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Textual, theological, and historical examinations of the Qur’an and its claims.
Two Kinds of Swords Paid Members Public
Two Kinds of Swords James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. In this one article in the series, the two religions are placed side by side, so to speak. Physical things can be transformed into metaphors or nonliteral things. Light, for example, can be literal energy, or it can refer to inner
The Quran and the Sword Paid Members Public
The Quran and the Sword James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. This article should be contrasted with the previous one about the Gospels and the sword, in our comparative study of the two religions. In Mecca, Islam was nonviolent, and maybe tolerant, up to a degree. Muhammad did, after all, preach
The Gospels and the Sword Paid Members Public
The Gospels and the Sword James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. This article is designed to be contrasted with the next one about the sword in the Quran, in our comparative study of the two religions. According to the Gospels, is it possible to be honored by Jesus and other Gospel
The Mission of Muhammad and the Sword Paid Members Public
The Mission of Muhammad and the Sword James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. This article is designed to be compared with the previous one about Jesus and his mission. Early on in Muhammad’s call, he followed the path of peace, while he was defenseless in his hometown Mecca. As he
Proud to be a MUSLIM Paid Members Public
Proud to be a MUSLIM By M. N. Anderson The Qur'an states: The true religion with God is Islam. And whoso desires another religion than Islam, it shall not be accepted of him (Q. 3:84,85). This is so because the word 'Islam' means surrender
Early Islam's View of the Holy Bible Paid Members Public
Early Islam’s View of the Holy Bible Derik Adams Many Christians (including specialists in the field of orientalism) after having read the earlier Islamic sources have noted that these books convey a different view of the Holy Bible in comparison to the position later adopted by most Muslims i.
In the Valley of Tears Paid Members Public
In the Valley of Tears [ Albanian | Arabic | Chinese | Français | Russian | Português | Italiano ] [ Audio: Arabic and English ] I am Ibrahim who, for the sake of my family's security, go also by the nickname Timothy Abraham. I am a simple Egyptian from the Delta region. Farms surrounded me from every
The Impossibility of Reforming Islam Paid Members Public
The Impossibility of Reforming Islam By Timothy Abraham My agnostic, ex-Muslim friend Mohamed and I came to the end of our rope as we both engaged Muslims in debates, dialogues, whatever you call it, and it seemed to lead nowhere. Mohamed suggested that we needed to cease pointing out