Quran Talk Blog

The Quran distinguishes between a prophet (nabi) and a messenger (rasool). Prophet / Nabi The term nabi / نَّبِيِّ comes from the root ن ب ا which has the following derivative meanings in the Quran: to inform, information, news, and prophecy in addition to prophet and prophethood. Therefore a prophet has obtained new information. Throughout … Continue reading Was Adam a Prophet or Messenger?

For every question there is an answer, but there are two kinds of questions that are unanswerable for any given individual. The first one are questions that we lack the understanding to ask, and the second kind are ones that we lack the understanding to understand the answer when answered. Take for example the following … Continue reading Unanswerable Questions

Council of Nicaea For over one thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the only major form of Christianity practiced throughout the entire world. It was founded by the beliefs that were established during The First Council of Nicaea convened by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in the year 325. This council was orchestrated for … Continue reading Islamic Reformation

Mashallah I have been on this path for a while, and over the years there is a distinct personality type I keep running into that follows a particular pattern and profile. They are typically young, male, highly intelligent, and have fallen absolutely in awe of the religion, and that of the Quran, its wisdom, and … Continue reading Religious Hedonism

One of the profound aspects of the Quran is that it contains no contradictions. [4:82] Why do they not study the Quran carefully? If it were from other than GOD, they would have found in it numerous contradictions. (٨٢) أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ عِنْدِ غَيْرِ اللَّهِ لَوَجَدُوا فِيهِ اخْتِلَافًا كَثِيرًا This poses a major problem … Continue reading Abrogation

The Quran informs the believers that under unusual circumstances, particularly during times of war, they can modify how they perform their Salat. These commandments occur in the following verses: 2:239, 4:101, 4:102. In order to understand 2:239, it helps to start from 2:238 in order to understand that the context is Salat. This verse informs … Continue reading Salat During War

One of the typical ploys of atheists, secular fundamentalists, and disbelievers is to try to suppress the mention of God and His religion in public life. The mechanism they typically use to try to achieve this is through the claim of "separation of church and state." While this discussion will focus on this tactic in … Continue reading Religion of Disbelief

Today when most Muslims hear the word Salwat, they associate it with the sending of blessings to the prophet Muhammad. Some take it so far to think that it is mandatory to send blessings to the prophet continuously throughout their day, and even during their Salat, and they attribute such understandings to the following verse. … Continue reading Salawat and 33:56

There is a phrase in neuroscience which states: "Neurons that fire together, wire together" This phrase was first stated by neuropsychologist Donald Hebb in 1949 to describe how neural pathways in the brain are formed and reinforced through repetition. This is how connections are established and preserved in the brain. An example of this can … Continue reading Remembering God

A couple of guys were sitting on the river bank doing some fishing, hanging out, and suddenly a child appeared in the river in front of them and was struggling. So one of the guys jumped in and pulled the child out.A few minutes later, they saw another child comeing down the river, so they … Continue reading God’s Protection