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Qur'an Contradiction and Error: Are they all obedient and prostrating? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction Everything and Everyone is Obedient to God? Are they all prostrating to Allah? The Quran claims that all living creatures are prostrating to and obey Allah: And unto Allah maketh prostration whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth of living creatures (dabbatin)
The Challenge of the Qur'an : The Definition Paid Members Public
The Challenge of the Qur'an The Definition Coming soon. Is the Qur'an miraculous? Answering Islam Home Page
ALAQA (clot?) and other embryological stages in the Qur'an Paid Members Public
ALAQA (CLOT?!?) AND OTHER EMBRYOLOGICAL STAGES IN THE QUR'AN Dr. William F. Campbell It has been said that the idea of the embryo developing through stages is a modern one; that the Qur'an is anticipating (i.e. prophesying) modern embryology by describing different stages in the
Qur'an Contradiction: Abrahams Idolatry Paid Members Public
Quran Inconsistency Abrahams Monotheism Sam Shamoun The Quran denies the assertion that Abraham was an idolater, or one who worshiped something other than Allah: And they say, 'Be Jews or Christians and you shall be guided.' Say thou: 'Nay, rather the creed of Abraham, a man of
Qur'an Problem: Abraham and the Sun Paid Members Public
Abraham and the Sun Another Credibility Problem for the Qur'an Jochen Katz The Qur'an narrates the following story in order to inform us how Abraham became a true believer: And when Abraham said to his father Azar, 'Takest thou idols for gods? I see thee,
Qur'an Problem: Abraham's Progeny? How Muhammad messed up Abraham's family tree Paid Members Public
Abraham's Progeny? How the author of the Qur'an messed up Abraham's family tree After recounting how Abraham became a believer and a prophet to his own people (S. 6:74-82; cf. this article), the Qur'an states how Allah rewarded Abraham by giving
Sura 2:238 is not complete Paid Members Public
Sura 2:238 is not complete according to Aisha Malik's Muwatta, Book 8, Number 8.8.26: Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from al-Qaqa ibn Hakim that Abu Yunus, the mawla of A'isha, umm al-muminin said, "A'isha ordered
The Fifteenth Qira'at: The Abdullah Yusuf Ali Reading of the Qur'an Paid Members Public
The Fifteenth Qira'at The Abdullah Yusuf Ali Reading of the Qur'an Despite the common claim that the Qur'an is the same everywhere in the world, all manuscripts and copies of the Qur'an allegedly being identical letter for letter, better educated Muslims have