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So Abraham was a Hebrew, in a time when the term Jew did not even exist. The
descendants of Jacob were the Twelve Tribes of the Israelites, and only Judah and his line
came to be known as Jews. Even Moses, despite popular opinion, was not a Jew. Exodus
6:1620 identifies Moses as a descendant of Levi and not of Judah, and therefore a
Levite.
He was a law giver to the Jews, certainly, but not a Jew by the definition of that
time in history. This is not to diminish who he was and...
It is sad and pathetic when a promising child goes to the university only to come back with with a rationalized, modernized, and liberal version of Islam. My experience today made me conclude that except a child has proper...
Nonetheless, the most widely accepted tenets of Jewish faith are probably those defined by the twelfth century Rabbi, Moshe ben Maimon (Maimonides), known as his Thirteen Principles of Jewish Faith:
1. God is the Creator and Ruler of all things.
2. God is One and unique.
3. God is incorporeal, and there is nothing like unto Him.
4. God is eternal.
5. Prayer is to be directed to God alone.
6. The words of the prophets are true.
7.Moses was the greatest of the prophets.
8. The Written Torah (i.e., the Pentateuch,...
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On saying: "If only such and such..."
Allah the Most Exalted said: "They say: 'If we had anything to do with the affair, none of us would have been killed here.'" (3: 154)
The Almighty Allah said:...
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The One who denies Qadar (Divine Decree)
Muslim reported that Ibn Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) said: "By Him (Allah) in Whose Hand is the soul of lbn Umar, if anyone possessed gold amount...
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Read John 17:21., (That they all
may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in
thee, that they also may be one in us: that the
world may believe that thou hast sent me.), and
you...
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Despite the above, there are still those who have been conditioned to propose that “Allah” is the name of a pagan god! They ignore the fact that pagans generically use the word “god” in the same way that Christians, Jews, and Muslims use it, and it does not
change the fact that there is only one God.
Similarly, the word elohim was used in the Septuagint to refer to pagan gods, as well as to the Greek and Roman gods, in addition to the one true God of the Old and New Testaments. 37 Encyclopaedia Judaica clarifies this...
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As for those born Muslim and raised in ignorance of their own religion, their
conversion to other religions cannot fairly be viewed as turning away from Islam—since the individuals never truly embraced Islam in the first place. And, of course, not every person born into a religion is an example of piety, even if knowledgeable of their religion.
Then there are those weak of faith, who find religious conviction pushed aside by worldly priorities or the allure of more permissive faiths. But the sum total...
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Similarly, why should humankind trust its salvation to any of the gospels,
considering that they are of unknown origin and authorship?
The Jesus Seminar is perhaps one of the most objective and sincere attempts of an
ecumenical council of Christian scholars to determine the authenticity of the recorded
acts and sayings of Jesus. Yet their methodology involves casting votes! Two thousand
years after the ministry of Jesus, nearly two hundred scholars are formulating a collective
Christian opinion regarding the reliability of the quotes and historical reports of Jesus by
casting colored beads. For example, as regards the reported words of Jesus, the
definitions of the bead colors are as...
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The superiority of Tauhid and what it removes of sins
Allah the Most Exalted said: "It is those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah and worship none but Him Alone) and confuse not their belief...
