These two debates were recorded earlier in 2015, but only one of them was video recorded. The video recorded debate was released earlier last month: Who was Jesus?
The second debate has just been uploaded (audio only, with photos instead of video): Islam or Christianity – Which is the One True Religion?
Br. Zakir did an excellent job for both debates, I’ll be posting a review soon on the first debate.
In this splendid video, Br. Hamza, a Greek revert tackles the Islamophobic missionary, Jay Smith. Hyde Park is a famous spot for religious and political debate, Br. Hamza and Jay went head to head, in what I must say was an embarrassing display on Jay’s behalf. Jay’s presence at Hyde park is frequent, but his archaic arguments, hate speech, vile mannerisms and ignorance of Islam continue to work against his missionary work. Check the video out for yourselves!
This is the full debate between Br. Shabir and James White on the subject of, “Did Jesus Claim Deity?”. Pay close attention to the way James can’t specifically refer to Jesus’ verbatim words to validate his faith, indeed, he seeks to use letters written either in the very late first century or in the very beginning of the second century, Christian Era. He even attempts to use one branch of the ‘Carmen Christi’ theory (which we answered and rebuked him for in our video), aimlessly hoping that no one realises that other theories assert that Paul wrote those very verses. Keep in mind that Br. Shabir clearly indicates that to claim that Jesus claim deity based on Gospels and other forms of literature, is simply attributing deity from the man, deriving a God, from literature never sanctioned nor verified by the man himself. James goes on to demonstrate the natural progression of Jesus becoming a deity after the era of the disciples.
Look out for a few videos on this debate this Easter weekend (2012), insha Allaah.
Most people have probably never heard of Br. Yusuf Ismail, and that’s a shame, he is one of the best present day debaters in the world of theology, especially from the Muslim side. This is one of his greatest debates, although it does date back to 2010, it really demonstrates how weak Christians can become (intellectually) in front of a Muslim whose been educated in the same exact fields, read the same books, used the same arguments. William Lane Craig clearly underestimated Br. Yusuf, if you’re looking for a debate to fancy your interests, learn a thing or two, we certainly recommend this one: