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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…

Regulations on Divorce: Biblical Perspectives vs. the Qur’anic Program (3)

IN PARTS 1 and 2 we looked at the sparse representation of regulations on divorce in the Judeo-Christian Bible (Old Testament and New Testament). Their marriage is based upon faithfulness of the man and the woman to each other, and divorce is…

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:…

The Problem of Celibacy in Catholicism

Then We sent following upon their traces, [many more of] Our messengers. And We followed [them] up with Jesus, son of Mary. So We gave him the Evangel [as a Heavenly Book]. And We placed in the hearts of those who followed…

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…

Abraham’s “Son of Sacrifice? The Bible Vs. the Quran

The Bible vs. the Quran: Who was Abraham’s “Son of Sacrifice”? (1) | Aataai Gazi Mahbub

ALTHOUGH SOME JEWS, some Christians, and some Muslims—across the religious divide—can claim to be sons [=descendants] of Abraham in a biological sense, only Muslims annually celebrate the event (ʿEîd Al-Aḍḥa) commemorating Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his only son to God in the…

Regulations on Divorce: Biblical Perspectives vs. the Qur’anic Program (1) | Aataai Gazi Mahbub

AS RELIGION IS considered a code of life, believers try to find the solution to their problems in human life from their religious scriptures. Divorce is one kind of problem for which religious people take resort to their religious laws and rules.…

MONOTHEISM IN INTERFAITH EXCHANGE – 12| Linda Thayer

We continue studying the making of [Pauline] Christianity as “Christians” departed from the teaching of Jesus. In this installment we complete our reading of Richard E. Rubenstein’s insightful treatment of our subject in his book, When Jesus Became God, the Struggle to…

MONOTHEISM IN INTERFAITH EXCHANGE – 11 | Linda Thayer

THE CONVERSATION OF Constantine to the Christian camp—and his subsequent military victory on his way to taking Rome—is a milestone in world history. From then on, Constantine and his imperial successors took a controlling interest in the matter of establishing a unified…

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…