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Click here for previous session     Messiah (Christ) The Old Testament teems with prophecies of the Messiah, but nowhere is it intimated that that Messiah is to stand as a God to be worshipped. He is to bring peace on earth, to build up the waste places, to comfort the broken­hearted, but nowhere is he spoken of as a deity. —Olympia Brown, first woman minister ordained in the U.S., Sermon of 13 January, 1895.   The concept of Jesus being the predicted messiah is so well known to the world of Christianity as to obviate...

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Click here for previous session       To seek help in other than Allah (Istighatha) or to invoke other than Him is an act of Shirk   Allah the Most Exalted said: And invoke not besides Allah any that will neither profit you...

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Click here for previous session     For those who claim the “Word” of John 1:1 (“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”) implies equality between Jesus and God, 1 Corinthians 3:23 muddies the doctrinal waters.  This verse states, “And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.” Now, in what way are ye Christ’s? A follower of his teachings? But then in what way is Christ God’s? And if Jesus were God, why doesn’t the passage read “Christ is God” rather than “Christ is God’s”? This verse emphasizes the fact that just as the disciples were subordinate to the prophet Jesus, so too was Jesus subordinate to God. Surely this distinction comes as no surprise...

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Click here for previous session     To seek Refuge in other than Allah is a part of Shirk Allah the Most Exalted said: "And verily, there were men among mankind who took shelter with the male jinns, but they (jinns) increased them (mankind)...

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Click here for previous session   Word of God   It was then that I began to look into the seams of your doctrine. I wanted only to pick at a single knot; but when I had got that undone, the whole thing raveled out. And then I understood that it was all machine­sewn. —Henrik Ibsen, Ghosts, Act II Jesus is identified in the Holy Qur’an as a “Word” from Allah. Surah 3:45 reads, “Behold! the angels said: “O Mary! Allah gives you glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be the Messiah, the son of Mary, held in honor in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest...

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Click here for previous session     To vow to other than Allah is an act of Shirk   Allah the Most Exalted said: "They (are those who) fulfill (their) vows, and they fear a Day whose evil will be wide- spreading." (76:7)   Allah the Most...

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Click here for previous session     Jesus Christ   “But why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? Whoever comes to me, and hears my sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. But he who...

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Click here for previous session     Make no Animal Sacrifice for Allah in a place where Sacrifice is made for other than Allah   The Statement of Allah the Exalted: "Never stand you there in. Verily, the mosque whose foundation was laid...

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Click here for previous session     Pythagoras summarized the risk of speaking one’s mind in such a circumstance: “To tell of God among men of prejudicial opinion is not safe.” Unitarians throughout history noted that Jesus himself predicted, “They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service. And these things they will do to you because they have not known the Father nor Me” (John 16:2­3).   The establishment of Trinitarian doctrine by the inquisitor’s chamber, fire, sword and the headman’s axe does not threaten us today. Instead of the horrors of the...

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Click here for previous session       Slaughtering for other than Allah   Allah the Exalted said: "Say: Verily my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the worlds. He has no partner. And of this I...

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