sunnah
Analysis of the Sunnah, traditional Islamic practices, and their theological significance.
The Qur'an, Muhammad and the Seven Earths Paid Members Public
Qur'an & Science Problem: The Seven Earths Their Existence and their Location It may come as a surprise to some of our readers to find that the Qur'an teaches that Allah created seven earths. "It is Allah Who has created seven heavens, and earths as
The Satanic Verses and the Miracle of the Qur'an Paid Members Public
The Satanic Verses and their implications for the Miracle of the Qur'an For the historical background on the satanic verses, please read the article by Ernest Hahn. Here I only want to reflect on the implications of this event on the claimed miracle of eloquence which propsed as
A false statement in a core belief of Islam Paid Members Public
Begetting and Self-sufficiency This is a self-contradiction due to confusion of terms. 10:68 They say [the Christians]: "Allah hath begotten a son!" Glory be to Him! He is self-sufficient! His are all things in heaven and on earth! No warrant have ye for this! (An essentially identical
Qur'an Difficulty: When/how are the fates determined? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Difficulty: When/how are the fates determined? Sura 97:3,4 says, "The night of power is better than a thousand months. The angels and the spirit descend therein, by the permission of their Lord, with all decrees." Sura 44:3 also says, "Lo!
Qur'an Difficulty: Stoning, House arrest, or Lashing? Paid Members Public
The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication, - flog them each with a hundred stripes. -- Sura 24:2 If any of your women are guilty of lewdness, take the evidence of four (reliable) witnesses from amongst you against them; and if they testify, confine them to
Qur'an Difficulty: Abrogation? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction: Abrogation? The words of the Lord are perfect in truth and justice; there is NONE who can change His words. He both heareth and knoweth. -- Sura 6:115 None can change the words of God; -- Sura 6:34 There is no changing the words
Contradictions in the Qur'an: Can Slander be forgiven? Paid Members Public
Qur'an Contradiction: Can Slander be forgiven? Those who slander chaste women are cursed forever [in this life and the Hereafter] according to Sura 24:23. But Sura 24:5 says that they can be forgiven if they repent after they have been beaten with 80 stripes. since it
Does Allah forgive shirk? Paid Members Public
Allah does NOT forgive shirk: Allah forgiveth not that partners should be set up with Him; but He forgiveth anything else, to whom He pleaseth; to set up partners with Allah is to devise a sin most heinous indeed. -- Sura 4:48 Allah forgiveth not (the sin of) joining