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Quran Talk BlogAbraham’s Circumcision Covenant with GodAbraham's fulfillment of God's commands in 2:124 and 53:37 is identified here as the covenant of circumcision recorded in Genesis 17. The article rules out the dream of sacrificing his son, which it attributes to Satan and which Abraham did not carry out. It notes that God tests people directly through commands, citing Adam, Satan, and Muhammad as examples.November 6, 2019

Quran Talk BlogDid Abraham recite the Fãtehah in his Salat?Hebrew passages from the Old Testament and Jewish liturgy line up verse by verse with the Fãtehah, raising the question of whether Abraham recited it in his Salat. Drawing on a January 2004 Submitters Perspective article, the HA PATCHAH prayer is set out with transliterations and scripture references, showing how closely Hebrew, Aramaic, and Arabic resemble one another.October 6, 2019

Quran Talk BlogThe History Behind 9:128 – 9:129The historical case that verses 9:128 and 9:129 were falsely added to the Quran after the prophet's death. It weighs the hadith that these verses were found only with Abu Khuzaima, the Meccan label within a Medinan sura, Ali's protest, the scribes' belief that the sura ended at 9:127, and Umar's remark, then answers counterarguments and notes the missing Bismillah and the mathematical code.October 6, 2019

Quran Talk BlogWhere in Quran does it mention circumcision?Circumcision in the Quran, argued through the root meanings of haneef, linked to the religion of Abraham, and ghulf, the uncircumcised hearts of the Children of Israel in 2:88 and 4:155. Using Rashad Khalifa's explanation of khamr as its method, the article cites Biblical parallels and the practice's universal acceptance to answer submitters who call circumcision a satanic practice.October 6, 2019

Quran Talk BlogHow do we know Zakat is 2.5% since it is not specifically mentioned in Quran?Answers the objection that Zakat cannot be 2.5% because the Quran never states the figure. Drawing on the lesson of the heifer in Sura 2, it argues that practices given to Abraham are purified by starting with existing practice and removing additions, as with the ablution, and holds that Zakat is paid on the day of harvest on any money earned, not yearly on all wealth.September 30, 2019

Quran Talk BlogAnimals Sacrificed On Altars in Sura 5:3 is it part of 1st or 4th Dietary Prohibition?Animals sacrificed on altars in 5:3 fall under the first dietary prohibition, carrion, rather than the fourth, animals dedicated to other than God. The Arabic dhubiha denotes killing not meant for food, as its use in 2:49 and other verses shows, while dhakkaytum denotes slaughter intended for food. A deer struck by a car is therefore prohibited unless it is still alive and then slaughtered as food.September 26, 2019

Quran Talk BlogDo you know what Al-Taareq is?Sura 86 of the Quran, Al-Taareq, which Rashad Khalifa translated as The Bright Star, read against the science of black holes and quasars. The article traces the Arabic roots of Taareq and al-najmu l-thāqibu, compares their use in 37:10, 27:7, and 46:30, and proposes that Al-Taareq describes a quasar, a smashed star forming a hole in space-time with light piercing through it.September 25, 2019

Quran Talk BlogClaiming “Muhammad is The Final Messenger” is Factually Incorrect According to QuranThe distinction between a prophet (nabi) and a messenger (rasool) in the Quran, arguing from 33:40 that Muhammad is the final prophet but not the final messenger. Messengers include humans, jinns, angels, and scripture itself, with the Quran named a messenger in 65:10-11. Verses 7:35 and 40:34 show God continues sending messengers and that claiming otherwise is a recurring human error.September 13, 2019

Quran Talk BlogDo Not Kill Your Children From Fear of PovertyThe Quran twice forbids killing children from fear of poverty, in 17:31 and 6:151, with a different order in God's assurance of provision. The word order and the Arabic word for fear, found only in 17:31, are read as addressing parents who fear future poverty versus parents already poor, with God assuring each that He provides for both.August 27, 2019

