May I suggest a volume of the oldest quarterly pubication of Muslims in North America, the Muslim Sunrise, as a defense against Islamophobia? This volume is titled, An invitation to the ‘real’ Secrets of the Holy Qur’an:http://muslimsunrise.com/dmddocuments/2010_spring.pdf
By Dr. Amtul Qadoos Farhat Trinity, the Original Sin and Atonement are the main elements of Pauline Dogma. Trinity means God is triune in nature with equal partnership of Jesus and the Holy Spirit in the Triune godhead. The Original Sin according to Pauline philosophy is inherited by every human being from the time of […]
The Christian Easter story mounts to little more than hearsay as I will show in this article. But, please do not get very upset. Veneration and awe of the Transcendent is inherent in human nature, but we need to find the most appropriate channels for that rather than insisting on myth and legend of resurrection. […]
Shareef Odeh , Amir, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Kababir, Israel, meeting with Pope Benedict XVI and presenting him a copy of the Holy Quran: Shareef Odeh also presented the Pope a letter of Khalifatul Masih V, the international leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Khalifatul Masih V (Hudhur) has described the details of his letter in […]
As all humans are God’s creation, it stands to reason that God not only guided people in the Middle East through Abraham, Isaac, David, Solomon, Jeremiah, John the Baptist and Jesus, but, He also guided other people through prophets like Confucius, Buddha and Zoroaster. If this be true there should be some common theme between […]
Let me start this presentation with a few verses of the Holy Quran, which are a lighthouse on the issue of there being One Creator, God the Father or Allah: To Him belongs whosoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those who are in His presence do not disdain to worship Him, nor […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The best way to demystify Trinity and other dogma of Christianity, where they differ from Judaism and Islam, is to study their history. Trinity should be studied in the history of the first six Ecumenical Councils and even beyond. Let me say […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The more we know and learn about John the Baptist, more apparent it becomes that Pauline dogma regarding atonement and resurrection of Jesus, had nothing to do with the Jewish faith or faith of John the Baptist and even Jesus himself. So, […]
They ask thee concerning wine and the game of hazard. Say: ‘In both there is great sin and also some advantages for men; but their sin is greater than their advantage.’ And they ask thee what they should spend. Say: ‘What you can spare.’ Thus does Allah make His commandments clear to you that you […]
According to Encyclopedia Britannica: “Even moderate consumption of alcohol during pregnancy, however, may be associated with milder symptoms of FAS, and women are often counseled to abstain from imbibing any amount of alcohol shortly before and during pregnancy. It is also often advised to prolong this period of abstinence throughout breast-feeding, or at least to […]
Richard Dawkins vs Cardinal George Pell on Q&A (10-4-2012) Prof. Richard Dawkins has one of his better moments, in the beginning, when he says that it is senseless to believe that God had to come to earth on a suicidal mission and again around 34 minutes mark into the debate, when he asks the question, […]
This article was originally published in the summer 2011 volume of the Muslim Sunrise. The Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him, said and it is common knowledge among the Muslim circles, “In the Latter Days, the sun shall rise from the West.” The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community believes that this hadith implies that religion of […]
George Santayana is well known for the saying, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” If we have to follow his advice there are three names we cannot forget, Andrew Dickson White, Joseph Priestly and John William Draper. All three of them wonderfully exposed the vulnerabilities of Christianity in general and […]
George Santayana is well known for the saying, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” If we have to follow his advice there are three names we cannot forget, Andrew Dickson White, Joseph Priestly and John William Draper. All three of them wonderfully exposed the vulnerabilities of Christianity in general and Catholic Church […]
Allah created mankind and took it upon Himself to guide them, as He says in the Qur’an, “Surely, it is for Us to provide guidance.” (92:12) Guidance and Law were given to every nation of the world through His Messengers, “And for every people there was a Messenger” (10:47). “And there is a Guide for […]
Contents Contents Health effects Prevalence of binge drinking See also References From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, my highlights and commentary are in read: Binge drinking is the modern definition of drinking alcoholic beverages with the primary intention of becoming intoxicated by heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time.[1] Or alternatively, a consistent […]
Misinformation, medieval and prejudicial information abounds, when it comes to Islam in the West. So, I thought it is necessary for me to suggest some Christian sources of information, where readers could get ‘fair and balanced’ information, rather than vitriolic propaganda against Islam and its founder. To have a more reasonable and modern paradigm to […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Abstract An honest study of the causes of the Dark Ages and European renaissance will lead to the inevitable conclusion that Muhammad, may peace be on him, was the light for the Dark Ages. John Davenport writes in, An apology […]
George Santayana is well known for the saying, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” If we have to follow his advice there are three names we cannot forget, Andrew Dickson White, Joseph Priestly and John William Draper. All three of them wonderfully exposed the vulnerabilities of Christianity in general and Catholic Church […]
By Zia H Shah MD King David sings praises of God and glorifies Him in Psalm after Psalm, without knowing anything about Jesus Christ, as he preceded him by almost seven centuries. Are we to believe that King and the Prophet David had very limited or incomplete understanding of God? I think not! According to […]
We the Muslims, the Christians and the Jews are children of, in a manner of speaking, the two sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ishamael. There is a lot more that joins us than separates us. The three religious traditions have been in constant interaction with each other for centuries and have borrowed a lot from each […]
‘The Christian resolve to find the world evil and ugly, has made the world evil and ugly.’ Friedrich Nietzsche If we take out the dogma of Trinity and Original Sin in Christianity then the three Abrahamic faiths become very similar to each other. The dogma of Trinity and Original Sin are not only bad religion […]
By Zia H Shah MD Like it or not, but Islam and Christianity have been two missionary religions, which have been struggling to win the hearts and minds of humanity for centuries and they are not going to change their character, just because some agnostics or atheists do not like it. As a Muslim, belonging […]
First something about the big picture, the Christian apologists want to make a case for Christianity based on laws of nature and science, by showing that there ought to be a Transcendent Creator of our universe. They make this case, in one breath, and in the very next, deny all of science, by insisting on […]
Friday sermon about Ruhani Khazain By Khalifatul Masih V, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad on Dec 31st 2010 In view of the coming new year, Hudhur said tonight when the world will be busy dancing, consuming alcohol and getting excited, especially in the Western world, we should make the promise in the Presence of God that […]
For Christians, To be Born Again in Islam! 