Author: Quran Talk Blog

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 as 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 … 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

This is the opening verse of the Quran. It occurs 114 times in the Quran and appears at the beginning of 113 Suras of the Quran. Every manuscript of the Quran, since its initial revelation to the prophet, has been written with exactly 19 letters. Here is one of the oldest manuscripts from the University … Continue reading Basmalah 19 Letters

There is a movie from the '90s called Searching for Bobby Fischer about a child chess prodigy, which was inspired by the life of Josh Weitzman. In the final match of the movie, the main character was competing in a chess match against his opponent. At the end of the final match, he realized that … Continue reading Is Atheism Dead?

One of the tactics of the devil that is mentioned in the Quran is that the devil will get his followers to buy into an ideology and then abandon and disown his followers before the ramifications of his ideology are realized. [14:22] And the devil will say, after the judgment had been issued, "GOD has promised … Continue reading Poisonous Ideas

In 2019, 60 Minutes did a piece on a condition known and Amplified Pain Syndrome that was predominately impacting teen girls. The basic outcome of this syndrome is that any touch or physical sensation to the body would be interpreted by the individual's nervous system as excruciating pain. Such that the simple act of taking … Continue reading Recalibration

There is a joke from the comedian Emo Phillips, that goes like this... I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump. I ran over and said: "Stop. Don't do it.""Why shouldn't I?" he asked."Well, there's so much to live for!""Like what?""Are you religious?"He … Continue reading Kind vs. Stern

When parties are drafting a contract the objective is to attempt to cover what to do for all the possible outcomes that could take place before the contract is executed. The purpose of doing this in advance is that if the event does take place there is already an agreement for how the parties are … Continue reading Complete Book