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Quran Talk BlogIdeal Goals, Practical MeansGod calls believers to choose the difficult path and strive for the ideal, yet never burdens a soul beyond its means, as the reassurance of Moses shows. The Quran's fallback provisions for the contact prayer, fasting, ablution, fighting in the Sacred Months, prohibited foods, forced profession of disbelief, and polygamy illustrate this. Sincere intention and effort keep believers from exploiting God's grace.July 30, 2024

Quran Talk BlogCalling God Father?Whether followers of the Quran should call God Father, a question Christians raise to contrast the Jesus of the Gospels with the Quran. The article notes the Quran neither condemns nor endorses the term, traces it through Aramaic and Koine Greek, and argues its Trinitarian connotations make it unwise today, citing 33:70, the Raa'ena example of 2:104, and the biblical husband metaphor that worshipers likewise avoid.July 29, 2024

Quran Talk BlogCamels Created From the Devils (Quran vs. Hadith)Hadith reports in Ibn Majah and Abu Dawud forbid praying where camels rest because camels were created from the devils, and Ibn Qutaybah defends the claim. The article sets these against the camel urine hadith in Bukhari, then turns to the Quran, where God's camel is a sign to Thamûd and 88:17 calls believers to reflect on how camels are created.July 29, 2024

Quran Talk BlogGospel ContradictionsContradictions among the four Gospels, offered as reason to doubt that any statement attributed to Jesus is verbatim, including claims that he is God or part of a trinity. Late anonymous authorship, translation from Aramaic into Greek, and hundreds of thousands of manuscript variants frame examples from the genealogies, birth narratives, Jairus' daughter, the Lord's prayer, the crucifixion timeline, and the resurrection.July 28, 2024

Quran Talk BlogBible: Lord vs. Lord (Greek vs. Hebrew)Psalm 110:1, which Jesus cites to the Pharisees in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, reads differently in Greek and Hebrew. The Greek uses one word for both lords, while the Hebrew distinguishes Yahweh from l'adoni, a term never used for God in the Old Testament. The article concludes that the verse cannot be used to assign divinity to Jesus.July 20, 2024

Quran Talk BlogDid People in the Gospel Worship Jesus?The Greek word proskyneō, often rendered as worship in the Gospels, is better translated as paying homage, as shown in the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant and in the Magi and Herod seeking the King of the Jews. Those who accepted Jesus as the Messiah honored him as king, not as God. The test for his people was whether they accepted him as the Messiah.July 20, 2024

Quran Talk BlogJesus: The Last AdamPaul's letters distinguish God the Father from the Lord Jesus, and he calls Jesus the last Adam. Tracing Luke's naming of Adam as son of God, Paul's link with Luke, and The Life of Adam and Eve, where angels bow to Adam as the image of God, the article argues that for Paul Jesus was appointed Son of God and remained subordinate to God, not God.July 20, 2024

Quran Talk BlogSon of God ≠ GodThe Gospel title Son of God, read in its Jewish context as a name for the Messiah and King of Israel rather than a claim of divinity. Passages from Matthew, John, and Romans, along with the high priest's question and the charge on the cross, are used to argue against the later Christian doctrine of a divine Jesus. An appendix lists the title's occurrences in the New Testament.July 20, 2024

Quran Talk Blog3:7: Basic Law of Hermeneutics For Studying ScriptureQuran 3:7 sets the basic rule for studying scripture: straightforward verses, the essence of the scripture, interpret the multiple-meaning ones. Prompted by a Christian polemicist's attack on the Quran, the article applies the rule to the Torah and Gospel too. It draws on Rabbi Tovia Singer's answer that Ezekiel 18, which says no innocent person dies for the sins of the wicked, refutes reading Abraham's sacrifice as a picture of Jesus.July 19, 2024

Quran Talk BlogMoses’ Miracles (Quran vs. Bible)The Quran's nine miracles given to Moses for Pharaoh are set beside the plagues and signs listed in Exodus. The death of the firstborn, central to Passover, is absent from the Quran and conflicts with biblical verses holding each person responsible for their own sin. The Book of Jubilees, which attributes that killing to Satan rather than God, is presented as closer to the Quran.July 19, 2024

Quran Talk BlogQuran, Gospel (Injeel), & TorahA response to the Christian argument called the Islamic Dilemma, which claims the Quran's call to uphold the Gospel endorses the New Testament. The Quran recognizes the original Injeel given to Jesus, not the later canon or Paul's writings, and Jesus in the Gospels upheld the Torah's law and condemned traditions such as Corban. The Quran confirms and supersedes previous scriptures, with an appendix of every Quranic verse naming the Gospel.July 18, 2024

Quran Talk BlogAn Undue BurdenPeople demand far more proof for new religious ideas than for the beliefs they inherited, a double standard explained through cognitive dissonance and the endowment effect. The Quran's answer is to examine all words and follow the best, accept better guidance than what our parents left us, reject books not from God such as the Hadith and Paul's writings, and examine ourselves.July 16, 2024

Quran Talk BlogProphet (Nabi) & MuhammadThe Quran's distinction between Muhammad as prophet (Nabi) and as messenger (Rasool), building on Dr. Khalifa's footnotes to 49:2 and 33:56. Verses calling him prophet are shown to apply only during his lifetime, while messenger verses, including the nineteen commands to obey God and the messenger, remain binding. Apparent exceptions such as 3:68, 7:157, 33:40, and 66:8 are examined in context.July 16, 2024

