Abraham's name Paid Members Public
In the Torah, Genesis 17:1,3,5 we read: When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty, walk before me and be blameless. ... Abram fell facedown, and God said to him ... No longer will you be called Abram, your
Qur'an Contradiction : Pharaoh, Haman, and the Tower of Babel Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction: Pharaoh, Haman, and the tower of Babel Pharaoh and Haman, and their hosts were sinners ... And Pharaoh said, "Council, I know not that you have any god but me. Kindle me, Haman, a fire upon the clay, and make me a tower, that I may
Qur'an Contradiction: Mary, Sister of Aaron & Daughter of Amram Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction: Mary, Sister of Aaron & Daughter of Amram In several Suras the Qur'an confuses Mary the mother of Jesus [Miriam in Hebrew] with Miriam the sister of Aaron and Moses, and daughter of Amram which is about 1400 years off. At length she brought
Qur'an Difficulty: Punishment for future disobedience? Paid Members Public
Punishment for future disobedience? This is part of a series of issues where the Qur'an seemingly has time compressions its account of historical events. In Sura 4:155-161 (in Pickthall's translation) we find this account: [155] Then because of their breaking of their covenant, and their
Two young men? Paid Members Public
In the story about Joseph, we read about his imprisonment as punishment for the incident with the wife of Aziz: And there entered with him two young men in the prison. One of them said: "Verily, I saw myself (in a dream) pressing wine." The other said: "
Abraham's Progeny Paid Members Public
The below arrangement might look strange at first, but it is written that way to make the structure of the text clearer. Surah 6:83-89 states: 83 That was the reasoning about Us, which We gave to Abraham (to use) against his people: We raise whom We will, degree after
Qur'an Difficulty: More Commandments for Disobedience? Paid Members Public
Dietary laws as punishment for disobedience? Because of the wrongdoing of the Jews We forbade them good things which were (before) made lawful unto them, and because of their much hindering from Allah's way, -- Sura 4:160 And to those who were Jews We made unlawful all
Did the Golden Calf say 'Moo'? Paid Members Public
In the Qur'an, we find talking ants in Sura 27:18-19, observe a conversation of Solomon with the Hoopoe bird in Sura 27:20-28 and we even read: He [Allah] said, "We have tempted thy people since thou didst leave them. The Samaritan has led them into