genesis
Exegesis of Genesis’ foundational doctrines: creation, covenant, humanity, and early biblical history.
Noah and his son Paid Members Public
Noah and his son (Remember) Noah, when he cried (to Us) aforetime: We listened to his (prayer) and delivered him and his family from great distress. -- Sura 21:76 So the Ark floated with them on the waves (towering) like mountains, and Noah called out to his son, who
Sources of the Qur'an : Abraham and the Idols Paid Members Public
Abraham and the Idols The Qur'an claims "To thee we sent a scripture in truth, confirming the scripture which came before it and guarding it in safety: so judge between them by what Allah has revealed..." (Sura 5:51) However it may come as a surprise
The Earth: Flat or Spherical? Paid Members Public
Insights from Early Astronomy A number of Muslims believes that the Qur'an talks about the earth as being spherical [actually 'eggshaped'] and not flat as supposedly everybody in Muhammad's life time believed. This is claimed as another "scientific miracle" confirming the divine
The Earth: Flat or Round? Paid Members Public
An older version of the below article is also available in Arabic What does the Qur'an Say? Do they not look at the camels how they are made. And the sky how it is raised high. And the mountains how they are fixed firm. And the earth how
Birds and the air Paid Members Public
If a book lies on a table, would it be scientifically correct to say that nothing upholds the book exept God? Sure, were it not for God, there wouldn't be a table, or even a book for that matter, but clearly it is the table that carries the
A Response to Sherif Abdel Azeem's "Eve's Fault" and "Eve's Legacy" Paid Members Public
[ The below article was contributed to Answering Islam by a Catholic Christian and contains a few statements (i.e., beliefs taught only by the Catholic Church) which Answering Islam does not agree with. This refers mainly to the Catholic doctrine of the sinlessness of Mary, but it will be obvious
One Adam or Two? Paid Members Public
One Adam or Two? Wail Taghlibi At first glance, this seems like a strange title, since the Qur’an narrates one Adam only. But the Bible speaks of two Adams, one Adam of dust and another Adam from heaven. So which of the two views is correct? This article reviews
From among all nations or from Abraham's seed? Paid Members Public
In Surah 29:27 we read: And We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and We established the prophethood and the Scripture among his seed, and We gave him his reward in the world, and lo! in the Hereafter he verily is among the righteous. Some debate whether "his