Johnny meets the Janissary It was a fine summer’s evening. The blue sky had just taken on a golden tint and a group of geese were flying high like an arrowhead towards some unknown destination. The mountains in the distance seemed to be taking on a blue hue and a …
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What is Islam and what’s so special about it when compared to other faiths?
Islam is the way of life God chose for all humanity. It is not just a faith, it is a complete way of life from cradle to grave. Previous to this, there were other revelations which God sent down to this earth to guide men on the straight path, but they …
Read More »Who is your God, the God of Islam – Allah?
Allah is simply the Arabic word for God, my friend. My God, Your God, Our God, the One True God. Whatever name men may call him, if they believe in a Single Divinity as the Sole Divinity that Creates and Governs all that exists, He is that God -the One …
Read More »How can you be so sure that God exists?
It is true that we cannot see God in this worldly life, my friend, but that does not mean He does n’t exist. Would you not agree that there are many things we cannot see, but exist, like electricity, x-rays and the force of gravity. Though we cannot see them, …
Read More »How can your belief in God stand up against the theory of evolution?
It’s much more rational to believe in a God who created the universe than to suppose that life arose spontaneously out of nothingness. We can see all around us, in all places and at all times, evidence of the existence of God, the Creator of all things. We see this …
Read More »Why would you think God is Merciful in spite of all the suffering we see around us?
To believe in God is also to believe in His Mercy, an inestimable, incomparable, infinite Mercy that encompasses all Creation. This Mercy we see all around us, in the love of mother for her child, in the kindness man and beast show to their kind and in the beauty and …
Read More »Why do you worship God and how do you worship Him?
We worship God because He would have us worship Him. That’s not much to ask is it? After all, He’s our Creator and we owe all that we are to Him. Indeed, what can be more natural than the creation praising its Creator? We adore God and love Him and …
Read More »How does Islam explain the problem of evil?
To put it in a nutshell, evil is part of the Divine Plan. It exists to test us whether we are fit for a better world. Whether we obey God and follow His Guidance or succumb to the temptations of the Devil is up to us. As we are told …
Read More »Are Islamic teachings compatible with Modern Science?
The Janissary: Would you believe it if I told you that Islam is Science? Every teaching of it agrees with unprejudiced scientific reasoning from its uncompromising belief in the Oneness of God to its manifold rituals that cleanse body and mind and lead to healthy living. Long before your Scientists …
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