The City and the House. Muhammad grew up in a pagan setting, believing that the Kabah of holy Mecca was the house of God. Later people would come to believe that this Meccan shrine had originated with Adam, had been destroyed, and then been...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
5. Setting. Muhammad was born and raised in the land of Arabia. Seventh-century Arabia was a land of many gods, punctuated here and there with Jewish and Christian communities. The Christianity that came to represent Jesus in that area however was...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Continued from last post: the genealogy of Jesus The line of Jesus is simpler, although many have struggled with these genealogies in the Bible. You will see in the above post the direction Muhammad takes from Abraham, namely through Ishmael. The...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
4. Genealogy. Jesus entered the human family through the Promised Son of Abraham, Isaac. The Scriptures are painfully clear about this, showing how Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar tried to manipulate the plan of God, and help God keep His promise by...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The prophesied one. Once more the Muhammad side of this comparison of Jesus to the Islamic founder is sadly lacking. It is true that there were rumors floating around Arabia of a coming prophet. Israel in particular had been expecting a prophet to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
2. From eternity. As I indicated earlier, it's not really a fair comparison, Jesus and Muhammad. Nowhere is this inequality greater than in the Jesus Who has lived for all time. How can I compare Jesus, this eternal one, to Muhammad, the mortal?...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
INTRODUCTION There was a man named Muhammad. And there was a man named Jesus Christ. These two men call for your allegiance, one out of the history books, one by His ever-living Spirit. Their sayings and their lives are in total contradiction to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
You, me, and jihad They’re on my bus every day. I see their moms and dads and grandparents. Loving caring family members who want the very best for their very beautiful children. I’m a school bus driver now. Retired school teacher in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The moon in Islam today The influence of the moon god culture is still felt in Islam. A lunar calendar is used to tell when Ramadan will occur. Islamic months begin and end with a crescent moon. During the Middle Ages, Muslim flags began to wear...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The name Allah: We have all heard by now that Allah simply means "god." This statement is meant to calm those of us who want to see something sinister in Islam that could connect to demon spirits. We hear that the Arabians who know our Lord,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
