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Quran Talk BlogDoes the Hadith Claim Muhammad was the final messenger?The Quran calls Muhammad the final prophet, not the final messenger, and the article tests the traditionalist claim that the Hadith says otherwise. It compares the Tirmidhi narration on Mubashshirat with parallel versions that mention only prophethood, then examines the final brick Hadith, arguing its reference to messengers is a later interpolation echoing the cornerstone imagery of Psalm 118:22 and the Gospels.October 27, 2022

Quran Talk BlogFalse Prophets After Muhammad in 7th Century ArabiaSelf-proclaimed prophets who arose near the end of Muhammad's life and after his death in 632, leading to Abu Bakr's Ridda Wars. Musaylima's teachings and fall at Yamama come first, followed by the prophetess Sajah, Al-Aswad al-Ansi in Yemen, and Tulayha. It closes with Saf ibn Sayyad, known mainly through Bukhari hadith that the article calls fabricated.October 25, 2022

Quran Talk BlogFirst Comes RighteousnessRighteousness, not intellect or study alone, is presented as the lens needed to recognize the truth of the Quran and act upon it. Beginning with a psychology experiment on the shift from uncertainty to certainty, the article contrasts believers and disbelievers reading the same text. It turns to 2:177 and 7:26 to define righteousness, rooted in monotheism as the natural instinct God placed in people.October 20, 2022

Quran Talk BlogAllahu AkbarSaying Allahu Akbar, God is the Greatest, is defended against those who call the phrase incorrect because it is absent from the Quran, Akbar is not a name of God, and God is not comparable. The article cites comparative uses of Akbar in verses like 29:45 and 9:72, explains the Arabic superlative form, and points to Quranic comparisons that magnify God and the command to magnify Him.October 17, 2022

Quran Talk BlogAnti-Hadith Hadith of Sahih al-BukhariNarrations from Sahih al-Bukhari that argue against following Hadith, presented in English and Arabic with references. They hold that only conditions in God's book bind, that the prophet left nothing but the Quran, that the Quran is sufficient, and that the best Hadith is God's book, warning of those who changed the religion. Quran 39:23 and 25:27 to 30 frame the case.October 13, 2022

Quran Talk BlogSahih Bukhari Hadith Lacks ConsistencyContradictions within Sahih Bukhari, shown through conflicting narrations on how long the prophet stayed in Mecca and his age at death, raise doubts about all supposedly authentic Hadith. Undated Hadith also undermine the idea of abrogation, and reliance on scholars to reconcile them turns scholars into idols. Citing the Quran, the article argues that the Quran alone is the complete, consistent source of religious law, and explains why God permits such fabrications.October 13, 2022

Quran Talk BlogBasmalah & SalatTraditional scholars dispute whether the Basmalah opening the suras is part of the Quran, and most imams omit it from al-Fateah during the contact prayer. The article argues this omission threatens the validity of Salat and breaks the Quran's mathematical code based on 19, citing number patterns in al-Fateah. It includes excerpts from Nasser, Qadhi, Al-Meneese, and Ibn Taymiyyah on the debate.October 3, 2022

Quran Talk BlogShahadah And Bearing WitnessThe Shahadah, according to the Quran, bears witness to God alone, and the common dual testimony naming Muhammad appears only once, spoken by hypocrites whom God calls liars in 63:1. Drawing on the root meaning of being present, with examples from Moses, Abraham and adultery cases, the article argues no one but Muhammad can witness his messengership. Believers are told to believe in the messengers, having all witnessed God before birth.October 2, 2022

Quran Talk BlogExcept GodThe Arabic expression illā-l-lah, meaning except God, occurs exactly 19 times in the Quran. Each occurrence is listed with its Arabic text and English translation, from the covenant with the Children of Israel in 2:83 to the command in 47:19 to know there is no other god beside God. Recurring themes include worshiping and fearing God alone and God's exclusive knowledge and forgiveness.September 30, 2022

