah-make-us-wrong?dt=201201082055 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:55:24 -0500 Why does the Messiah have to come twice? Couldn't Allah have two different souls to accomplish the missions of delivering the Gospel and be the End Times Messiah? Was he short of supply? Answered within the Muslim worldview by Shaheed Williams

Really?? That's like asking why water is wet. The answer is simple: because He made it that way. No substance in the question shows signs of defeat....
]]> https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/why-does-the-messiah-have-to-come-twice?dt=201201082035 https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/why-does-the-messiah-have-to-come-twice?dt=201201082035 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:35:51 -0500 What would you think if a pedophile says "I support sharia, I hope it comes,because then I can simply pretend being a Muslim and get for myself child wives, and enjoy my pedophilia with the approval of society"? Answered within the Muslim worldview by Shaheed Williams

I'd think that the pedophile would be sorely disappointed. First, though a virgin is under the care of her father, even he must seek her permission to marry her to anyone. Second, in Shari'ah, as well as nature, defines a child as being prepubescent and having sexual intercourse with such a child would be harmful, both physically and psychologically - something which is not allowed in Islam. So in America, a pedophile would be hard pressed to find a father/guardian willing to marry his child daughter off; and even harder pressed to find a child who would be in agreement with such a u...
]]> https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/pedophilia-and-sharia-law?dt=201201082021 https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/pedophilia-and-sharia-law?dt=201201082021 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:21:44 -0500 If a society is morally justified in executing their apostates, then do you feel that it would be fair and justified if American society executed you for your apostasy? Answered within the Muslim worldview by Shaheed Williams

American society allows the freedom of religion, so being a Muslim does not nullify being an American. A more apt analogy to religious apostasy would be treason, which many societies have in the past punished by execution, including America. So perhaps you should ask yourself if American society would be justified in executing Muslim converts when the Constitution gives them that freedom. I say no, that Americans would not be justified in infringing upon the religious rights that their laws provide. As for what another country may do with apostates or traitors, then that is based upon their la...
]]> https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/should-you-be-executed-for-apostasy?dt=201201081915 https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/should-you-be-executed-for-apostasy?dt=201201081915 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:15:07 -0500 Why would your book refer to Jesus as "the Messiah" but only in passing as if it is just a nickname? Why is this major "controversy" not addressed and discussed in the Quran "in detail" as it should have been as per 27:76, 16 Answered within the Muslim worldview by Shaheed Williams

It appears that you can't see the forest for the trees. The Children of Israel were in dispute over many things, the status of Jesus being only one of them. Some believed he was a heretic, so the Qur'an cleared him of that charge by confirming that he indeed was the Messiah that God sent to them (Children of Israel). Some claimed him to be the Son of God, so the Qur'an cleared him of that charge by confirming that Jesus had no father and, more importantly, that God has no children. Some claimed that he was crucified and died, an act that according to the Bible would have been su...
]]> https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/why-does-the-quran-use-the-messiah-as-a-nickname?dt=201201042146 https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/why-does-the-quran-use-the-messiah-as-a-nickname?dt=201201042146 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:46:56 -0500 According to 18:96-98 and 21:96 we must find a big wall made of iron and copper between two mountains, and we should find it standing even today, as it will remain until the End Times. Where is it located exactly in our planet so I can go and see it? Answered within the Muslim worldview by Shaheed Williams

Nowhere in the verses you mentioned was there an instruction to find the wall, nor were there instructions as to its location. Common sense would tell you that the wall would most likely be covered, seeing as how thousands of years have passed. There are huge expanses of the surface of this earth that have yet to be explored, some of them mountain ranges. Perhaps in your case sense is not as common as one might think. ...
]]> https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/where-is-the-wall-of-iron-and-copper?dt=201201042056 https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/where-is-the-wall-of-iron-and-copper?dt=201201042056 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:56:17 -0500 Why are all terrorists Muslim? Answered within the Muslim worldview by Shaheed Williams

Although some Muslims have committed acts of terrorism, terrorism is not from Islam and not all terrorists are Muslim.

The Stern Gang was a Jewish Zionist terrorist group that was responsible for many bombings and assassinations, including against British forces in the late 1940's.

The Tamil Tigers are a nationalist terrorist group founded in Sri Lanka who conducted bombings and assassinations, against Muslims and others.

The Irish Republican Army is a Catholic/nationalist terrorist organization, responsible for attacks in Britain and Northern Ireland.

The Ku Klux Klan is ...
]]> https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/why-are-all-terrorists-muslim?dt=201108190418 https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/why-are-all-terrorists-muslim?dt=201108190418 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:18:07 -0400 You say god cannot lie? He said that Adam and Eve would die if they ate from the 'Tree'.. yet they did not die. He said nothing about sin, he said that they would die. Answered from the perspective of multiple worldviews

Muslim - Shaheed Williams
I can only assume you are speaking about the Biblical account of the creation story, because in the Qur'an He told them that if they ate from the tree they would be wrongdoers (Quran 2:35). After eating from the tree, they were expelled from Paradise and told that Earth would be their dwelling place for a time (Quran 2:36). Thereafter, God forgave them of their sin (Quran 2:37).

