In my previous post I suggested that the God of ancient Israel -- known to Israelites as Yahweh -- lived for centuries in a polytheistic milieu and may well have had a goddess wife named Asherah. This ...

‘Say, “Verily I am commanded to worship Allah, being sincere to Him in religion.”’ (The Holy Qur’an, 39:12) His Holiness (aba) when a true Muslim sees this, they too will understand that they must ...

The words 'La ilaha il Allah' are often heard in the media, especially in the nightly news reports. Typically, video footage shows Muslims protesting in the streets or attending a funeral while ...

The prophet’s interactions with paganism, Judaism, and Christianity birthed puzzling prophecies and a legacy of strife. An old Arab tradition tells of Abraha, a powerful Christian warrior from ...

That Arabic thingy up there says “As Salaamu Alaikum”, which means “Peace be upon you”. Don’t want anyone to be scared after that really weird situation in Virginia. Okay, the first and biggest ...

The start of the holy month of Ramadan is the perfect prompt for our next faith feature. This month we are featuring the Islamic faith, of which many Bermudians identify. Islam is a monotheistic, ...

The names of over 3,000 Mesopotamian deities have been recovered by modern scholars from cuneiform texts. Many of these are from lengthy lists of deities compiled by Mesopotamian scribes. The longest ...

I am more familiar with Islam than Hinduism, as I have learned about it through Muslims from Indonesia and friends and ...