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The Yale Response and "the Prophet Muhammad" Paid Members Public
The Yale Response and "the Prophet Muhammad" Four academics from Yale University wrote a "Christian response" to the Muslim Open Letter "A Common Word Between Us And You" which addressed the Leaders of all Christian Churches. There have been a number of very substantial
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Part 1: The Gist of the Matter Back To Main Index CHAPTER I: TO TELL THE TRUTH Acknowledging ‘Outwittings’ * Well-known In Islam’s History And Sunnah * ‘Outwittings’ On The Present Topic * Not For Christians CHAPTER II: ISLAM'S STAND ON THE QUR'AN * Why The Necessity Of
Comparative Index to Islam : SHIRK Paid Members Public
SHIRK Unforgivable sin of associating anything [partners, helpers, other gods] with Allah * idolator cannot be forgiven, an-Nisa' 4:48,137; Muhammad 47:34 The Qur'an accuses Christians for their belief that Jesus is Lord and God, calling them unbelievers (kafiroon) and idolaters (mushrikoon), i.e. people
Comparative Index to Islam : PAUL, the Apostle Paid Members Public
PAUL, THE APOSTLE Muslims tend to regard Paul as the person who corrupted Christianity and usually reject the epistles of Paul as authoritative scripture. Many Muslims have charged that Paul's original name was Saul (of Tarsus), and that he changed his name to Paul after his conversion, and
a_ablutions Paid Members Public
ABLUTIONS Ritual cleansing. Ghusl (complete bath) is for major defilements like sexual intercourse, while wudu for lesser defilements like urination or sleep. After stating intentions (niya/niat) to do ablutions, a Muslim says, "Bismillahi arrahmani ar-rahimi," washes hands 3 times, rinses mouth, sniffs water into nostrils and
Comparative Index to Islam : INJIL Paid Members Public
INJIL INJEEL GOSPEL see GOSPEL. However, is the Injil of the Qur'an really the Gospel of the Christian Faith? There are major problems with this equation, cf. What kind of book is the Injil? Go Back to Main Index
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HOLY SPIRIT The Holy Spirit has variously been interpreted as the angel Gabriel, spiritual power, etc. The Muslim concept is not the third person in the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. Al Saddi and Kaab wrote, "The Holy Spirit is Gabriel, and his support of Jesus was by being
Comparative Index to Islam : DEAD SEA SCROLLS Paid Members Public
DEAD SEA SCROLLS * and Islam, see this article. Go Back to Main Index