Quran Talk Blog33:40: Was vs. IsWhether the Arabic word kāna in verse 33:40 means was or is when calling Muhammad a messenger of God and the final prophet, comparing Dr. Khalifa's translation with Saheeh International. Verses such as 3:67, 28:46, and 3:79 show both readings have linguistic support. The author then argues, from the parallel with Abraham in 3:67, that the shahadatain should say Muhammad was a messenger of God.September 29, 2022

Quran Talk BlogLivestockLivestock as one of God's greatest blessings, drawing on Quranic verses about meat, milk, hides, and animal power alongside history and science on domestication, human advancement, and immunity. The docile nature and productivity of cattle are contrasted with the pig, offering reasons for the Quran's prohibition of pork, including parasites and swine flu. Readers are urged to thank God for livestock.September 22, 2022

Quran Talk BlogWhistling and Clapping?Verse 8:35 and the common rendering of mukāan wataṣdiyatan as whistling and clapping are reexamined through the surrounding verses, Lane's lexicon, Lisān al-ʿArab, and the root's use in 80:6. The article argues that the idol worshipers' contact prayer at the Kaʿbah was an attention seeking, heedless display used to repel people from the Sacred Masjid, linking it to 4:142 and 107:4 to 6.September 12, 2022

Quran Talk BlogRashad Khalifa Prophesied in HadithHadith narrations about khulafa and al-Khulafā’ ar-Rāshidīn are read as a prophecy of Rashad Khalifa, God's Messenger of the Covenant, sharing the roots of both his names. The article distinguishes Muhammad as the final prophet, not the final messenger, citing 33:40, 7:35, and 40:34 to 40:38. It explains why God permitted fabricated Hadith to carry this prophecy while rejecting the corpus as contradictory.September 11, 2022

Quran Talk BlogHistory Repeats: Rejecting God’s MessengersPeople who already believe in God have repeatedly rejected the messengers He sends, refusing the message rather than God Himself. Quranic examples trace the pattern through the community of Sura 36, Pharaoh's Egyptians after Joseph, the Children of Israel with Jesus, and the Jews, Christians, and Meccan polytheists with Muhammad. It ends with Rashad Khalifa, whose proof came through code 19, and who was rejected and then killed.September 2, 2022

Quran Talk BlogSalat is a Ritual PrayerThe Contact Prayer (Salat) is shown from the Quran to be a specific ritual, distinct from supplication, taught first to Abraham and followed by Muhammad as the religion of Abraham. The article gathers verses on devoting it to God alone, remembering God, attentiveness, ablution, the five times, the Qibla, moderate tone, standing, bowing, prostration, shortening during war, and the Friday congregational prayer.September 1, 2022

Quran Talk BlogBrief History of the Compilation of Quran Based on aHadithThe compilation of the Quran as told in Hadith literature, presented as narrative history rather than fact. It traces the scribes of Muhammad's lifetime, Zaid bin Thabit's suhuf under Abu Bakr, Uthman's canonized mus'hafs in the Quraish dialect, the lone witness Khuzaima for 9:128 and 129, and Marwan's destruction of Hafsa's copy.August 30, 2022

Quran Talk BlogDid We Choose To Be Here?Whether we chose to exist, taken up through the 2019 case of an Indian man who sued his parents for his birth. Drawing on 33:72 and 20:50, the article argues every soul accepted existence and the responsibility of freedom of choice. It explains Hell as the absence of God, contrasts Satan and Adam, and concludes that God never wrongs anyone who goes astray.August 30, 2022

Quran Talk BlogGod vs. godThe Quranic distinction between illah, any god, and Allah, God, framed as the central choice of this world. It covers the pre-birth testimony and natural instinct to worship God alone, Satan's role in the test of free choice, why God is called Lord of the universe but Master of the Day of Judgment, and whether God created the gods people worship.August 30, 2022

