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Theological Issues1,269 words6 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction The manner in which a religious tradition instructs its adherents to treat enemies…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues1,083 words5 min
Introduction The question of divine authenticity between Christianity and Islam is one that has shaped theological discourse for centuries. At its…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues1,151 words6 min
"THE ROYAL WE" OR "PLURALITY OF RESPECT" DEBUNKED: A Theological and Linguistic Critique of Plural Pronouns for Allah in the Quran _By Dr. Maxwell…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues623 words3 min
_Shimba Theological Institute_ A Call for Evidence Muslims, bring us a verse from either the Qur’an or the Bible that says Paul was not an Apostle of…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues948 words5 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction The doctrine of the attributes of Allah stands as one of the most complex and, at…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues1,064 words5 min
Introduction The value and dignity of women have been central questions throughout human history and across religions. The Islamic tradition,…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues976 words5 min
A Critical Theological and Logical Analysis of Inconsistencies in Islamic Doctrine By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues927 words5 min
A Theological and Historical Debate By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction The claim that Islam is both the oldest and…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues939 words5 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba Theological Institute_ Abstract This article presents a critical theological and scientific analysis of the Islamic…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues824 words4 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Abstract The claim that the Bible is both corrupted and yet useful as evidence for the Qur’an…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues942 words5 min
Introduction The Apostle Paul is a foundational figure in Christian theology, yet his role and mention within Islamic sources have often been the…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues908 words5 min
_By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute_ Introduction The figure of the Apostle Paul stands at the center of much debate in both…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues1,291 words6 min
THE ISLAMIC DILEMMA: A THEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS _By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute_ Abstract The interplay between the…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues1,599 words8 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba Theological Institute_ Introduction In interfaith dialogues and theological debates, one of the most crucial tasks is…
Category: theological-issuesChristological Issues1,039 words5 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction The question of Jesus Christ's divinity occupies a central position in Christian…
Category: christological-issuesChristological Issues849 words4 min
Introduction The doctrine of Christ’s divinity stands as the cornerstone of Christian theology. One of the most profound attributes of divinity,…
Category: christological-issuesChristological Issues525 words3 min
Dear reader, Does Jesus possess the unique attributes of God according to the Quran? Let us begin our study by reading the Quran to see for ourselves…
Category: christological-issuesChristological Issues743 words4 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute A recurring challenge presented by Muslim interlocutors is the claim that Jesus never explicitly…
Category: christological-issuesChristological Issues1,162 words6 min
A Theological Challenge to the Islamic Conception of God By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Abstract The term “Father” as used by…
Category: christological-issuesChristological Issues1,171 words6 min
Introduction A recurring objection among Muslim apologists is that the Bible, according to their selective citations, allegedly denies the divinity…
Category: christological-issuesChristological Issues742 words4 min
Where Are the Names of the Disciples of Isa bin Maryam in the Quran? An Academic Challenge to Islam, Allah, and the Quran By Dr. Maxwell Shimba,…
Category: christological-issuesChristological Issues1,258 words6 min
_Shimba Theological Institute_ Introduction Throughout history, the nature and character of God have been central to the world’s great monotheistic…
Category: christological-issuesChristological Issues1,017 words5 min
Title: A Comparative Theological Analysis: The Omnipotence of Jesus Christ and the Qur’anic Limitation of Allah in the Parable of the Camel and the…
Category: christological-issuesChristological Issues1,167 words6 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction The Qur’an makes several assertions about Jesus (ʿĪsā) that are not only absent from…
Category: christological-issuesChristological Issues974 words5 min
Introduction The phrase “weeping and gnashing of teeth” appears multiple times in the New Testament as a vivid warning from Jesus Christ Himself…
Category: christological-issuesChristological Issues456 words2 min
Addressing Dietary Laws, Circumcision, and the Messiah Title By Dr Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute (1) Did Jesus Follow Islamic Dietary…
Category: christological-issuesQuranic Issues862 words4 min
Shimba Theological Institute Introduction The intersection between religious revelation and scientific knowledge is a point of continuous discussion…
Category: quranic-issuesQuranic Issues1,194 words6 min
The question of prophetic names is not a trivial matter in the Abrahamic religious tradition. Names encode historical, theological, and linguistic…
Category: quranic-issuesAnalysis of Muhammad864 words4 min
The Quran itself openly acknowledges that Jesus is far more than a mere prophet. If you carefully examine the following verse, you will see that…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad776 words4 min
The Late Muhammad: A Greedy, Insatiable, and Selfish Man – An Academic Theological Critique _By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute_…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad885 words4 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction One of the most critical claims of Islamic theology is that the Qur’an is the…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad853 words4 min
Abstract This article critically investigates the claim of Allah’s omnipotence (all-powerful nature) within Islamic theology, focusing on the…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad1,038 words5 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Abstract The traditional Islamic narrative asserts that Muhammad was “ummi”—often interpreted as…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad951 words5 min
A Scholarly and Theological Critique By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction: The Tenth Commandment in Biblical Theology The…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad854 words4 min
A Theological and Scholarly Critique _By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute_ Introduction The Eighth Commandment, found in Exodus…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad777 words4 min
Introduction: The Sixth Commandment in Judeo-Christian Tradition The Sixth Commandment, as recorded in Exodus 20:13, is explicit: "You shall not…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad815 words4 min
A Theological and Scholarly Debate By Dr. Maxwell Shimba Shimba Theological Institute Introduction The Ten Commandments, central to the moral code of…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad961 words5 min
Abstract The conventional Islamic narrative claims that Prophet Muhammad was “ummi,” usually translated as “illiterate.” This dogma undergirds much…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad714 words4 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba Shimba Theological Institute Today, I invite you to reflect on a crucial issue that many overlook: every true prophet and…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad607 words3 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute It is written in various Islamic sources that the Prophet Muhammad once cast his eyes upon and…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad1,318 words7 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Abstract This article explores the biblical Second Commandment in relation to Islamic ritual and…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad1,171 words6 min
An Expanded Theological and Scholarly Assessment By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction The Ten Commandments are…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad1,020 words5 min
Introduction The Ten Commandments represent the moral and theological foundation of the Judeo-Christian tradition, given by God to the Israelites…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad827 words4 min
An Academic and Theological Critique By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction The Ninth Commandment is a cornerstone of…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad876 words4 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction The Ten Commandments, as recorded in the book of Exodus, form the ethical bedrock of…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad1,024 words5 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Muhammad and the Violation of the Seventh Commandment: A Theological and Scholarly Critique “You…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad812 words4 min
_By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute_ Introduction One of the most striking theological contrasts between the biblical prophets and…
Category: analysis-of-muhammadAnalysis of Muhammad944 words5 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Introduction The question of prophetic authenticity is central to the legitimacy of any religious…
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