Christians who dialogue with orthodox Muslims will often encounter appeals to the 112th chapter of the Qur’ān, sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ (also known as sūrat at-Tawḥīd). The Muslim participants in those dialogues will often present the relevant Qur’ānic text as an unambiguous… Read More ›
Qur’an
Absolutely fascinating content on how the Qur’an describes pre-historic objects of worship so accurately.
Prophet Abraham is a pivotal figure in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. While there is a lot of overlap in the stories about Abraham in the Qur’an and Bible, it is only the Qur’an that reveals knowledge about ancient Babylonia that,… Read More ›
Why are we scared of Qur’an?
“Why are we scared of Qur’an? …some of us are not ready to be purified— and we know when we open up the Qur’an, it’s going to sting a little bit…you can accept it and pursue your salvation, or not… Read More ›
Stephen Hawking: “We’re chemical scum.”
Qur’an: “And be not like those who forgot Allah, so He made them forget themselves. Those are the defiantly disobedient.” ~ 15:19 source
The Bible and the Qur’an
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 “Hear O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord, and the Lord your God is to be loved with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” Mark 12:28-30 “Which law is… Read More ›
As a faithful Jew, Jesus will have repented of his sins.
What attracted Jesus to John the Baptist? John exercised a large-scale and high successful prophetic ministry of repentance to Israel. He called upon the whole of Israel to return to the Lord, and he backed this up with ethical teaching…. Read More ›
The Quranic manuscript at the University of Birmingham
Dr Yasir Qadhi wrote this a few years ago on his facebook page: The recent carbon dating of an ancient Quranic manuscript at the University of Birmingham has now added even more proof regarding the unparalleled degree of certainty with… Read More ›
Dr Jonathan Brown comments on some issues that have caused much debate on YouTube and social media recently
Dr Brown writes: Folks, studies by scholars in the West on the transmission of the Quran all rely *solely* 1) on books of Quranic recitations written by major Muslim scholars like al-Dani (d. 444 AH), Ibn Abi Dawud (d. 316… Read More ›
The Integrated Encyclopedia of the Qur’an (a Muslim work that came as a response to the Brill Encyclopedia of the Qur’an) is now completely free online
The Integrated Encyclopedia of the Qur’an is now completely free online: https://online.iequran.com/
Observations on the San’a’ palimpsest
source For further reading Sh. Ammar Khatib recommends this essay: The Origins of the Variant Readings of the Qur’an