Quran Talk BlogOccurance of Qul in QuranAppendix 24 states that the Quranic command Qul (Say) occurs 332 times, matching Qaaloo (They said), yet the 1924 Cairo text shows only 331. The article examines the ambiguous spelling in 21:112, citing early manuscripts without diacritical marks, regional readings, and classical commentators. It argues from the surrounding verses that 21:112 should read Qul, which restores the count to 332.August 29, 2022

Quran Talk BlogQuran and Plate Tectonics (Mountains)Mountains in the Quran are read against the modern theory of plate tectonics, with verses 78:7, 21:31, 31:10 and 16:15 describing them as pegs and stabilizers. The article examines the Arabic words for spreading, tumbling and casting down, links them to moving plates and earthquakes, and cites 27:88, where mountains that seem still are moving like the clouds.August 26, 2022

Quran Talk BlogSura 32 Initial Count First AuditA response to a community audit of the Quranic initial counts for Sura 32, which confirmed the Lam and Mim totals but disputed several alif counts. Each contested spelling and hamza is defended using ancient manuscripts and a consistent counting method applied across the whole Quran. The Alif, Lam, and Mim totals of 257, 155, and 158 sum to 570, or 19 x 30.August 25, 2022

Quran Talk BlogDespicable HadithHadith narrations about the prophet's intimate life with his wives are weighed against the Quran's commands that spouses keep each other's secrets and that believers respect the privacy of the prophet's household. The article reads 33:53, where Muhammad is called prophet and then messenger, as showing that such fabrications hurt his legacy and repel people from the path of God, and urges believers to call them a big lie.August 24, 2022

Quran Talk BlogFasting For a Whole MonthHadith claims that the prophet fasted the entire month of Ramadan day and night, nourished by God while he slept, are weighed against the Quran. The Quran says messengers ate food and walked in the markets, and that the prophet's only miracle was the Quran itself. Other Hadith miracles, such as water gushing from his finger and the splitting of the moon, are set against the same verses.August 22, 2022

Quran Talk BlogThe Most Damning HadithBukhari 1870, in which Ali says he has nothing from the prophet except the Book of God and one written paper, is read as a case against upholding Hadith besides the Quran. A retranslation of the Arabic argues that the paper itself curses whoever narrates or shelters Hadith, and the argument closes with Quran 31:6 on those who uphold baseless Hadith.August 21, 2022

Quran Talk BlogQuran Alone and The DevilThe devil's strategy of pushing believers beyond the limits God set, applied to the principle of the Quran alone. The article argues that extreme Quranists reject translations, dictionaries, and the practices passed down from Abraham, and warns submitters that defining the Quran only as the mathematically authenticated Arabic verses supports that position. It holds that the Quran is both its text and the correct understanding God grants the sincere.August 20, 2022

Quran Talk BlogDonkey MeatThe Quran's four dietary prohibitions in 6:145 set against the Hadith ban on donkey meat. Arguments that the ban came later at Khaybar or applied only there are answered with 5:3, a late revelation that adds nothing. Hadith reports, including Ibn Abbas declining to rule, are read as conceding the contradiction, and the Quran's own verses on donkeys close with 62:5.August 17, 2022

Quran Talk BlogAuthorized TeachingsRashad Khalifa's writings, the article argues, should not be discarded the way Hadith falsely attributed to Muhammad are. Muhammad was forbidden to explain the Quran, while Rashad, as the messenger of the covenant, was authorized to explain it in the tongue of his people through code 19, his translation, and his publications. His work resolves disputes over verses rather than adding a source of religious law.August 15, 2022

Quran Talk BlogMuhammad Was Not Authorized to Explain QuranDrawing on 75:16 to 75:19, the article argues that God, not Muhammad, explains the Quran, through a messenger sent after the prophet. It points to the verses commanding the prophet to say God's exact words, the complaint that he was all ears in 9:61, and the word hadith in 33:53. It closes with 6:112 to 6:116 against collecting Hadith as a rival source of law.August 15, 2022

