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Many verses of the Quran, especially the earlier ones, are dominated by the idea of the nearing of the Day of Judgement. [13] [14]When the sun is put out, and when the stars fall down, and when the mountains are blown away, and when pregnant camels are left untended, and when wild beasts are gathered together, and when the seas are set on fire, and when the souls ˹and their bodies˺ are ...
Despite caliph Uthman's reported work to standardize the Quran, and the belief by many Muslims that it "exists exactly as it had been revealed to the Prophet; not a word - nay, not a dot of it - has been changed" (Abul A'la Maududi), [55] there are not one but ten different recognized versions of the Quran, known as qiraʼat (meaning ...
Christian views on sin. In Christianity, sin is an immoral act and transgression of divine law. [ 1] The doctrine of sin is central to the Christian faith, since its basic message is about redemption in Christ. [ 2] Hamartiology, a branch of Christian theology which is the study of sin, [ 3] describes sin as an act of offence against God by ...
Criticism of Christianity has a long history which stretches back to the initial formation of the religion in the Roman Empire. Critics have challenged Christian beliefs and teachings as well as Christian actions, from the Crusades to modern terrorism. The arguments against Christianity include the suppositions that it is a faith of violence ...
Mortification of the flesh is an act by which an individual or group seeks to mortify or deaden their sinful nature, as a part of the process of sanctification. [ 1] In Christianity, mortification of the flesh is undertaken in order to repent for sins and share in the Passion of Jesus. [ 2] Common forms of Christian mortification that are ...
The use of religious images has often been a contentious issue in Christian history. Concern over idolatry is the driving force behind the various traditions of aniconism in Christianity. In the early Church, Christians used the Ichthys (fish) symbol to identify Christian places of worship and Christian homes. [1]
Contemporary theodicy takes one, or some combination, of four general approaches to addressing the problem of evil, (five if one counts the anti-theodicy position as a theodicy). [20]: i The first can be called the protological approach. It asserts God's decisions and actions at creation are reconcilable with omni-benevolence, despite the many ...
Hallelujah is a transliteration of Hebrew: הַלְלוּ יָהּ ( hallū yāh ), which means "praise ye Jah!" (from הַלְלוּ , "praise ye!" [ 8] and יָהּ , "Jah".) [ 9][ 10][ 11] The word hallēl in Hebrew means a joyous praise in song. The second part, Yah, is a shortened form of YHWH ( Yahweh or Jehovah in modern English).