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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 (8) Paid Members Public
* Part One, which has a brief Introduction * Part Two * Part Three * Part Four * Part Five * Part Six * Part Seven This part concludes the discussion begun in Part Seven. The Open Letter to Congress defining jihad is repeated here. Open Letter to Congress (repeated): Misconceptions on Jihad The scholars of the
A Dialogue with a Saudi Muslim (7) Paid Members Public
* Part One, which has a brief Introduction * Part Two * Part Three * Part Four * Part Five * Part Six 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
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
A Dialogue with a Saudi Muslim (5) Paid Members Public
* Part One, which has a brief Introduction * Part Two * Part Three * Part Four 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 about the
A Dialogue with a Saudi Muslim (4) Paid Members Public
* Part One, which has a brief Introduction * Part Two * Part Three By way of reminder, 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
A Dialogue with a Saudi Muslim (3) Paid Members Public
* Part One, which has a brief Introduction * Part Two Open Letter to Congress (continued): History Muslims believe that Islam is Gods final revelation to all of mankind sent via the Prophet Muhammad. The Prophet was born in 570 CE in Mecca in what is now Saudi Arabia. This message of