By Shahul Hameed (ReadingIslam.com) Description: In the Quran, one of the most recounted stories is the story of the bondage of the Children of Israel and their deliverance from Egypt’s Pharaoh. Many Jews may be surprised to learn that Islam…
By Aisha Stacey (© 2009 IslamReligion.com) Description: An army marches and King Solomon encounters Queen Bilqis. The story of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba is the final part in a series of articles about the Ancient Kingdom of…
By Aisha Stacey (© 2009 IslamReligion.com) Description: All power and strength is from God alone. The prophets of God were mere human beings but their responsibilities required that they posses exceptional characteristics. Each Prophet was obligated to spread the same…
By Aisha Stacey (© 2009 IslamReligion.com) Description: God granted Prophets David and Solomon with wisdom. “And God gave him (David) the kingdom and AlHikmah (Prophethood), and taught him of that which He willed.” (Quran 2:251) In the tales from the…
By Aisha Stacey (© 2009 IslamReligion.com) Description: David Kills Goliath and Gains a Kingdom. King Saul took his army through a series of tests in order to assure that his fighting force was made up only of pious yet strong…
By Aisha Stacey (© 2009 IslamReligion.com) Description: Tests and trials mould a fighting force. Prophet Samuel informed the Children of Israel (Israelites) that the pious young man known as Saul would be their king and leader. As was the way…
By Aisha Stacey (© 2009 IslamReligion.com) Description: The Children of Israel enter a new era. According to Biblical history[1], the ancient Kingdom of Israel was ruled over by a succession of Kings. After wandering in the desert for an undetermined…
By IslamReligion.com Description: What is the Jewish Talmud? How many versions of Talmud are there? Who wrote the Talmud? The article answers these questions in light of Jewish and secular scholarship. What Is The Talmud? The Talmud is the basic…
By IslamReligion.com Description: What is the Jewish Talmud? How many versions of Talmud are there? Who wrote the Talmud? The article answers these questions in light of Jewish and secular scholarship. What Is The Talmud? The Talmud is the basic…
By IslamReligion.com Description: Both classical and modern-day Judaism gives precedence to the Talmud more than the Torah and other books of the Old Testament. The article establishes the central role and authority of Talmud from standard Jewish and secular sources.…