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Drowning in Fake Miracles Members Public

Drowning in Fake Miracles Or: Watering the verses until the miracles sprout Jochen Katz Osama Abdallah, a well-known Qur’an miracle inventor makes the following claims: The Holy Quran and Islam are filled with scientific statements and notions. These are statements of Allah Almighty describing how He created things on

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The Miracle of Iron Members Public

The Miracle of Iron Pondering the concept of “the Middle of the Qur’an” Jochen Katz Osama Abdallah is obsessed with alleged scientific miracles of the Qur’an. Although he joined that fad rather late in the game, he has become one of the most prolific writers on this issue

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Subatomic Particles Revealed in the Qur'an? Members Public

Subatomic Particles Revealed in the Qur’an? Jochen Katz There are several thousand Muslim web pages claiming that the Qur’an reveals the existence of subatomic particles.1 Yet, this is but one issue in a list of several dozens of claims about the alleged “scientific miracle” of the Qur’

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Cancel the "Burn a Qur'an" Day! Members Public

Cancel the "Burn a Qur'an" Day! When Irresponsibility Meets Irrationality As the founder and director of Answering Islam I denounce and condemn the call to burning copies of the Qur’an that was issued by Pastor Terry Jones. Although it is important to expose the falsehood

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Surah At-Talaq 65:4 Members Public

Marriage to Minors Surah At-Talaq (65:4) In Surah at-Talaq (i.e. divorce), the author gives some rulings on issues what has to be done in case of divorcing a wife. In particular, verse 4 specifies waiting periods that need to be observed before newly-divorced women can marry another man.

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Surah Al-Qasas 28:48 Members Public

Books or People? Surah Al-Qasas (28:48) In Surah al-Qasas, the author of the Qur'an responds to the unbelievers' rejection of his message. The first part of verse 48 is nearly identical in all translations, stating something like: But (now) when the truth has come to them

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Surah Al-Anbiya' 21:4 and Al-Mu'minun 23:112 Members Public

Should he say it, did he say it, or will he say it? Surah Al-Anbiya' (21:4) & Surah Al-Mu'minun (23:112) For Surah 21:4 we find the following variations in translation: Al-Hilali & Khan Shakir Pickthall Arberry Yusuf Ali Muhammad Asad He (Muhammad SAW) said:

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Surah Maryam 19:37 Members Public

Which sects are differing about what? Surah Maryam (19:37) At the end of Jesus’ alleged speech from the cradle (S. 19:29-36), we find the following statement: Pickthall Yusuf Ali Muhammad Asad Shabbir Ahmed Muhammad Sarwar The sects among them differ: but woe unto the disbelievers from the meeting

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