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Missionaries to Muslims Agree to Soften Criticisms of Each Other Ten years after 9/11, the heated debate over contextualization is about to get more civil. By Warren Larson Evangelists and missiologists have long debated how best to contextualize the gospel within Islamic contexts. The debate over “insider movements” revolves around a key question: Should converts … Continue reading »

“O Mankind! Be conscious of your Sustainer, who has created you out of one living entity, and out of it created its mate, and out of the two spread abroad a multitude of men and women. And remain conscious of God, in whose name you demand (your rights) from one another, and of these ties … Continue reading »

From coffee to cheques and the three-course meal, the Muslim world has given us many innovations that we in the West take for granted. Here are 20 of their most influential innovations: (1) The story goes that an Arab named Khalid was tending his goats in the Kaffa region of southern Ethiopia, when he noticed … Continue reading »

The coherence in Qur’an is amazing that it give evidence to its Divine origin through ‘Internal Evidence’.  The Scientific Facts-Proven Recently: God says: “Then proclaim: “Praise be to GOD, very soon He will show you His signs and you will recognize them. Your Lord is not unaware of what you do.”(Qur’an;27:93); “Soon shall We show … Continue reading »

The idea of publishing the work here presented did not suggest itself until a large portion of the material it contains had been accumulated for the private use and personal gratification of the author. In pursuing the study of the Bible Myths, facts pertaining thereto, in a condensed form, seemed to be greatly needed, and … Continue reading »

Who Really Follows Jesus? Take the Test & see This “Test” was designed by former Christian and now Muslim chaplain, Yusuf Estes from Texas. He asks us to take the test and find out once and for all — Christians Claim – Jesus is “Son of God” Muslims Say – Jesus is a “Prophet of … Continue reading »

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Religious Edict [Fatwa] on Terrorism is a 692-pages (Urdu version), 512-page (English version). Its an Islamic decree by influential scholar Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri which demonstrates from the Quran and Sunnah that terrorism and suicide bombings are so unjust and un Islamic.  Edict [Fatwa] against Terrorism Summary-English  Edict [Fatwa] against Terrorism Khawarij Urdu: Edict [Fatwa] against Terrorism Urdu Full … Continue reading »

After successfully establishing the Islamic state at Medina Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) invited the rulers and people of neighbouring areas, to Islam including Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius (610-641 C.E). The letter and details are recorded in Sahih Bukhari Hadith Number:6, Volume:1, narrated by Abdullah bin Abbas. Heaculius called for the visiting Arab traders, Abu Sufyan (uncle … Continue reading »

This website does not ask if you are Christian or Muslim – it asks if you are True To Jesus. For two thousand years Christians have debated the message of Jesus Christ and have divided into sects based upon differences in understanding. Largely ignored, the same challenge has been offered from the world of Islam for the past fourteen … Continue reading »

After 911 it has become trendy to criticise Muslim and Islam for all the wrongs in the world, in fact Communism foe has been replaced by Islam. Though Many misconceptions exist in the West (representing Christianity) about Islam and Muslims, which were deliberately created by their clergy and medieval rulers to disguise the true message of Islam … Continue reading »

Dr. Brown  gives  the top 10 reason why the Trinity is not and was not a teaching of any of the prophets not even Jesus himself taught the trinity and he will prove that it is not valid doctrine. More >>>> http://faithforum.wordpress.com/claims-of-divinity-of-jesus-analysis/ Christianity Trinity Trinity-Polytheism Jesus and Divinity Jesus Christ, Chrisitianity and Bible Jesus Christ Teachings Conspiracy to Kill & Ascent Evolution … Continue reading »

The common misconception that; “The Muslims are commanded by Qur’an to be hostile with the non Muslims”, is far from truth. On the contrary Qur’an urges the Muslims to keep normal relationship with non Muslims based upon, “Equity, Kindness and Love” [Qur’an;60:7-9]. The Christians and Jews being ‘people of scripture’ are accorded special status, to … Continue reading »

The practice of  sorcery or witchcraft is rejected by Islam. In the Qur’an verse 102 of Chapter Al-Baqara states: And they followed what the Shaitans chanted of sorcery in the reign of Sulaiman, and Sulaiman was not an unbeliever, but the Shaitans disbelieved, they taught men sorcery and that was sent down to the two angels at Babel, … Continue reading »

Two Theories if Ijthehad in Islam : The Islamic tradition has two conceptions of ijtihad. One is a very narrow, legalistic notion of it as a process of juristic reasoning employed to determine the permissibility of an action when primary sources, namely the Koran and ……. Iqbal and reconstruction of religious … He was not a practical system builder and … Continue reading »

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In a 2002 Gallup poll conducted in ten Muslim nations, only 22 percent of the people questioned viewed the United States favorably. Why does the United States foster such hatred in the Islamic world in particular? Continue reading »

Humanism is the retort by desperate pragmatic Christian scholars [Unitarian Universalists], to the mythical, unscientific and illogical traditional Christian Doctrines, however they have gone far away from one extreme to another. A balanced, scientific and rational solution is available, while maintaining the unity and existence of God, who has not created any thing without a purpose. Read … Continue reading »

The society based upon Islamic principles is not the society of ascetics and hermits. Adornments, recreation and fine arts within limits of morality and decency are also for enjoyment of believers. Ethics and human rights are accorded high priority. Many such aspects projected as ‘Dilemma’ are nothing but ‘Delusions’. “Say: Who hath forbidden the adornment of … Continue reading »

