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Nearing the End?
All three monotheistic faiths believe that earthquakes (and other disasters) are signs of the end of the world. But many are asking whether such an ending is believable. How can a good, all-powerful God permit catastrophes like the recent quake in Haiti, which has killed more than 200 thousand people regardless how good or bad they are?
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Comparing Bible and Qur'an: How to do it accurately
The Bible and the Qur'an are often compared to each other when Christians and Muslims are discussing issues. However, the way this is usually done is actually inaccurate and misleading. There are two reasons for this.
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The Impossibility of the Revelation of the Qur’an
The Qur’an presents the concept of Allah in a way which makes the Qur’an’s revelation itself impossible. To understand this, let us have a closer look at one Qur’anic verse: “… nothing is like him, he is the All-hearing, the All-seeing” (Q. 42:11). If we consider the characteristics of Allah that the Qur’an displays and the way Muslims have dealt with them, we find that they are meaningless words. The author of Nahj Al-Balagha, defining Allah’s characteristics, says: