About Islam

Islam is All

Twenty second in a series We began this series with the premise, “Ideas have consequences.” Today we examine governance’s basis; ideology and faith—or religion for…

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Religious Sources

Twenty-first in a Series The last several articles discussed topics related to God and man. Before that we reviewed Muhammad’s life and teachings, and Islam’s…



Man’s Nature

Nineteenth in a Series The last four articles looked at God, Allah, some of their similarities and differences, and implications. We covered some differences in…



Islam’s Jesus

Seventeenth in a Series This article touches on God’s nature once again. Within Judeo-Christian tradition, the question is “Who is God?”. Within Islam the question…


Who is Allah?

Sixteenth in a Series Last time, we used Clement of Alexandria’s writings to understand some of Christianity’s early concepts about God. We found within Christianity,…


Early Christian View of God

Fifteenth in a Series We now transition away from the previous section’s historically oriented material. We begin examining some of Islam’s tenets and beliefs, and…


The Ottoman Empire, Part II

Fourteenth in a series Last time we covered the empires rising from the Abbasid Dynasty’s collapse, and their consolidation under the Ottoman Empire. By the…