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Theological 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-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-issuesTheological Issues1,161 words6 min
THE KISSING OF THE BLACK STONE IN ISLAM: A THEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL EXPOSITION OF PAGAN CONTINUITY _By Dr. Maxwell Shimba_ _Shimba Theological…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues687 words3 min
A Theological Refutation of the Claim that Mary is Part of the Godhead By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba Theological Institute_ Introduction One of the…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues1,669 words8 min
Are Camels “Devils” Yet Eaten? A Theological & Critical Inquiry By Dr Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Abstract This article examines…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues789 words4 min
The Historical Treatment of Christians under Islamic Rule: Lessons for Contemporary Western Policy By Dr. Maxwell Shimba Shimba Theological Institute…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues971 words5 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Abstract This article investigates the peculiar expression in _Qur’an 47:28_ , where Allah is…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues1,050 words5 min
Title: Questioning the Angelic Identity of Jibril: A Critical Examination of Qur’anic Interpretation _By Dr. Maxwell Shimba – Shimba Theological…
Category: theological-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 Issues332 words2 min
Ex-Muslims Turning to Christ: A Global Spiritual Awakening Across the world today, we are witnessing a remarkable spiritual movement—thousands of…
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 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-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 Muhammad814 words4 min
Title: A Scholarly Debate on Ishmael’s Lineage and the Ethnic Origins of Muhammad _By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute_ Introduction…
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-literatureHadith Literature1,022 words5 min
Adultery and Islamic Hadith Literature: A Critical Theological Analysis _By Dr. Maxwell Shimba_ Shimba Theological Institute 1\. Introduction Within…
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