Jun 26
Both Sunni and Shi’a branches of Islam await the coming of their messianic leader, the Mahdi. The Sunni Muslims refer to him as the “rightly-guided and awaited one” and Shi’a Muslims acknowledge him by the title Sahib Al-Zaman, “The Lord of the Age.” The biblical scriptures know this figure as Satan who is likewise called …
Mar 28
Many Christians and Jews believe that Allah or his other pseudonym, ar-Rahman (Merciful One), and Yahveh are one and the same. Considering the vast archaelogical and historical source material to the contrary, one cannot logically make this sort of equivocation. Allah arose out of the pagan milieu of astrological rites and centered on the moon-god worship …
