One Night in a Cave that Changed History Forever
The oldest surviving biography of Prophet Muhammad is that of Ibn Hisham (died 833 CE), which is a freely edited version of […]
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An Interpretation of Verse 19 of the Chapter of Joseph
In the verse above, the Qur’an takes us back to the place where Jacob’s sons left their brother hoping that some travelers would help him out of the well…
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An Interpretation of Verse 18 of the Chapter of Joseph
Joseph’s brothers brought his shirt to their father after smearing it with blood, which was not actually Joseph’s, as proof that their brother was devoured by a wolf….
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An Interpretation of Verse 17 of the Chapter of Joseph
The use of Joseph’s brothers of the clause ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ “we went to race with one another” instead of the verb استبقنا “we raced with one another”…
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An Interpretation of Verse 16 of the Chapter of Joseph
The mention of the verse that the time of the return was عِشَآءً “isha’an (at night)” confirms my interpretation of the word “ghadan” in verse 12.12 as meaning “in the early morning.”…
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An Interpretation of Verse 15 of the Chapter of Joseph
Although stressing that Joseph’s brothers took him, the verse does not state explicitly whether that happened with or without Jacob’s permission….
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The Evolving Nature of Qur’anic Exegesis
Introduction In a recent poll on this website, visitors were asked the following question: “The text of the Qur’an remains unchanged. Should […]
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A Short Introduction to the Qur’an
This article is taken from the second edition of Jihad in the Qur’an: The Truth from the Source. The book is now […]
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The Concept of “ladun” in the Qur’an
The combined facts that the Qur’an was revealed by Allah and that it is the last divine Book mean that it must be a unique Book….
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