"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
Another show that many people here in the States haven’t come across is the absolutely superb “Outnumbered“. In the clip below, the family are at a wedding reception and the children have a few questions for the vicar about theology…
I began this series examining the founding of Islam and the person of Muhammad. Next, I took a very broad look at the Qur’an and some of its teachings and application to Islamic life.
Islam demands of its believers “faith” and “religion”. In today’s entry I would like to look at the “faith” of Islam. I will deal with the demands of “religion” tomorrow.
As I said yesterday, I have done my best to ensure factual accuracy in all these posts and have used Islamic sources as much as possible to ensure that I’m not propagating Christian misconceptions of Islam. I did send this to some Muslim friends for comment, but I have yet to hear back. If you are a follower of Islam and believe that I have misrepresented your religion, please drop me an email and I will remedy the situation.
The Articles of Faith within Islam are thus:
1. The existence and unity of Allah: Muslims are absolute monotheists and unitarians. Even the suggestion of any kind of subdivision or plurality of God is utterly rejected. Islam explicitly rejects the divinity of Christ and the doctrine of the Trinity.