“May you live in interesting times,” is a statement generally held to be a mild curse. However, St. John of Damascus lived in such times. He is one of the great Church Fathers and lived in an era when Orthodox doctrine was maturing, even as it confronted challenges from both inside and outside the Church. […]
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Welcome to “Fun Islamic Facts,” where I share fun facts about Muhammad and the Qur’an whenever jihadis go on a killing spree. In our last Fun Fact, we learned that Muhammad’s child-bride Aisha had to clean a never-ending supply of semen off her prophet’s clothes. But where does semen come from? Does semen form when […]
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David Wood Claims The Bible Is A Pagan Book .. ! | #Islamophobica (2.1) | Acts17Apologetics (2) | HD
Otis Rodgers October 18, 2019 10 CommentsBy the way why do Muslims walk circles around the Kaaba .. ? The pagans walked circles around the Kaaba too. Why did they do that ? The Muslim scholar and Quran translator Yusuf Ali, On his commentary on the Quran .. Has an appendix on ancient forms of pagan worship .. He writes .. […]
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Culture and Islam – Understanding the boundaries of permissibility
Otis Rodgers October 12, 2019 0 COMMENTSCulture is usually described as ‘urf or ‘adah; custom; traditional practices of a people that they identify themselves with. And Islam requires people to be proud of their background, their ethnicity, but not to be arrogant or look down upon others. And so Allah talks about how in Surat al-Hujurat, He has created us into […]
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Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.27 – Lord Krsna’s Instructions on the Process of Deity Worship
Otis Rodgers October 10, 2019 0 COMMENTSSri Uddhava said: My dear Lord, O master of the devotees, please explain to me the prescribed method of worshiping You in Your Deity form. What are the qualifications of those devotees who worship the Deity, on what basis is such worship established, and what is the specific method of worship? All the great sages […]
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16. Tanrı Merkezli Din mi? – Deity-Centric Religion? – Ahmed Hulusi
Otis Rodgers October 9, 2019 0 COMMENTSDEITY-CENTRIC RELIGION? Perhaps we need to question the fundamentals of the topic: A deity centered, or a Muhammad (saw) centered, understanding of religion? Yes, I have indeed thrown yet another controversial ball into the court, the fine distinction between the two implies enormous significance! In fact, failure to recognize this difference could mean the inability […]
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In 3 Minutes Test Your Eemaan Through Quran – Sayed Ammar Nakshawani
Otis Rodgers October 8, 2019 27 CommentsHow do I know what level I am or what level I’m on, in terms of Emaan? That you found in a beautiful tradition without a doubt, sometimes people ask, ‘How do I know what level I am or what level I’m on, in terms of Emaan?’ Without a doubt, there’s a beautiful tradition, where […]
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As human beings, we’re inevitably influenced by the culture we grow up in. But when someone grows up in a pagan culture and suddenly claims to be receiving revelations from God, we’d better not see the imprint of pagan theology on those revelations. During the time of the judges and the kings of ancient Israel, […]
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Arabic Language is the most special between all languages And it is “Daad” (arabic letter) language It is paradise peoples’s language And the Holey Quran language When Allah sobhanah w ta’ala said “We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur’an” He specified that the Qur’an is Arabic And in another Ayah – “In the […]
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TORTURE as a test of faith? – Silly MUSLIM comments #9
Otis Rodgers October 17, 2019 100 CommentsWelcome to Stupid Muslim comments. This video series presents some of the amazingly stupid comments by Muslim youtubers on my channel’s debates and videos. Here are this week’s top 5 picks This weeks comments are presented to you by Bound. Check out his indiegogo fundraiser, raising money for field trips and summer programs for at-risk […]
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