Contradictions in the Qur'an: Behind their Back, or in their Left? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction: Behind their Back, or in their Left? Sura 84:10 says that the lost people are given the Record (of their bad deeds) behind their back, but in Sura 69:25 it is given in their left hand. Yusuf Ali's commentary states that their
Contradictions in the Qur'an: Can Slander be forgiven? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction: Can Slander be forgiven? Those who slander chaste women are cursed forever [in this life and the Hereafter] according to Sura 24:23. But Sura 24:5 says that they can be forgiven if they repent after they have been beaten with 80 stripes. since it
Was Jonah cast on the desert shore or was he not? Paid Members Public
Surah 37 ("as-Saaffaat") reads in verse 145: "fa-nabadhnaahu bil-`araai wa-huwa saqeemun" A verbatim translation is: "Then We cast him on the desert plain and he was sick" The well known Muslim translators render this verse: Pickthall: "Then We cast him on a
Contradictions in the Qur'an: Event of Worship to the Golden Calf Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction: The Event of Worship to the Golden Calf In the last contradiction we were already looking at idol worship and the golden calf was mentioned in Sura 4:153. Now let us have a closer look at this specific story. In Sura 20:85, Allah told
Does Allah forgive shirk? Paid Members Public
Allah does NOT forgive shirk: Allah forgiveth not that partners should be set up with Him; but He forgiveth anything else, to whom He pleaseth; to set up partners with Allah is to devise a sin most heinous indeed. -- Sura 4:48 Allah forgiveth not (the sin of) joining
Contradictions in the Qur'an: Protectors or no protectors? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction: Protectors or no protectors? Besides Allah you have NO protector nor helper [2:107, 29:22] But in Sura 41:31 the angels themselves say: "We are your protectors in this life and the Hereafter." And also in other suras is their role described
Qur'an Difficulty: Thinking located in the breasts? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Difficulty: Thinking located in the breasts? Surely He knows well all the thoughts within the breasts. -- Sura 11:5 Die in your rage; God knows the thoughts in the breasts. -- Sura 3:119 The above is Arberry's translation. Yusuf Ali translates "heart&
Qur'an Difficulty: Mountains and Earthquakes Paid Members Public
Qur'an Difficulty: Mountains and Earthquakes The Prophets (Al-Anbiya') 21:31, Middle Meccan, ``And We have set on the earth firm mountains, lest it should shake with them...'' The Bee (Al-Nahl) 16:15, Late Meccan, ``And He has cast onto the earth firm mountains lest it