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Was the Arabian Church using a different Bible?

The main writer of the site answering-christianity.com produced an argument to justify the claims of corruption in the Bible: since Arabia was not under the Roman Empire, they used a different Bible. The following points can be concluded from the articles below: 1. At the time of the Quranic revelation, Christianity existed. The discovery of the Jubail Church from the 4th century indicates that one of the denominations that the prophet Mohammed met were Nestorians From Wikipedia Christianity in Saudi Arabia History Christians had formed churches in Arabia prior to the time of Muhammad in the 7th century. Purportedly, one of the earliest church buildings ever discovered by archaeologists is located in Saudi Arabia, known as Jubail Church, built around the 4th century.[citation needed] Some parts of modern Saudi Arabia (such as Najran) were predominantly Christian until the 7th to 10th century, when most Christians were expelled or converted to Islam. Some Arabian tribes, such as Banu Ta...

Ritual Washing

I’ve been moved to write about ritual washing. Ceremonially impurity is a concept that we read about both in the Torah and the Koran. Though the specifics are a little bit different, both point towards the same: If ritually unclean, the believer should perform a ritual cleansing. In Islam we read that Gushl and Wudu are required to perform the prayers to God. Not performing Gushl or Wudu when and as required by the scriptures and traditions would make all prayers invalid. One should wonder why a physical condition may hinder the spiritual relationship with God. I believe I have an explanation. Islam is rooted in the scriptures, that is The Torah, the Injil, The Zabur and the Koran. Setting aside the dispute of whether the Torah in our hands today is the very same original Torah, We should look at the  The Hebrew Bible. In the Hebrew Bible is included various regulations about bathing: And whoever he that hath issue (a  zav , abnormal seminal discharge) touches without having r...