A Muslim Convert Once Before

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Brother James Harris posted this, on The Sharing Group, on the 25 th December 2015: “I have seen, on a number of occasions, warnings about ‘liberal Islam’, which is apparently a view of Islam which is anti-traditional.  However, I am not clear as to what liberal Islam is, its principles, or in what way it contradicts ‘traditional Islam’.  What is liberal Islam, and in what way is it incompatible with a traditional understanding of Islam?”   Brother Billy Johnston: It probably is not clear, as what is considered “liberal” Islam today is probably much closer to the “traditional” Islam of the Prophet ( s.a.w. ).   Brother William Voller: Sounds a bit like another label used derogatorily so challenges raised to some person’s own opinion can casually be cast aside without being engaged with, so essentially, it is subjective, which is why it is unclear.   Brother Terence Helikaon Nunis: This is the current bogeyman o...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following is my answer to a Quora question: “ Why do we celebrate Good Friday and Easter? ”   Good Friday is the culmination of the season of Lent in the liturgical calendar.   Lent begins on Ash Wednesday for the Catholics and many Protestant churches, or Clean Monday for the Orthodox church.   It covers a period of approximately six weeks before Easter Sunday, consisting of 40 days and 6 Sundays.   The ending of Lent is the Friday of Sorrows, building up to the crucifixion on Good Friday, before becoming a joyful celebration on Easter Sunday.   Good Friday is the commemoration of the Passion of Christ, and the Crucifixion.   Without the Vicarious Sacrifice of Jesus ( a.s. ), there is no basis to Trinitarian Christian theology, since there needs to be a Vicarious Sacrifice for there to be Salvation and triumph over death.   In the Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran tradition, the Easter Triduum is a thr...