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In any case, Jesus in Matthew 12:40 reportedly taught, “For as Jonah was three
days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days
and three nights in the heart of the earth.” This simple verse opens the gates to a
relatively uncharted territory of thought. “Three days and three nights” must be assumed
to mean exactly what it says, for otherwise it wouldn’t have been stated with such clarity.
However, if we believe the Bible, Jesus spent only one day and two nights—Friday night,
Saturday day and Saturday night—in the sepulcher following the alleged crucifixion.
Does this pose a difficulty? We should think so, because the above quote is Jesus’
response to the request...
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The forbiddance of taking Oaths frequently
Allah the Most Exalted said: "And protect your oaths." (5:89)
It is narrated from Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) that he heard Allah's
Messenger (May the peace and blessing...
Yes we love ourselves but are we loyal and respectful to each other?
I once saw a youth leader of the Muslims in Benin post an appeal for a sister on facebook. Someone, who did not know him, comes to...
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I felt some strange, light pain on my right foot. The affected toe called for a scratch which I gave to it with a finger. So interesting it was, not knowing it...
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Crucifixion
The report of my death was an exaggeration. —Mark Twain, Letter to the New York Journal, in
response to rumors of his death while in Europe
If there is a keystone to orthodox Christianity, it is the doctrine of the crucifixion.
However, if Christians expect others to adopt their belief, they have to satisfy the demand
for supporting evidence. Everyone knows the story. Everyone knows the biblical record.
But everyone also knows that other myths have been propagated over longer periods of
religious history, and the duration and popularity of a deception in no way validates it. So
while many accept the crucifixion unquestioningly, many others are not...
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(What is the punishment) for the Picture-makers
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Allah's Messenger (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said: "Allah said: 'Who would be more...
When we refuse to partake in pagan festivals, we get labelled, called names and they see us as repugnant. I think that these festivals would one day become a thing of the past if people begin to reason for...
The beauty of knowledge is its diverse technicalities whose ocean can never be exhaustively swum by any. And the unchangeable nature of scholarship is its technical diversities which naturally disallow the ordinary mind to have a say. But when...
The burn out: 😢
Too many of us, when we came upon the Sunnah, immediately, we wanted to become Ibn Taymiyyah. we wanted to be ibn Hambal. We started sharing refutations and all. We gave refutations more attention than we...
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Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether
they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the
world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that
Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not
confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now
already in the world.
This verse not only clarifies the...
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