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Divine Perfection: Sin and Salvation in Christianity and Islam
Divine Perfection opens up a new paradigm in understanding the errors of Christian theology and the Qurāanic outlook towards such errors. It examines the divine perfection of God as a foundation to understand hamartiology (the concept of sin) and soteriology (the concept of salvation). Understanding these concepts does much to explain Christian digression from monotheism and in turn reflect the maximal perfection of Allah in dealing with His creation. The course takes attendees through Christian atonement theories and the way Jesus came to be seen as a salvific figure.
The course reveals and answers arguments made by Christian apologists for two millennia, examining closely the way Qurāanic verses have been mistranslated and misinterpreted. The course reveals how such verses, once properly considered, serve as the greatest proof against detractors.
āThe Adamic conundrumā is a focal point of discussion in the course and reflects a new approach to dialogue with Christians, one that both explains the Christian error as well as highlights the divine mercy and love of Allah.

Dr. Osman Latiff
Dr. Uthman Lateef is Senior Researcher and Instructor at Sapience Institute. He has a BA in History, an MA in Crusader Studies, and has completed a PhD in the 'Place of Fada'il al-Quds (Merits of Jerusalem) and Religious Poetry in the Muslim effort to recapture Jerusalem in the Crusades'. His book on the crusades, āThe Cutting Edge of the Poetās Sword: Muslim Poetic Responses to the Crusadesā was published by Brill in 2018. He has also written and continues to write academic articles and book chapters in the field of history.
Instructor
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1IntroductionVideo lesson
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2The focus of loveVideo lesson
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3Ensuring a reasonable and rational basisVideo lesson
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4Harmartiology (concept of sin) in ChristianityVideo lesson
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5Theories of atonement and Christian soteriology (concept of salvation)Video lesson
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6Islamic harmartiology and soteriologyVideo lesson
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7The Adamic conundrumVideo lesson
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8DP - Quiz 113 questions
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9Maximal Perfection of GodVideo lesson
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10RecapĀ of sessions 1-8Video lesson
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11Christian arguments against Islam: The TrinityVideo lesson
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12What about the consort?Video lesson
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13Love of one's enemiesVideo lesson
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14The perfect love of GodVideo lesson
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15DP - Quiz 222 questions