هذي هي الأغلال by عبد الله القصيمي My rating: 4 of 5 stars يطرح القصيمي سؤال هام فى كتابه، ما هو سبب تخلف الدول العربية الإسلامية؟ بصرف النظر عن اتفاقى أو اختلافى مع أطروحاته إلا إن هناك امريين فى غاية الاهمية. أولا إن هذا الكتاب طرح سؤاله فى اربعينيات القرن الماضي بينما الكثيرون اليوم مازالواContinue reading “هذي هي الأغلال Review”
Author Archives: H.N.AbdelMalek
I Am Not Alone
Being fatherless is cruel and being away from my home is painful.
Biblical IV
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IV. Know the Historical Setting We can’t live biblically if we are not aware of the historical gap between our world and the worlds of the Old and the New Testaments. Thus, a historical-bridge proposal would be an important technical proposal because it can bridge this historical gap. First,…
Biblical IV
understanding the terminology of the time and the historical background both are essential to understanding the message of the Scriptures
The Majesty of Calmness: Insights
Insights from Jordon, William George, The Majesty of Calmness. • The man who is calm does not selfishly isolate himself from the world, for he is intensely interested in all that concerns the welfare of humanity. His calmness is but a Holy of Holies into which he can retire from the world to get strengthContinue reading “The Majesty of Calmness: Insights”
Biblical III
III. Proposals: Technical Proposals To begin with, one should distinguish between being biblical and being literal. To clarify the difference, I recall one preacher who used to assert to his congregation that the prime principle of biblical hermeneutics is to interpret the Scriptures literally, “when Jesus said He is the door, He meant what HeContinue reading “Biblical III”
Biblical II
The Issue “To be biblical is simply to align oneself with the claims of the Bible.” said an old friend of mine. Unfortunately, my friend’s claim is not as simple as it appears. As they say, the devil is in the details; there are many sub-questions that stem from the question of how to beContinue reading “Biblical II”
Reading the Bible 101 C
Biblical I
Biblical: Part I Preface More than a decade ago, I began to feel uncomfortable with people who frequently use phrases such as “God told me, the Lord spoke to me, or the Holy Spirit revealed to me.” Those familiar with the charismatic movement in the 90s and early 2000 may better understand the reason forContinue reading “Biblical I”
