Prophet Abraham a Liar or Forged Ahad Hadiths?
An ahad hadith, found in the Sahihs of al-Bukhari and Muslim, as well as in other compilations, claims that Prophet Abraham told […]
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Did Abraham Visit Arabia? Genesis 20 vs. the Qur’an on Abraham
There are similarities and differences between the story of Abraham in the Bible and its counterpart in the Qur’an. One difference is […]
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Did God Promise the Holy Land to the Jews?
This is an extended version of the video on my personal YouTube channel. The focus is on analysing what the Qur’an says […]
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Did Abraham Trade His Wife in Egypt or Build the Kaaba in Mecca?
My detailed analysis of the “chosenness” of the Israelites in the Qur’an. With its logic, clarity, and consistency, the Qur’an corrects the Jewish and Christian forms of misunderstanding this concept
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The Holy Land in the Qur’an: Descriptions, Location, Ownership, and Function
God’s covenant with Abraham is a foundational theme in the Bible. Yet the unconditional chosenness of the Israelites makes the covenant rather ambiguous and inconsistent with other teachings about God in the same book. Free from the ethnocentricity of the Bible, the Qur’an presents a clear, consistent, and far more convincing account of the Abrahamic covenant.
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Objecting to the Celebration of the Prophet’s Birthday: Ignorance of Islam and One’s Self
Some scholars and lay Muslims criticise other Muslims for celebrating the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), while others even consider it […]
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The Quran’s Correction of Abraham’s Covenant in the Bible
My detailed analysis of the “chosenness” of the Israelites in the Qur’an. With its logic, clarity, and consistency, the Qur’an corrects the Jewish and Christian forms of misunderstanding this concept
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Chosenness of the Jews in the Qur’an
My detailed analysis of the “chosenness” of the Israelites in the Qur’an. With its logic, clarity, and consistency, the Qur’an corrects the Jewish and Christian forms of misunderstanding this concept
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Israel’s Chosenness in the Qur’an
The Hebrew Bible presents the Israelites as God’s perpetually chosen people. Historically, Christians claimed that the Church replaced the Jews as God’s […]
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Abraham’s Covenant: A Qur’anic correction of Biblical History and Theology
God’s covenant with Abraham is a foundational theme in the Bible. Yet the unconditional chosenness of the Israelites makes the covenant rather ambiguous and inconsistent with other teachings about God in the same book. Free from the ethnocentricity of the Bible, the Qur’an presents a clear, consistent, and far more convincing account of the Abrahamic covenant.
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The Qur’an’s Universal God and the Hebrew Bible’s Ethnocentric God
In this video, I focus on a fundamental difference between the account of the Exodus in the Qur’an and the Old Testament. Although this difference is theological, rather than historical, it still provides further testimony to the accuracy and coherence of the Qur’an and exposes the paradoxical nature of the Biblical account.
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The Qur’an’s “Pharaoh of Awtad”
The Qur’an describes Pharaoh with the unique title “dhū al-awtād” (of awtād), which I argue particularly applied to Ramesses II. This is another significant piece of information in the Qur’an that does not exist in the Old Testament’s narrative of the Exodus.
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A History of Understanding the Qur’an’s Verdict on Jesus’ Crucifixion
From the early days of Islam, the overwhelming majority of Muslims and non-Muslims understood the Qur’an as unambiguously denying the Jewish and Christian claim that Jesus was crucified.
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A Subtle Historical Miracle in the Qur’an’s Account of the Exodus
The interview with Paul Williams is an extended version of the earlier presentation on this miracle on my channel @louay.fatoohi. In the discussion with Paul, I give more details, present more evidence, and explain why the references in Pharaoh’s claim could not have been to Canaan.
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Identifying the Qur’an’s “One” Pharaoh
Unlike the Bible, the Qur’an speaks about one Pharaoh. The Pharaoh in whose reign the Prophet Moses was born is the same Pharaoh who led his army chasing Moses and the Israelites when they escaped from Egypt, and who ultimately drowned in the sea. This fact has the potential to unambiguously identify Pharaoh.
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