Tag: messenger

  • Did Jesus, Mary and Joseph go to Egypt or to Nazareth?

    Did Jesus, Mary and Joseph go to Egypt or to Nazareth?

    In Matthew 2:14, we are told that Joseph took Mary and Jesus to Egypt: “When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt.” Yet in Luke 2:39, they went to Nazareth after Jesus’ birth: “And when they had performed all things according to the law of the…

  • Why Was the Prophet Polygamous?

    Why Was the Prophet Polygamous?

    Some critics of Islam have reviled the Prophet(P) as a self-indulgent libertine. They have accused him of character failings that are hardly compatible with being of average virtue, let alone with being a Prophet and God’s last Messenger, as well as the best model for humanity to follow. However, based on the easily available scores…