Quran Talk BlogWhat is the Quran?The Quran as two parts: physical aspects such as letters, verses, suras and the mathematical code, and a spiritual meaning that only the sincere can grasp. Drawing on 56:79, 17:45 and sura 83, the article explains why people who agree on the text reach opposite understandings, citing Quranists who deny the contact prayer, fasting and prohibitions on adultery and intoxicants.August 15, 2022

Quran Talk BlogSatan As Khalifa in the BibleSatan as the Khalifa, the ruler God placed on Earth in verse 2:30, is traced through Bible passages that support this reading. Isaiah 14 describes his wish to be like the Most High, and the temptation of Jesus in Luke and Matthew shows his claim to authority over the kingdoms of the world. Passages in John and 1 John name him the ruler of this world.August 14, 2022

Quran Talk BlogGhulibat vs. GhalabatHadith advocates claim that without Hadith no one can know whether verse 30:2 reads ghulibat, the Romans were defeated, or ghalabat, the Romans defeated others. The answer draws on the Hafs recitation and the Quran's mathematical structure, the agreement of all other recitations, and the context of 30:3. History confirms the Romans' loss to the Persians and their comeback within several years.August 11, 2022

Quran Talk BlogThe Golden Calf of IslamThe story of Moses, Aaron, and the golden calf in Sura 20 is read as a pattern repeated in every generation. The Arabic word athar, meaning both footsteps and tradition, links the Samarian's dust from the messenger's footsteps to Bukhari and the Hadith collectors, whose books Muslims uphold beside the Quran. Those who, like Aaron, see the idolatry but stay silent for fear of dividing the umma are urged to speak out.August 11, 2022

Quran Talk BlogThe Motte-And-Bailey Fallacy and HadithThe motte and bailey fallacy, as Hadith upholders use it, defends Hadith by pointing to modest narrations while avoiding the objectionable ones that contradict the Quran. A sample of narrations from Bukhari and Muslim illustrates the point, and the article notes that no Hadith details how to perform the Salat. Verses 6:112 to 6:115 present the Quran as complete, fully detailed, and the only source of religious law.August 10, 2022

Quran Talk BlogMaking Up Days of FastingMaking up missed days of the Ramadan fast, drawing on verses 2:184 and 2:185. Those who are ill or traveling substitute an equal number of other days, while those who fast with great difficulty may feed one poor person for each day they break the fast. The article reads the Arabic word yuṭīqūnahu as meaning the person still attempts to fast, since fasting is best.August 9, 2022

Quran Talk BlogSecure Communication and EmojisSecure messaging, from Telegram's emoji check to wax seals and encryption, serves as an analogy for how God preserves the Quran. The fourteen sets of Quranic initials over 29 suras, interlocked with the number 19, authenticate the text and expose any distortion, as Sura 74 describes. The code is presented as the miracle for the age of cryptography, foretold in the Gospel of Truth.August 8, 2022

Quran Talk BlogDo you know what…is?The Quran's pattern of asking whether the reader knows what a term is, then defining it, as with Sijjeen, Al Taareq, the Shocker and the Devastator. The article argues that God never explains the contact prayer, obligatory charity, fasting or pilgrimage because these rituals were already known through the religion of Abraham, which Muhammad was instructed to follow.August 6, 2022

Quran Talk BlogJanus Words In QuranJanus words, terms that carry both a meaning and its opposite, appear in English and in Arabic, where they are called al-ad`daad. The article looks at such words in the Quran and explains that context decides which meaning applies: a positive context calls for the positive sense, a negative context for the negative one.August 6, 2022

Quran Talk BlogSatanic AbrogationThe traditional doctrine that some Quran verses abrogate others is rejected, with the argument that ayah in its singular form in 2:106 and 16:101 means a sign, miracle, or the whole Quran, never a single verse. The article reads the Verse of the Sword in its wartime context, presents the Quran as complete and free of contradiction, and contrasts it with conflicting Hadith such as the seven ahruf.August 4, 2022

