Category: The Qur'an
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“Six or Eight Days of Creation” Revisited
A Short Response To The Missionary Confusion The missionaries have once again amused us with their attempt to “rebut” the solution to their claimed “contradiction” in the Qur’an. In their latest treatise, as per their tradition of incoherent reasoning, they say : The first thing we would like to point out is that Yahya’s claim that the…
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Six or Eight Days of Creation ?
Sura 7:54, 10:3, 11:7, and 25:59 clearly state that God created "the heavens and the earth" in six days. But in 41:9-12 the detailed description of the creation procedure adds up to eight days.
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The Qira’aat of the Qur’an
In Qur’aanic sciences, it refers to the various ways and manners of reciting the Qur’aan that are in existence today. As Imaam az-Zarkashee stated, the Qur’aan is the revelation that was given to Muhammad (PBUH), and the qira’aat are the variations in the words and pronunciations of this revelation. Thus the qira’aat are the verbalisation…
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An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur’an : The Ahruf of The Qur’aan
This chapter discusses the definition of ahruf, the number of accepted ahruf as well as the existence of the ahruf today and its wisdom.
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Criticism of Arthur Jeffery’s “Materials For The History Of The Text Of The Qur’an : The Old Codices”
This excerpt criticises the work of the Orientalist Arthur Jeffery mentioned as well as discusses the various misunderstandings of the technical terms held by Jeffery.
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Does the Qur’an Say About Mary In The Trinity ?
The Christian missionaries have engaged in bitter polemics since the advent of Islam. One of their common allegations is that they claim that in Sura’ Al-Maiah (5):119, the Qur’an made a “mistake” in claiming that the Trinity consists of God, Jesus and Mary. The said verse is as follows : “And behold ! God will say : ‘O…