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    John 1:1

    Most English Bibles (KJV, NIV etc) say “the Word was God” in John 1:1. However the JW Bible (NWT) says “the Word was a god”. Which is right?
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    Who is Allah of Islam?

    Who was Allah that Muhammad the Prophet (MP) and the Koraysh worshipped? According to the Arabs, when MP arrived in Medina he found the Jews fasting. It turned out they were fasting on Yom e Kippur 10th of Tishri. So MP decided to fast too and declared it the 10 of Muharram or Ashura. This...
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    Matenal grandmother of fourth caliph

    Can a Shia please confirm identity of the fourth caliph's mother's mother? What do we know about her, who was her father and what are the authentic shia sources? In other words what do we know about the mother of Lady Fatima Bint e Asad? Thanks.
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    Ancestry of the prophet

    Could you please share with me, what does the Quran say about the ancestry of the Prophet? I know there are lots of hadith suggesting he was the descendant of prophet Ishmael. However, I could not find any verse in the Quran that explicitly says this. Thanks.
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    People of the Book

    I have studied the Bible and have found some interesting descriptions of the Prophet in it, as the Quran suggests. These descriptions enhance my faith in God. However, I have been unable to reconcile my understanding of the Quran with the orthodox hadith methodologies used for acquiring 3lim e...
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    Does Affirmative Action in College Admission hurt students its intended to help?

    "Affirmative action in higher education is a perennial lightning rod for controversy. But until recently, there has been little hard data about how and if racial preferences work. In Mismatch, law professor Richard Sander and journalist Stuart Taylor, Jr. draw on extensive new research to...
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    Was Moses in Saudi Arabia?

    If there was a real man named Moses who lived around 1100 BC, do you think it is possible he was in Saudi Arabia? consider: Pharoah Rameses was in Saudi Arabia: - Saudi Arabia - finds first Pharaoh artifact dating to Ramses III - Saudi Arabia - ArabianBusiness.com Discovery in Saudi...
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    Roots, who do you think you are?

    Science can deconstruct the myths and legends from the facts: Family tree project helps trace deep history - TODAYshow.com DNA Channel on Roots Television: Free genetic genealogy videos, genetealogy, y-DNA, mt-DNA, surnames Who Do You Think You Are - All Videos - Newest - Video - NBC.com...
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    Muhammad's ancestry

    What does the evidence suggest? Was he a descendant of Abraham? Was he a descendant of Jacob? Was he a descendant of another Abrahamic line?
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