Every soul shall have a taste of death: And only on the Day of Judgment shall you be paid your full recompense. Only he who is saved far from the Fire and admitted to the Garden will have attained the… Read More ›
Quran
Why I believe the Qur’an is what it claims to be: the Word of God
“The proof of the pudding is in the eating”, as we say in England. It is the sheer efficacy of these words – their saving and transforming power – that convinces me of the Divine origin of the Qur’an. For example, the… Read More ›
Every soul shall have a taste of death
Every soul shall have A taste of death: And We test you By evil and by good By way of trial. To Us must ye return. The soul does not die, but when it separates from the body at the death… Read More ›
Why (for Muslims) is there no historical criticism of the Qur’an as there is of the Bible?
The English Muslim writer Gai Eaton was once asked why there is no historical criticism of the Qur’an as there is of the Bible. His answer from the Islamic perspective is illuminating: There is a misunderstanding: the Bible is made… Read More ›
Say (to them), “Do you know better or does Allah?” (2:140)
extract from Sacred Freedom
In an Islamic society political sovereignty belongs only to God
The belief that God is the sole Legislator flows directly from the Muslim confession of faith, la ilaha illa ‘Llah, which can be interpreted as meaning that ‘there is no legislator but the Legislator’. The message embodied in the Qur’an… Read More ›
What is righteousness? The Qur’an speaks
It is not righteousness That ye turn your faces Towards East or West; But it is righteousness – To believe in Allah And the Last Day, And the Angels, And the Book, And the Messengers; To spend of your substance… Read More ›
Christian double standards exposed by an honest Christian scholar
This extract from The Human Faces of God accurately describes the double standards Christian apologists always use when they criticise Muhammad: they basically have to throw the Bible under the bus ( polemicists such as Jay Smith do this as… Read More ›
Leading evangelical scholar admits Qur’an is better preserved than New Testament
This is very interesting. Craig L. Blomberg is an American New Testament scholar at the evangelical Denver Seminary in Colorado and he is explicitly motivated in his work as a conservative Evangelical to defend the inerrancy of the Bible (if… Read More ›
WAS JESUS GOD OR PROPHET OF GOD? || Br. PAUL WILLIAMS LECTURE @ REGENTS PARK MOSQUE
Sadly due to a technical difficulty there is no actual video for this lecture. The cameraman took a picture instead. The audio quality is fine though. Recorded on Saturday 10th December at London Central Mosque (aka Regents Park Mosque)
John 10:30: Oneness of Father and Son
A fascinating article by American Muslim scholar Ali Ataie, first published here In fact, the authorities get their wish and Jesus makes perhaps his most controversial statement yet: “I and the Father are one” (ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ἕν ἐσμεν)…. Read More ›
Monotheism. Br Paul and Nathan. Speakers Corner
Filmed earlier today at Speakers’ Corner. Funny at the end when I run away from the Christian
Interview with Angelika Neuwirth “The claim that Islam lacks an Enlightenment is an age-old cliche”
Interview with Angelika Neuwirth “The claim that Islam lacks an Enlightenment is an age-old cliche” In this interview with Anna Alvi and Alia Hübsch, Prof. Angelika Neuwirth says that the claim that Islam lacks an Enlightenment is an age old… Read More ›
Review of The Study Quran by Bruce Lawrence in The Muslim World
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A Muslim, Jew, and Christian sit together at a dinner table.
A Muslim, Jew, and Christian sit together at a dinner table. The Jew says “I only follow Moses and his companions!” The Christian responds and says “Well, I accept Moses but follow only Jesus Christ and his way!” The Muslim… Read More ›
‘[T]hey kill and are killed’ for Paradise -‘a true promise…in the…Gospel’?
.A random scene of warfare I found. I thought an image of religious violence might be too contoversial. A painting by Louis Lejeune. {{PD-1923} Q 9:111 – ‘Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in… Read More ›
Īsā Al Masih: a Qur’anic disposition
In response to br. Mozer G. inquiry to understand, what exactly does the quran mean when he calls Jesus -messiah to me, here allow me to present a very brief summary on my musing on the subject. Disclaimer: this is by no mean… Read More ›
The Bible and the Qur’an
The difference in Christianity and Islam comes down to a difference of authority and appeal to authority. The Christian wants to appeal to the Bible and the Muslim wants to appeal to the Qur’an. You can not stop by saying:… Read More ›
The Qur’an issues a warning to those who have gone astray
And behold! God will say: “O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of God’?” He will say: “Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had… Read More ›
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