Why the Foundations of Islam Are Now Crumbling with Dr. Jay Smith

I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Dr. Frank Turek

Religion & Spirituality, Education, Christianity

4.8 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Did the prophet Muhammad actually exist? How did the Qur’an come into existence? And did Islam really begin in Mecca? If you think you know a lot about the historic origins of Islam--think again!Frank welcomes Dr. Jay Smith to the program, a legendary defender of the faith and top Christian apologist to Muslims who spent over two decades at the legendary Speaker’s Corner in London. Dr. Smith shares personal experiences from his years evangelizing Muslims, challenging Islamic claims, and navigating the theological and historical issues at the core of Islam. During this eye-opening conversation, Frank and Dr. Smith tackle questions like:* What was it like to evangelize at Speaker's Corner in London for 25 years and why is it a magnet for Muslims?* How did the events of 9/11/2001 change the dynamic between the world's two largest competing religious worldviews--Christianity and Islam?* Why is using the Qur’an helpful when sharing the Gospel with Muslims?* What is the “three-legged stool” that supports Islam and how does it compare to Christianity?* If Mecca is so old, why is there no evidence historically?* What are the four genres of S.I.N. (the Standard Islamic Narrative) and why are they being thrown under the bus by some Muslim scholars?* Why are there currently 30 official versions of the Qur’an even though it claims to be eternal and unchanged by human hands?* Why are the Qur’an's earliest manuscripts shockingly incomplete and why was the biography of Muhammad compiled by a German scholar?Be sure to tune in next week as Frank and Dr. Smith continue unpacking the historical and theological cracks in the foundation of Islam. And don't miss the helpful resources in the list below!Resources mentioned during the episode:Dr. Smith's website - https://www.pfandercenter.org/ (https://www.pfandercenter.org/)Dr. Smith's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@pfanderfilms (https://www.youtube.com/@pfanderfilms) HOT OFF THE PRESS! Muslim Scholar Throws the Historicity of Muhammad UNDER THE BUS! - https://youtu.be/I7QdOw8RVJ4 (https://youtu.be/I7QdOw8RVJ4) Two New Findings That Muhammad Didn't Exist - https://youtu.be/wy_iD6Lf6MY (https://youtu.be/wy_iD6Lf6MY) Investigating Islam - https://youtu.be/40DclW84HkM (https://youtu.be/40DclW84HkM) Dismantling Islam PowerPoint Slides - https://bit.ly/dismantlingislam (https://bit.ly/dismantlingislam)

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0:00.0	Saturday night, June 3rd, 2017.
0:05.0	I'm in London and I'm due to speak at a church the next morning when the news strikes
0:16.0	that three Muslims affiliated with ISIS attack civilians on the London Bridge.
0:24.9	Eight people are killed, over 40 are wounded.
0:28.8	The three Muslims are gunned down by police.
0:33.1	And so that night, that happened at about 10 at night, London time.
0:37.2	I heard about it, and I immediately changed my message for the next morning to if God,
0:43.1	why evil?
0:43.8	Why would he allow this to happen?
0:46.1	Well, I knew that that Sunday, that very next day, in a place called Speaker's Corner,
0:54.1	I think that's in Hyde Park, that my friend
0:57.3	Jay Smith might be there. Jay is a legendary defender of the faith and someone that tries to show
1:07.5	Muslims why Christianity is true and Islam is not.
1:11.8	He had been in London for at least a couple of decades, and he would every Sunday go to
1:18.8	Speaker's Corner and interact with Muslims.
1:22.0	So I knew he would be there if he was in town.
1:24.2	So I went there, and indeed he was there on a little ladder, and Muslims were surrounding him.
1:32.2	And you need to meet Jay Smith, if you've never met him before.
1:35.8	He's here right now.
1:37.1	Dr. Jay Smith, right now is in Pennsylvania, but for about three decades, he was in London.
1:45.3	Jay, it's great to have you on the program. How are you?
1:48.0	Well, Frank, good. I haven't seen you since that day. That was many years ago.
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