Quran Talk BlogClear Mistranslations in The Clear Quran TranslationVerses that both Clear Quran translations, by Mustafa Khattab and Talal Itani, render wrongly are examined word by word against Arabic roots and other verses. Covered are 17:46 on the Quran alone, 22:15 read as suicide, 2:54 on killing egos rather than people, 38:44 on Job striking his wife, 2:106 and abrogation, and ummy meaning gentile rather than illiterate.July 5, 2019

Quran Talk BlogRashad Khalifa Lifespan Mathematically Coded by the QuranDr. Rashad Khalifa's lifespan is shown to be mathematically coded in Sura 19, the sura with the initials K.H.Y.A.S. The gematrical value of his name, the date of his martyrdom on January 31, 1990, and the count of days he lived are matched to initialed verse numbers, letter counts, and verse 19:19. Verse 3:145 on death at a predetermined time closes the case.June 11, 2019

Quran Talk Blog9:28 Hajj – yaqrabū vs. taqrabūSam Garrans's claim that verse 9:28 was mis-transcribed as yaqrabū instead of taqrabū, turning it into a command for believers to abandon Hajj after prophet Muhammad. The article tests the claim against undotted early manuscripts, the verse's grammar, and the chronology of revelation, and shows it would contradict the many Quranic verses commanding the Hajj pilgrimage.June 2, 2019

Quran Talk BlogCircumcision and QuranCircumcision is examined through the Quranic expression our minds are made up, whose Arabic in 2:88 and 4:155 also means uncircumcised, linking it to biblical calls to circumcise the heart. The article connects Abraham's test in 2:124 to the Genesis 17 covenant and argues against submitters who call circumcision a satanic practice, noting that no messenger corrected it and that Rashad Khalifa never challenged it.May 29, 2019

Quran Talk Blog81:15 The Meaning of بِالْخُنَّسِThe Arabic word in Quran 81:15, from a root meaning to recede or retreat, is argued to refer to galaxies moving away from Earth rather than the visible planets. The case runs through Earth's unique perfect solar eclipse, which enabled spectroscopy of the sun and confirmation of general relativity, and on to the expanding universe and the Big Bang as described in Quran 51:47 and 21:30.April 5, 2019

Quran Talk BlogFollow The Word of God [39:18]Verse 39:18 and why Rashad Khalifa's translation heads it Follow the word of God. The article links the Arabic for the best in 92:6 to the scripture, and argues that translating al qawl as the word, as many do, implies choosing among God's words and suits the traditional belief that Hadith abrogates Quranic verses. It closes with God's revelations leading believers out of darkness into the light.April 5, 2019

Quran Talk BlogMore Evidence Muhammad Wrote the Quran with His Own HandMuhammad's literacy and his writing of the original Quran with his own hand, argued from his sole mission of delivering the message in 42:48 and 64:12. A word study of 69:45, where God would have seized him by the right hand, reads the verse as stopping him from writing any other teachings. Verses 17:73 to 75 confirm the Quran reached us without alteration by any intermediary.March 10, 2019

Quran Talk BlogDo messengers receive new scriptures?The distinction between a prophet, who is given a new scripture, and a messenger, who confirms existing scripture, drawn from 3:81. The argument continues with 46:9 and a study of the Arabic root meaning to produce something new, traced through 2:117, 6:101, and 57:27, to show that messengers bring nothing new.March 8, 2019

Quran Talk BlogSura 9 verse 4: يَنقُصوكُم or يَنْقُضُوكُمْSura 9 verse 4 of the Quran and whether its eighth word should read with the root meaning to diminish or the root meaning to violate a treaty, letters differing by a single dot. Eight early manuscripts, translations compared with Rashad Khalifa's rendering of violate, and the related usage in 2:27, 8:56, 13:20 and 13:25 are weighed as evidence for the violate reading.February 25, 2019

Quran Talk BlogBack to Egypt (28:29)Moses, having fulfilled his obligation, sets out toward Egypt with his family, as told in verse 28:29 of the Quran. On the slope of Mount Sinai he sees a fire and tells his family to wait while he goes to bring back news or a portion of the fire to warm them.August 14, 2018

