history
Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
Who was the Real Slave Master? Paid Members Public
Who was the Real Slave Master? Rev. Richard P. Bailey "The Christians were the ones who enslaved the Black man, but Islam is a world-wide brotherhood." You may have heard someone say something like this and wondered if it was true. Slavery was practiced by all civilizations
Q and A on the Sword in Early Christianity and Islam Paid Members Public
Q and A on the Sword in Early Christianity and Islam James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. This article covers and reviews topics left unanswered in the rest of this series. A question and answer format is used because readers in the past have asked these questions online or in emails.
Jesus The Light And The Fragrance Of God Paid Members Public
Jesus The Light And The Fragrance Of God * Chapter 0: Introduction Part 1: The Reappearing of Jesus * Chapter 1: The End Times in the Hadith * Chapter 2: Jesus' Work of Restoration * Chapter 3: Jesus' Work of Destruction * Chapter 4: The Matchless One Part 2: The Christ of History
Christmas: Pagan Festival or Christian Celebration? Paid Members Public
Christmas: Pagan Festival or Christian Celebration? Dr Anthony McRoy * Joseph F. Kelly, The Origins of Christmas, (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2004) * J. Neil Alexander, Waiting for the Coming: The Liturgical Meaning of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, (Washington DC: Pastoral Press, 1993) * Susan K. Roll, Toward the Origins of Christmas, (Kampen: Kok Pharos,
The Apology of Al-Kindy Paid Members Public
BEGIN NAVIGATION BUTTONS END NAVIGATION BUTTONS [blank page] PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. I may say at once that my primary object, in the present undertaking, is to place the "Apology of Al Kindy" in the hands of those who will use it in the interests of the
Comparative Index to Islam : ALI Paid Members Public
ALI B. ABI TALIB son of Abu Talib (son of Abdul Muttalib) and Fatima (daughter of Asad). Abu Talib was an older brother of Muhammad's father Abdallah. He took care of Muhammad when he was young. Ali married the youngest daughter of Muhammad, Fatima. Thus, Ali is a
h_hasan Paid Members Public
HASAN B. ALI. B. ABI TALIB The son of the 4th caliph Ali and Fatima, daughter of Muhammad. Shiites regard him as the 2nd Imam after Ali. al Hasan died in Medina of poision. His wife Jadah, daughter of al Ashath b Kays poisioned him. Yazid b, Muawiyah suborned her
s_sunni Paid Members Public
SUNNI SUNNITE The majority of Muslims belong to this sect within Islam which are rivals to the Shi`ites. Their disputes center upon the claims of the Caliphate. Sunnis accepted all the first four caliphs and accepted the claims of the Ummayyad Dynasty in Damascus to take over the caliphate.