The life of this world What is the life of this world? A fleeting pleasure punctuated with a lot of pain. We are born, we live, and we die. People distract themselves endlessly to forget this reality, but sooner or later death catches up to them. There is no escape; all things are born, mature, …
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Zakat means to be sincere
Muslims claim that zakat, a word often used together with salaat in the Qur’an, is a religious charitable donation to help the needy. Not surprisingly, the Qur’an’s usage of this term is at odds with how Muslims understand zakat. This article is an excerpt from my book “Will You Not Reason?” which can be downloaded …
A Hell on earth – Audio only
In this talk, I look at the various agendas that are moving forward while everyone is being distracted by a war. Line items include: *vaccine passports *climate change aka the new green deal *plant based foods *electric cars *inflation *crypto currency *social credit scoring system Quotes from the Qur’an: The day We say to Gehenna: …
Do your duty! Types of salaat in the Qur’an
The five ritual prayers occupy a central — and, perhaps, the most visible — place in the religion of Islam. Muslims claim that by praying they are simply implementing God’s command to “uphold the salaat.” However, the implementation details of this specialized ritual are not found in the Qur’an. Muslims agree, here, and then argue …
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Islam vs. Submission to God
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 …
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 …