How Christianity and Islam Spread in an Illiterate World The Inconvenient Truth About Religious Conversion When Christianity emerged in the Roman Empire and Islam arose in the Arabian Peninsula, the vast majority of people who converted could not read. They never opened a Bible. They never studied the Quran. They couldn't verify theological claims, examine historical evidence, or analyze doctrinal arguments. Yet millions embraced these faiths with conviction and transformed their entire societies. This reveals something profound that modern religious debaters miss entirely: People didn't convert because they were convinced by scripture. They converted because they were desperate for justice. The World Before Christianity and Islam The Roman Empire: Sophisticated Barbarism By the time Christianity began spreading, the Roman Empire had achieved remarkable technological and organizational advancement. They built aqueducts, roads, massive architectural wonders. They had co...
In the name of God Inclusive Salvation for Humanity in the Quran Keep Your Religion and Practice What is the qualification to enter Heaven? To believe in God, do good deeds, and avoid evil deeds Admission to Heaven is straightforward. you should also follow what your religion or God teaches you. God’s O wn Introduction of Himself The Opening Portrait (al-Fāti ḥ ah) “All praise is for God—Lord of all worlds, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgment.” (1:2–4) His Oneness & Perfection. “Say: He is Allah, One. Allah, the Self-Sufficient. He begets not, nor is He begotten. And none is comparable to Him.” (112:1–4) “There is nothing like unto Him; He is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing.” (42:11) “Vision cannot grasp Him, but He grasps all vision; He is the Subtle, the All-Aware.” (6:103) The Living, Ever-Sustaining “Allah—there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Hi...