A Qur’anic Historical Miracle: Pharaoh’s Strange Claim
When Moses told Pharaoh that Allah wanted him to let the Israelites leave Egypt with them, Pharoah rejected the demand. But then […]
Read moreWhen Moses told Pharaoh that Allah wanted him to let the Israelites leave Egypt with them, Pharoah rejected the demand. But then […]
Read moreThe paper argues in favour of a combination of the majority Muslim opinion that Jesus was raised alive to heaven and the minority view that he died naturally. That Jesus died after, not before, he was raised means he died in the abode in heaven to which he was taken. With this partial agreement and disagreement with the majority and minority views on the concepts of tawaffī and rafʿ, this article proposes a relatively new understanding of the Qur’ānic portrayal of the end of Jesus’ life.
Read moreThe Qur’an is considered to be the greatest miracle of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, but he is also known to have performed and experienced other miracles. These non-Qur’anic miracles are the focus of my latest presentation on Blogging Theology.
Read moreSome differences are clear while others are subtle. I show how they speak for the cohesion and consistency of the Qur’anic account and internal contradictions in the Biblical counterpart.
Read moreSome differences are clear while others are subtle. I show how they speak for the cohesion and consistency of the Qur’anic account and internal contradictions in the Biblical counterpart.
Read moreThis presentation is based on research by my wife, Dr Shetha Al-Dargazelli, and myself. The findings were first published about a quarter of a century ago in a book titled “History Testifies to the Infallibility of the Qur’an: Early History of The Children of Israel”.
Read moreIn this interview, I critique the principle of abrogation (naskh), focusing in particular on its relevance to the perseveration of the Qur’an.
Read moreIn this interview on Paul Williams’s Blogging Theology, I review the case for the popular belief that the crucifixion of Jesus is a historical fact
Read moreThis is my presentation and discussion with Paul Williams on his outstanding and unique channel Blogging Theology. I discuss in detail what the Qur’an truly says about the crucifixion of Jesus (PBUH).
Read moreA few months ago, I was asked to give two Zoom talks to academic staff at the University of Al-Mustansiriyya in my […]
Read moreTwo months ago came the exciting discovery of fragments of a Qur’anic manuscript that radiocarbon dating has shown to be among the […]
Read more“Islamophobia” is an established term that denotes prejudice against, hatred towards, and fear of Islam and Muslims. At times Muslims are targeted […]
Read moreOne observation that is often made by critics of the Qur’an is that at times its historical account of a story, such […]
Read moreStatements by scholars dating back to the 3rd century Hirji have claimed that the following verse, which has become known as “the […]
Read moreThis is a summary of the third Abdullah Yusuf Ali Memorial Lecture which I will deliver. For more information about the lecture, visit […]
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