Tag: religious history
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Do Muslims Worship The Black Stone of the Kaaba ?
I believe that it is time that a response to this rather annoying polemic about the nature of the Black Stone (al-Hajar al-Aswad) and its significance in Islam by those who have an axe to grind about Islam (or otherwise known tenderly as the "Islamophobics") is finally needed. We will look at the common allegations…
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Story of Creation in the Qur’an and Old Testament
The story of Creation is located in the first Book of the Old Testament, i.e. in the early chapters of Genesis. The Old Testament narrative is almost like a storybook ; hence it starts off with the story of Creation as the beginning of the story of mankind. The Qur’an gives a different presentation to its idea and…
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The False Apostle : Paul Of Tarsus In Islam
The purpose of this brief article is to show that Paul, the self-acclaimed “apostle” whom the Christians follow, has no place in Islam at all. Muslims believe that between the time periods of the Prophet Jesus(P) and the Prophet Muhammad(P), no Messenger of God had come between them, whether to the Gentiles or the Jews.…
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A Dialogue on Prophet Muhammad : Caliph al-Mahdi and Patriarch Timothy I of Seleucia-Ctesiphon
Discover the profound insights of medieval Patriarch Timothy on Prophet Muhammad in this enlightening dialogue with Caliph al-Mahdi. Unveil the shared values of monotheism and explore the interfaith history. Read now.