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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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