In today’s article we will look at the word al-islam in the Qur’an. Muslims claim that this word is referring to the religion of Islam. But if we really investigate the usage of this word in the Qur’an we realize that it simply means submission to God. Am I saying that billions of Muslims are …
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The Hajj ritual deconstructed using the Qur’an
Note: This article has been updated to include the revised translation from The Qur’an: A Complete Revelation. The video uses the old translation. Today’s article is about the Hajj ritual performed by millions of Muslims in Makkah today. I will be going over this ritual to show you how the religion of Islam has created …
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Where are the 5 pillars of Islam in the Qur’an?
In today’s article we shall be looking at the 5 pillars of the religion of Islam. As someone growing up in a Sunni Muslim household, it was drilled into my head that the performance of these 5 pillars religiously was all that was needed to enter the Garden in the hereafter. Now, right off the bat …
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Is the Qur’an sufficient?
What the Qur’an says about itself Today’s article is a followup on my last article “We need the hadith because…the 9 arguments of the Muslims” in which I analyzed the common arguments made by Muslims when they are told to follow the Qur’an alone and how these arguments are refuted by the Qur’an itself. In …
We need the hadith because…
In this article, we look at the 9 common arguments that Muslims make when they are told to follow the Qur’an alone — since it is clear, complete and detailed. Obey God and Obey the Messenger Muslims are quick to point to Qur’anic verses that command the believers to obey God and the messenger. Let …
You are here in Tyranny 2.0
This is Said Mirza and today’s article is sort of an offshoot of a video posted by Brother Gerrans “First the fighting, then the Garden”. For those of you who haven’t seen it, here is the link. I highly recommend that you watch it. Now I wanted to add my own thoughts about where we …