July 2017

It’s been suggested by some scholars that God chose the Hebrews as his special people due to their contentiousness. Although I can think of a few other reasons, the idea does have merit, for their propensity to challenge and argue surfaces repeatedly throughout the Old/Hebrew Bible. Moreover, neither Christianity nor…

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Muhammad–the man, the prophet, the celebrity

A vast crowd circling the Ka'aba, which Muhammad purified of idols

Islam pivots around one central figure. If asked, most non-Muslims would guess it to be Muhammad. Most Muslims, on the other hand, would promptly identify it as God—for everything and everyone comes second. Still…. Muhammad is pretty close on His heels. At least, for a mortal. After every utterance of…

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