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- Why people should have faith in the Bible? By : The Truth about the Bible The Truth about the Bible
The Importance of Believing in the Bible and God
The devout followers of the Christian Religion adhere to the lessons of Bible without raising a question. However, there are some skeptics who refuse to believe the gospels and doctrines. Some even raises the question whether their belief in the bible teachings and its predictions matter at all. It all depends on whether the person is bothered about the results of his belief or not. In case, a person believes in something that can lead to the problems for him and others, he should reconsider about his belief. - Who Do You See in the Mirror? By : Michael A. Verdicchio
"The reason most people are so miserable is that they can't stand themselves." It is sad but so true! There are many people who just cannot stand themselves. I needed to change my perspective. - Online Resources for Christians By : Roberto Bell
Today you can shop, hunt for a job or chat with friends without ever having to leave the house. Christians can also find plenty of resources available to help them grow in their faith. - Pentecostal Church - Follow Your Faith By : John welch77 John welch77
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Every Christian has individual beliefs, whether it is Catholic, Methodist, or Baptist. Online church directories are a great way to locate Baptist churches in your locality.
The denomination of Baptists is an entire network of local Baptist churches held together through common practice and beliefs. The primary task of a Baptist church is to carry out missionary works based on the Evangelical understanding to proclaim gospel in deed, work, and sign for a sinful world. The protestant denomination of Baptists began in the 16th century. The first Baptist church was established by Roger Williams in 1637 in Rhode Island, US. - Ibn Hawshab By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
Abul Qassim Hasan bin Farah bin Hawshab, generally was known by the epithet, Mansur al-Yamen (the victorious one of the Yamen). Ibn Hawshab was originally a Twelver, and is said to have spent most of time in a secluded spot on the bank of Euphrates. In such state, he is reported to have met Imam Radi Abdullah and discoursed with him on religion. Imam left him after promising to see him again. Ibn Hawshab was impressed by his chance meeting, and was eager to further meeting. After an anxious wait for several days, the Imam did not appear again, thus he became restless and began to search him. Despite his frantic efforts to locate the Imam's whereabouts, he could not trace him. After sometimes, he accidentally met the Imam's deputy, and through him, Ibn Hawshab eventually succeeded in reaching the Imam's presence. Imam Radi Abdullah answered his queries to his satisfaction and assuaged his doubts, and at length he espoused Ismailism. - The Jonah Project - Evangelist Bill Keller Calls the U.S. to Repentance By : Rev Michael Bresciani
Internet's top evangelist issues a call to repentance in a highly unusual way. Bill Keller says he'll approach secular media only! - Iblis By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
"The word Iblis is derived from balasa, meaning he despaired. It occurs 11 times in the Koran as a proper name. The general consensus is that the word is derived from the Greek diabolos. Arab tradition connects the word to the verbal sense of ublisa meaning he was rendered without hope, a reference to Iblis's fate of being cursed and sentenced to punishment by God. That sense of the verbal root is itself present in 30:12: "On the day when the hour will arrive the guilty will be in despair" and also 6:44, 23:77 and 43:75 with the same sense of the punishment of the evil doers; in 30:49, people are in despair over the difficulties of life. In none of those cases, however, does the figure of Iblis actually enter into picture. - Alarakhia Sumar By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
Period: (d. 1880)
Mukhi Alarakhia Sumar was originally of Mulla Katiar, Sind, but his family came to settle in Bombay. He was an eminent merchant of cloth and sugar. He became Mukhi of the Bombay Jamatkhana soon after the death of Mukhi Alibhai Padamsi in 1848.
