theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
Calling Together or Ripping Apart? Paid Members Public
Then He turned to the heaven, which was only smoke at that time. He said to the heaven and the earth: "Come ye together, willingly or unwillingly." -- Sura 41:11 Have not the disbelievers seen that the heavens and the earth were one piece and We parted
Quick or Slow Creation? Paid Members Public
We find in the Qur'an 7:54 Lo! your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, ... Many Muslims in recent days try to become modern in their interpretation and bring the six days into line with cosmology and its currently proposed 15
Qur'an Difficulty: Inquiry in Paradise? Paid Members Public
Inquiry in Paradise? For when the trumpet is blown, that day there shall be no kinship any more between them, neither will they question one another. -- Sura 23:101 ... this is the Day of Judgement... Nay, but that day they shall submit (to Judgement); and they will turn to
Further numerical discrepancies Paid Members Public
Numerical discrepancies in the Qur'an: Does Allah's day equal to 1,000 (Sura 22:47, 32:5) or 50,000 years (Sura 70:4)? Observe how similar 32:5 and 70:4 are worded (in English - I don't know the Arabic) "ascend
Qur'an Contradiction: Will people stay in Hell forever, or not? Paid Members Public
Quran Contradiction Will people stay in Hell forever, or not? Sam Shamoun with Jochen Katz The Quran teaches that the people who are sent either to hell or to paradise will remain there forever. They will be there for eternity and never again leave these places: and those that followed
Allah's Forgotten Creatures Paid Members Public
A Qur'an and Science Issue While working on the article about a contradiction between S. 15:27 and 21:30 (*), I found another a verse that is a close parallel to S. 21:30. Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the earth were of
Quran Contradiction: Who Was the First Muslim? Paid Members Public
Quran Contradiction Who Was the First Muslim? According to several passages in the Quran, Muhammad was the first Muslim: Say: Shall I choose for a protecting friend other than Allah, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, Who feedeth and is never fed? Say: I am ordered to be
Qur'an Contradiction: Do all of God's messengers eat food? Paid Members Public
Quran Contradiction Do They Eat or Not? Sam Shamoun The Quran records the unbelievers objections to Muhammads apostleship on the grounds that he was a mere mortal who ate just like them: They also say, 'What ails this Messenger that he eats food, and goes in the markets? Why