prophecy
Defense and exploration of biblical prophecy, its fulfillment, and interpretive challenges.
Is the Qur'an Miraculous? - The "prophecy" about Abu Lahab Paid Members Public
The Argument about Abu Lahab A new argument for the divine origin of the Qur'an has recently come to be presented by increasing numbers of Muslims. For our response we will quote from the end of the article Qur'an: Is it the Truth? at the Khalifornia
Contradictions in the Qur'an : What about Jonah? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction: What about Jonah? The Quran claims that messengers were sent to their own people proclaiming the Message in their native tongue: "Then after him (Noah) We sent (many) messengers to their peoples: they brought them Clear Signs, but they would not believe what they had
Qur'an Contradiction: Israel, the Quran and the Promised Land Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction: Israel, the Quran and the Promised Land Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz The Holy Bible in many places speaks of God giving Israel the land of Canaan as their everlasting and cherished possession: "The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I
Qur'an Contradiction: Did the Jews kill prophets who brought a sacrifice devoured by fire? Paid Members Public
Divinely Inspired Ignorance? How Muhammad failed the "test of a prophet" again and again Jochen Katz The Qur'an speaks of a certain encounter that Muhammad had with some Jews, and their arguments by which they resisted and rejected Muhammad and his message. In this passage (S.
Were they utterly destroyed? Paid Members Public
Surah al-Furqan 25:35-38 (Shakir's translation): And certainly We gave Musa the Book and We appointed with him his brother Haroun an aider. Then We said: Go you both to the people who rejected Our communications; so We destroyed them with utter destruction. And the people of Nuh,
John Burton and the Mushaf of Muhammad Paid Members Public
Sometimes Muslims make the following appeal: * The famous orientalist John Burton had stated in the conclusions of his book "The Collection of The Quraan": "What we have today in our hands is the Mushaf of Muhammad." ["The Collection of The Quraan", 1979, John Burton,
Quran Contradiction: A Messenger from among the Beasts? Paid Members Public
Quran Contradiction A Messenger From Among the Beasts? Sam Shamoun The Quran expressly proclaims that all of Allahs messengers and prophets were humans: And We sent not before you (as Messengers) ANY BUT MEN, whom We inspired from among the people of townships. Have they not travelled through the earth
Is the Qur'an Miraculous? Paid Members Public
PS: Here's the favorite sura of a cancer survivor: Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, For the first heaven And the first earth Had passed away.... And I heard a loud voice from the throne Saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with