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Detailed responses to Islamic assertions, critiques, and controversies, offering thorough scriptural and historical counter-arguments.
Variants of the Qur'an Texts Paid Members Public
The short list of textual variants below is nearly obsolete now, since recently much more extensive and thorough documentation has been published elsewhere, e.g. Samuel Green's article The Seven Readings of the Qur'an and in chapter six of Brother Mark's monumental work A
Of Fire and Oceans : A Rebuttal to Shibli Zaman Paid Members Public
Of Fire and Oceans A rebuttal to Shibli Zaman’s latest attempt to find modern science in the Qur’an and Islamic traditions Geoff Austin Introduction Among the many arguments put forward by Muslims in an attempt to prove the divine origin of the Qur’an is the claim that
Qur'an or Qur'ans?! Paid Members Public
by Khaled النسخة العربية This material is taken from: The reading ways of Quran dictionary: (moa'agim alqera'at alqura'nia): This is an Arabic book written by Islamic scholars and published by Kuwait University in 8 volumes, first edition 1982 (Arabic) the authors: Dr. Abdal'
The Qur'an Attacks ... Christianity? Paid Members Public
In this short article I discuss a consistent theme in the Qur'an. On the one hand, it appears to be something important based on the number of times it is mentioned. Yet it is not obvious how to find a convincing interpretation for these verses in the Qur&
Contradictions in the Qur'an: Good News About Painful Torture? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction: Good News About Painful Torture? Sura 84:20-24 states (in the translation by Arthur J. Arberry) : Then what ails them, that they believe not, and when the Koran is recited to them they do not bow? Nay, but the unbelievers are crying lies, and God knows
Islam and the Setting of the Sun Paid Members Public
Islam and the Setting of the Sun: Examining the traditional Muslim View of the Sun’s Orbit Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz In one of our papers (here), we mentioned that the Quran teaches that the sun sets in a muddy spring. In this article, we would like to expand
The verse about suckling Paid Members Public
Sahih Muslim, Book 8, Number 3421: Narrated Aisha: It had been revealed in the Qur'an that ten clear sucklings make the marriage unlawful, then it was abrogated (and substituted) by five sucklings and Allah's Apostle (peace_be_upon_him) died and it was before that time
The Verse of Stoning Paid Members Public
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 82, Number 816: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: 'Umar said, "I am afraid that after a long time has passed, people may say, "We do not find the Verses of the Rajam (stoning to death) in the Holy Book," and consequently they