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Questions and Answers on Islamic Doctrine

Questions on Sects and Schools of Thoughts

Chapter 4: Questions on Sects and Schools of Thoughts

Question 30: Some Christian missionaries claim that Islam is not a revealed religion. It is a distorted derivative version of Judaism and Christianity.  Please comment.

Combating Terrorism

Combating Terrorism

By:

Dr. Ali S. Awadh Asseri

(Former Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon)

 

PROBLEM WITH GENERALIZATIONS

 

Questions and Answers on Islamic Doctrine

Questions on Sects and Schools of Thoughts

Chapter 4: Questions on Sects and Schools of Thoughts

Question 29: Muslims claim to love Jesus, honour him, and believe in his message.  Why then do they prefer Muhammad to him?  Jesus is after all not only a messenger, but also the son of God.

Questions and Answers on Islamic Doctrine

Questions on Sects and Schools of Thoughts

Chapter 4: Questions on Sects and Schools of Thoughts

 

Question 28: If Islam is viable for all times and places, why is that Muslims are the world’s most backward people today?

Combating Terrorism

Combating Terrorism

By:

Dr. Ali S. Awadh Asseri

(Former Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon)

 

Root Cause of Terrorism

Combating Terrorism

Combating Terrorism

By:

Dr. Ali S. Awadh Asseri

(Former Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon)

 

Questions and Answers on Islamic Doctrine

Questions on Sects and Schools of Thoughts

Chapter 4: Questions on Sects and Schools of Thoughts

 

Question 26: What are the differences and similarities netween Sinnism and Shi’ism?  Are there other sects that are considered belonging to the fold of Islam?

Questions and Answers on Islamic Doctrine

Questions on Sects and Schools of Thoughts

Chapter 4: Questions on Sects and Schools of Thoughts

 

Question 25: If only those who follow Muhammad will be admitted into paradise, what about the generations who lived before his advent?

Combating Terrorism

Combating Terrorism

By:

Dr. Ali S. Awadh Asseri

(Former Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon)

 

Combating Terrorism

Combating Terrorism

By:

Dr. Ali S. Awadh Asseri

(Former Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon)

     Karen Armstrong, the world-renowned scholar of comperative religions, describes the Qur’an as the most pluralist scripture, as it recognizes all the prophets that came before Prophet Muhammed (pbuh). Given that, Islam has a lot to offer to the people of other religious traditions, especially Judaism and Christianity. They need to understand that the real spirit of Islam revolves around the idea of compassion:

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