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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
A Verse by Quss b. Saida Paid Members Public
We read that Quss bin Saa'ida Al'iadi said: "Where is he who oppresses and tyrannises, he who collected money and laid it up, saying, `I am your most high lord'? Were they not richer than you, living longer than you? Moist earth has ground
Abraham and Solomon Paid Members Public
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 55, Number 585: Narrated Abu Dhar: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Which mosque was first built on the surface of the earth?" He said, "Al-Masjid-ul-Haram (in Mecca)." I said, "Which was built next?" He replied "The
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 : Prophets and Kings in Israel before the time of Moses? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction: Prophets and Kings in Israel before the time of Moses? The Qur'an states: Remember Moses said to his people: "O my people! Call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you, when He produced prophets among you, made you kings, and gave you
Zaid ibn Amr ibn Nufail's Cosmological Views and Their Influence on the Quran Paid Members Public
Zaid ibn Amr ibn Nufail's Cosmological Views and Their Influence on the Quran According to Muslim sources, prior to Islam there was a group of Arab men who abandoned the paganism of Arabia, specifically of Mecca. They had decided that they would only worship the one true God
Qur'an Discrepancy: How many gods did the Egyptians worship? Paid Members Public
Qur’an Discrepancy How many gods did the Egyptians worship? The story of Moses’ confrontation with the Pharaoh of Egypt is a very prominent one in the Qur’an. It is told in nearly a dozen places, see this list. This story being retold so often, and its details being
Contradictions in the Qur'an: A Pharaoh Reigning on past expiration date? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction: A Pharaoh Who Forgot to Die in Time There are plenty of problems and contradictions associated with the various Pharaoh stories in the Qur'an (cf. [1] , [2], [3] , [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13]). In this article we want to
Verse numbering systems in the Qur'an Paid Members Public
Different verse numbering systems in the Qur'an In the Hafs reading, the first surah includes "Bismillahi-rraHmani-rraHeem" as a verse. In the Warsh reading the basmala is not counted, and only used "voluntarily" as an extra statement (like the basmala is not counted as a