Islam is a conundrum because appearances are so deceiving. Muslims pray, don’t they? They worship God, don’t they? Therefore they must be practicing a religion, isn’t that so? It takes some scratching to get below the hard veneer of this conceit, but when one takes the trouble to ...
Hasidic thought draws heavilyon Lurianic Kabbalah, and, to an extent, is a popularization of it. Teachings emphasize God's immanence in the universe, the need to cleave and be one with him at all times, the devotional aspect of religious practice, and the spiritual dimension of corporeality...
The Most Noble Messenger (Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÂáå) appointed 'Ali (Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã) to guard the city on his behalf, and he ordered that he should remain in Madinah until he returned, administering the affairs of the Muslims. When the Hypocrites realized...
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Many Muslim scholars, when faced with the Quranic verses that direct them to the Bible, adhere to the saying that the Bible we have currently in use is tampered with. It is not the true Bible to whichAllahin the Quran is pointing. That statement in itself is in dire need o...
asacred and spiritual for Muslims through al Aqsa Mosque 神圣和精神为穆斯林通过Al Aqsa清真寺[translate] aheedless 不注意[translate] a1519 GMT: Pop superstar Lady Gaga says she raised a quarter million US dollars in just 48 hours to help victims of Japan's earthquake and tsunami, selling plast...
Ex-Muslims tell the truth why they left Islam. Also, read a True story of an Iranian Theologian's encounter with Jesus.
There are several reasons why India is a poor country. Some have historical roots and others derive strength from socio-political structures. Lack of effective governance and corruption has only sustained Indian poverty.
teaches that Muslims and Christians (oddly) worship the same God; and Unitatis redintegratio, 4 or Decree on Ecumenism, an effort to establish unity between the one Holy Catholic Church and the 45,000 unique Protestant denominations around the world as of this writing 5 — and none of w...
It doesn't need to do anything else.In the solar barque we see at right, the sungod has the head of a ram, which is borrowed from the god Amon, the wind god of Thebes who became politically important with the Theban dynasties XII and XVIII. As such, he is often called "Amon-Rē...