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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
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
Qur'an Contradiction: Were Believers Called Muslims Before the Time of Muhammad? Paid Members Public
Confusion and/or Errors in the Qur'an? Were Believers Really Called Muslims Before the Time of Muhammad? The following article is a work in progress. My thoughts are not yet finalized on every issue that I am going to raise. I want to invite the feedback and thoughts
A Sura by Musaylima Paid Members Public
... Then he began to utter rhymes in saj` and speak in imitation of the style of the Quran: "God has been gracious to the pregnant woman; He has brought forth from her a living being that can move; from her very midst." Quoted from Sirat Ar-Rasool by Ibn