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Jesus Christ in the Traditions of Islam

I. Introduction 1. The Word "Hadith" The Arabic word Hadith, which in European languages is most often translated as "traditions," means message or story. Hadith are not only information about religious life but also histo…

Jesus - is He God? An Explanation for Muslims

The question "Is Jesus God?" makes it clear that various people have different opinions on the subject. As will be evident, the Bible presents a clear answer. Muslim misunderstandings concerning it have mainly arisen because…

Christianity or Islam, where is the Truth?

WHAT IS TRUTH? To find the answer to the "mother of all questions" we have to define what we are actually looking for. Arguably the most famous passage in literature where the question, "What is truth?" has been asked is fo…

THE PREPARATION-THE CALL TO S…

Appeal published when the Foreign Board suffered from a heavy debt. Tell it not among the Heathen, that the ship is on a reef; It was freighted with Salvation, our "Captain," Lord and Chief. But the tide at length receded, and left it high and dry, The tide of gold and silver, the gifts of low and high, The eagles and the dollars, the nickels and the dimes, Flowed off in other channels, from the hardness of the times. Tell it not among the Heathen, that the train is off the track, The oil all gone - a heated box-the signal come to slack; The Foreign Board is side-tracked with its passengers and freight, Its Messengers of mercy, t…

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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

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Zara's Testimony

I grew up with my grandparents in a devout Muslim home. From a very early age I practiced fasting in Ramadan and on the Islamic holy days, read namaaz daily and read my Quran, even memorizing large parts. Because we lived in South Africa which was under apartheid in those years, we were “non-white” and classed as Indians/Asians. As a result of apartheid we were not allowed to go to a school or college of our choice and were forced to attend school with sub-standard education. As non-whites we were not allowed to go into restaurants, hotels, cinemas or even sit on benches in the public parks. These were exclusively for whites only. However…

Zara's Testimony

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