This is part six of a ten part muse regarding Muhammad and Jesus. This segment will serve as the Divinely Approved War and Curses Divinely Approved War and Curses The issue of whether Jesus engaged in, approved of, or commanded war and curses is a simple business there is no such indication in the N...

This is part four of a ten part muse regarding Muhammad and Jesus. This segment will serve as the Regarding Wives Regarding Wives There are various points to be made regarding wives:Muhammad ordains polygamy in Surah 4:3, “marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four.� When Muhammad wanted...

This is part three of a ten part muse regarding Muhammad and Jesus. This segment will serve as the Virgin Birth Affirmed Virgin Birth Affirmed This segment is merely meant to make reference to the Surah’s that make reference to Jesus’ virgin birth.Surah 19:19-22, “He said: ‘Nay, I am only a ...

This is part two of a ten part muse regarding Muhammad and Jesus. This segment will serve as the Heavenly Bliss Heavenly Bliss The Qur'an itself is not very descriptive of heaven or paradise. The two statements about what it is actually like are as follows:Surah 88:10-16, In a lofty Paradise.Where t...

Islam considers both Muhammad and Jesus to have been prophets of Allah. This is an introduction to a ten part series which will consider their similarities and differences. This segment will serve as the Introduction . Introduction Some of the distinctions between Muhammad and Jesus are as follows: ...

Reading and writing in Arabic is a must for civil servants and village heads in Bogor. The Regent of Bogor in West Java announced recently that employees of the Bogor Council are required to read and write in Arabic, to the point where they will be qualified and able to lead five-daily prayers. [1] ...

“A miniature from Zubdat al-Tawarikh by Luqman-i-Ashuri, Turkey, c. 1583.The lower register shows Abraham about to sacrifice Ishmael,and underneath is a genealogy of the children of Ishmael…Dublin, Chester Beatty Library, ms. 414, fol. 68v.�—Encyclopedia Judaica In Islam’s Qur'an at Surah ...

Be aware that the various spellings used in this article: Qorân, Qur�n, Qur'ân, Qur'an, Kur'an and Koran are mere variants in referring to the holy book of Islam. Is the fact that Muhammad wrote of Jesus proof that he was divinely inspired? After all, so the reasoning goes Muhammad lived circa 60...

MYTH The Quran is free of errors and is thus the Word of God In evaluating the Quran, as with any other book which purports to be God's word, we must be very meticulous and have an open mind and open heart. We have to correctly understand the historical context (audience, contemporary cultural value...

At the Islamic Center, we quietly waited in the place of worship for the chanting prayers to conclude. We were then ushered into a small office, as soon as we sat to converse with two men, a third man opened the door for a moment and handed over a thermos filled with a most delicious tea for us to s...