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Christ In Islam Christ is mentioned 93 times in 15 verses of the Qur'an. Muslim thinking reverts to these verses whenever the Person of Christ comes under discussion. Most of the time Muslim theologians resorted to the Chr…
What is the meaning of the names Jesus and Christ? And why is the Christians prophet named "Jesus Christ"? Before answering, it is necessary to point out, first of all, that Christ is not only a prophet, although the Holy B…
The Holy Spirit is God's Spirit and is mentioned in the Qur'an in many places. Sura Yusuf 12:87, "Do not despair of Allah's spirit; none but unbelievers despair of Allah's spirit." Sura al-Baqara 2:87 and 253, "We gave Jes…

SUNDRY NOTES AND INCIDENTS

1873 - The American Palestine Exploration fiasco - Rustum Pasha - Prayer - Ramadan. LIEUTENANT STEEVER, Professor Paine, formerly of Robert College, Rev. Mr. Ballantine, Rev. A. A. Haines, C. E., and others left Beirut in March, 1873, to explore and map trans-Jordanic Syria. They had many and valuable instruments worth $15,000 loaned by the American government and did substantial service, but the "Map" has never realized the hopes of the society although they mapped 600 square miles. Want of harmony among the staff well-nigh wrecked the expedition. Lieutenant Steever, the head of the expedition, laboured under the strange delusion that he…

Only One Way To God

What is religion? This question has puzzled theologians throughout human history. But how did religion start in the first place? Why did it start? In order to understand some of these issues, let us have a look at the etymology of the word “religion” itself, and see that when and where this word was used for the very first time in the human history.

The word religion was used for the very first time in the Latin language. The actual word used in Latin was “religio”, which changed into religion when came into English. The roots of the Arabic word “Mazhab” or “Deen” can also be traced back to “religio”. In the Latin language, the word “religio” had three basic meanings; which are Faith, Trust & Belief.

If you further analyse these three words, faith, trust and belief; then you realize that there are actually three different characteristics

Nayla's Testimony (Maronite)

God So Loved The World!!! I am testifying a miracle that happened to me in January of 1991. Before then, I had a good life. Everything was going well with me. My family was great, so was my new marriage. My job was fine, my health was great… But something was missing! Life was vanity and valueless most of the times! Eventhough I had it all, I felt in need! This inner sense of loneliness tore me apart; I felt guilty being unthankful and yet, God was far away from me. I spoke privately with priests, but they were of no help! My husband and I kept our promise to read together the Bible after marriage and the more we read, the more we re…

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