Quran Talk BlogBelieving in the Hereafter: Great Obstacle for Most People (27:66 – 27:81)Doubt about the Hereafter is the great obstacle for most people, as Quran 27:66 to 27:81 describes, with disbelievers dismissing resurrection as old tales. Cross references address whether people go astray on their own or God sends them astray, how the Quran settles disputes and guides believers, angels praying for the believers, and everything being written in a profound record before creation.August 14, 2018

Quran Talk BlogConfidence in God (28:7 – 28:8)Confidence in God is drawn from verses 28:7 and 28:8, where God inspires Moses' mother to cast her infant into the river without fear or grief, promising his return and his calling as a messenger. The article draws a parallel between her throwing Moses and Moses later being commanded to throw his staff, and notes how Pharaoh's family raised the one who would oppose them.August 14, 2018

Quran Talk BlogGod ALONE Worthy of Worship (27:60 – 27:65)God alone is worthy of worship, argued through verses 27:60 to 27:65 alongside 31:29 to 31:30 and 30:40. The verses point to God as the creator of the heavens and the earth, the One who sends rain, governs night and day, sun and moon, provides, puts to death, and resurrects. They ask whether any idol set up beside Him can do the same.August 14, 2018

Quran Talk BlogGod Compensates the Oppressed (28:5-28:6)God's promise in 28:5 and 28:6 to compensate the oppressed, make them leaders and inheritors, and give Pharaoh, Hãmãn, and their troops a taste of their own medicine. Related verses present the Quran as the ultimate reference that supersedes previous scriptures, human diversity in languages and colors as a sign, and righteousness as the only criterion distinguishing people in the sight of God.August 14, 2018

Quran Talk BlogIn Midyan (28:22 – 28:25)Moses travels to Midyan in Quran 28:22 to 28:25, waters the flock for two women waiting at the well, then asks God to provide for his need. God answers with security, a family, a righteous wife and a father-in-law. The article presents supplication as a form of worship, citing 40:60, where God promises to respond to those who implore Him.August 14, 2018

Quran Talk BlogInside the Lion’s Den (28:9 – 28:10)Pharaoh's wife urges that the infant Moses be spared and perhaps adopted, unaware of who he is, while Moses' mother grows so anxious she nearly reveals his identity until God strengthens her heart to make her a believer. The reflection on Quran 28:9 and 28:10 also touches on Moses' sister tracing his path from afar.August 14, 2018

Quran Talk BlogMake No Distinction Among God’s Messengers (27:59)The Quran's command to make no distinction among God's messengers, drawn from 27:59, 4:150 to 151, and 37:180 to 181. Verses on praising God and sending peace upon His chosen servants frame the warning that believing in some messengers while rejecting others marks the real disbelievers.August 14, 2018

Quran Talk BlogMary, Muhammad, the Saints, etc. Never Participated (27:61 – 27:65)Quran verses 27:61 to 27:65 ask who made the earth habitable, rescues the desperate, guides through darkness, and initiates creation, showing that no other god shares these works with God. Related verses on idols unable to create a fly, God's sole knowledge of the future and the Hour, and passages from Job and Jeremiah support the point that Mary, Muhammad, and the saints never participated.August 14, 2018

Quran Talk BlogMoses Appointed (28:30 – 28:35)God calls Moses from the blessed spot of the burning bush and appoints him, giving him two proofs for Pharaoh and his elders: the staff that moves like a demon and the hand that comes out white. Moses voices his fear over the man he killed and asks for his more eloquent brother Aaron as a helper. The passage presents verses 28:30 through 28:35 of the Quran.August 14, 2018

Quran Talk BlogMoses Commits Manslaughter (28:15-28:18)Moses kills an Egyptian in a fight, repents, and is forgiven by God, as told in verses 28:15 to 28:18. The article asks why Moses was allowed to commit manslaughter while Joseph was kept from yielding to the governor's wife. Drawing on Appendix 14, it answers through predestination, suggesting Joseph's chastity came from God's protection rather than his own control.August 14, 2018