The perception that the “Muslims hate Christians”; is one of many fallacies created over centuries of propaganda by the hostile Christian clergy, because they consider Islam as an ideological and theological threat to their doctrines which, are even questioned by many Christian theologians throughout Christian history. The doctrinal differences apart, Qur’an, the holy scripture of Islam uses tolerable and kind words for the Christians: Continue reading »

Islam has a special place for the Juedo-Christian civilisations, due to common ancestor –Abraham and many shared beliefs of monotheism. Find out more through peep in to the history in brief through videos and article at: http://wp.me/PCgrB-fo Continue reading »

Dr. Gary Miller shows how we can establish true faith by setting standards of truth. He illustrates a simple but effective method of finding out the right direction in our search for truth. G.R. Miller is a mathematician and a theologian. He was active in Christian missionary work at a particular point of his life but he soon began to discover many inconsistencies in the Bible. In 1978, he happened to read the Qur’an expecting that it, too, would contain a mixture of truth and falsehood. Continue reading »

Divinity of Jesus Christ is the topic of intense debate from last 2000 years. The Christians theologians support it with verses from Bible. This requires and objective analysis because there are verses in Bible [OT & NT] which goes against the argument of divinity of Jesus Christ. Long time ago a dialogue was organised at … Continue reading »

This short video explores Islam from the viewpoint of a Christian. Common aspects between the two faiths are discussed: belief in the same One God; same prophets and similar stories; Muslim belief in various previous revelations etc. Also dealt with are areas where the two faiths diverge: Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the … Continue reading »

17 June 569 is the date of birth of the most influential man in the history of mankind, according to research by Dr.Hameed Ullah. Being a historic matter, there may be differences among the historians on this date but they are unanimous in the greatness of this man. Sir George Bernard Shaw writes: “I have … Continue reading »

In the present environment of universal turmoil especially in the post 911 scenario, the Muslims have become a target of universal hate propaganda. Some verses from Qur’an are mostly misquoted to defend killing of non believers and to project a permanent state of armed conflict (Jihad) between Muslims and non believers. The ignorant terrorists thus … Continue reading »

Many people think that in modern era there is no room for a primitive concept like Caliphate [Khilafat], while others think that it is the only solution to the problems faced by Muslims. These two are extreme positions. The nostalgia of Caliphate lingers on the collective memory of Muslims as a symbol of unity in … Continue reading »

“The land of Palestine belongs to Jews, the right granted by God to Jews in Hebrew Bible, also [claimed to be] supported by Koran. Hence Muslims by opposing the Israeli occupation of Palestine have deviated from teachings of Koran. Therefore it is legitimate for Israel not to grant any concession to the Palestinians to live … Continue reading »

A Must Read for every one to know as to what REAL Islam is? This Handbook is meant for non Muslims and  Muslims, extracted  from translation of famous Arabic book; “Tarif-e-Am-be-din-Islam”” by world renowned Arab scholar “Sheikh Ali Tantawi”. Millions of people benefited the world over. Unique Handbook-Islam-English Unique Handbook-Islam-URDU-1 Unique Handbook-Islam-URDU-2 Unique Hand Book-Islam-URDU-3 Experience the Living Miracles-URDU Click here … Continue reading »

New Testament, Acts;24:14-15: “…I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets; having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.”[Paul; Acts;24:14-15] “For there stood … Continue reading »

Predestination is the most misconstrue doctrine of theology, the misunderstanding has been catastrophic for the people and even nations. Christianity and Islam have their own doctrines. Some people exploit the supreme power of God and His Will, to take refuge for their wrong actions behind Will of God, as if they are innocent, saying; “it was will of … Continue reading »

After 9/11, it has become fashion, especially among western writers to quote the Quranic verses related with the conduct of warfare out of their context, there by misleading the reader to misperceive Islam as religion of violence and militancy, which is far from reality. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jihad is a very important doctrine of Islam, which lays … Continue reading »

Can evil exist? We’re sure that God exists, but if only God existed, life would be monochromatic. Our lives are textured because something interferes with the process of God gently leading us to perfection. And that could be evil. We think of evil in malevolent acts we cannot understand rationally. We have a strong belief … Continue reading »

The sin committed by Adam  of disobeying the command of God, passes on to all human making them sinner by birth. So; “For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous” (Roman;12:19). The inheritance of sin of ancestor by the descendants is against … Continue reading »

Israeli PM tells European leaders that Jews have been building in Jerusalem for three thousand years: This Post was found on a blog, the discussion started, there were 35 exchanges of messages and replies between 26 August to 2 September29. Finally the blog owner stopped moderating the replies of Abujak since 31 August 29. It was found that … Continue reading »

Not only the Tribes of Israel, rather all the sons of Abraham should see themselves as brethren one to the other, each in his respective call yet in peace and unison in the spirit of our Divine Father. A friendly interfaith dialogue in the form of views by Dr. Asher Eder, a Jewish Scholar and comments … Continue reading »

What is not demanded by Islam! Islam does not demand form a Muslim to give up the world altogether. Islam does not expect Muslims (men and women) to be ignorant, lacking in knowledge of their faith and other branches of knowledge. Nor does it require one to make the mosque a permanent abode, never to … Continue reading »

“The desert is bare and clean and knows no compromise. It sweeps out of the heart of man all the lovely fantasies that could be used as a masquerade for wishful thinking, and thus makes him free to surrender himself to an Absolute that has no image: the farthest of all that is far and … Continue reading »