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Teachings on prayer, intercession, and communion with God grounded in Scripture.
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ENDNOTES [1]Narrated by Muslim (Iman) from Abu Sa`id al-Khudri. [2]Muslim, Ahmad, and others. [3]Narrated by Tirmidhi (hasan sahih gharib). [4]Muhammad Saeed al-Qahtani, al-Wala’ wa al-bara’ according to the `Aqeedah of the Salaf (London: al-Firdous Ltd., 1993) p. 99. [5]Narrated in Bukhari. [6]al-Ghazali, Ihya
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SEEKING MEANS (TAWASSUL) THROUGH THE PROPHET The specific tawassul through the Prophet is a request in acknowledgement of his standing as the chief intercessor for the Community before Allah, and it is a request for Allah’s blessing as effected by Allah in the person of His Prophet and His
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Muslims boast that Islam is the strictest, purest form of monotheism, even more so than Christianity and perhaps Judaism. However, what these same Muslims do not care to share or perhaps are unaware that according to the Quran and supposed authentic hadiths, Allah is a deity who actually prays, worships
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The following material was compiled by William Albrecht. The Sub Tuum Praesidium (250) petitions: “O Mother of God: do not despise our petitions in time of trouble: but rescue us from dangers, only pure, only blessed one.” The Anaphoras of Coptic/Egyptian Basil (300s) In its oldest Sahidic manuscript has
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The following material was compiled by William Albrecht. The Sub Tuum Praesidium (250) petitions: “O Mother of God: do not despise our petitions in time of trouble: but rescue us from dangers, only pure, only blessed one.” The Anaphoras of Coptic/Egyptian Basil (300s) In its oldest Sahidic manuscript has
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I continue from where I previously left off: VENERATION OF THE SAINTS: A BIBLICAL OUTLINE PT. 1. Here I will list examples where God permits, and in some cases even demands, that certain individuals be served, employing the very same key Hebrew (avad) and Greek (douleuo) terms used in relation
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I continue from where I left off by showing how Muhammad turned himself into an object of worship according to his own criterion: INVOCATION AND WORSHIP: THE ISLAMIC DILEMMA PT. 1. According to certain allegedly sound hadiths, Muhammad permitted his followers to invoke him in their prayers, a practice which
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The Quran is explicitly clear that invoking/calling on/praying to other beings, especially those who are dead, is a means of worship, and therefore a blatant act of the sin of associating partners with Allah (shirk): Say: I am forbidden to worship (abuda) those on whom ye call (tad’