Quran Talk BlogMoses Marries (28:26 – 28:28)Moses's marriage agreement in verses 28:26 to 28:28 raises the question of whether he married before or after working eight or ten pilgrimages for his father in law. The article reads the term as the time between meeting his wife and marrying her, notes that Moses performed Hajj, and draws a lesson against rushing into marriage, citing 4:25 on patience and 15:72 on lust.August 14, 2018

Quran Talk BlogMoses’ Crime Exposed (28:19 – 28:21)Quran 28:19 to 28:21 recounts how Moses' killing of an Egyptian was exposed the next day, a warning that his life was in danger, and his flight from the city with a prayer to his Lord for safety. The account is set beside Acts 7, where the same story appears with Moses at forty years old defending a mistreated Israelite.August 14, 2018

Quran Talk BlogPharaoh’s Arrogance (28:36 – 28:42)Pharaoh's arrogance in Quran 28:36 to 28:42, where he dismisses Moses' proofs as fabricated magic and claims to be the only god his elders know. The article asks why he calls the proofs fabricated, then turns to people upholding religious leaders instead of God, citing 9:31, 40:46 to 40:48 and 20:79 on leaders who mislead their followers into Hell.August 14, 2018

Quran Talk BlogSura 28: History (Al-Qasas)Sura 28 opens with the history of Moses and Pharaoh, and the commentary asks whether anyone could turn into a tyrant under the right conditions, as Pharaoh did. It gathers verses on the temporary materials of this world given to disbelievers, on God measuring provision so people do not transgress, and the Quranic Initials T. S. M. and the mathematical code.August 14, 2018

Quran Talk BlogThe Infant Returned to His Mother (28:12-28:14)God returns the infant Moses to his mother by making him refuse every nursing mother, a plan that also depends on his sister being present to suggest a family, fulfilling God's promise in 28:12 to 28:14. The article then lays out parallels between the acts of Moses' teacher in sura 18 and events in Moses' own early life.August 14, 2018

Quran Talk BlogAbraham (26:69 – 26:91)Abraham's challenge to his people's idol worship and his prayer to the Lord of the universe in 26:69 to 26:91 are read alongside related verses. Topics include whether destroying the idols was wrong given 6:108, the difference between saying God willing and hopefully, wisdom as a great bounty, the myth of intercession, and coming to God wholeheartedly on the Day of Judgment.August 13, 2018

Quran Talk BlogBack in Sheba (27:29 – 27:37)The Queen of Sheba receives Solomon's letter calling her people to come as submitters, consults her advisers, and sends a gift that Solomon rejects. Dr. Khalifa's Appendix 29 explains how the Basmalah in 27:30 compensates for the one missing from Sura 9 within the Quran's 19-based code. Related verses on bribery and kingship accompany Bible passages on Israel asking for a king and Solomon's wisdom.August 13, 2018

Quran Talk BlogDavid and Solomon (27:15 – 27:28)Verses 27:15 to 27:28 tell of David and Solomon, Solomon's command of jinns, humans, and birds, the ant's warning, and the hoopoe's report on the sun worshiping queen of Sheba. Related passages cover their judgment over the crop, David's repentance, and verifying information, with Proverbs 6 and studies of ant and bird communication. A closing question asks whether Solomon's subjects obeyed him personally or God taught him how to rule.August 13, 2018

Quran Talk BlogFalse Messengers Incapable of Preaching the Worship of God ALONE* (26:210-26:213)A false messenger, as a messenger of Satan, can never denounce idolatry or preach the worship of God ALONE, according to 26:210 and its footnote. Quran verses on Saleh show the message itself as proof of messengership, condemn those who claim false inspiration, and affirm that only God could author the Quran.August 13, 2018

