Predestination and Free Will in Islam
…his preaching as the reason for the poor response. While the Old Testament already gives accounts of God granting people the freedom to turn to...
Holy Spirit in Islam
…to reduce the number of the compulsory prayers from 50 to five (Al Buchari 5,227). Gabriel helped Mohammed to quote the Qu’ran (for example Al-Buchari...
Fear in Folk Islam
…where the fertility level is too high or too low. In some cases she is also consulted as a healer to cure common diseases. ...
Worship in Islam
…to use force, and coerced representatives of polytheism to practice his form of monotheistic worship (Sura 9:5 –from the second to last sura to be...
Islam's Expectation of paradise
…pious descendants will be rewarded with paradise. (13,23; 40,8). In sura 43,70, men are actually told to “enter paradise with your spouses and take delight”....
Fasting
…fast is threatened with punishment with the exception of those falling into particular categories laid out in the Koran. The Arabic word “sawm” means “to...
Apostasy from Islam (irtidad)
…various views as to whether a female apostate should also be put to death or be subject to lifelong imprisonment (possibly with frequent beatings). Usually...
Titles of Honour given to Jesus in the Koran
Titles of Honour given to Jesus in the Koran The Koran gives Jesus several titles. To some extent they sound like biblical terms. A...