Eddie Mecca

Salaam...oh yeah...there's loads of stuff...internal evidence in the Gospels and New Testament...firstly, there are one or two apparent contradictions...contradictions that are 'seeming' to the untrained observer...for example in Luke, Elizabeth is called one "of the daughters of Aaron"...this is similar to the argument of Mary being called "sister of Aaron" that secularists and Zionist evangelicals love to use against the Qurʼān...of course these titles or descriptions (i.e sister or daughter of Aaron) are meant symbolically and no true scholar takes these claims seriously so we won't either...the Qurʼān gives a gold standard...any revelation claiming to be of divine origin should not contradict itself..."Then do they not reflect upon the Qurʼān with care? If it had been from (any) other than Allah, they would have found within it much contradiction." 4:82...the genealogies of Matthew and Luke contradict one another (see second debate between Ahmed Deedat and Anis Shorrosh where Deedat unravels two scrolls [for dramatic effect] listing names of Jesus' supposed forefathers going back to David)... according to Matthew's gospel, Jesus was born during the reign of Herod Matthew 2:1... according to Luke, Jesus was born during the first census in Israel (while Quirinius was governor of Syria) Luke 2:2...secular scholars say this is impossible because Herod died in March of 4 BC and the census took place in 6 and 7 AD (approximately 10 years after Herod's death)…I remember Shaykh Deedat saying there are discrepancies regarding the amount of time/hours Jesus spend on the cross...one account says he was on the cross something like 4 hours...another gospel says something like 6 hours...one gospel says that when Jesus was tried before Pilate he put up a very loud and logical defense...in fact his debate and logic was so keen and potent/precise that a Roman centurion slapped him out of annoyance and he (Jesus) responded, "If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?" John 18:23...another gospel says he (Jesus) was totally silent during the entire course of the trial and was lead like a "lamb to the slaughter" hence fulfilling Isaiah 53:7

Sure, no problem Yes they were

Correct, of little or no lasting consequence or import My understanding is that Hārūt and Mārūt were the original bringers of magic / sorcery / witchcraft and that they were a test and a trial for the people... "They followed what the Shayāṭīn (i.e. demons) gave out, in the Mulki Sulaymān (مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَان, Kingdom of Solomon). Sulaymān did not disbelieve, but the Shayāṭīn disbelieved, teaching men magic and such things that came down upon al-Malakayn bi-Bābil (ٱلْمَلَكَيْن بِبَابِل, the Two Angels in Babylon), Hārūt and Mārūt, but neither of these two taught anyone, till they had said, "We are only a Fitnah (i.e. trial), so do not disbelieve." And from these, people learn that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife (i.e. black magic), but they could not thus harm anyone except by the Leave of Allāh. And they learn that which harms them and profits them not. And indeed they knew that the buyers of it (i.e. black magic) would have no share in the Ākhirah (Hereafter). And how bad indeed was that for which they sold their own souls, if they but knew!" — The Qur'an, 2: 102. Well, although that's not our language I suppose one could consider Islamic acts of worship (e.g. prayer, fasting, charity etc.) as types of 'white magic'...certain surahs and ayat are known to repel sihir, ayn al-hasüd etc. and their effects...only Prophets and Imams are allowed to interact with jinn...laymen are prohibited even if their aims are noble

Salaam bro...watch Ustadh Ali Ataie's talk on Mad Mumluks 'Revisiting The Corrupted Bible Argument'...Qur'an talks about Injil and Torah on two levels...firstly, there's the pristine, original, unadulterated revelation (Injil & Torah) that Allah sent to Jesus (s) and Moses (s)...secondly, Qur'an talks about whatever scripture (Injil & Torah) that the Jews and Christians currently have in their possession that remains largely or partially intact...it instructs them to follow God's law and not elevate the commentary or interpretation or supplementary laws of the Talmudic rabbis or church dogma or Greco-Roman paganism to be above or on equal par with God's revelation...enough of the truth remains there for them in the present-day text to be guided aright (for the most part) if they strive through it cautiously

Awesome point...I was about to make this very same point...this point should be deeply pondered and not discounted in a dismissive manner

