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What is Islam?
What is Islam: In Muslim countries around the world a call rings out five times a day from atop a tall tower: Allah is most great! I testify that there is no God but Allah! I testify that Muhammad is the prophet of Allah! Come to prayer! Come to salvation! Allah is most great! There is no God but Allah! Over a quarter of the people on this planet call themselves Muslims, meaning “one who submits.” The name Islam is often translated as: “To Submit.” However the Arabic letters slm that appear in the name derives its origin from…
What is Baha’i?
… new world religion would arrive. Bab-ud-Din’s teachings were considered heretical by the Muslim establishment and ultimately led to his execution in 1850 and the execution of many of his followers (called, Babis). One Babis who did manage to escape execution was Mirza Husayn Ali Nuri (1817-1892). Mirza Husayn Ali Nuri, believing he was the one foretold by Bab-ud-Din, took the name Baha’u’llah (Glory of God) in 1863 and founded the Baha’i faith. Bab-ud-Din: Born Ali Muhammad Shirazi (1819-1850), Bab-ud-Din, meaning Gate of Faith, was a merchant from Southern Iran who, in 1844, claimed he was the Gate to the Hidden…
What are African Religions?
… Greek Orthodox Church due to disagreements with the teachings of the African Orthodox Church and Marcus Garvey in 1933. Muslim Based: In Detroit in the 1930s, Wallace D. Fard (also known as Wali Farad) began The Lost-Found Nation of Islam, later known as The World Community of Islam in the West. Wallace Fard taught that Africans were the founders of civilization and that Whites and Christians would be destroyed during the judgment of the white race. Following the judgment of the white race, the Black Nation would be established. In 1934 Wallace Fard disappeared. Following his disappearance, Elijah Muhammad assumed…
Was Jesus God?
Was Jesus God: Central to the Christian faith is the belief Jesus was God incarnate. While many non-Christians find this claim unbelievable and unsubstantiated, Christians disagree. According to the Christian faith, not only was Jesus God incarnate, it can be demonstrated and proven. To address this issue, we must consider several different questions. We must determine (1) whether or not Jesus believed himself to be God, (2) whether the disciples believed he was God, and (3) whether or not his divinity can be proven. Did Jesus believe he was God: Jesus’ public ministry would only last 3 1/2 years. Though short, this ministry…
What is Zoroastrianism?
… day of Judgment. Some have speculated figures such as: Jesus, Muhammad, Bab-ud-Din, and Baha’u’llah to be the predicted prophets. On the day of Judgment, a great holocaust will occur and evil will be destroyed. The earth will be recycled and purified into Heaven as a dwelling place for the good. Everyone will be resurrected and face Judgment. The good will be rewarded with Heaven and the Evil will be punished in Hell. Heaven and Hell: Each time someone chooses to commit a good deed instead of an evil deed, Ahriman looses strength. When one chooses to commit an evil deed, Ahriman…