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862 articles across 9 topics in Theology — page 11 of 18
Theological Issues531 words3 min
Newsletter Article Bananas, Cucumbers, and the Politics of Gendered Morality in Islam In recent decades, a number of reports and fatwas emerging from…
Category: theological-issuesTheological 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-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-issuesTheological Issues1,489 words7 min
THE DAUGHTERS OF ALLAH Muslims have often been quick to tell others that God allowed the Bible to be corrupted. What they imply is that the Qur’an…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues568 words3 min
_By Dr. Maxwell Shimba_ _Shimba Theological Institute_ Introduction Beloved in Christ, today we expose a great deception that has confused many. The…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues354 words2 min
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to close with clarity. The Qur’an in _Surah al-Ma’idah 5:116_ accuses Christians of worshiping a Trinity made of…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues375 words2 min
1\. Qur’anic Claim Surah al-Ma’idah 5:116 suggests Christians worship a trinity of Allah, Jesus, and Mary. This forms the basis of the Qur’an’s…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues763 words4 min
_"We have not sent you (O Muhammad) except as a mercy to all the worlds"_ Introduction The Qur’an makes a striking claim in Surah al-Anbiyā’ 21:107:…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues2,108 words11 min
A Theological and Scientific Appraisal of Qur’an 33:4 By Dr. Maxwell Shimba — Shimba Theological Institute, New York, NY Abstract Qur’an 33:4 states…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues619 words3 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba Shimba Theological Institute Religious claims must be evaluated through historical analysis, theological consistency, textual…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues793 words4 min
Women Have No Place in the Islamic Heaven (Jannah) By Dr. Maxwell Shimba — Shimba Theological Institute Prophet Muhammad, in _Sahih al-Bukhari_ Book…
Category: theological-issuesTheological Issues335 words2 min
The Theological Infiltration of Islam into Christian Thought: A Critical Examination _By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute_ Throughout…
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-issuesChristological Issues386 words2 min
Jesus Christ as God: The Truth, the Way, and the Life _By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute_ Jesus Christ, according to the Gospel of…
Category: christological-issuesChristological Issues1,548 words8 min
By Dr. Maxwell Shimba — Shimba Theological Institute Abstract. Many Muslims assert that ʿĪsā (Jesus) was neither killed nor crucified, citing Qurʾān…
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-issuesBiblical Issues632 words3 min
A Comparative Apologetic Analysis of Allah, the Qur’an, Islam, and Muhammad vs. Jesus, the Bible, and Christianity By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues1,136 words6 min
GOD IS IMPARTIAL, BUT ALLAH IS PARTIAL: A THEOLOGICAL COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE GOD OF THE BIBLE AND THE ALLAH OF THE QUR’AN By Dr. Max Shimba…
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