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Thread: I created this chart to present the internal diversity of Islam from an inclusive & pluralist lens. This is how I teach Islam in the academy. I have tried to show important branches that emerged from larger groups -even if said branches no longer identify as Muslim

One of the few instances I happen to agree with Capturing Christianity

InspiringPhilosophy - Michael Jones How about tour Crusades which often involve forced conversion of pagans, Jews and Muslims to Christianity. Even Augustine believed people should be forcibly converted. Meanwhile in Islam, forced conversion is not allowed and was not the norm in actual practice.

Ismaili Teachings on the Oneness of God (Tawhid): Beyond Personalist Theism and Modern Atheism ismailignosis.com/p/ismaili-teac…

Idol Killer The Bible (1 Kings 22) says God indeed sent a deceiving lying spirit to a bunch of prophets to deceive an entire people and God will send a delusion or deception and cause people to be deceived in the future. You must admit that the Biblical God boasts of practicing deception.

Idol Killer Your Bible literally says God put a deceiving spirit into their prophets - 2 Kings 22 and also in Chronicles and the narrative says God approved that deception. So if anything it’s your God who literally planned a deception on people. Makir means planner / plotter in the

I guess Imam Ali and his Shia (partisans) at Siffin are out of Ahl Al-Sunna

Brand new on “Exploring”! Dr. Javad T Hashmi - Was Muhammad Pretending to be Peaceful in Mecca? | Apocalypticism in the... youtu.be/nA0ALPJpCy0?si… via YouTube

For better understanding.

Ismaili Muslims spiritualize the meaning of Karbala Ashura and mourn for the ma’rifah (inner recognition) of God through the Imam. The Red of the Ismaili Flag symbolizes the blood of Imam Al-Husayn. ismailignosis.com/p/karbala

In anticipation of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s first visit to the Jamat in just a few days, this short video explains the specially-designed visit motif which Hazar Imam has approved for all of his inaugural visits.

🧵 THREAD: The Hebrew word for "one"—ekhad—seems ancient and unshakable. But here's the twist: it's a linguistic imposter that overthrew the original word across almost every Semitic language. A story of ancient revolution hiding in plain sight. 1/10

6/ Echad wasn't originally a number at all. It was an adjective meaning "alone," "solitary." You can still hear this in Hebrew yachid ("individual") and Arabic wakhadāni ("lonely person"). It had nothing to do with counting.

So much for the Trinitarian argument that echad denotes a plural unity….