Shabir Ally

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Shabir Ally is a Canadian Muslim preacher who serves as the president of the Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2]

Shabir Ally
Alma materUniversity of Toronto [1]
Main interests
Dawah
Websitehttp://www.shabirally.com

Early life and education

Shabir Ally was born in Guyana on the Caribbean coast of South America and moved to Canada with his family in 1978. His family is from Gujarat, India [3] He got his B.A. in Religious Studies from Laurentian University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto.[4][4] His PhD thesis was on the exegesis of the Qur'an (Tafsir).[5]

Debates and lectures

Shabir Ally promotes a contextual interpretation of the Qur'anic verses, but seeks to find their justification in similar expressions within the Christian Bible.[6] He has debated William Lane Craig, David Wood, Michael Licona and John Dominic Crossan.[7][8][9], James White and Jay Smith[10]

List of debates

Sortable table
Title Debater Date Link Location
Violence, the Qur’an, and the Bible Dr. Douglas Jacoby 2017-02-27 [1]
Is Jesus Prophet Or Son Of God? Dr. Douglas Jacoby 2018-10-13 [2]
What is God Really Like: Tawhid or Trinity? Dr. Nabeel Qureshi 2015-04-08 [3]
The Classical Debates: The Bible or the Qur’aan: Which is the Word of God Jay Smith 2014-09-27 [4]
Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? David Wood 2018-03-03 [5]
Qur'an or the Bible, which is God's Word? Sam Shamoun 2000 [6]
Did the Earliest Followers of Jesus Believe in His Deity? James White 2013-10-08 [7] University of Pretoria, South Africa
Sin and Salvation James White 2013-10-07 [8] Abu Bakr Siddique Mosque, Erasmia, South Africa
Did Jesus Claim Deity? James White 2012-03-22 [9] Toronto, Canada
Is Muhammad Prophesied in the Bible? James White 2008-11-17 [10] [11] London, England
Is Jesus Prophesied in the Old Testament? James White 2008-11-17 [12] [13] London, England
Did Jesus Offer Himself on the Cross as a Willing Sacrifice for the Sins of God’s People? James White 2007-10 [14] Seattle, WA, USA
Is the New Testament We Possess Today Inspired? James White 2006-05 [15] Biola University, CA, USA
Did Jesus rise from the dead? Dr. Mike Licona 2004-03 [16] Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA, USA
Jesus: Resurrected or Rescued? Dr. Mike Licona 2016-04-01 [17] University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, TN, USA
Christianity vs. Islam Dave Hunt 2008-02-23 [18] All Saints Catholic High School, Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Who is the true Jesus? Jay Smith 2000-10 [19] Robert Ferst Center for the Arts at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Which is the word of God - the Bible or the Qur'an? Jay Smith 1998-05-08 [20] University of Leicester, Leicester, England
Islam or Christianity: Which Promotes Peace Jay Smith 2008-06-28 [21][22][23] Toronto, Canada
Is Jesus God or is He a Prophet of Islam? Jonathan McLatchie 2016-08-12 [24] Woolwich, London, England
Numerical Miracles in the Quran Richard Lucas 2016-11 [25]
Who exactly is God? Richard Lucas 2016-10-26 [26][27]
What Must I Do To Be Saved? Dr. William Lane Craig 2012-03-05 [28] York University, Ontario, Canada
Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Dr. William Lane Craig 2009-02 [29] McGill University, Quebec, Canada
Who is the true Jesus? The Jesus of the Qur'an or the Jesus of the Bible? Dr. William Lane Craig 2002-03-07 [30] University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Christianity & Islam: The Concept of God in Islam and Christianity Dr. William Lane Craig 2002-03-06 [31] McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Did Jesus of Nazareth physically rise from the dead? Dr. William Lane Craig 2002-03-04 [32] University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Does God Exist? Dr. Christopher Di Carlo [33] University of Guelph, Canada
Who is Jesus? Metaphor, Prophet or Son of God? Dr. Christopher Di Carlo 2012-02-09 [34] University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Ontario, Canada
Did Paul invent Christianity? Cliff Forward 1999-06-27 [35] Toronto, Canada
Who exactly is God? Samuel Green 2016-07-30 [36] Islamic Information and Dawah Centre International, Toronto, Canada
How are we saved? Samuel Green 2016-07-31 [37] Faith Baptist Church, Toronto, Canada
Is Jesus God? William Albrecht 2017-10-29 [38] or [39] Blog Talk Radio by Healing X Outreach Radio
What Is The Gospel Jesus Preached? Anthony Buzzard 2000-07-01 [40] University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The accuracy of the Qu'ran and the Bible; the real Jesus Christ; the Trinity Keith Small 2000-03-10 [41] Bradford, England
Is the God of Islam true of false? Robert Morey 1996 [42]
Was Paul a Disciple of Jesus? Tony Costa 2016 [43] Trinity Channel
Was Muhammad a Prophet of God? Tony Costa 2016 [44] Trinity Channel
Who is God? Tony Costa 1997-11-06 [45] University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
The Jesus Conflict: Did Jesus rise from the dead? Tony Costa 1997-11-07 [46]
Did Jesus Rise From The Dead? Tony Costa 2009-04-04 [47] "Unbelievable?" radio show, Premier Christian radio
Allah or the Trinity Dr. Anis Shorrosh 2005-05-13 [48] Glasgow, Scotland <~-- same hall as marks-->
Cruci-fiction Or Crucifixion Dr. Anis Shorrosh 2005-05-14 [49] Glasgow, Scotland
Muhammad In The Bible Dr. Anis Shorrosh 2005-05-15 [50] Glasgow, Scotland
The Quran or The Bible Dr. Anis Shorrosh 2005-05-16 [51] Glasgow, Scotland
What Did Jesus Say About Jesus? John Bob [52]
Is Jesus the Son of God? David Wood 2015 [53] Trinity Channel
Was Jesus a Prophet of Islam? David Wood 2015 [54] Trinity Channel
Does Muhammad give us the truth about Jesus? David Wood 2015 [55] Trinity Channel
Does Paul give us the truth about Jesus? David Wood 2015 [56] Trinity Channel
What Does the Quran Say About The Bible? David Wood 2016-04-26 [57] Bethel Church
Is the Quran a Book of Peace? David Wood 2015 [58]
Is the Bible a Book of Peace? David Wood 2015 [59]
Was Jesus Resurrected? Dr. Pamela Bright 1999-04-15 [60] Concordia University, Canada
Jesus: Man, Myth, or God? A Muslim and Christian Perspective Dr. Andy Bannister 2017-11-30 [61] McMasters University, Ontario, Canada
Who is Jesus? Kenneth Howkins [62] England
Judaism, Christianity or Islam: Which is the True Legacy of Abraham? Dr. Douglas Jacoby and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2008-06-07 [63][64][65][66][67] Hammerschmidt Chapel at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, IL, USA
The Historicity of the Life of Jesus in the Gospels John Dominic Crossan 2014-04-05 [68] University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Publications

