Author name: sofian

People sometimes fancy themselves as being all-important, looking disdainfully from side to side, holding their noses high in the air.  But if they would only regard these great and awe-inspiring creations around them, it would give them a sense of humility and they would become humble before their Lord. Things to Consider 1.    At the […]

Abba of the Bible Christians refer to God as Father in their creeds, prayers, and liturgy.  God, the Father, is seen as one of the three persons of Trinity.  They believe that the Father has a Son, Jesus.  Christians think they alone have a personal relationship, both with the Father and the Son.  Abba is said to be

Revelation A simpler way of providing evidence for God’s oneness is by referring to revelation.  The argument here is that if God has announced himself to humanity and this revelation can be proven to be from Him, then what He mentions about himself is obviously true.  The daring assumptions, from an agnostic perspective at least,

Logical Argument Logic necessitates that if there were more than one God who created the universe it would be in chaos and there would not be the level of order we find in the cosmos.  However you may point out that your car was made by more than one creator, one person fitted the wheels,

One of the many common questions that were asked during the Islamic Awareness Tour was “If God does exist what reasons do we have to believe He is one?” This question is important as it addresses a fundamental concept in Islamic theology, the concept of God’s oneness.  The oneness of God, in Arabic Tawhid, is a

“O My slaves who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)!  Despair not of the Mercy of God: verily, God forgives all sins. Truly He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (Quran 39:53) God did not create humankind for any purpose other than to worship Him.  However being human makes us frail and forgetful

Misinformed people sometimes refer to Allah as a modern interpretation of an ancient moon god.  This gross misrepresentation of Allah is often combined with strange unsubstantiated claims that Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, resurrected this god and made him the focal point of the religion of Islam.  This

Allah is God.  He is the one you turn to in your hour of need.  He is the one you thank when the miracles of this life become clear.  Allah is a word that contains many layers of meaning.  It is the name of God (the master of the universe) and it is the foundation

Yes, Allah is God.  He is Allah, the One and Only.  He is the same God worshipped in the Jewish and Christian faiths and is recognisable as such.  Across the globe and throughout history people of all faiths and beliefs have turned towards God, or a supreme deity, the Creator of the universe.  He is

Now and again human beings are prompted to ask themselves some of life’s truly profound questions.  In the quiet darkness of the night, when far off stars twinkle in the vast, majestic sky, or in the cold, hard, light of day when life rushes past like a speeding train, people of all colours, races and