Quran Talk BlogFaster Than the Speed of Light (27:38 – 27:44)Solomon's request to bring the Queen of Sheba's mansion, as told in Sura 27:38 to 27:44, and the one with knowledge from the book who moves it in the blink of an eye. The passage closes with her submission to God alongside Solomon. Related verses link God's revealing of specific news to chosen messengers (72:27), and honesty to strength and power (28:26).August 13, 2018

Quran Talk BlogGod Protects The Believers (27:50)God's protection of the believers against those who plot and scheme, drawn from verses 27:50 through 27:53 of the Quran. The verses tell how God counters the plotters, annihilates them and their people, and saves those who believe and lead a righteous life. The piece accompanies a Quran Talk podcast episode titled Coyote & the Road Runner.August 13, 2018

Quran Talk BlogGod’s Messenger of the Covenant* (26:214 – 26:227)Verses 26:214 to 26:227 and their footnote link God's messenger of the covenant to the gematrical value of Rashad Khalifa, using sums that are multiples of 19. The discussion asks who the poets of 26:224 are, likening them to modern politicians whose loyalty shifts with circumstance. Related verses address devilish companions, saying what one does not do, and standing up for one's rights.August 13, 2018

Quran Talk BlogHud (26:123 – 26:140)Hûd's mission to ʻÃd as told in 26:123 to 26:140, where he urges his people to reverence God, rebukes their vain mansions and merciless striking, and warns of retribution they deny until they are annihilated. Related verses follow on revelation as the source of all knowledge (17:85 to 17:86) and on being absolutely sure before striking in the cause of God (4:94).August 13, 2018

Quran Talk BlogLot ( 27:54 – 27:58)Lot's warning to his people about practicing sex with men instead of women, drawn from 27:54 to 27:58 alongside parallel passages in suras 7, 26 and 29. The verses cover their threat to banish his family for wishing to be pure, his family's rescue except his wife, and the shower that struck the warned people. The article then discusses homosexuality as a choice and a temptation.August 13, 2018

Quran Talk BlogLot (26:160 – 26:175)Lot's warning to his people gathers from 26:160 to 26:175 alongside parallel passages in suras 27, 7, 15 and 29: their sex with men instead of women, their threats to banish his family, and their destruction while Lot and his family are saved, except the old woman. It closes with 8:25 and its footnote that retribution may strike a whole community that tolerates such vice.August 13, 2018

Quran Talk BlogMoses (27:7 – 27:14)Moses at the burning fire in verses 27:7 through 27:14, where God speaks to him, turns his staff into a moving serpent, and makes his hand come out white. Exodus 4:6 to 7 is set beside the Quran to explain the white hand, and verse 17:101 with a list of the nine miracles shown to Pharaoh. Pharaoh's arrogant rejection leads into a link on why incompetent people overrate themselves.August 13, 2018

Quran Talk BlogNoah (26:105 – 26:122)Noah's mission to his people in Sura 26 is read alongside related verses. The article notes that disbelieving one messenger means disbelieving all of them, names the idols Noah's people worshiped, and shows that in the Quran only disbelievers threaten stoning. It also covers Noah's refusal to dismiss lowly believers and the command that believers stay united rather than divided.August 13, 2018

Quran Talk BlogSaleh (26:141 – 26:159)Sãleh's mission to Thamûd, told through 26:141 to 26:159 and 11:61 to 11:65: his call to worship GOD alone, the people's demand for a miracle, and their slaughter of GOD's camel and the retribution that followed. The article asks why a camel served as the miracle, citing 2:106 and a note on how camels eat cacti, and links the rejection to people's hatred of the truth.August 13, 2018

Quran Talk BlogSãleh (27:45 – 27:49)Verses 27:45 to 27:49 on the messenger Sãleh and the people of Thamûd, read alongside 7:73 to 7:79 and 51:43 to 51:45. The study asks whether the two feuding factions were both disbelievers or believers against disbelievers, and whether Thamûd perished by lightning or a quake, citing earthquake light. It compares the nine gangsters' plot with that of Joseph's brothers.August 13, 2018

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