Comparative Index to Islam : Ehrman, Bart Paid Members Public
BART EHRMAN Bart Ehrman is a scholar of Textual Criticism of the New Testament who was a Christian and then lost his faith and became an agnostic. He very deliberately seeks to undermine the credibility and trustworthiness of the Biblical text. Some of his books have made it into bestseller
evil_eye Paid Members Public
EVIL EYE Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr from Abbad ibn Tamim that Abu Bashir al-Ansari told him that he was with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, on one of his journeys. He related, "The Messenger of
Comparative Index to Islam : EBIONITES Paid Members Public
EBIONITES Hb: ebion: poor. Hb: ebionim: the poor. A heretical sect that appeared in early Christianity, and which some Muslims claimed to be true Christians. In addition to following Jesus, they also taught the observance of the Jewish Law (with some variations). The first mention is to be found in
Equality for All in the Ummah? Paid Members Public
Equality for All in the Ummah? Many Muslims claim that one of the attractive features of Islam, the reason why many embrace that religion, is the radical equality of all people in Islam. My impression is that Americans love that kind of talk. Deep down they appear to resonate sympathetically
enemies Paid Members Public
ENEMIES * Muhammad's murder of his enemies, see muder of enemies, under MUHAMMAD * pray for enemies [Jesus said:] You have heard that it was said, `Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you
Comparative Index to Islam : ELEPHANT Paid Members Public
ELEPHANT, THE Al-Fil, the Elephant, is the name of Sura 105, al-Fil 105:1 It is interpreted as refering to the Muslim legend of Abraha, king of Yemen, marching with elephants against Mecca in order to destroy the Kaaba. This supposedly happened in 570 AD, and the year of this
Dictionary of Islam : Letter T Paid Members Public
623 DICTIONARY OF ISLAM. T. TA'AH. Lit. "Obedience." A word which occurs once in the Qur'an Surah iv. 83: "Thev say 'Obedience!'" is an old Arabic word used for the worship and service of God. TA'ALLUQ. Lit. "
Comparative Index to Islam : IDOLATERS Paid Members Public
IDOLATERS Ar: mushrik, one who commits SHIRK, used primarily to refer to idolaters of Mecca * al-Baqarah 2:105,135; an-Nisa' 4:48,51,76,116; al-Ma'idah 5:60,82; al-An`am 6:138; at-Taubah 9:1-17,28,36,113; al-Hajj 22:17; al-Fatir 35:14,40; al-Fath