I am very honored for your invitation to come and speak to you on two very important subjects in the Word of God. First : The Authenticity of the Bible Second: The Deity of Christ or to make it simpler The Inspiration of t...
What do I do to obtain righteousness by faith and to win salvation by redemption?
The decision of believing in JesusChrist and His redeeming blood on the cross is of great importance in guaranteeing that you will be in h...
HELPING A MUSLIM UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE
CAN WE TRUST THE Holy Bible TO BE THE TRUE WORD OF GOD?
Although some say the Bible has been changed, this has never been proved. To the contrary, those who examine the evidence fi...
How does the word Allah relate to Islam and its teachings?
This pamphlet examines its root, its use, and its misuse, and makes strong, practical application of that to Arabic and English-speaking Christians in evangelizing Muslims.
Allah and its use in the Arabic language
The term Allah (Arabic: الله, Allāh) is the standard Arabic word for God and is most likely derived from a contraction of the Arabic article al- and ilāh, which means "deity or god" to al-lāh meaning "the [sole] deity, God." There is another theory that traces the etymology of the word to the Aramaic Alāhā.
Today's Arabic speakers from all religious backgrounds (Mu...
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
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. Howeve...