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Do Muslims Celebrate Easter and Christmas?
by Dr. E. Ahmed Tori Introduction In these days of excess entertainment and consumption, it is easy to get caught up in the so-called “holiday season”, rarely stopping to consider its significance. I say so-called, because the very word holiday is derived from the two words holy and day. However, under closer scrutiny from the Judeo-Christian and Islamic perspectives, these…
The Descent of Isa. Glad Tiding for Muslims.
Prophet Isa (as) son of Maryam was raised up to heaven when the Jews wanted to crucify him. His ascension to Heaven and his future return to earth are mentioned in the Qur’an: “That they say (in boast): ‘We killed the Messiah Isa, son of Maryam, the Messenger of Allah, but they killed him not,…
Was Jesus – ‘Isaa (a.s.) Raised “Dead” or “Alive” ?
By Akbarally Meherally (He can be contacted by visiting his website: www.mostmerciful.com) Recently I have received serious queries concerning ‘Isaa (a.s.)’s final days. Here are the verses of the Qur’an on this important subject. TWO IDENTICAL BLESSINGS FOR TWO PROPHETS IN SURA MARYAM (19): Verse Number 15 of Sura 19: Translation by Yusuf Ali: So Peace…
Jesus, a Muslim, was Neither Killed, nor Crucified.
We have seen that Jesus (pbuh) greeted his disciples like a Muslim, by saying: “Peace be unto you”, when he appeared before them after his so-called ‘resurrection’ (John 20:19). Muslims use the same words to greet, (but in Arabic): Assalaamu Alaikum. We have also seen that the utterances of Jesus have been supportive of and…
Moses, Jesus, Muhammad: Three Men, One Mission
“Say: we believe in God and in what has been revealed to us, and what was revealed to Abraham, Isma’il: Isaac, Jacob and The Tribes, and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus and the Prophets, from their Lord: We make no distinction between one and another, among them, and to God do we bow…
Dear Christian’s Please Ask Yourself ?
“Say: O People of the Scripture! Come to an agreement between us and you: that we shall worship none but Allah, and that we shall ascribe no partner unto Him, and that none of us shall take others for Lords besides Allah. And if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are they…