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Hadith and Sunna – A Muslim’s Life and Faith

Table of Contents What is Hadith? Prophetic and Sacred Hadith The distinction between Sacred Hadith and Prophetic Hadith Terminus ad quem Holy Qur'an Divine Nature of Sacred Hadith Form of Recording the Sacred Hadith Sunna of the Prophet This piece of writing aims to describe the life and faith of a Muslim from the perspectives of the hadith and  Sunna  of the prophet. Generally, as part of a Muslim’s conventional living comes from their traditions, their behaviour is supposedly modelled on the examples of the prophet. Therefore, in this piece, we will seek to understand what a hadith is, the distinctions between prophetic and sacred hadiths, and what is understood as the  Sunna  of the prophet. What is Hadith? In the footnote of the book titled  Forty Hadith Qudsi , Ibrahim and Johnson-Davies noted that: Hadith often rendered as “Tradition”, are the recorded words, actions and sanctions of the Prophet Muhammad. The Arabic plural of the word hadith...

The Idea of the Blessed Trinity in the Bible – The Christian Monotheism

Table of Contents Biblical Foundation of the Blessed Trinity Wisdom  in Wisdom Literature The Idea of the Word of God Personified The Spirit of God as God’s Presence in Creation Christian monotheism is a divine revelation that focuses on the Blessed Trinity. It is the claim that there are three persons in one God: God the Father, God, the Son, and God, the Holy Spirit. This idea is not limited to John 1:1-3 and John 14, that is, the incarnation and the  via et veritas et vita  discourses. Many other biblical writings and conciliar decrees attest to it. It is claimed that the incarnation reveals the Blessed Trinity. The Catholic Preface Prayer of Christmas 1, The Weekday Missal expounds on the mystery of the incarnation as leading to the glory of the Blessed Trinity because in Jesus, God is made known, and we become overwhelmed by the love of God. [i]   The Preface Prayer of the Blessed Trinity delineates more the underlining of Christianity’s claim...

The Ecumenical Councils - where do I fit in?

  Table of Contents First Council – The First Council of Nicaea (325) Reason for the Council and outcomes Second Council – The First Council of Constantinople (381) Reason for the Council and outcomes Third Council – The Council of Ephesus (431) Reason for the Council and outcomes Fourth Council – The Council of Chalcedon (451) Reason for the Council and outcomes Fifth Council – The Second Council of Constantinople (553) Reason for the Council and outcomes Sixth Council – The Third Council of Constantinople (680-81) Reason for the Council and outcomes Seventh Council – The Second Council of Nicaea (787) Reason for the Council and outcomes Eight Council – The Fourth Council of Constantinople (869-70) Reason for the Council and outcomes Ninth Council – The First Lateran Council (1123) Reason for the Council and outcomes Tenth Council – The Second Lateran Council (1139) Reason for the Council and outcomes Eleventh Council – The Third Lateran Council (1179) Reason for the Council and o...