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The New Testament
Both read the Bible day and night,
But thou read’st black where I read white. —William Blake, The Everlasting Gospel
Of course, Blake’s sentiment in the quote above is nothing new. The New
Testament contains enough inconsistencies to have spawned a dizzying variety of
interpretations, beliefs and religions, all allegedly Biblebased. And so, we find one
author offering the amusing observation:
You can and you can’t,
You shall and you shan’t,
You will and you won’t,
And you will be damned if you do,
And you will be damned if you don’t.
Why such variance...
In an article I wrote, titled "A Rejoinder to A Message For The Muslim Bible Warriors", I cited what is below to portray how we Muslims have misplaced our priorities;
"So, if all comparative lecturers are to be blamed for...
How many were the new brides who adorned themselves for their husbands but they didn't live long to consummate?
How many were people who fixed their wedding date but didn't live long to witness it?
How many were women who heard...
Why do we always differentiate between secular
schools and Madrasah?
We send our kids to school as early as age 1+ YET @3years we think they are too young for Madrasah.
We send them to the most expensive schools YET
we cant afford...
HOW TO PROPOSE TO A MAN.
As muslims, our perception of love and marriage is quite different from what is generally known. So, if you find this post difficult to comprehend, you may wish to skip commenting.
It is perfectly OK...
AGONY OF MONOGAMY written by Chief Tola Adeniyi, a former MD of daily times.
Society must rethink this issue of pretentious monogamy vis-à-vis polygamy so that in the not-too-distant future we do not end up with millions of unmarried women...
'Aqeedah First!
Sometimes when you are warning people against things that are prohibited in Islam, and they still go ahead doing them, don't be surprised. How much of matters of 'aqeedah have you been able to install in their memory...
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
I have received different notifications these past two weeks notifying me of different comments I was mentioned on Facebook. Of these comments, I have seen where someone wrote that all reverts that embraced Islam through comparative...
There are several grievous sins in the sight of Allah that are deeply, routinely rooted in people's daily attitudes. One of such is tale bearing - talking ill of someone behind him.
If a neighbour or a friend had a...
MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN THE QURAN AND SUNNAH
BismilLaahir Rahmaanir Raheem.
Brotherhood in Islam is a comprehensive concept that is based upon good character with others, treating others the way we want to be treated, and uniting together upon common values. It...
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