A talk by Dr Jerald Dirks: "From Jesus to Muhammad: A History of Early Christianity"

As-salaa-mu'alaykum war. wab.

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وَلَتَجِدَنَّ أَقۡرَبَهُم مَّوَدَّةً۬ لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا نَصَـٰرَىٰ‌ۚ

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ذَٲلِكَ بِأَنَّ مِنۡهُمۡ قِسِّيسِينَ وَرُهۡبَانً۬ا وَأَنَّهُمۡ لَا يَسۡتَڪۡبِرُونَ

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وَإِذَا سَمِعُواْ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ تَرَىٰٓ أَعۡيُنَهُمۡ تَفِيضُ مِنَ ٱلدَّمۡعِ

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مِمَّا عَرَفُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡحَقِّ‌ۖ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱكۡتُبۡنَا مَعَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ

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And thou wilt find the nearest of them in affection to those who believe (to be) those who say: Lo! We are Christians. That is because there are among them priests and monks, and because they are not proud.

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When they listen to that which hath been revealed unto the messengers, thou seest their eyes overflow with tears because of their recognition of the Truth. They say: Our Lord, we believe. Inscribe us as among the witnesses.

(Qur'an: Ma-idah: 5: 82-83)

Dr. Dirks is a former minister (deacon) of the United Methodist Church and revert/convert to Islam.

He holds a Master's degree in Divinity from Harvard University and a Doctorate in Psychology from the University of Denver.

He is the Author of "The Cross and the Crescent: An Interfaith Dialogue between Christianity and Islam" (2001), and "Abraham: The Friend of God" (2002).

He has published over 60 articles in the field of clinical psychology, and over 150 articles on Arabian horses.

In this lecture he covers:

• Is Jesus God?
• Did Jesus ever claim to be God?
• What kind of nature did Jesus have?
• Was Jesus Christ really crucified ?
• Who is God and Jesus in the Bible?

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Islamic Trajectories in Early Christianity

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ANOTHER ADMISSION BY A CHRISTIAN:
"the trinity does not exist in the bible"

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