Islam for Christians

The lead up to the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. Muhammad brings his followers to the borders of Mecca, demanding to make a pilgrimage to the Kaaba.

70:1 A challenger has demanded a punishment bound to come 70:2 for the disbelievers—to be averted by none— 70:3 from Allah, Lord of pathways of ˹heavenly˺ ascent, 70:4 ˹through which˺ the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit will ascend to Him on a Day fifty thousand years in length. 70:5 So endure ˹this denial, O Prophet,˺ with beautiful patience. 70:6 They truly see this ˹Day˺ as impossible, 70:7 but We...

Examining the Epistle of James at the intersection of the Catholicism, Protestantism and Islam. James is most definitely a Christian document, but among some Muslims it is viewed quite favorably for its focus on practical matters.

Allah's Messenger said, "The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. "O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him."

Aisha is cleared in the Quran, and the perpetrators are punished. Well… most of them.

We sent Noah to his people: “Warn your people before there comes upon them a painful punishment.” He said, “O my people, I am to you a clear warner. Worship God and reverence Him, and obey me. And He will forgive you of your sins, and reprieve you until a stated term. God’s term cannot be deferred once it has arrived, if you only knew.” He said, “My Lord, I have called my people night and day. But...

Observing John's apocalypse with one eye on Islam. The nature of the Book and its relevance to Islam. Examining the medieval belief about Muhammad/Islam in Revelation.

Strange are the ways of a believer for there is good in every affair of his and this is not the case with anyone else except in the case of a believer for if he has an occasion to feel delight, he thanks (God), thus there is a good for him in it, and if he gets into trouble and shows resignation (and endures it patiently), there is a good for him in it.

Aisha comes out of the desert with a young man, and one of the great early Medinan scandals is unleashed. We look at the social dynamics surrounding this, and well as the main people responsible for fueling the rumors.

Say, “It was revealed to me that a band of jinn listened in, and said, ‘We have heard a wondrous Quran. It guides to righteousness, so we have believed in it; and we will never associate anyone with our Lord. And Exalted is the Majesty of our Lord—He has taken neither a wife nor a son. But the fools among us used to say outrageous things about God. We thought that humans and jinn would never utter...

Examining the letter of the Apostle John and their relation to Islam. John addresses heresies in these letters, possibly predicting future men who claim to be prophets...

A Bedouin came to the Prophet and gave a pledge of allegiance for embracing Islam. The next day he came with fever and said (to the Prophet), "Please cancel my pledge (of embracing Islam and of emigrating to Medina)." The Prophet refused (that request) three times and said, "Medina is like a furnace, it expels out the impurities (bad persons) and selects the good ones and makes them perfect."

The year after the Battle of the Trench was a flurry of raids and diplomacy and treaties that continued to tighten the noose around the Quraysh in Mecca. These are some the details behind that, and leading up to the Treaty of al-Hudaybiyah.

O you wrapped ˹in your clothes˺! Stand all night ˹in prayer˺ except a little— ˹pray˺ half the night, or a little less, or a little more—and recite the Quran ˹properly˺ in a measured way. ˹For˺ We will soon send upon you a weighty revelation. Indeed, worship in the night is more impactful and suitable for recitation. For during the day you are over-occupied ˹with worldly duties˺. Always˺ remember t...

The Gospel of John, almost in its entirety, contradicts the Quran. We go over some key passages  and go over some key parts that are significant to Muslims… including what some believe to be a prediction of Muhammad.

Narrated `Amr bin Maimun: During the pre-lslamic period of ignorance I saw a she-monkey surrounded by a number of monkeys. They were all stoning it, because it had committed illegal sexual intercourse. I too, stoned it along with them.

The Day of Al-Raji... where Muslim martyrs die in a somewhat Christian style. A woman beats a Jewish man to death... and shames the man who did not do it.

Part 2 of Al-Muddaththir - The Cloaked One. The focus will be on line 31... that long paragraph and talks about Jews and Christians. We also go over what the Quran says about those who are "mindful of it."

A look at the two epistles of Peter... the authorship, the content and its implications for Islamic thinking.

The Prophet said, "I looked at Paradise and found poor people forming the majority of its inhabitants; and I looked at Hell and saw that the majority of its inhabitants were women."

A few stories from the Medina period I haven't shared yet. A poem from a convert that may be relevant to Christians. The original Jewish expulsion - the Banu Qaynuqa. The violent story of Muhayyisa and Huwayyisa... a moral minefield if there ever was one.

1. O you covered up in your clothes! 2. Arise and warn all. 3. Revere your Lord alone. 4. Purify your garments. 5. Continue to shun idols. 6. Do not do a favour expecting more in return. 7. And persevere for the sake of your Lord. 8. For when the Trumpet will be sounded, 9. that will truly be a difficult Day— 10. far from easy for the disbelievers. 11. And leave to me O Prophet the one I created a...

Examining Peter in the Gospels and Acts... and the issues these passages present for Islam. Jesus is presented as divine in every Gospel... often by Peter himself. How to reconcile these accounts with a Quran who claims Peter as a righteous man?

The companions of Allah's Messenger used to practice manual labor, so their sweat used to smell, and they were advised to take a bath.

Evaluating the moral aspects of the second trench... massacre or justified act in different times? This was, is, and will be a major theme of Jewish history, and how you think of this can vary greatly on the lens you look through and what you believe. Jews, Christians, Muslims and the non-religious all see this differently, and we go over why in this episode.