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Theological Issues468 words2 min
Why Islamic Punishment for Adultery Appears Contradictory and Unequal: An Academic Reflection By Dr. Maxwell Shimba Shimba Theological Institute In…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues826 words4 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba – Shimba Theological Institute A lady wrote the following dream: > “There is a woman who wears a black _baibui_ (Islamic veil)…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues1,319 words7 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba Shimba Theological Institute Abstract This paper critically examines the theological contradictions within the Qur’an…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues664 words3 min
The Societal and Security Implications of Full-Face Coverings By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba Theological Institute_ Abstract This paper critically…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues3,364 words17 min
_By Dr. Maxwell Shimba — Shimba Theological Institute_ Abstract This paper examines the hadith narrated by Aisha (reported in Jāmi‘ at-Tirmidhī, no.…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues3,323 words17 min
_By Dr. Maxwell Shimba — Shimba Theological Institute_ Abstract (short). This article examines the widely held Islamic tradition that Abraham…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues1,127 words6 min
DO YOU KNOW THE FIRST INFIDEL IN THE WORLD? _By Dr. Max Shimba, Servant of Jesus Christ the Great God (Titus 2:13)_ Introduction Who are the…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues1,169 words6 min
Was Adam’s First Created Organ His Genitalia? A Theological Debate and Challenge to Islamic Anthropology By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba Theological…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues796 words4 min
The First Organ Created in Adam: A Theological Examination By Dr. Max Shimba _Shimba Theological Institute_ Abstract This paper critically examines…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues984 words5 min
A Scholarly Response to Islamic Polemics By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba Theological Institute_ Abstract Muslim apologists frequently charge that…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues774 words4 min
The Power of Isaiah 9:6–7: Responding to the Islamic Claim of “Corruption” By: Dr. Maxwell Shimba Shimba Theological Institute Muslim critics often…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues766 words4 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Abstract The interactions between the Prophet Muhammad and the spouses of his companions present…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues1,113 words6 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Abstract The interactions between the Prophet Muhammad and the spouses of his companions present…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues2,193 words11 min
An academic, multi-section inquiry with critical questions for Muslim readers By Dr Maxwell Shimba — Shimba Theological Institute Abstract The Qurʾān…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues947 words5 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction Islamic theology affirms that every human being is born a Muslim, naturally disposed…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues843 words4 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction Islamic theology affirms that every human being is born a Muslim, naturally disposed…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues456 words2 min
The Question of Salvation in Islam and Christianity By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute One of the most pressing theological issues…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues979 words5 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba Theological Institute_ Introduction One of the most contentious issues in Christian-Muslim dialogue concerns the…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues925 words5 min
Here’s a structured academic-style article draft expanded and arranged in a scholarly tone, as by Dr. Maxwell Shimba from _Shimba Theological…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues862 words4 min
_By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute_ Introduction One of the most complex theological tensions in Islamic theology lies in the…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues651 words3 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction The Book of Revelation, particularly chapter 13, presents a prophetic vision of the…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues1,320 words7 min
_By Dr. Maxwell Shimba — Shimba Theological Institute_ The names Miriam , Mary , and Maryam appear prominently across the three major Abrahamic…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues502 words3 min
Jesus gave the simplest test for truth: _“A tree is known by its fruit.”_ Not by slogans, not by emotions, not by political spin—by results. And when…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues611 words3 min
_By Dr. Maxwell Shimba_ _Shimba Theological Institute_ Baptism is one of the most misunderstood doctrines in the Christian faith, especially within…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues810 words4 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction The dietary laws in Islam have long been debated among scholars, with the…
Category: theological-issuesChristological Issues433 words2 min
Christian Theological Reflection: Prayer Fulfilled in Christ The contrast between the Qur’an, Hadith, and the Christian faith reveals more than a…
Category: christological-issuesChristological Issues1,110 words6 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba Theological Institute_ Abstract This paper explores the sharp distinction between the Jesus of the New Testament and…
Category: christological-issuesChristological Issues844 words4 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba Theological Institute_ Introduction The identity of Jesus Christ stands at the center of both Christian and Islamic…
Category: christological-issuesQuranic Issues589 words3 min
_By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute_ One of the striking differences between the Judeo-Christian Scriptures and the Quran is their…
Category: quranic-issuesQuranic Issues774 words4 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba Theological Institute_ Introduction The foundation of the Christian faith rests on the historical truth and theological…
Category: quranic-issuesQuranic Issues407 words2 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba Theological Institute_ The Christian faith stands on the historical and theological foundation of the Gospel—the Good…
Category: quranic-issuesAnalysis of Muhammad840 words4 min
_By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute_ In Galatians 1:8 , the Apostle Paul delivers one of the strongest warnings in the New…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad852 words4 min
Shimba Theological Institute Scholarly Newsletter Article Title: The Cousin of Muhammad Who Renounced Islam — Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh: A Forgotten…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad594 words3 min
THE COUSIN OF MUHAMMAD WHO RENOUNCED ISLAM Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh is a name not very well known today, but he is among the earliest witnesses of the…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad955 words5 min
MUHAMMAD IS WORSHIPPED BY BEASTS AND TREES: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF AÏSHA’S TESTIMONY By Dr. Maxwell Shimba Shimba Theological Institute Abstract This…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad969 words5 min
_By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute_ In Galatians 1:8 , the Apostle Paul delivers one of the strongest warnings in the New…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad739 words4 min
_By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute_ In Galatians 1:8 , the Apostle Paul issues a solemn warning to the church: > _“But even if we,…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad700 words4 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction The question of Muhammad’s spiritual experiences has been debated for centuries.…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad1,119 words6 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction One of the most defining pillars of Islamic practice is _Salat_ (ritual prayer).…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad1,165 words6 min
A Scholarly Critical Examination from Islamic Sources By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Abstract This chapter critically examines…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad761 words4 min
A Critical Question for the 21st Century Muslim By Dr. Maxwell Shimba Shimba Theological Institute One of the greatest challenges facing Islam in the…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad866 words4 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction In Islamic tradition, the angel Jibril (Gabriel) is presented as the messenger who…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad1,151 words6 min
_By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute_ Abstract The question of whether Prophet Muhammad was a Sunni or Shia has profound implications…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad1,247 words6 min
Introduction The questions raised involve several issues: 1. Was Muhammad a Sunni or a Shia? 2. Did Muhammad declare all Muslims in sects (except…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad935 words5 min
MUHAMMAD WAS UNAWARE OF RELIGION By Dr. Maxwell Shimba Shimba Theological Institute Abstract This article explores the controversial claim within…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad1,057 words5 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba Shimba Theological Institute Introduction Islamic tradition contains various narrations (ahadith) in which the Prophet Muhammad…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadHadith Literature551 words3 min
_By Dr. Maxwell Shimba — Shimba Theological Institute_ 1\. The Hadith Text in Full (Arabic and English with References) Sahih al-Bukhari Reference:…
Category: hadith-literatureHadith Literature1,789 words9 min
Abstract A tradition recorded in the major hadith collections describes a vision in which a man identified as “al-Masīḥ (the Messiah), son of Mary”…
Category: hadith-literature