Timeline of Important milestones in Islamic history
Timeline Date (CE) Event c. 570 Born of Muhammad Mohammed born into the Quraysh tribe in Mecca. 610 First Revelations of the Quran Muhammad is believed to have received…
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Timeline Date (CE) Event c. 570 Born of Muhammad Mohammed born into the Quraysh tribe in Mecca. 610 First Revelations of the Quran Muhammad is believed to have received…
Timeline 63 BC Roman rule begins in the Holy Land. c.4 BC Birth of Jesus Christ Bethlehem c.30 AD Jesus Christ sentenced and put on the cross. c.33 Pentecost and…
Timeline 17th-6th C. BCE Biblical Times c.17th century BCE Abraham, Isaac, Jacob – patriarchs of the Jewish people and bearers of a belief in One GOD -…
For a believer, the discovery made in Qumran on the northern shore of the Dead Sea surely remains the most important discovery in history. The revelation made in the Judaic…
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Only few researchers and historians could not agree that the donation of Constantine I, the document that allowed the Church of Rome for centuries to govern the population, is not…
History of religious texts The oldest known religious text is the Kesh Temple Hymn of Ancient Sumer, the oldest version of which dates to around 2600 BCE. The earliest form…
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The election of Pope Francis as Pontiff has from the start turned out to be a very unusual event, and this is not only because his predecessor Benedict XIV is…
On 2 October 1187, Jerusalem surrendered to Saladin. Comparing the events of 1099 and 1187, ASH explores the history of the Holy City beyond the logic of religious victory: Jerusalem as a sacred place for Jews, Christians and Muslims, and as a call to knowledge, justice and peace.
Al-Aʿrāf, “The Heights,” is the seventh surah of the Quran. Through the account of Adam and Iblīs, the missions of Noah, Hūd, Ṣāliḥ, Lot, Shuʿayb, and Moses, and the eschatological scene of the Heights, the surah calls humanity to faithfulness toward GOD, moral responsibility, and attentiveness to revelation.
1 & 2 Chronicles presents the original Hebrew text with Italian and English translations for comparative interlinear study of Scripture. The Hebrew text stands at the heart of biblical transmission and preserves a foundational witness for Judaism and the later Abrahamic traditions.
Beyond the most complex doctrines and interpretations that have accumulated over the centuries, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all uphold one essential principle: every human being is personally accountable to GOD and can choose each day to better themselves.
From Jacob’s Ladder to the Christian paths of holiness, to the purification of the soul in the Islamic tradition, the image that emerges is that of a gradual journey toward GOD, open equally to women and men. Doing good, correcting one’s ways, persevering, and continuing to ascend: for what we sow today prepares what we will reap tomorrow.
The Sabbath is a gift from GOD: a day to cease from work, thank the Creator, remain with family, speak of love, goodness and peace, and contemplate His Word. When human interpretations become more burdensome than the commandment itself, we must return to the essential question: what did GOD actually command?
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