Muslim Responses To Anti-Islam Polemics
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Maalik vs Molech: The Missionary Name-Game
Among the litany of crimes Christians accuse Muslims of committing, the worship of so-called “pagan” deities is a major one. There is the claim that Allah is a “moon god”, that ar-Rahman refers to the Syrian “Rimmon” parodied in the Bible, and the list goes on. Yet another of God’s names has come under the…
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Robert Morey’s Deceptive Methods
Adapted from Common Questions People Ask About Islam by Shabbir Ally Question 7: Dr. Robert Morey proves in his book that Allah is the name of the moon god worshipped in Arabia before Islam. Is he right? Answer: The book you refer to is entitled The Islamic Invasion: Confronting the World’s Fastest Growing Religion. The…
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The Word “Elohim” in the Hebrew Quran
Often the missionaries try to argue that the name for God is Yahweh, and that since the word (Allah) is not etymologically related to this name, it therefore follows that Muslims worship a different deity. However, what they fail to recognise is that it is etymologically accepted that the root word of (Elohim) which is…
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Is Yahweh “Divine Name” For God?
When Muslims confront the Christian missionaries with the etymological evidence that the word Allah is indeed related to the word Elohim, the missionaries are very quick to point out that (YHWH) is the “Divine Name” for The Deity that they worship and that since Muslims are not taught about this “Divine Name” of God, it…
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The Concept of Tawhid in Islam
[toc] Meaning of Tawhid The word Tawhid comes from the verb wahhad which literally means to unite. In Islamic terminology, it means to realize and maintain the unity of Allah in one’s actions (inwardly and outwardly). The actual word tawhid does not occur in the Qur’an or Sunnah though the present tense of the verb…
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Persecution of Muslims By Christians
It is unfortunate that Islam is continuously being purported to be a religion of violence by the missionaries when the reality is very much the opposite. What the majority of Christians are probably unaware is of the violence of their brethren against other religions, most particularly the Muslims, because it is Islam which has always…