Islamic Worldview - Part 2 by Dr. Joe L. Mott on July 24, 2023

References: (1) The United States Marine Anthem includes the phrase “From the halls of Montezuma to the shore of Tripoli.” That phrase refers to 2 campaigns for which the US Marines and the Army were engaged in victory. The first was when piracy was overcome in Tripoli, and the second refers to the Battleof Chapultepec, during the Mexican-American War in 1847 where the US Marines and Army defending Mexicans City. Our forces stormed Chapultepec Castle, a historic site also known as the Halls of Montezuma. (2) The Qur’an’s verses were first organized into a whole book by Abu Bakr. (3) The Qur’an as it exists today is also known as the Uthamanis codex. (4) In Uthman’s sequence its chapters are presented in terms of size. (5) Muhammad had stated that he received “progressive revelation.” This means that the later chapters and verses of the Qur’an, supersede and abrogate the earlier ones. It is therefore important to know which chapters and verses were among the last written because, to a devout Muslim, those are the verses that really count. (6) Now Islam had its scripture. (7) As a result of his revelations, Muhammad became what was acclaimed the final and supreme prophet. Now Islam has its own prophet. (8) “A World of Difference” by Kenneth Richard Samples. (9) “Seeking Allah Finding Jesus” by Nabeel Quresh. This is episode 135.