The Realization of the Foreknowledge of God in the Visible World
I have received a question by email about the following verses: He is the One who knows the unseen (ghayb), and He reveals His unseen…
An Interpretation of Verse 109 of the Chapter of Joseph
Allah says that all the messengers that He sent before Prophet Muhammad, such as prophet Joseph, were men from various towns, to whom He revealed…
Abrogation from Muslim and Non-Muslim Perspectives
This article has been extracted from the “Introduction” to Abrogation in the Qur’an and Islamic Law: A Critical Study of the Concept of “Naskh” and its…
The Importance of Abrogation
“Naskh,” or “abrogation” as it is translated, has been the subject of numerous studies by Muslim scholars down the centuries. As the mechanism describing how…
Does the Qur’an Speak About an Expanding Universe?
As the unchanged and unerring Word of God, the Qur’an has naturally been considered by Muslims as containing miracles. Many scientific claims have been identified…
Just War in the Qur’an
I recently gave a seminar on Islamic Ethics at Keele University as part of an undergraduate course on Religious Ethics organized for the University by…
The Meaning of “Fiqh” in the Qur’an and its Position in Islam
In Islamic sciences, the term “fiqh” has developed the strictly legal meaning of “studying Shari’a or ‘Islamic law’,” which I briefly explained in my article…
The Meaning of “Sunna” in the Qur’an
The term “sunna” occurs fourteen times in nine Qur’anic verses. It is used in four verses in the expression “sunnat al-awwalin” or the “sunna of…
The Meaning of “Hadith”
The term “hadith” is one of the most used Islamic terms by both Muslims and non-Muslims. But despite its importance there is often a good…
The Concept of “Ghayb” (Unseen) in the Qur’an
Many Qur’anic verses make it absolutely clear that faith is one of the foundations of the belief system of the Muslim. One Qur’anic term that…
The Best Tafsir (Interpretation) of the Qur’an
On the 15th of March 2010 I was invited to give a talk at an exhibition of the Qur’an organized at the University of Liverpool,…
The Difference Between “Qur’an” and “Mushaf”
Many Muslims and non-Muslims do not know the difference between the terms “Qur’an” and “mushaf (pronounced mus haf).” They often even confuse them and use…
The Oneness of God in the Qur’an
This article is extracted and adapted from chapter “The Qur’an’s Rejection of the ‘Sonship of God’” from the book Jesus The Muslim Prophet: History Speaks…
The Meaning of “Jew” in the Qur’an and the Old Testament
This article is extracted and adapted from the chapter “Scriptural Names of the Israelites” of the book The Mystery of Israel in Ancient Egypt: The…
Approaches to the Study of History in the Qur’an and the Bible
On the 13th of August 2009, I was in Kuala Lumpur for the launch of the Malaysian edition of my book The Mystery of the…
