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Grammatical Errors In The Qur'an Paid Members Public
Grammatical Errors in the Qur'an --An Obvious Absurdity-- The Learner Mr. P. Newton with Mr. Rafiqul-Haqq has written an article titled: "Grammatical Errors in the Qur'an". He writes: Muslims claim the Qur'an not just to be a human literary masterpiece, but a
Grammatical Errors in the Qur'an - Response to Khalid Paid Members Public
From Jochen Katz <jkatz> Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam Subject: Re: They claim the Quran has a grammatical errors Date: Tue Jan 21 13:58:31 EST 1997 Message-Id: [email protected] Peace to you, Khalid, and all readers, In article [email protected], kh55011@
Did the Apostle John Anticipate Mohammed? Paid Members Public
By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. If one reads the letter of St. John it seems that he was anticipating the arrival of someone like Mohammed. Certainly John had in mind the immediate threat of the Gnostics who were trying to merge pagan and Christian thought together. But then, this
Jihad: The truth about the rules of Islamic warfare Paid Members Public
Ill legal jihad in the Quran and early Islam The truth about the rules of Islamic warfare James M. Arlandson Muslim spokespersons who have access to the news media are misleading the public about jihad. The Council on American Muslim Relations (CAIR) says the following about jihad at the time
Muhammad and the Jews Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson Everyone knows that many millions of the Muslims in the Arab world and beyond have a deep hostility towards Jews or "the Jew." It seems to have reached a metaphysical level or debased into an irrational state of mind. The question is: where does the
Did Allah transform Jews into apes and pigs? An analysis of three passages in the Quran. Paid Members Public
Did Allah transform Jews into apes and pigs? James M. Arlandson It has been bandied about in the media that Islamic fanatics shriek that Allah turned certain Jews into apes and pigs. Where does this harsh polemics come from? Do they get it from the hadith (Muhammads sayings and deeds
Islams belated militant and mystical claim on Jerusalem Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson Three faiths have claimed ownership over Jerusalem. Yet plain and ancient history favors Jewish ownership over the holy city. So should Christians claim control of it? If the longest history favors the Jews, then why do Muslims claim Jerusalem as theirs? Why did they build, for example,
Dont Lose Your Head: Four Reasons for the Early Spread of Islam Paid Members Public
Dont Lose Your Head! Four Reasons for the Early Spread of Islam By David Wood Muslims often cite the early spread of Islam as evidence of its divine origin. While history shows that Islam spread rapidly, many Muslims (and many non-Muslims) have a distorted picture of why it spread rapidly.