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How does Islam explain why the Jews tried to kill Jesus Christ?

9 Comments 24 March 2010

In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Did the Jews really want to kill Jesus (pbuh) because he called himself “son of god”? This argument is often brought up by Christians in order to try to prove the deity of Christ. They claim that the Jews accused Jesus of committing blasphemy. However, it can and will be shown that the Jews misunderstood Jesus and he never did commit Continue Reading

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Story of Abraham, Hagar and Ishmael in Islam? | What Hajj means to Muslims

4 Comments 12 February 2010

The beautiful story of Abraham (Ibrahim in Arabic), Hagar (Hajar) and Ishmael (Islmael) have its place in the heart of every Muslim man or woman. The patriarch of monotheistic religions – Abraham – and his family are remembered during the yearly pilgrimage of Hajj for all Muslims in memory, utterance and physical replication of their story, their love, prayer and devotion to God.

For the Quran reminds us:

4:125. Who can be better in religion than one who submits his whole self to Allah, does good, and follows the way of Abraham the true in Faith? For Allah (God) did take Abraham for a friend (under His great love).

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This article has been taken from Leopold Weiss’s (alias Muhammad Asad) magnificent book “The Road to Mecca” – Asad who can easily be given Muslim scholar and personality of the 20th century – where in the midst of his own discovery of Islam, he beautifully explains how Mecca came to life and what Hajj means to him and billions of Muslims around the world.