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A Is for Allah

Posted in Arabic, Islam, Muslims on July 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

My last post reminded me of “A Is for Allah.” It was written by Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) for his daughter to teach the Arabic alphabet. You can read all the lyrics here. I think it is a very beautiful song.

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Free “Discover Islam” Web Book

Posted in Books, Islam, Understanding on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Discover Islam is offering a free web book DVD with audios, videos and e-books. Muslims and non-Muslim will find the information in this DVD to be comprehensive and enlightening.  This Web Book DVD will serve as the perfect resource for those in search of information on Islam or just need to expand your knowledge. Related [...]

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Scriptural Reasoning

Posted in Christianity, Islam, Religion, Understanding on March 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »

I recently found the website Scriptural Reasoning from Usama Hasan’s blog. It looks very interesting. It was started by some Jewish, Christian and Muslim scholars who wanted to better understand one another’s faiths. So they began to meet together and read about different topics from their holy books. Now there are other small groups doing [...]

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The 99 Names of God

Posted in Islam on February 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Muslims celebrate the 99 names of God. As a Christian follower of Jesus, I find it helpful to look through the list of God’s 99 names because it reminds me of so many different aspects of who God is. I’d love to hear from Muslim friends about which name is your favorite and from Christian [...]

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How to Approach the Qur’an

Posted in Islam, Qur'an, Understanding on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

This is an interesting post that gives Muslims instructions on why the Qur’an should be more central in their lives and how they are to approach it. Since the Qur’an is so central to Islam and to the lives of Muslims, it is helpful for non-Muslims to better understand it. I encourage you to read [...]

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Contentious Issues – War in Islam

Posted in Contentious Issues, Islam on January 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

One of the contentious issues Muslims deal with is the view that Islam is a religion of war and that it was spread mostly by the sword. This is a common perception among many. Whether non-Muslims agree with this perception or not, it is important that we listen to Muslims and hear what they say [...]

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Hajj and Eid Al-Adha Pictures

Posted in Islam on November 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The Big Picture has great photos of  Muslims on the hajj and celebrating Eid Al-Adha. Related Posts: Ramadan Pictures

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Thankful for the Sacrifice (Happy Holidays)

Posted in Bible, Islam, Jesus Christ on November 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Happy Thanksgiving (belated) Eid Mubarak This week we celebrated Thanksgiving and Eid Al-Adha. They go together really well. Thanksgiving is all about giving thanks to God, the one to whom all thanks is due, for all good things are from him. With Thanksgiving coming one day before Eid Al-Adha I found myself thinking a lot [...]

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The Complexity of the Hajj

Posted in Islam on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Many non Muslims don’t know anything at all about the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage of Muslims to Mecca. And even those who do don’t think much more about it than that a lot of people go to Saudi Arabia. What I have found fascinating this year, as over 2 million Muslims are performing Hajj right [...]

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The Hajj and the Flu

Posted in Islam on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

From NPR: Anxious health officials in Saudi Arabia say that for the first time in recorded history, a global pandemic could affect the hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. The H1N1 virus is a major concern for authorities in Saudi Arabia, who are gearing up to host some 2.5 million Muslim pilgrims from 160 [...]

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