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The Satanic Verses and the Miracle of the Qur'an Paid Members Public
The Satanic Verses and their implications for the Miracle of the Qur'an For the historical background on the satanic verses, please read the article by Ernest Hahn. Here I only want to reflect on the implications of this event on the claimed miracle of eloquence which propsed as
Qur'an Contradiction: Did All Prophets Receive the Same Book? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction Did All Prophets Receive the Same Book? Jochen Katz Sura 6:74-90 is a passage full of factual errors, logical contradictions and other problems. The first part, S. 6:74-82, narrates how Abraham became a believer. The article, Abraham and the Sun, discusses a number of
Qur'an Difficulty: Ants Cannot Talk Paid Members Public
Qur'an Difficulty: Ants Cannot Talk At length, when they came to a valley of ants, one of the ants said: "O ye ants, get into your habitations, lest Solomon and his hosts crush you (under foot) without knowing it." So he smiled, amused at her speech;
The Qur'an and the Oily Red Rose Nebula Paid Members Public
There are many Muslim webpages propagating one particular example of the miraculous scientific knowledge of the Qur'an, supposedly proven by a picture from the NASA Hubble Space Telescope on January 11, 1995, but having reached the attention of the Muslims apparently when it was the featured image at
Contradictions in the Qur'an: Will Allah reward or reject the good deeds of Unbelievers? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction: Will Allah reward the good deeds of Unbelievers? All religions exhort their followers to do good deeds, i.e. to help the weak and the poor.[1] Even people who do not believe in God at all, i.e. who do not believe that there will
About Rain in the Quran Paid Members Public
The article, "About Rain in the Quran", attempts to convince us that the Qur'an contains statements of scientific fact concerning clouds and rain. The author reaches his conclusions by simply searching for Suras which mention rain then attempts to attach scientific meaning to these passages through
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
The Miraculous Qur'an Paid Members Public
Published by: Jamiatul Ulama (KZN) Vol. 3 No. 3 - August '96, Rabi-ul-Awwal 1417 The Miraculous Qur'an "Why don't they contemplate upon the Qur'an. Had it been originated from anyone besides Allah Ta'ala then it would have been beset with