Quran Talk BlogNafl SalatThe traditional practice of Salat Al-Nafl, extra non-obligatory prayers, is weighed against the Quran's five set times for the Contact Prayers. Tracing the word nafl through its four Quranic occurrences, especially 17:79, and through Hadith, the article argues that nafl means bonus righteous work such as night meditation, not additional Salat, and that the prescribed prayers should be neither increased nor decreased.July 28, 2022

Quran Talk BlogThe Lost Fabricated VersesHadith claims that verses on stoning and adult breastfeeding were part of the original Quran and were lost when a sheep ate them. The article sets the stoning claim against the Quran's penalty of one hundred lashes, halved for freed slave women, and examines the Arabic of the alleged verse from Sunan Ibn Majah. It concludes that the Quran is complete, fully detailed, and the only source of religious law.July 26, 2022

Quran Talk BlogWho Claimed Masses From The Sky? (Part II)The demand in 17:92 that masses fall from the sky as claimed is read as addressed to Rashad Khalifa, the messenger of the covenant, rather than the prophet Muhammad. The smoke prophecy of Sura 44, the meaning of well educated but crazy, the unnamed community of Sura 26, Khalifa's renderings of 52:44 and 2:101, and his March 1990 newsletter claims support the argument.July 21, 2022

Quran Talk BlogMarking the HandsThe punishment for theft in verse 5:38 and two common misreadings of it. The word usually rendered sever is shown by its use in Sura 12 and its contrast with 5:33 to mean cut or mark, with mathematical signs based on 19 offered in support. The dual form for hands is read as referring to the male and female thief, not both hands of one person.July 19, 2022

Quran Talk BlogA Comprehensive Guide: The Distinction Between Prophet (Nabi) and Messenger (Rasool)The Quranic distinction between prophet (nabi) and messenger (rasool), argued from verse patterns, word roots, and the covenant in 3:81. Prophets are given scripture, wisdom, and prophethood, while messengers disseminate God's message, so every prophet is a messenger but not every messenger a prophet. Because Muhammad was the final prophet, the article concludes that the Quran is the final scripture.July 15, 2022

Quran Talk BlogQuran One Time RootsChallenges the claim that the Quran's language explains itself through internal usage alone, without lexicons or dictionaries. Many Quranic roots carry several meanings, such as the root of Islam, which covers submission, peace, and greeting, and 415 of roughly 1790 roots occur only once. Counts of rarely used roots and the verses they affect show the limits of that method.July 8, 2022

Quran Talk BlogHadith of God vs. the Hadith of MenIdol worship that people deny they practice, exposed by the Quran's question of who creates, frames an argument that the Quran is God's Hadith and cannot be matched. Hadith attributed to the prophet are treated as a human attempt to produce another Quran, with examples on adultery punishment, dietary prohibitions, and ablution where they contradict it. Upholding any source of religious law beside the Quran is called idol worship.July 7, 2022

Quran Talk BlogSmellThe sense of smell as a neglected gift from God, from its role in taste, mood, and present awareness to its place in the lives of the messengers. Jacob sensing Joseph's shirt, Jesus telling what people ate, and Solomon hearing the ant are read alongside research on ant pheromones. The shared Arabic root of spirit and smell is linked to how Muhammad recalled the Quran and to the reminder.June 23, 2022

Quran Talk BlogJasadan Upon Solomon’s Throne 38:34The meaning of jasadan in Quran 38:34, the word for what God placed on Solomon's throne as a test, is weighed against its other Quranic uses for the calf statue and an effigy. Three readings are tested against the verse's structure of trial and submission: a statue signifying vast wealth, as in Dr. Khalifa's translation, a corpse, and a corps of jinns, humans, and birds, which the author favors.June 21, 2022

Quran Talk BlogSubtractionRighteousness, the article argues, often comes from removing what people have added to the religion beyond the limits God sets in the Quran. It traces this error from the Children of Israel to Muslim additions in ablution, food prohibitions, the Shahadah, prayer times, and Hajj to Medina. The most important subtraction is setting up idols beside God, including following sources other than the Quran.June 15, 2022

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