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Quran Talk BlogThe Christian Struggle with MonotheismEarly Christians who called Jesus divine struggled to reconcile that belief with the absolute oneness of God taught in the Shema and affirmed by Jesus in Mark 12. Modalism, subordinationism, Arianism and adoptionism are contrasted with Jewish Christian groups who saw Jesus as a human messiah, while Roman paganism is traced as the root of the Trinity, which the Quran in Sura 5 rejects.February 17, 2024

Quran Talk BlogRead (Ut’lu, Ratil, & Iqra)The Quran's three words for reading or recitation, rattil, ut'lu, and iqra, carry distinct meanings traced through their Arabic roots and verses. Rattil means reading the Quran carefully and in its entirety, ut'lu means reciting God's verses as instructions to be followed, and iqra means reading something written, which fits the Quran as both a recitation and a written scripture.February 15, 2024

Quran Talk BlogJesus and CathedralsThe enormous cost of cathedrals such as St. Peter's Basilica, Sagrada Familia, and Cologne Cathedral is weighed against Jesus' teachings in the Gospels. Drawing on the Sermon on the Mount, the Parable of the Rich Fool, the rich young ruler, and the cleansing of the Temple, the article argues that Jesus would have opposed such extravagance and favored giving to the poor, likening the builders to the hypocrites he condemned.February 13, 2024

Quran Talk BlogBible: Jesus & The LawJesus, according to the Gospels, taught his followers to uphold the Law of the written Torah, contrary to Paul's claim that the Law was abolished at his death. Drawing on Matthew 5, 19, and 23, the article examines his call to fulfill rather than abolish the Law, his strict examples of keeping its letter and spirit, and his answer that eternal life requires keeping the commandments.February 12, 2024

Quran Talk BlogJesus or Paul?Jesus' mission to the Children of Israel and his upholding of the Torah, set against Paul's teaching that faith in Christ replaces the law, drawing on the Gospels, Acts, Paul's letters, and the Quran. Covers Paul's claims of revelation and authority, his stance on dietary law and circumcision, and why Christians must choose between Jesus' message and Paul's.February 11, 2024

Quran Talk BlogSix DaysThe seven places where the Quran mentions God creating the heavens and the earth in six days, presented with each verse in English and Arabic. Adding the sura and verse numbers of these seven occurrences gives 361, or 19 x 19, which the article offers as evidence of the Quran's mathematical code.February 11, 2024

Quran Talk BlogJesus ≠ GodThe Trinitarian claim that Jesus is God is answered from the Bible itself, opening with Quran 5:17 and 3:79. Passages from the Gospels, Acts, Paul, and James show Jesus calling God greater and alone good, serving and praying to God, submitting to God's will, being tempted, lacking independent authority, and being raised by God, so he is not equal to God.February 10, 2024

Quran Talk BlogShema & ShahadahThe Jewish Shema and the Quran's Shahadah are presented as one declaration that there is no god besides God, affirmed by Jesus as the greatest commandment. Trinitarians are shown redefining One, while Muslims add Muhammad's name to the Shahadah, a statement the Quran records only from the hypocrites in 63:1. Both are treated as idol worship disguised as keeping God's commandment.February 8, 2024

Quran Talk BlogThe Creation of the TrinityThe Christian doctrine of the Trinity is traced to the ecumenical councils from Nicaea in 325 CE through Chalcedon, alongside the competing early views of Jesus such as Arianism, Modalism, Adoptionism and Docetism. Drawing on Sean Finnegan's study, the article argues that no Christian held the full doctrine before the fourth century, and closes with Quran verses forbidding the Trinity and affirming one God.February 7, 2024

Quran Talk BlogJesus Denounced TraditionJesus is read in the Gospels as a prophet who denounced the oral traditions of the Pharisees in favor of the written Torah, with the Talmud compared to the Hadith. Examples include Corban, the Pharisee and the tax collector, the Good Samaritan, the money changers, and render to Caesar. Quran verses present him as one of the messengers who upheld scripture against manmade innovations.February 5, 2024

Quran Talk BlogToday, I have completed your religion (5:3)Verse 5:3, Today, I have completed your religion, and whether it marks the last revelation to the prophet, as Sunnis often claim. Using a chess scene from Searching for Bobby Fischer and verses 8:42, 6:115, 12:6, 12:68 and 16:40, the article argues that whatever God decrees is already complete and certain, even before its outcome unfolds in time.January 28, 2024

Quran Talk BlogSunnis Followed the Sunnah of the JewsA Sahih hadith comparing the companions' request for the tree Dhat Anwat to Israel's demand for an idol becomes the starting point for arguing that Sunnis repeated the Jewish error of an Oral Law beside scripture. Hadith is set against the Talmud, alongside Umar's opposition to hadith, Ka'b al-Ahbar's influence on Abu Hurayra, and the Samarian's golden calf made from the messenger's footsteps, or athar.January 19, 2024

Quran Talk BlogTwo Deaths (Waffa & Mawt)The two Quranic words for death, waffa and mawt, are compared through their Arabic roots and the five verses where both appear, including 3:185, 4:15, 6:61, 32:11 and 39:42. The article concludes that mawt is the biological death of the body, while waffa is the taking of the soul and consciousness, which also happens during sleep, as 6:60 shows.January 16, 2024

Quran Talk BlogJinn CompanionsThe jinn companion (qareen) assigned to every human from birth explains the two competing voices in moral decisions. Drawing on Sura 50, Dr. Khalifa's Introduction, and Arabic root meanings, the article argues the companion is an inside informant who testifies on the Day of Judgment, is not assigned only to the wicked, and can be subdued like a wild horse through devotion to God alone.January 15, 2024

