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When God's messengers are sent to a people more often than not, it is not that the people did not believe in God, but that they refused to accept the messenger and the message they were sent with. [6:33] We know that you may be saddened by what they say. You should know that it is … Continue reading History Repeats: Rejecting God’s Messengers

The word Salat ( الصَّلَاة ) comes from the root و ص ل, which means to join, connect, or establish a connection. This is the reason Salat is translated as the Contact Prayer. Some individuals confuse the root for Salat with the root ص ل و, which means to pray, supplicate, or bless. This is … Continue reading Salat is a Ritual Prayer

Below is a brief history of the compilation of the Quran based on Hadith literature. This is not meant to be taken as fact, but merely to understand the history of the compilation of the Quran based on compilers of Hadith. During Muhammad's Life During Muhammad's life, it is stated in Hadith that he had … Continue reading Brief History of the Compilation of Quran Based on aHadith

In 2019, a 27-year-old man in India attempted to sue his parents for giving birth to him without his consent. His basic argument is that since he had no say in the matter of being born and coming into this world, then it should be the responsibility of his parents to pay him for the … Continue reading Did We Choose To Be Here?

In Classical Arabic, there is a distinction between "god" with a little "g" and God with a capital "G." These two words are illah ( إِلَٰه ) for god and Allah ( اللَّه ) for God. This is prominently depicted in the testimony (shahadah) of the believers: gods besides God The entire function of this … Continue reading God vs. god

Appendix 24 of the translation of the Quran by Dr. Rashad Khalifa states the following fact. [11] The Quranic command "Qul" (Say) occurs in the Quran 332 times. Also, the word "Qaaloo" (They said) occurs the same number of times, 332. Since the false Verse 9:129 contains the word "Qul" (Say), its inclusion would have … Continue reading Occurance of Qul in Quran

The Earth's crust comprises seven large tectonic plates, which have been slowly moving for about the last 3.4 billion years. This field of science is known as plate tectonics and became the accepted model of the Earth around the 1960s, which was heavily influenced by the proliferation of satellite technology. As explained by an article … Continue reading Quran and Plate Tectonics (Mountains)

I recently published the initial counts for all the 29 initialed suras of the Quran, which confirm the final counts made by Dr. Rashad Khalifa as presented in his translation of the Quran and corresponding books. Today, some kind brothers provided our first audit of the Arabic text counts for Sura 32. Here is a … Continue reading Sura 32 Initial Count First Audit

The Quran informs us that God created spouses for individuals to find tranquility and contentment with them. [30:21] Among His proofs is that He created for you spouses from among yourselves, in order to have tranquility and contentment with each other, and He placed in your hearts love and care towards your spouses. In this, there … Continue reading Despicable Hadith

The Hadith has a tendency to imbue the prophet with all kinds of supernatural powers. From being able to gush water out of his finger to provide water for ablution for 1400 people (Sahih al-Bukhari 5639), to the splitting the moon in half (Sahih al-Bukhari 3637), to having the sexual drive of thirty men (Sahih … Continue reading Fasting For a Whole Month