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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
Torture in the Quran and early Islam Paid Members Public
Where is Islamic justice and human rights? James M. Arlandson Three main (twisted) purposes of torture are to punish criminals, to extract information, and to exact revenge. But torture by its nature is excess multiplied by excess, so it is wrong and unjust by its nature. It is at least
Tolerance in Islam Paid Members Public
Copyright 1996 by M. Rafiqul-Haqq and P. Newton. All rights reserved. by M. Rafiqul-Haqq and P. Newton "There is no compulsion in religion." (The Qur'an 2:256) This Qur'anic verse is used by Muslims to defend themselves against the charge that Islam
Top ten reasons why Islam is not a religion of peace Paid Members Public
Top ten reasons why Islam is NOT the religion of peace Violence in Muhammad's life and the Quran James M. Arlandson Ever since 9/11, Muslim leaders who have access to the national media have told us that Islam is the religion of peace and that violence does
Saul and Gideon: Revelation or Confusion? Paid Members Public
Saul and Gideon: revelation or error? An analysis of Sura 2:249 James M. Arlandson What happens when a passage in the Quran is erroneous, which can be compared with another sacred text? How do you clarify the mistake? Do you retreat to revelations no matter what? (The Quran comes
A Dialogue with a Saudi Muslim (9) Paid Members Public
* Part One, which has a brief Introduction * Part Two * Part Three * Part Four * Part Five * Part Six * Part Seven * Part Eight Soliman al-Buthe (or al-Buthi) wrote an Open Letter to Congress in 2005. Then he initiated a dialogue with me, so we decided on this sequence. 1. In
A Dialogue with a Saudi Muslim (6) Paid Members Public
* Part One, which has a brief Introduction * Part Two * Part Three * Part Four * Part Five Soliman al-Buthe (or al-Buthi) wrote an Open Letter to Congress in 2005. Then he initiated a dialogue with me, so we decided on this sequence. 1. In 2005, I commented and asked questions
Muhammad, Lord of the Sent Ones? : Sauda bint Zam'ah Paid Members Public
Muhammad, Lord of the Sent Ones? SAUDA BINT ZAM’AH The following incident concerns a lady called Sauda bint Zam’ah. She was first married to one of the early Muslims, as-Sakran ibn ‘Amr ibn ‘Abd Shams, who took her and seven of his friends and emigrated to Ethiopia
The law of retaliation in the Quran and early Islam Paid Members Public
Muhammads ire for your eye The law of retaliation in the Quran and early Islam James M. Arlandson True Islam, the one taught by Muhammad, revives the law of retaliation or lex talionis, best known from the formulation "an eye for an eye" in the Torah. Traditional Muslims