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Qur'an Contradiction : Prophets and Kings in Israel before the time of Moses? 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

Jochen Katz
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Moses and the Samaritan Members Public

Jochen Katz In the story of incident with the golden calf we read He [Allah] said, "We have tempted thy people since thou didst leave them. The Samaritan has led them into error." Then Moses returned ... they [the Israelites] said, "... and we cast them [(gold) ornaments], as

Jochen Katz
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Two young men? 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: "

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Abraham's Progeny 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

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Qur'an Contradiction: How many messengers were sent to Noah's people? Members Public

Qur'an Contradiction How many messengers were sent to Noah's people? And the people of Noah, - when they rejected the messengers, we drowned them, and we made them as a sign for mankind; ... -- Sura 25:37 The people of Noah rejected the messengers -- Sura

Jochen Katz
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Qur'an Difficulty: More Commandments for Disobedience? 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

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Did the Golden Calf say 'Moo'? 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

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Contradictions in the Qur'an : Old age of Jesus? Members Public

Qur'an Contradiction: The Old Age of Jesus? The ministry of Jesus lasted until he was about 33. This is even admitted by Yusuf Ali in his comment no. 388 on Sura 3:46. But Sura 5:110 says he taught the people in (up to his) old age.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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