theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
From among all nations or from Abraham's seed? Paid Members Public
In Surah 29:27 we read: And We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and We established the prophethood and the Scripture among his seed, and We gave him his reward in the world, and lo! in the Hereafter he verily is among the righteous. Some debate whether "his
How many creators are there? Paid Members Public
Then fashioned We the drop a clot, then fashioned We the clot a little lump, then fashioned We the little lump bones, then clothed the bones with flesh, and then produced it as another creation. So blessed be Allah, the Best of creators! -- Sura 23:14 Will ye cry unto
Could Allah have a Son? Paid Members Public
In the Qur'an we find the following two statements: 39:4 Had Allah wished to take to Himself a son, He could have chosen whom He pleased out of those whom He doth create: but Glory be to Him! (He is above such things.) He is Allah, the
A false statement in a core belief of Islam Paid Members Public
Begetting and Self-sufficiency This is a self-contradiction due to confusion of terms. 10:68 They say [the Christians]: "Allah hath begotten a son!" Glory be to Him! He is self-sufficient! His are all things in heaven and on earth! No warrant have ye for this!
Qur'an Contradiction: Will Jesus burn in Hell? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction: Will Jesus burn in Hell? Jesus is given in the Qur'an a position very close to Allah, he is not only raised to paradise, but to Allah Himself, he has the place "nearest to Allah" as 3:45 even says: Sura 4:
Qur'an Difficulty: Jinn created for worship or for Hell? Paid Members Public
I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me. -- Sura 51:56 Many are the Jinns and men We have made for Hell: .... -- Sura 7:179 It would be no problem to say that all of them were created to worship and serve God, but because they
Will all Muslims go to Hell? Paid Members Public
Are Martyrs Spared or Will all Muslims go to Hell? From the entry under Martyrs in The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam by Cyril Glass: Believers who die for their faith, in defense of it, or persecuted for it, are assured of Heaven. They are buried as they died, unwashed and
Qur'an Difficulty: When/how are the fates determined? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Difficulty: When/how are the fates determined? Sura 97:3,4 says, "The night of power is better than a thousand months. The angels and the spirit descend therein, by the permission of their Lord, with all decrees." Sura 44:3 also says, "Lo!