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The Debate Hall

Doubts about Islam — honest answers to hard questions

Doubts deserve better than dismissal. Every topic below links to sourced, scholarly responses — read both the claim and the answer.

Does God exist? Answering atheism

The contingency argument, the problem of evil, and why "who created God?" misunderstands the question.

Sapience: The Divine Reality Yaqeen papers Islamic Discourse Initiative Why Islam? — How To Muslim The purpose of life

Is the Quran preserved?

Manuscript evidence, oral mass-transmission, and responses to revisionist academic claims.

Preservation of the Quran — our article Islamic Discourse Initiative Science & Islam — How To Muslim

Christianity, the Trinity & Jesus (peace be upon him)

What Islam actually says about Isa, and where the Trinity stands historically and scripturally.

One Message Foundation Preservation of the New Testament — our article Jesus in Islam — How To Muslim

Hadith skepticism & orientalist claims

How the isnad system works, why it was centuries ahead of its time, and answers to common polemics.

The Preservation of Hadiths — our article Primary texts on Kutub.io

Women, sharia & modern objections

Sourced treatments of the questions most often weaponised — inheritance, testimony, hijab, and more.

Islamic Discourse Initiative Jannah Institute Women's rights — How To Muslim

“What about Aisha’s age?” — the ex-Muslim objection set

The objections this genre actually leads with, and where qualified Sunni researchers disagree with each other about the answer.

Yaqeen: the case for an older age Yaqeen: an interdisciplinary approach Yaqeen: rejecting revisionism New Lines: why scholars disagree Yaqeen: youth faith & identity

Landmark debates

The exchanges that shaped Muslim–non-Muslim dialogue — from the classics to the front lines today.

Ahmed DeedatvsJimmy Swaggart

Is the Bible God's Word?Louisiana · 1986

Zakir NaikvsWilliam Campbell

The Qur'an & Bible in Light of ScienceChicago · 2000

Shabir AllyvsJames White

Did Jesus Claim Deity?Toronto · 2012

Hamza TzortzisvsLawrence Krauss

Islam or Atheism: Which Makes More Sense?London · 2013

Mohammed HijabvsDestiny

Islam & Atheism — Oxford UnionOxford · 2025

Ahmed DeedatvsAnis Shorrosh

Is Jesus God?Royal Albert Hall · 1985

Zakir NaikvsSri Sri Ravi Shankar

Concept of God: Hinduism & IslamBangalore · 2006

Adnan RashidvsJames White

Bible or the Qur'an?Dublin · 2013

Mohammed HijabvsAlex O'Connor

Does Islam Explain Reality Better?Oxford · 2019

Hamza TzortzisvsDan Barker

Islam or Atheism: More Rational?Massachusetts · 2011

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