Islamic folk practices reveal the worldview of folk Muslims. Understanding the worldview of folk Muslims empowers us to make disciples among them. I want to begin this discussion with my first experience of Eid Milad-un-Nabi (also known as Mawlid). My wife and I had recently moved to South Asia and lived across the street fromContinue reading “Folk Islamic Ritual #3: Eid Milad-un-Nabi (Muhammad’s Birthday)“
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Folk Islamic Ritual #2: Veneration of Pirs at Dargahs
Understanding folk Muslim rituals help us understand the worldview of folk Muslims. Understanding the worldview of folk Muslims aids us in making disciples among them. In the previous blog on folk Muslim rituals, we discussed devotional singing, called na’at, and how na’at shows us that folk Muslims in South Asia approach God through mediators. Folk Muslims understand the gospelContinue reading “Folk Islamic Ritual #2: Veneration of Pirs at Dargahs“
Our Engaging South Asian Muslims E-Course is Live!
I want to share an exciting announcement! No Cousins Left has launched its first E-Course to train others in how to make disciples and plant churches among the almost 600 million Muslims of South Asia. This E-Course is self-paced, meaning that you can access each lesson at any time. This training consists of twelve lessons.Continue reading “Our Engaging South Asian Muslims E-Course is Live!”
Systematic Theology Course
“What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” 2 Timothy 2:2 (CSB) I am embarking on a theological education course with my disciples that will take a little over a year. Next week, I plan to begin teaching throughContinue reading “Systematic Theology Course”
Spiritual Warfare in Ephesians (Part 3 of 3)
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavens.” Ephesians 6:12 (NASB) This post is part three of three posts on Spiritual Warfare in Ephesians. Click here for Part one. Click here for partContinue reading “Spiritual Warfare in Ephesians (Part 3 of 3)”
Spiritual Warfare in Ephesians (Part 2 of 3)
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavens.” Ephesians 6:12 (NASB) This post is part two of three posts on Spiritual Warfare in Ephesians. Click here for Part one. Ephesians 6:10-20 is theContinue reading “Spiritual Warfare in Ephesians (Part 2 of 3)”
Spiritual Warfare in Ephesians (Part 1 of 3)
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavens.” Ephesians 6:12 (NASB) I remember my first visit to Kaliyar Sharif dargah in Uttarkhand, India. The Muslim saint, Alauddin Ali Ahmed Sabir Kalyari (d. 1291 AD),Continue reading “Spiritual Warfare in Ephesians (Part 1 of 3)”
“Casteism” in South Asian Islam
Today, I am reading Sayyid Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi’s short book, Muslims in India. Nadwi (1914-1999), often known as Ali Miyan, was a renowned Islamic scholar from Lucknow who wrote over fifty books. He was considered a key leader in the Deobandi and Tablighi Jamaat movements. As I read, I am amazed at some of theContinue reading ““Casteism” in South Asian Islam”
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