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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
What the "National Geographic" really says about "Iram" Paid Members Public
Lofty claims about 'Iram The Qur'an says in Sura 89:6-8 (Yusuf Ali's translation): Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people),- Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars, The like of which were not produced in (all) the
Does the Christian West Owe Anything to the Islamic East? Paid Members Public
Does the Christian West Owe Anything to the Islamic East? Jacob Thomas Back at college in the Levant, when I studied the “History of the Arab-Islamic Civilization,” I remember our teacher extolling the cultural activities that took place in Baghdad during the early years of the Abbasid Caliphate. We learned
Why Zul-Qarnain of the Qur’an is not Alexander the great Paid Members Public
Why Zul-Qarnain of the Qur’an is not Alexander the great? By Khalid Jan Popular opinion amongst the Muslims and quite recently, within the mainstream evangelical Christians identify Zul-Qarnian (of the Qur’an) with Alexander the great. This claim, in the light of history needs to be analysed while keeping
Abdullah bin Sa'd Paid Members Public
Abdullah bin Sa'd Paid Members Public
Arabic original of the below article Abdullah bin Sa'd Before we get into what the author of the response to our article (see here) said in detail, there are some things that should be clarified: 1. All sources used in this article are Islamic, the ones on our
Waraqa bin Nawfal Paid Members Public
Many Muslims have argued that Muhammad only met Jews or Christians only on very few occasions, by far too short to be sufficient to gain any real knowledge of the earlier scriptures. In particular, they were not translated into Arabic at this time. The content of the Qur'an
Sources of the Qur'an: Saul, Gideon, David and Goliath Paid Members Public
The Story of Talut Saul, Gideon, David and Goliath Jochen Katz In Surat al-Baqara we find the Qur'anic version of the story of King Saul. 2:246 Hast thou not turned thy vision to the Chiefs of the Children of Israel after (the time of) Moses? They said
King Solomon & the Queen of Sheba - a comparison between Targum and Qur'an Paid Members Public
King Solomon & the Queen of Sheba A comparison between Targum and Qur'an By Jameel (http://members.aol.com/crossfires/messiah/frontdoor.htm) INTRODUCTION In a Court of Law the prosecution is required to present evidence for a connection between the criminal and the crime. Should sufficient evidence