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Protecting the Qur’an

Question:     Salam. In one of your answers to a question about the validity of Islam as being the final message you said Allah Almighty will protect the Qur’an and the Islamic deen (religion) from any diversion and change.
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Any Friendship Between Muslims and Other Groups?

Question:     *{O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors: they are but friends and protectors to each other. And he among you that turns to them for friendship is of them.}* (Al-Ma’idah 5:51)This friendship makes any Muslim an enemy of their…
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Is Islam Anti-Semitic?

Question: Is Islam anti-Semitic? I don't mean it as an insult or offense to Muslims. In fact, I'm intrigued about Islam and I'm trying to deepen my knowledge of it. I'm reading the Qu'ran and the hadiths and sincerely I find most of their teachings very beautiful.
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Classification of Islamic Trends

Current media coverage studies on Islam and Muslim societies and communities, especially on what is called 'political Islam' or 'Islamists', typically mention these terms: fundamentalist, strict, radical, moderate, progressive, and so on. These media reports draw from a large number of contemporary studies that offer 'typologies of Islamic ideologies.'
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11 Apr 13

How and Why Scriptures Got Distorted

Question: I've got one short question. I can't understand why God wouldn't keep all His books extant. Muslims believe that the Bible has been corrupted. Wouldn't this belief make God look like He's powerless? This is since He couldn't keep His words intact throughout the generation. Thank you.
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11 Apr 13

An Eye for an Eye?

Question: It says in the Qur'an an eye for an eye. So if someone has killed a member of your family, can you kill him?Or will this be committing a sin because it also says in the Qur'an you should not take another's life?In Islam, is it OK to punish…
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