prophecy
Defense and exploration of biblical prophecy, its fulfillment, and interpretive challenges.
Zaid ibn Amr ibn Nufail's Cosmological Views and Their Influence on the Quran Paid Members Public
Zaid ibn Amr ibn Nufail's Cosmological Views and Their Influence on the Quran According to Muslim sources, prior to Islam there was a group of Arab men who abandoned the paganism of Arabia, specifically of Mecca. They had decided that they would only worship the one true God
Who are those messengers that were rejected by Noah's people? Paid Members Public
Examining some Muslim responses Jochen Katz Since the Bible does not know of any other messengers contemporary to Noah, and the Qur'an also speaks only in the singular in all other passages dealing with the time and story of Noah (cf. this list), I had asked nearly fifteen
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,