Jesus and the Law in the Qur’an
This article explains Jesus' relationship with the law according to the Qura'n and compares it with the New Testament account.
Sources of Misinterpreting the Qur’an
Like any scripture, and indeed any text, the Qur’an is open to different interpretations. Some interpretations are plausible, others are possible but unlikely, and many…
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…
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 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 Qur’an’s Concept of the “Best Nation”
This article is taken from the second edition of Jihad in the Qur’an: The Truth from the Source. The book is now in its third…
An Interpretation of Verse 20 of the Chapter of Joseph
Note that the words شَرَوْهُ “they sold him,” كَانُوا “they were,” and الزَّاهِدِينَ “disinterested in keeping” refer to the same plural pronoun implied in the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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....
