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Further numerical discrepancies Paid Members Public
Numerical discrepancies in the Qur'an: Does Allah's day equal to 1,000 (Sura 22:47, 32:5) or 50,000 years (Sura 70:4)? Observe how similar 32:5 and 70:4 are worded (in English - I don't know the Arabic) "ascend
Qur'an Contradiction: How many angels were talking to Mary? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction How many angels were talking to Mary? Since the resurrection of Jesus is the main proof for his claims in regard to his deity, many have tried to disprove this account by pointing to contradictions in it. Since Muslims deny the crucifixion they obviously also have
Inheritance shares do not add up Paid Members Public
Who is going to pay the bill for the "promise in overdraft?" According to the Qur'an, Allah gives the following rules in regard to dividing of the inheritance: 4:11 Allah charges you, concerning your children: to the male the like of the portion of two
Qur'an Difficulty: "To speak or not to speak" is the question Paid Members Public
More a curiosity than a contradiction: ... And if you see any mortal, say: Surely I have vowed a fast to the Beneficient, so I shall not speak to any man today. -- Sura 19:26 Is that similar to eat samples of food in order to demonstrate all the things
Qur'an Contradiction: Will people stay in Hell forever, or not? Paid Members Public
Quran Contradiction Will people stay in Hell forever, or not? Sam Shamoun with Jochen Katz The Quran teaches that the people who are sent either to hell or to paradise will remain there forever. They will be there for eternity and never again leave these places: and those that followed
Discussion on al-Hajjaj Paid Members Public
From Jochen Katz <[email protected]> Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam Subject: Re: al-hajjaj revisited Date: Thu Jul 17 11:24:30 EDT 1997 Message-Id: <[email protected]> This posting is in response to From Metallica <[email protected]&
Qur'an Contradiction : A Tower of Burnt bricks in Egypt? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction: A Tower of Burnt bricks in Egypt? How did it get there? And Pharaoh said: O chiefs! I know not that ye have a god other than me, so kindle for me (a fire), O Haman, to bake the mud; and set up for me a
Two Pharaohs who crucified? Paid Members Public
Various passages tell the story that Pharaoh's sorcerers believe in the signs and message of Moses, and then Pharaoh tries to threaten them with these words (Shakir's translation): I will certainly cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, then will I crucify you