Hmm, interesting question...I believe our perceptions can definitely taint or steer our reality...man envisioned being able to fly for thousands of years and his inner reality finally manifest to outward fruition during the early part of 20th century (i.e. advent of the airplane / Wright Brothers / Kitty Hawk etc.)...Allah obviously takes humanity's collective consciousness or groupthink into account when sending revelation...consider this...we know that during Moses' time there was a general trend in thinking among the Egypt population (which was the leading nation / empire in the world at the time)…they believed that the occult science was the highest form of knowledge (btw this is why the US, UK and Israel are obsessed with Ancient Egypt...watch the Discovery Channel, Learning Channel, Syfy Channel etc. every third documentary they come out with is about something related to Ancient Egypt or the Pharaohs...this is because members of the Freemasons, Illuminati, Skull and Bones, Bilderberg Group etc. are following in the same occult path) so Allah addresses His audience according to their own mindset and mentality...He sends Moses and Aaron with the staff and turns Moses' hand a luminous white color...the mentality of people in the Mediterranean around the year 0 (during Isa's time) revolved around medicine and healing...so again, Isa (s) was sent by Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) with miracles related to healing or medicine (raising the dead, healing lepers, curing the blind etc.)...the Arabs during Muhammad's (s) time were preoccupied with language, linguistics, prose and poetry and hence the Qur'an was revealed with this in mind...when Imam Mahdi (s) finally emerges I'm confident Allah will send him with mathematical equations and scientific knowledge and technological advances that will stump the leading thinkers of his day...there's a hadith that says when Imam Mahdi (a) emerges the total sum of human knowledge prevailing will be at no. 2 or 2%...and Imam az-Zaman (a) will raise it to no. 21 or 21%

Might be something like the guiding principle in the Star Trek universe (i.e. Prime Directive) which prohibits Star Fleet from meddling or interfering in the internal affairs or natural development of underdeveloped alien civilizations

Keep in mind that Imam Mahdi (Mahdi means 'rightly guided one'...'rightly guided' how? he studied his entire life at Harvard or Yale?) is not a prophet but he will accomplish what no prophet could...namely, transformation of the entire world...many prophets were sent to extremely small communities with tiny population densities and were not able to persuade anyone to the right path...many of these prophets were killed by their own peoples...Zaydi brethren have to acknowledge that following Imam az-Zaman is wajib and for he is guided by Allah...there's no way around this...he's not elected by a committee of equals...this is even acknowledged by Sunnis...in other words, there is no "this is your opinion" and "this is my opinion"...Hujjat-Allah al-Mahdi is guided by Divine Command...period, full-stop, end of sentence.

@Zaidism, @Ali bin Husseinwhat say ye?

Interesting when Shi'a say (for example) "Mu'awiyah is a Muslim TYRANT"...what we (Shi'a) mean is that a tyrant is a tyrant whether he donned the mantle or cloak of Islam or Christianity or Hinduism etc. he must be fought against and stopped until he submits to justice regarding of title or label...Shi'ism has this consistency and self-cleansing mechanism (Jihad an-Nafs) on the individual level and on the state level...oppression must be eradicated at all costs...we fight against oppression in whatever form and regardless of nobility or family descent...what we look at is behavior and the establishment of justice...this is why we can even appreciate non-Muslim moral traits and righteous conduct...we look at what's being said or done and not who's saying it / doing it...whereas the Sunnis / Wahhabis will say the very same phase but mean the exact opposite...they (Sunnis) will say "Mu'awiyah is a MUSLIM tyrant"...meaning we (Muslims) must stand behind our own kind no matter what because the caliph is looking after the affairs of the Islamic state and his transgressions should be overlooked or rationalized or explained away...to do otherwise is tantamount to high treason...if this is the case then Imam Husayn (peace be upon him) and Imam Zayd (peace be upon him) are guilty of sedition and are traitors to the Ummah and are blameworthy of collaborating with The Crusaders and Richard The Lionheart according to this mentality.

Interesting you rush to the defense of those who jeopardized the future of Islam and caused the Muslims to lose a war and caused Prophet (s) to lose a few teeth and caused the Prophet (s) to almost lose his life for a few miserable gold coins

First rule of Fight Club is that the feminism movement and LGBTQIA agenda is being used by elitists to break up the nuclear family in order to bring about global depopulation. They're purposely pitting men and women against each other and we (being the fools we are) are taking the bait. Traditional gender roles have been destroyed by the Industrial Revolution, sexual revolution, pornography and Second, Third, Fourth-wave feminism etc.

Yeah, eating their own kind...that's what they (i.e. Takfiris, Wahhabis, Salafis) do...when there's no else to blame or hate they turn inward on their own.

Taking a flamethrower back to Uħud...any archer who leaves his assigned post to retrieve war booty is getting roasted like a rotisserie chicken