Peace be upon you brothers and sisters. In today’s video, I wanted to look at the Qur’anic evidence for the claim made by the Muslims that Bakkah is the old name of Makkah. While, I consider these issues to be irrelevant due to the fact that the location of these ancient sites have been lost, …
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In today’s video, I will be looking at two key beliefs held by the Jews. The first is that the Messiah is coming and the second that the children of Israel will be gathered together. Jews point to the creation of the Israeli state as proof that the second prophecy has been fulfilled; but the …
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past month, you might have heard of the disaster that befell the Titan submarine which was taking a bunch of elites to see the Titanic wreckage. But perhaps you may have not heard of an even greater disaster which happened 4 days before this submarine …
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In this article, we look at the criteria for success according to God. In today’s society, the acquisition of wealth and seducing as many women as possible are considered the benchmarks of success. Not too long ago, the acquisition of wealth and sons were considered the criteria for success. However, we find in Chapter 23 …
In this article I will be looking at what the Qur’an (God’s final revelation to mankind) has to do say about usury or interest. The Arabic word ribaa means An excess, and an addition: an addition over and above the principal sum [that is lent or expended] (see Lane’s Lexicon: http://lexicon.quranic-research.net/data/10_r/026_rbw.html). According to the Qur’an, any money charged by a lender …
Feminism is defined as the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. What might surprise you to know is that the Qur’an — God’s final revelation to mankind — rejects this idea of the equality of the sexes outright. The Qur’an is clear that the “male is not like …
Hello, My name is Said Mirza and I am a believer in God and in the fact that He has revealed a scripture – the Qur’an – to the messenger and prophet Muhammad. This Qur’an is protected, preserved, clear, fully detailed and is sufficient guidance for those who fear God alone. I have written three …
This article is based on the work of Sam Gerrans which you can read for free at https://reader.quranite.com First things first: What does the Qur’an mean by an unbeliever? The Qur’an uses two phrases, al-ladhina-kafaru and al-kafirun for the unbelievers – the damned. Sadly, Muslims have not understood the critical difference between these two enemies …
God, the One, proclaims that He has created everything in pairs. We find these pairs in all of God’s creation; the heavens and the earth, the sun and the moon, the male and the female, the day and the night are some of the examples of this fact alluded to in the Qur’an. All translations …
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alif lām rā Those are the proofs of the Wise Writ. (10:1) This chapter revolves around the fact that the words of God are binding. Once God pronounces a thing then it is and none can alter His words i.e. none can change what is to happen. The chapter starts out with addressing those who …
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