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Will Allah forgive every and all sins?: Repentance in the Quran

No Comments 22 June 2010

There are people who regularly pray, strive to live and conduct themselves according to God’s ordain and at the same time are hopeful that God will forgive them their sins. But then there is another brand of people who live their lives according to their desires and assume that all of their sins will be forgiven on them. Why? Their Continue Reading

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Are forced marriages allowed in Islam or is it a myth? : proofs from the Quran

No Comments 19 June 2010

Every now and then there is a documentary on TV or segment of the six o’clock news that shows a girl in a Muslim family who has been forced into a marriage; in most cases an arranged marriage. Other times the news is about both the bride and the groom who are forced into marriage by their respective families. Unfortunately, some are Continue Reading

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Are all or most Muslims Arabs?: Answering a question and debunking a myth

4 Comments 10 June 2010

In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

When we talk about a Muslim, unfortunately, many people especially in the west quickly picture an Arab man with a turban and a long beard who is ready to die for paradise. Biased media portrays all Muslims as Arabs or at least leads people to really think that most Muslims are Arabs. Continue Reading

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Are Muslims required to read the Bible?: clarifying verse 10:94

1 Comment 29 May 2010

Every now and then we come across a few Christians who claim that according to the Quran Muslims are required to read and follow the Bible. They site verse 94 of Surah Yunus (chapter Jonah) in which God directs prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to confirm the truth of the Quranic revelation by that which was sent before him. They reference a Continue Reading

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Answering a Jizya tax opponent: a wake up response

2 Comments 27 April 2010

In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

WisdomtoIslam.com has had its first critique – moneyjihad.wordpress.com – publishing a post criticizing one of our articles, which defended the Quranic rule of Jizya. In this post I have listed their arguments and tried to answer each one of them as short as possible (still ended up with a long article). You can read Money Jihad’s full article here. Continue Reading

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Why is pork prohibited in (Islam) Quran and the Bible?: a conformity between Bible and Quran

5 Comments 21 April 2010

The fact that consumption of pork is prohibited in Islam is well known; but why is pork prohibited, many people ask? Are the ones who refrain themselves from eating the flesh of the swine entrapped in a state of religious delusion or could it be possible that the people who disregard God’s divine ordain – those who do Continue Reading

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Why was the Quran revealed in Arabic?: an explanation on language of Quran

4 Comments 15 April 2010

The unwise ask “why is the Quran in Arabic?,” Some proclaim that because “the Quran is in Arabic and not my language, I do not believe in it”. The unintelligent say “Islam is the religion of the Arabs and Quran is their book, so why should I believe in the Quran?.” Although such people simply fail to understand the fact that only less than 15% Continue Reading

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What does one God mean?: Defining uniqueness of God – Part 12

1 Comment 13 April 2010

In previous article we showed why a scientist must believe in God. But now we have to stress, as done before, that God must be “one” , however, oneness of God should be defined with a little more explanation, which is different than many other real or imaginary entities in life that may also be titled as “one”. Continue Reading

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Does Jizya verse 9:29 of Quran invite Muslims to violence?: commentary on Islamic Jizya state tax

6 Comments 08 April 2010

In the name of God, most gracious, most merciful

Verse (Ayah) 29 of chapter 9 (Surah At-Tauba) in the holy Quran (9:29) is often used as a mean of criticism against the message of Quran and Islam. Unfortunately, the accusers are usually very quick to cite this verse back to the Muslims. In doing so, they feel as if a valuable discovery in discrediting the Quran has been suddenly found; a Continue Reading

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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