  • Is Jesus God? The Bible Says No (Al-Attique Publications, Canada) ISBN 9960-9148-8-7
  • What God Said About Eating Pork (Al-Attique Publications, Canada) ISBN 9960-777-02-2
  • Science in the Qur'an (Al-Attique Publications, Canada) ISBN 9960-9148-7-9
  • 101 Clear Contradictions in the Bible (Al-Attique Publications, Canada) ISBN 1-894264-12-6
  • Yahweh, Jehovah Or Allah (Al-Attique Publications, Canada) OCLC 50392743
  • 101 Questions to Ask Visiting Jehovah's Witnesses (Al-Attique Publications, Canada) ISBN 1-894264-10-X
  • Reply to Robert Morey's Source of Islam Theories (Al-Attique Publications, Canada) ISBN 9960-777-05-7

References

  1. ^ https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/35061/1/Ally_Shabir_201211_PhD_thesis.pdf.pdf
  2. ^ Shenk, David W., Journeys of the Muslim nation and the Christian church: exploring the mission of two communities, Uzima Publishing House, 2006, p.xvii
  3. ^ http://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single/en_Is_Jesus_God.pdf
  4. ^ a b Neurock, Gabriella (2018-04-03). "The New Testament: Fact or Fiction - Royal Purple News". Royal Purple. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  5. ^ https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/35061/1/Ally_Shabir_201211_PhD_thesis.pdf.pdf
  6. ^ John Ankerberg, Emir Caner, The Truth about Islam & Jesus, Harvest House Publishers, 2009, p.38
  7. ^ Jesus' Resurrection William Lane Craig (Christian) debates Shabir Ally (Muslim) on the bodily resurrection of Jesus.
  8. ^ The Concept of God in Islam and Christianity - William Lane Craig vs. Shabir Ally McMaster University. March 6, 2002.
  9. ^ What Must I Do To Be Saved? William Lane Craig vs. Shabir Ally York University. March 5, 2002.
  10. ^ Chattanooga Times Free Press: "Scholars will debate whether Bible, Quran are books of peace" October 3, 2015 |"These men are recognized for being two of the best in the field of religious apologetics,..."
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