Aataai Gazi Mahbub, Author at AlJumuah Magazine

‘Kosher’ or Not: Can a Non-Jew Convert To Christianity? (5)

PAUL: MASTERMIND OF CALLING NON-JEWS TO HIS GOSPEL (continued) Paul: Self-claimed “Master Builder” and “Founder” NOT ONLY DID Paul usurp a role as “Apostle of Jesus Christ,” but he even compares himself to Jesus or to an angel—with whom not even prophets…

‘Kosher’ or Not: Can a Non-Jew Convert To Christianity? (4)

BEFORE WE COME to the teaching of Paul, the self-styled ‘Apostle to the Gentiles,’ let us examine the arguments that Christians use for including themselves (being largely non-Jews/ “Gentiles”) within the scope of Jesus’ message. The Prophecies of Isaiah Purportedly Regarding “the…

‘Kosher’ or Not: Can a Non-Jew Convert To Christianity? (3)

In Parts 1 and 2 we demonstrated how Jesus was thoroughly Jewish in his genealogy and parentage, expectations, upbringing, message, and prophetic character. What about the non-Jews (‘Gentiles’) in his world? Were they invited to become part of his community of believers?…

‘Kosher’ or Not: Can a Non-Jew Convert To Christianity? (1)

THOUSANDS OF CHRISTIAN missionaries are working tirelessly and spending billions of dollars across the world to convert people to one form or another of Christianity in the name of saving their souls from Hell-fire. It is said that there are 2.18 billion…

Regulations on Divorce: Biblical Perspectives vs. the Qur’anic Program (4)

WE CONCLUDE FROM Part 3 the details of Qur’anic divorce regulations, showing how they better serve the individual and society than do their Biblical counterpart. Remarriage for the Widow and the Widower: Permission for One vs. Permission for Both The Old Testament…

The Bible vs. the Quran: Who was Abraham’s “Son of Sacrifice”? (2)

IN PART 1 we began comparing the Biblical and Qur’anic accounts of one event in the life of Abraham, whose life of trust in God we Muslims celebrate as part of our Hajj, and specifically a climactic incident commemorated on ʿEîd Al-Aḍḥa:…

Regulations on Divorce: Biblical Perspectives vs. the Qur’anic Program (2)

WE CONTINUE LAYING out how the Quran directs us to deal with a situation heading for divorce and how the couple are to proceed righteously in exploring whether they really need to break up their marriage, and if so, how this is…

Biblical Question, Qur’anic Answer (2): Did Aaron Facilitate the Golden-Calf Affair?

IN PART 1 we examined the biblical account of Moses and the Golden Calf affair. In this account, room was left for Aaron’s guilt in failing to prevent the People of Israel from falling into idolatry during the absence of Moses on…

Kosher or Not: Can a Non-Jew Convert to Christianity? (Part 8)

Some Bible translations start this story in Acts 10 under the editorial sub-heading, “The Inauguration of the Gentile Mission,” thus stamping the New Testament text with the Church's acceptance of Paul as a spokesman for Christianity and accepting Paul's subsequent Gentile mission…

‘Kosher’ or Not: Can a Non-Jew Convert To Christianity? (6)

Who Will Judge Gentiles who have Converted to Christianity—Paul? Since it is the twelve Disciples of Jesus whom Jesus indicated would rule over the twelve tribes (‘nations’) of the Israelites (Part 5), the Jesus story applies only to Jesus, his Twelve Disciples…