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Jesus' Ministry and Miracles in the Qur'an: Part 2B Paid Members Public
Jesus' Ministry and Miracles in the Qur'an: Part 2B A comprehensive Analysis of the Medinan Chapters (B) Masud Masihiyyen In this article I am continuing my analysis of Jesus’ ministry and miracles in the Medinan period of the Islamic scripture. Jesus’ Ministry in Surah 57:27 In
Jesus' Ministry and Miracles in the Qur'an Paid Members Public
Jesus’ Ministry and Miracles in the Qur’an A Comparative Analysis: Part I Masud Masihiyyen The Islamic scripture identifies Jesus as a great and outstanding prophet that performed various miracles in Israel. The comparative reading of the different Qur’an chapters that relate Jesus’ prophetic ministry and refer to the
Imran's Fatherhood: Part I Paid Members Public
Imran's Fatherhood: Part I Mary as “the daughter of Imran” in Surah 3:35 and 66:12 Masud Masihiyyen In the Islamic scripture Jesus’ mother Mary (“Mariam” in Arabic) is identified as Aaron’s sister once (Surah 19:28) and Imran’s daughter twice (Surah 66:12 and
IMMATURE RESURRECTION OF GNOSTICISM IN ISLAM Paid Members Public
IMMATURE RESURRECTION OF GNOSTICISM IN ISLAM Muhammad: The modern Marcion of Arabia 1 Masud Masihiyyen INTRODUCTION For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (1 Corinthians 1:18)2 And their saying:
Solving a Quranic Puzzle Paid Members Public
Solving a Quranic Puzzle A Jewish Fish in Muhammad’s Dish Masud Masihiyyen Muhammad had some imperfect knowledge of the Jewish and Christian Scriptures, and was therefore prone to confusion and error. Although he claimed that his Qur’an essentially functioned to confirm the former revelations (Surah 3:3, Surah
Esther's Loss and Haman's Time Travel (Part 1 B) Paid Members Public
Esther's Loss and Haman's Time Travel (Part 1 B) Occurrences of the name Haman in the Qur’an Masud Masihiyyen In the previous article I have discussed the possible reasons causing the exclusion of Esther’s story from the Islamic scripture. As we also saw before,
ISLAMIC HUMOR AT WORK AGAIN Paid Members Public
ISLAMIC HUMOR AT WORK AGAIN Surah 30:41 – Allah and Ecology Masud Masihiyyen Present day’s finest Islamic humor owes its existence to a bunch of scholars who recklessly twist a Qur’an verse in order to invent a pseudo-miracle or scientific prediction and ascribe it to the supposed
Cain and Abel in the Qur'an Paid Members Public
Cain and Abel in the Qur'an Muhammad as the distorter of both the Torah and the Talmud Masud Masihiyyen People who organize a new religion and forge a scripture of their own for any deceptive purpose (distortion and falsification) inevitably run the risk of giving themselves away as