Perhaps what is intended from the passage you read was that they would be mortal, instead of living in Paradise forever....
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Muslim - Shaheed Williams
It is not fair to say such because empirical evidence does not define existence. The flaw in this type of logic is that it assumes that something does not exist if it is not scientifically proven. Following this way of thinking we would be led to believe that atoms did not exist until the 19th century, that the various species of plants and animals on earth did not exist until they were discovered or that the celestial bodies of the universe came into existence because they were seen with the Hubble telescope. You can't measure emotions or even life itself, so this logic would propose tha...
]]> https://www.godcontention.org/compare-religions/why-should-we-believe-in-a-god-who-cant-be-measured?dt=201012021048 https://www.godcontention.org/compare-religions/why-should-we-believe-in-a-god-who-cant-be-measured?dt=201012021048 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:48:48 -0500 Recently, Muslims have been prominent in the media promoting diversity and tolerance. Meanwhile, critics of Islam routinely routinely receive serious death threats. Do Muslims truly value differences? Answered within the Muslim worldview by Shaheed Williams

Muslims have been in the media promoting diversity and tolerance because they are being oppressed and mistreated by people who claim diversity and tolerance as their ideals. We live in a country whose laws dictate freedom of religion, promote equal opportunity and denounce hate speech and crimes. Yet recently, there has been the opposite from a growing sector of the population. It is as if these individuals are of the opinion that the rights granted by the laws of this country don't apply to Muslims. So the question should be asked: Do Non-Muslims truly value differences?

Some of the m...
]]> https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/do-muslims-value-diversity-and-tolerance?dt=201009181645 https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/do-muslims-value-diversity-and-tolerance?dt=201009181645 Sat, 18 Sep 2010 16:45:15 -0400 Muslims have strongly maintained that they have a right to build a mosque on Ground Zero. Meanwhile, non believers are strictly forbidden from entering Mecca. This seems like hypocrisy. Please explain. Answered within the Muslim worldview by Shaheed Williams

Muslims have a right to build a mosque near Ground Zero because of religious freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Non-believers are forbidden from entering Mecca because of a commandment established by God in the Qur'an. There is no hypocrisy here, unless of course something has changed about New York City and the Constitution that I don't know about. To the best of my knowledge, New York doesn't presently have a ban on Muslims and the Constitution of the United States doesn't apply to other nations like Saudi Arabia.

If it were ...
]]> https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/mecca-and-the-ground-zero-mosque?dt=201009131956 https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/mecca-and-the-ground-zero-mosque?dt=201009131956 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:56:49 -0400 The Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville FL is sponsoring an International Burn A Koran Day on 9/11/2010. I don't understand why they are doing this. I wanted to direct this towards the Muslim and Christian columnists. Answered from the perspective of multiple worldviews

Muslim - Shaheed Williams
I guess the simplest answer is that they are ignorant. This action only proves their bigotry and extremism. Muslims have been persecuted many times in history, even in Mecca, but Islam has stood firm against wave after wave of xenophobia. This church, and others who share their view about Islam, are not the first and will not be the last.

Ironically, if we assume that the Qur'ans that are to be burned are obtained through legal means (either by purchase or acquiring from an Muslim source), then the sale and donation numbers of Qur'ans increase, which Muslims can point to as a stat...
]]> https://www.godcontention.org/compare-religions/international-burn-a-koran-day?dt=201009081059 https://www.godcontention.org/compare-religions/international-burn-a-koran-day?dt=201009081059 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:59:50 -0400 In Quran it says what is in womb is not known by any one. But the present medical science has found the unborn's gender. How shall we Muslims explain this question to some Muslims and non-Muslims? Answered within the Muslim worldview by Shaheed Williams

Below is a quote from an answer given to a similar question:

"What has confused the questioner is the fact that doctors are able to know the gender of the foetus via x-rays and ultrasound scans, but we should note that this knowledge is vague and incomplete. They may make mistakes, as has happened on numerous occasions. Moreover, they can only perform these scans etc. after a certain number of weeks of pregnancy have passed, and not before. Even if they know whether the foetus is male or female, they do not know whether it will be miscarried or carried to term, whether it will be born ...
]]> https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/quran-says-what-is-in-the-womb-is-not-known?dt=201008141550 https://www.godcontention.org/muslim/quran-says-what-is-in-the-womb-is-not-known?dt=201008141550 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:50:05 -0400 Is it possible for God to be both all-loving and all-powerful if he allows Hell in the form of eternal suffering and torture? Answered from the perspective of multiple worldviews

Muslim - Shaheed Williams
Allah, or God in English, created human beings with a specific purpose:

"And I did not create Jinn or men (for any other purpose), except that they should worship Me." (Quran 51:56)

To facilitate this, He chose from amongst humanity Messengers, to whom He revealed Scripture, to teach us how to fulfill our purpose in life:

"Indeed We have sent Our Messengers with clear proofs, and revealed with them the Scripture and the Balance (of justice) that mankind may keep justice." (Quran 57:25)

"Messengers, as bearers of good news as well as of warning in order that...
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Muslim - Shaheed Williams
Islam views the Trinity as polytheistic.

Who Invented the Trinity?...
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