The Ismailis possessed a graveyard near Dongri, Bombay since 1790, measuring 12706 sq. yards. He and Kamadia Khaki Padamsi extended the site by purchasing an adjoining plot of 6978 sq. yards from Nilaji Lakshamji for Rs. 11500/- in September 1856. - This is just not happening to me By : Elsabe Smit
When we experience a sudden shock, our minds and bodies deal with as much as they can and file the rest of the experience away until we are ready for it. This results in irrational behaviour at the time of the shock and a degree of depression later on. All experiencs contribute to our spiritual growth. - Being Happy By : Phillip Booker
To have 'no hope' means to 'give in'; it doesn't mean there are no possibilities available, it just means that you're not bothered to find any. Happiness is about enjoying the boundless opportunities that are presented; having hope allows this process to happen. - The Written Torah and the Oral Torah By :
Classical Judaism holds that there is a dual Torah, consisting of the Torah Sh'b'ktav (the Written Torah) and the Torah Sh'Ba'al Peh (the Oral Torah). Commandments derived from the written Torah are called "d'Oraita" from the Aramaic word meaning "from the Torah." - Get Up And Get Dressed! By : Michael A. Verdicchio
The thoughts that you consistently think will form your belief system, your core beliefs. Our own core beliefs will determine our own circumstances. - I Am Like A Man Going In The Darkness, Whilst Behind Him Shines A Bright Moon By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
(vide Diwan, Beirut, 1309 A.H., p. 972).
Ibn Tiqtaqa also quoted the above poem in his al-Fakhri (comp. 699/1302). Abul Fida (2:309) writes, "Sharif ar-Radi had composed a poem in praise of the Fatimids in which he admitted the legitimate descent of the Fatimids from Ali bin Abu Talib."
But in 402/1011, the Abbasid caliph Kadir billah (d. 422/1031) alarmed over the prosperity of the Fatimids and their success inside his empire, attempted to combat with Imam al-Hakim by another tool. He gathered a number of Shi'a and Sunni jurists to his court and ordered them to prepare a forged genealogy of the Fatimids and sign the document. Like other depending upon the Abbasids, Sharif ar-Radi and his brother al-Murtada also joined the campaign and signed the document. Ibn Taghri Birdi (d. 874/1470) writes in al-Nujum al-Zahira fi Muluk Misr wal Qahira (Cairo, 1929, 1:45-6) that, "The Abbasid caliph hired the theologians and paid them large sum of money to write books condemning the Fatimid cause and their doctrine." Ibn Athir (8:9) writes, "Sharif ar-Radi did not include these verses in his Diwan due to fear of the Abbasids, and also signed the document." - Resilient Scorpio- The most powerful sign of the Zodiac By : Shannon Carter
The main thing they have to worry about is their attitudes, which make up their mind powers and can either make or break them. When they are negative about something or someone, or critical of themselves, they can tend to get in their own way. - How to Spread Gods Word and Why? By : MonishMone
The objective is simply to spread the Words of God, and not to spread the religion. If we are spreading Gods Word, it means we are spreading the relationship with God. How to spread Gods word? - Haji Ahmed Devji By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
Period: (1859-1925)
He was born in 1859 it Porebandar and came to Bombay at the age of 15 years. He worked in a furniture store and gained sufficient experience to become one of the leading furniture merchants. He maintained the quality and standards of his furniture so well that he received large orders several times from the Indian rulers. The Amir of Afghanistan once ordered for new furniture on February 1907, for the decoration of his newly built palace in Kabul. His firm was known as M/S Ahmed Devji Bros. - Huruf-I Muqattat By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
The word huruf means letters and muqattat is derived from qata'a, meaning to cut or abbreviated. Hence, Huruf-i Muqattat refers to the abbreviated letters of the Koran. It is also called fawatih al-suwar (the openers of the suras), or awa'il al-suwar (the beginnings of the suras).
