Dr Ali Shina's Challenge

The Challenge

I receive many emails from angry Muslims, who sometimes beg me, and sometimes order me to remove this site. I consider both, pleading and bullying, signs of psychopathology. Argumentum ad baculum and argumentum ad misericordiam are both logical fallacies.

If you do not like this site and want me to remove it, instead of acting as a bully or as a victim,  disprove my charges against Muhammad logically. Not only will I remove the site, I will publicly announce that Islam is a true religion. I will also pay

$50,000 U.S. dollars

to anyone who can disprove the following accusations that I have made against Muhammad. I accuse Muhammad of being:

a narcissist	a misogynist	a rapist
a pedophile	a lecher	a  torturer
a mass murderer	a cult leader	an assassin
a terrorist	a madman	a looter

I have debated with many Muslims. Their defense of Islam can be summarized in two categories:

a-      Denial of the authenticity of Islamic sources that report the stories of crimes of Muhammad (example: debate with Edip Yukssel, a leader of the Submitters)

b-     Moral relativism and situational ethics, e.g., “In those days,  pedophilia, assassination, rape, raid, pillage, massacre and lying, were common practices, so Muhammad is innocent because he did what everyone else was doing.”  Muslims even go as far as to question the legitimacy of the Golden Ruleto claim I do not have any basis to condemn Muhammad. In other words, who can say what is good and what is evil? That is up to the messenger of God to decide. (Example: debate with Yamin Zakaria)

These are the main two arguments that Muslims present in defense of Islam. Any rational person can see they are logical fallacies.

These charges are irrefutable. You simply can’t disprove them because they are reported in Islamic sources and as such they are as good as confession. You can’t acquit a criminal after he has confessed, unless you plead insanity, which is my point.

Muslims often ask: “Who will judge whether or not an attempt to disprove your accusations against Muhammad and Islam was successful?”   The readers will be the jury. It is not difficult to see which side is right once both arguments are presented without one side fearing the other. I will publish the debates in this site.  My opponents are also encouraged to publish them in any Islamic site.

Update: 2007/07/29

The above challenge was issued in 2001 and it hasn’t been met yet. See thedebates I had with Muslims.  Also see the attempts of some Muslims trying to refute me here , here, here and here.  Is that all the Muslim world can offer?  Where are the scholars of Islam?  Why such an important task is left to a bunch of amateurs who actually do more damage to Islam?  Isn’t it time that the real scholars come forth and refute these charges?

The truth is that several of the people that debated me were real scholars, such as the eminent Pakistani scholar Mr. Javed Ahmed Ghamidi and his disciple Dr. Khalid Zaheer. This debate is a must read and is available for download. Dr. Zaheer is a learned man, a moderate Muslim  and a good human being. I have utmost respect for him.

As of this date (2007), I will no longer debate with people who want to debate anonymously. I only debate with reputable scholars. I made this decision because often, Muslims, moved by their faith and zealotry but with little knowledge of Islam, challenge me to debate. They rehash the same tried and refuted arguments that bore everyone and disappear. Then other Muslims, either accuse me of fabricating those debates or pooh-pooh my opponents for not being scholars.

As of this day, I am also doubling the reward. If you are not a reputable scholar, you can still win the prize. All you have to do is persuade a scholar to debate with me. If he/she disproves my charges or can prove that Muhammad was a prophet of God, both you and he/she will be rewarded $50,000 dollars each. This is to encourage you to write to your admired scholar and convince them that Islam is in danger and that it is their duty to defend it. Once you write to invite someone, please send a CC to me for announcing the invitation.  My email is faithfreedom2 at gmail.com

Yes, Islam is in grave danger. Never, since its inception, Islam has faced a threat as serious as this. Today, millions of ex-Muslims are questioning the claimed truth of Islam, can make their criticisms heard worldwide, and unlike before, not fear for their lives.  As long as these questions are not answered, this trend is only bound to continue, until the trickle becomes a torrent and the fall of Islam becomes obvious.

In the past, the critics of Islam briefly shined like lamps in darkness, only to be put out by winds of persecution. What is happening today can be likened to the break of the dawn.  Darkness has no chance in front of this much light.  Muslims are waking up and leaving Islam like never before. A spiritual and intellectual revolution is underway.  This is the century of enlightenment of the benighted Muslims. The giant is finally awakening.  The days of Islam are numbered.  This demon of hate and ignorance will be slain by the hands of its own primary victims.  The unity of mankind and the world peace are around the corner.

Please advertise this challenge. Every Muslim must see it.  This is like throwing water on their fire. Nothing will dampen their zeal more than the realization that among a billion Muslims there is not a single scholar who can prove the wild claims of Muhammad, nor acquit him of these grave charges. This unmet challenge has a sobering effect on them.  They can make any excuse, such as, I am not worth their response, that there have been greater men than me who opposed Islam, or that I have been refuted already, but they will not be able to fool themselves.  The more this challenge is circulated, the more Muslims will be forced to remain silent and doubt Islam.  Do not undermine the psychological effect of this impossible challenge.

Sincerely

Ali Sina

Update: 2010/08/17

Although the number of Muslims accepting this challenge has dropped substantially, I still receive long emails from Muslims who do their best to meet this challenge.  The problem is that these Muslims are not familiar with the charges.  What you see in this site is only an introduction to the charges.  To see the evidence you have to read my book, Understanding Muhammad. This book is available from Amazon.com and other online booksellers.  However, since I know that as a Muslim you will burn in hell before you spend a dime on a book critical of Islam, (been there done that) I am offering the earlier edition of this book for free.    The earlier edition is not as complete as the one that is now in print but it is enough to make the case and convince anyone of the fallacy of Islam.

If you decide to answer this challenge, please don’t put pen to paper before you read the book. I know your excessive faith makes you believe you know everything, but really you don’t. So either buy the book or ask me to send you a copy and only after you read it write your rebuttal. I can assure you once you read the book there will remain nothing for you to say.

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