[68:41] Do they have idols? Let their idols help them, if they are truthful. 1Ki 18:24 Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The god who answers by fire—he is God.” Both the Qur’an and the Bible warn about false gods and idols.
Idols in the Qur’an and the Bible – Sura 68 – Part 3 More
Are there dragons in Heaven? Here’s a hint – “Everything we know about you guys is wrong.” Here’s another one – Eats its victims… burns its victims… buries its victims, chokes its victims, turns its victims inside- out… Extremely dangerous, extremely dangerous… kill on sight, kill on sight, kill on sight… The more complicated question
Are there dragons in Heaven? More
This part of Sura 68 speaks to God’s awareness of everything going on. He knows who follows Him – and who doesn’t. He also knows who encourages people to stray away from Him. And finally – He encourages believers to not follow those who want to transgress. Let’s compare the verses from this Sura (The
Qur’an Sura 68 (part 2) – God sees everything More
The deepest, the only theme of human history, compared to which all others are of subordinate importance, is the conflict of skepticism with faith. WOLFGANG VON GOETHE If you have doubts about your faith – don’t feel that you’re alone. It’s also not a new thing. The quote above is taken from Know Doubt, by John
Someone asked me why I believe God must exist. I’ll say right off, this won’t be for everyone. The request came from a comment I made that having been a math major in college and spending 35 years in the computer industry, it’s safe to say that I think logically. And, that even though I
Does God cry? Jesus did. You may remember when that happened.
But do you know why Jesus cried?
Are we pretending to be like God? If you can imagine a planet, and then discover one that could maybe be a little like the one you imagined, that’s the same as making one, right? Apparently so. At least one could get that impression, based on two different articles – one from sciencemag.org and the
Making Planets or Discovering Them? More
Life’s not fair! But who told you it would be? Maybe it’s better this way? Life’s not fair! Not exactly a news flash, is it? Everyone knows that. And we can all go on and on about why it isn’t fair. Especially why it isn’t fair to us. And, we probably throw in something about
Archaeologists make stunning find: Could this be the site of Jesus’s trial? This is an amazing story on many levels, It was well presented in the article. It should be good thing. Unfortunately, one of those amazing levels can be found is in the “Leave your comment” section at the end of the article.
Site of Jesus’ trial found? More
Among other things, Sura 68 is a response to Muhammad’s sense / fear that his first revelation was from a Jinn (an evil spirit). It confirms to him that he is not crazy or hallucinating. This second Sura, in order of revelation, is quite long. Other topics in Sura 68 will be covered in
Intro to Sura 68 – The Pen. God’s promises to Abraham, revisited. More