Quran Talk BlogSunnis getting high on their own supplySpiritual overconfidence, which the Quran warns brought down many Jews and Christians who claimed exclusive access to God's grace. The article argues Sunnis repeat the error through appeals to the believers' way in 4:115, hadiths on infallible consensus, and the claim that mistaken scholars are still rewarded. It closes with Abraham's humble hope for forgiveness as the model of true piety.January 13, 2024

Quran Talk BlogFixed Traits vs. Malleable AttributesFixed traits set by past events, such as being an angel, jinn, or human, male or female, or of a given ethnicity, cannot change and do not affect righteousness. Malleable attributes like belief, appreciation, truthfulness, and submission depend on present choices. Drawing on verses from the Quran, the article explains how each decision moves a person toward Heaven or Hell.January 12, 2024

Quran Talk BlogDebate: Truth & AnswersDebate as a way to find truth, and whether submitters must have every answer when their faith is challenged. Drawing on Abraham's arguments, Satan's deceptions, Moses before Pharaoh, David's judgment of the two brothers, and the trick questions put to Jesus and Muhammad, the article argues that eloquence does not prove a position right. Where answers run out, patience and submission to God alone suffice.January 10, 2024

Quran Talk BlogIs the word Ahmad in 61:6 missing in the Sana Manuscript?A video by Rob Christian claims the Sana Manuscript is missing much of Sura 61:6, including the name Ahmad. The article answers that the image shown is actually from a Quran codex in Cairo, Egypt, and that the verse pictured is 61:5, which matches today's text. The next page of that manuscript contains 61:6 complete, with the word Ahmad.January 10, 2024

Quran Talk Blog100% of Salat to the ProphetA response to Imam Sami Zaharna's July 2023 claim on Blogging Theology that one's Salat, dua, and zikr may be devoted entirely to the prophet, based on a hadith in Jami at-Tirmidhi. The article cites Quran verses holding that the contact prayer and all worship belong to God alone, and rejects hadith claims that prayers reach the prophet, that he lives in his grave, and that he deserves praise.January 9, 2024

Quran Talk BlogMasjid of God vs. Masjid of SatanDrawing on 9:107 to 108, the Quran's warning against masjids built to cause harm and promote disbelief, a checklist distinguishes a masjid devoted to God alone from a masjid of Satan. Signs include naming the masjid after someone other than God, other names on the wall facing the qibla, the prophet's name in the call to prayer, calling on the prophet in the contact prayer, and anger when idol worship is pointed out.January 8, 2024

Quran Talk BlogWorshiping the Prophet’s GraveHadith forbidding houses as graves, worship at prophets' tombs, and raised graves are set against the burial of the prophet in his home, the Umayyad expansion of his mosque over his tomb, and the Green Dome. Quran 72:18 teaches that places of worship belong to God alone, and the Tashahhud's address to the dead prophet is challenged as calling on someone beside God.January 8, 2024

Quran Talk BlogDebunking Anachronism Claims in QuranCritics' claims that the Quran contains anachronisms get answered one by one: the dirhams paid for Joseph, David's fitted armor, crucifixion in Joseph's prison and by Pharaoh, and the Samarian behind the golden calf. Mary as descendant of Aaron and daughter of Amram is also addressed, with Classical Arabic usage, history, and the Bible showing none is out of place.January 7, 2024

Quran Talk BlogQuran as HealingThe Quran's word for healing, from the root shin fa ya, appears six times, and the article groups these verses into healing of the body, the Quran as healing, and honey as healing. It compares honey's preserving and antibacterial properties to the Quran, which protects the soul from the infections of worldly vices and satanic whispers.January 7, 2024

Quran Talk BlogArabs vs. ‘AarabsThe Quranic term A'rab, which the article argues refers to all Arabs rather than only Bedouins, since the Quran never uses the word Arab. It examines the ten occurrences of A'rab, suggests the Hadith's disparaging of Bedouins motivated the later distinction, and cites the Bedouins' mastery of Quranic Arabic to conclude that Muhammad and the earliest Muslims were A'rabs.January 6, 2024

Quran Talk BlogTake what the messenger gives you (59:7)Verse 59:7, often quoted by traditionalists to uphold Hadith, is read here in full alongside 59:6 to show that its context is the distribution of spoils of war to the messenger, relatives, orphans, the poor, and traveling aliens. The article argues that citing the partial verse reflects ignorance or deliberate concealment, both condemned in the Quran at 2:78, 2:79, 2:146, 2:159, and 2:174.January 6, 2024

Quran Talk BlogWash or Wipe & Qira’atDiffering Qira'at, or recitations of the Quran, pose a challenge for Quranists who reject Code 19, especially at verse 5:6 on ablution before the Contact Prayers. One vowel on the word for your feet decides whether the feet are washed, as in the Hafs reading, or wiped, as in the Douri reading. The article lists which classical readers follow each reading, citing Dr. Waleed Al-Meneese.January 4, 2024

Quran Talk BlogSatan Became a Jinn (18:50)Satan, called Iblees before his fall, was an angel who became a jinn when he disobeyed God's order to fall prostrate before Adam, as 18:50 states. The argument rests on angels never disobeying God and on reading the Arabic kāna as became rather than was, with support from 2:34, 18:51 and other verses where the word describes a change of state.January 3, 2024

Quran Talk BlogShahada in Quran: La ilaha illa AllahThe Shahada taught by the Quran is that there is no god except God, a statement made by God, the angels, the knowledgeable, and the prophet Muhammad and repeated about 50 times. The common dual Shahada adding Muhammad's name appears only once, in Sura 63, as the testimony of the hypocrites. Adding a name beside God distinguishes among messengers and associates another entity with Him.January 2, 2024

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