Category: The Qur’an

  • Christoph Heger’s Problematic “Reconstruction” Of The Qur’anic Sura 96

    In an article of his, Christoph Heger has ventured to uncover what he insinuated as the pre-Islamic ground layer of an originally Christian text in the Qur’anic Sura 96. Let us first present a beautiful English rendering of the portion of this Sura under consideration here: Recite in the name of thy Lord who created…

  • Sources of the Qur’an: Question for the Critics

    It is known that the enemies of Islam, most especially the Christian missionaries, are unable to accept the reality of the Qur’an and its divine existence. Hence, they try to make excuses and their frequent clarion of despair is that the Qur’an was “plagiarised” from Judeo-Christian sources. This claim was repeated by Orientalists in the…

  • Thematic Structure of Sura 2

    A list of the thematic structure of the Qur’an, arranged according to the main themes contained within Sura al-Baqarah.

  • The Miracle of Isra’ and Mi’raj

    The verse of Isra’ in the Qur’an is clear not liable to hesitation or reluctance in saying that Allah had caused His servant to travel by night from Al-Masjid Al-Haram to Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa like you say; I traveled by night from such and such place to such and such place. So, there is no room…

  • Can There Be A Son Without A Mother Or Father? Responding To Banal Missionary “Logic”

    Unfortunately for the missionary, an understanding can be reached if a little more thought can be put into their argument. The missionary has taken the understanding of these verses out of its intended context and is confusing Mary’s nature (since she is only human, and hence procreates) as a creation of the Almighty, with God…

  • Furqaan: Commentary on the Zaman-Heger Debate

    Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi When Dr. Christoph Heger, an Orientalist scholar with unknown qualifications and disputed credentials, wrote his commentary on the opening verse of Sura’ al-Furqaan in July of 1999, his treatise was soundly responded to by Brother Shibli Zaman, who is quite familiar with the Semitic languages employed in the study. While it…