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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
Comparative Index to Islam : PARAN Paid Members Public
PARAN Heb: Pa'ran ( ), meaning "place of caverns". Name of the place where Hagar and Ishmael went to when they were sent away by Abraham (Genesis 21:21), and where Ishmael continued to grow. Muslims argue that Paran refers to the Arabian desert and that Mt. Paran
"How Neil Armstrong became a Muslim" Paid Members Public
How Neil Armstrong "became" a Muslim Among the many rumors circulating in the Islamic world, the claim that Neil Armstrong, the famous Astronaut, has become a Muslim seems to be one that will never die. Hopefully, the following statement will help to put this claim at rest. Neil
Tema and Teman Paid Members Public
Tema and Teman For some reason the confusion between Tema and Teman has gotten a strong foothold in various Muslim writings ([1], [2]). Some even go so far as to identify Medinah and Tema which are 400 km apart. Here therefore some reliable information from the "Baker Encyclopedia of
Muhammad's letter to the Julanda Brothers of Oman Paid Members Public
THE MESSAGE OF THE PROPHET TO THE OMANI PEOPLE Here is the text of the message the Prophet Mohammad sent to the Julanda brothers through the intermediary of his Messengers, 'Amr bin al-'As al-Sahmi and Abu Zaid al-Ansari. "Peace be upon the one who follows the
The Textual History of the Qur'an and the Bible Paid Members Public
THE TEXTUAL HISTORY OF THE QUR'AN AND THE BIBLE by John Gilchrist A Study of the Qur'an and the Bible 1. "Three Grades of Evidence" 2. The "Multiple Bible Versions" 3. The Apocrypha 4. The "Grave Defects" 5. Fifty Thousand
A Revaluation of Islamic Traditions Paid Members Public
A Revaluation of Islamic Traditions Joseph Schacht I should like to present some ideas on what I think, is a necessary revaluation of Islamic traditions in the light of our present knowledge; but am at a loss whether to call my conclusions something new and unprecedented or something old and
Jewish Influences in the Qur'an Paid Members Public
The Collection and Sources of the Qu'ran B. JEWISH INFLUENCES IN THE QUR'AN. 1. Muhammad's Debt to Judaism. We have already seen that many of the narratives in the Qur'an and Hadith have extra-Islamic origins. In this section we shall briefly examine
Response to Misha'al Al-Kadhi: The emigration (The Hijra) Paid Members Public
A response to 6.4 The emigration (The Hijra) There are two main problems with Mr. Al-Kadhi's claims in this section. The exegetical objection is taken care of in a separate article. We will consider here the second problem which is geographical. The claims regarding Teman It is