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How much do you love Allah? Your answer to this question will vary depending on the degree to which you recognize what He has done for you. To put it differently, the one who has been forgiven little will love little, but th…
You remember I stated above that when Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist the Holy Spirit descended on Him. Also, before His death Jesus promised to send the Spirit, whom He called the Comforter, to guide and give power t…
According to what God has revealed in his Precious Book, we Christians believe that Jesus Christ is infallible since he is not in the genetic line of corrupt human nature, as the inspired books have confirmed. We have in the…

Columbia Institute of Muslim…

Zwemer Institute of Muslim Studies 7435 Montlcello Rd. Columbia, SC 29230 USA http://www.ciu.edu/muslimstudies  1-800-777-2227 X3325 The ultimate purpose of the Zwemer Institute is to enable Muslims everywhere to have a valid opportunity to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and to see that the Church is planted among each Muslim people group. To this end, the Institute offers a) Muslim Awareness Seminars for churches interested in becoming involved in mission and ministry among Muslims,  b) Training Programs for outreach to Muslims,  c) Research into who our Muslim neighbors are and what they believe and practice,  d) Independent Stud…

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

Mark Gabriel's Testimony (Islam)

The Story of M A Gabriel The former professor of Islamic history at Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt Disillusioned at Al-Azhar Fifteen years ago I was the imam of a mosque in the city of Giza, Egypt, which is where the famous Egyptian pyramids are located. (Imam of a mosque is a position similar to pastor of a Christian church.) I preached the message of the week on Fridays from 12 to 1 in the afternoon, as well as performed other duties. One Friday the topic of my message was jihad. I told the two hundred fifty people seated on the ground before me: Jihad in Islam is defending the Islamic nation and Islam against the attacks of the enem…

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