It has been used in the Koran at the commencement of 29th sura and there is much controversy among the scholars in their interpretations. The huruf-i muqattat in all 14 in number as follows: - Haji Ahmed Devji By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
Period: (1859-1925)
He was born in 1859 it Porebandar and came to Bombay at the age of 15 years. He worked in a furniture store and gained sufficient experience to become one of the leading furniture merchants. He maintained the quality and standards of his furniture so well that he received large orders several times from the Indian rulers. The Amir of Afghanistan once ordered for new furniture on February 1907, for the decoration of his newly built palace in Kabul. His firm was known as M/S Ahmed Devji Bros. - The Miracle of Mediumship By : Laura Bartolini Mendelsohn
Explore how mediumship of deceased loved ones can be used to heal and help the bereaved. Learn how to choose an ethical medium for your healing. Evaluate the difference between telepathy and true communication with the consciousness of a deceased loved one. - Hur By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
The word hur occurs four times in the Koran (44:54, 52:20, 55:72 and 56:22), three of which appear in connection with the adjective in (sing. Feminine ayna, masculine a'yan), meaning white-eyed with a deep black pupil. It is a plural of ahwar (applied to a man) and of haura (applied to a woman), signifying one having eyes characterizd by the quality termed hawar. The word hawar means originally whiteness (a symbol of purity), and the word haura is applied to a woman who is of a white colour and whose white of the eyes is intensely white and the black thereof intensely black. Ahwar, besides being applied to a man of a similar description, also signifies pure or clear intellect. In fact, purity is the prevailing idea in hawar, and therefore hawar, which is derived from the same root, means a pure and a sincere friend. Hence, "pure ones" is the nearest rendering of the word hur in English. The word entered in Europe through the Persian singular (huri or huri beheshti) and the Turkish huree. - Wazir Ahmed Ali Nizari Piredina By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
Piredina was born in Hyderabad, Sind. He migrated near Muscat with his family. His son Ahmed Nizari was born in 1886 and became known as Ahmed Nizari or Nizari Piredina.
Not much is known of his early life. It is however said that he could speak Arabic, Persian, English, Hindi, Gujrati, and Sindhi fluently. He is said to have visited Karachi in 1920, where the Imam emphasized upon the Ismailis to go to Baghdad and Basra to hunt business opportunities. - Wazir Ahmed Ali Nizari Piredina By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
Piredina was born in Hyderabad, Sind. He migrated near Muscat with his family. His son Ahmed Nizari was born in 1886 and became known as Ahmed Nizari or Nizari Piredina.
Not much is known of his early life. It is however said that he could speak Arabic, Persian, English, Hindi, Gujrati, and Sindhi fluently. He is said to have visited Karachi in 1920, where the Imam emphasized upon the Ismailis to go to Baghdad and Basra to hunt business opportunities. - Hudud By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
The penal law of Islam is called hudud in the hadith and fiqh books. This word is the plural of hadd, which means prevention, hindrance, restraint, prohibition, and hence a restrictive ordinance, or statute, of God, respecting things lawful and things unlawful. In Islamic fiqh, the word hudud is limited to punishments for crimes mentioned in the Koran or the hadith, while other punishments left to the discretion of the jurists are spoken of as ta'zir (chastisement). The word ta'zir is derived from the verb azar means prevent, reform or respect. The verb is used in its first and second meanings in the Koran (5:12, 7:157, 48:9). In the terminology of the jurists, ta'zir is a punishment aimed firstly at preventing a criminal from committing further crimes, and secondly, at reforming him. The Koran laid down the principle from which the ta'zir punishment is said to have deduced. - Wazir Abdul Rasul Alibhai Kassim Lakha By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
Period: (1916-1998)
The genealogical tree of the renowned Lakha family draws back to their forefather named Surji. His son was Jairaj, and grandson was Manji. The son of Manji was Lalji, who had four sons, Punja, Virji, Lakha, and Kalyan. They lived in a village, called Berberaja, about 12 miles away from Jamnagar, Kutchh.
Lakho, better known as Lakha, was a hawker and lost his house in a terrible famine. Reduced to extreme destitution, he wandered from village to village in search of livelihood. His son Kassim, who was born in 1853, had to toil and moil in Kutchh. Nothing is known of his early life except that he worked in a grocery shop. - Free Jewish dating for Jewish singles and Jewish personals By : American Singles
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