Quran Talk BlogQuran’s Use of Plural TenseGod's use of the first person plural in the Quran signals the participation of angels and other agents, not a plurality of gods, answering readers shaped by the trinity doctrine. Verses on revelation, forgiveness, granting children, answered prayers, and our servant illustrate the point, while worship and direct speech to Moses stay singular. Readings of to us they were worshipers that imply idol worship are rejected.July 16, 2024

Quran Talk BlogGod Does Not ChangeGod's immutability, argued from classical philosophy and Sura 112, holds that God is outside time and space and never acquires or loses an attribute. The article applies this to Revelation 1:17 and the Gospels to conclude that Jesus, who died and changed, cannot be God. It closes with Old Testament passages and Quranic verses on God's unchanging system and the natural instinct of monotheism.July 15, 2024

Quran Talk BlogKhalifa on Earth (Not Paradise)Satan, not Adam, is the Khalifa, or temporary god, that God announced to the angels He was placing on Earth in 2:30. The article reasons that Adam first lived in Paradise and came down to Earth only after the devil duped him. Earth is the domain where humans choose between God's path and Satan's, recalling the covenant in 36:60 to 61 to worship God alone.July 15, 2024

Quran Talk BlogWhy Quranists Don’t Have MasjidsQuranists and Submitters both claim to follow the Quran alone, but Quranists lack a consistent method of interpretation, redefining terms like the contact prayer and splintering until no lasting congregation or masjid forms. The article warns against both following the majority and worshiping one's ego, and contrasts Submitters, who settle disputes by referring to the messenger of the covenant, Dr. Rashad Khalifa, and his Authorized English Version.July 13, 2024

Quran Talk BlogWhy The Submission Movement Stalled & How to Fix ItThe Submitter movement's stagnation since the martyrdom of the messenger of the covenant in 1990 is traced to a growth ceiling near 150 members, the Dunbar Number, past which communities splinter. Top down rulings, avoiding contentious topics, and agreeing to disagree are each weighed and found lacking. The proposed remedy makes the Quran the only source of law, defers to God's messenger in disputes, and separates Submitters from Quranists.July 12, 2024

Quran Talk BlogPerception of Safety & CultureAn American habit of assuming something is safe unless warnings or safeguards say otherwise, and how it shifts responsibility onto others in traffic, shopping, work, and health. The author recalls reckless adventures in New Zealand, where people are expected to use their own judgment, credits God's grace for their protection, and urges personal caution and responsibility.July 11, 2024

Quran Talk BlogFollowers of Jesus Prevailed (61:14 & 3:55)Trinitarian Christians cite Quran 61:14 and 3:55 to claim their doctrine prevailed, and the article answers them. It traces how the Jewish Christians, who did not hold Jesus divine, fled Jerusalem before 70 CE while the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Herodians faded. It also argues that martyrdom and redemption in the Hereafter are the real victory, and that Jesus preached worship of God alone.July 10, 2024

Quran Talk BlogParables: Bible vs. Fabricated HadithTwo parables of Jesus from Matthew, the wedding banquet and the vineyard workers, set beside Bukhari hadiths that retell them with a Sunni traditionalist bend, though the Quran says the Prophet Muhammad was a gentile who did not know the previous scriptures. The article argues the wages hadith contradicts the Quran, which grants Jews and Christians who accept its message twice the reward, and cites verses condemning fabricators of lies about God.July 10, 2024

Quran Talk BlogFiha & Fihi (21:91 & 66:12)Arabic grammatical gender explains why 21:91 says God blew into her (fiha) while 66:12 uses the masculine fihi, likely referring to Mary's womb (farj). The article also reads fihi as a parallel between Jesus and Adam, citing 15:29, 38:72, and 3:59, and argues that God works miracles through natural means to test people's faith.July 8, 2024

Quran Talk BlogTimeline of Prophets & MessengersThe 26 messengers named in the Quran are arranged in a rough chronological order from Adam to Jesus, drawing on verse clues and the order the Bible gives. Lineage links such as Noah to Abraham to Amram are traced, along with evidence that Hud and Saleh preceded Abraham while Shu'aib came after him. The uncertain placement of Idris and Job is also noted.July 6, 2024

Quran Talk BlogJinn Companion & The Dead Sea ScrollsThe Quranic teaching that every person has a jinn companion is compared with the two spirits of truth and perversity described in the Manual of Discipline, a Dead Sea Scrolls text from Qumran. Drawing on verses such as 50:27, 114:1 to 6, and 2:257, the article traces shared themes of dual spiritual influence, an inner struggle between light and darkness, and the need for divine help.July 5, 2024

Quran Talk BlogTraits of the HypocritesHypocrites, set beside the righteous and the disbelievers of Sura 2, are traced through the Quran's verses on why God condemns them most. The article lists seventeen traits, among them harboring doubt, lying, repelling from God's path, causing division, and lazy Contact Prayers. It explains why God allows hypocrites as a test and how believers should identify them, refuse to befriend or defend them, and deal with them sternly.June 25, 2024

Quran Talk BlogDifferent TrinitiesVerses 4:171 and 5:73 condemn calling God a trinity, and the article answers why the Quran never names the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It surveys alternative trinities from Christian history, including Philo's Sophia and Logos, Valentinian Gnosticism, an Elohist model, Christian Kabbalah, and Sabellian modalism. Given so many competing sets, it argues, the Quran rejects the concept of a trinity outright.June 19, 2024

Quran Talk BlogChristian Gentiles & God’s ScriptureThe canonization of the Christian Bible, drawing on a video by Tovia Singer: the Church Fathers who chose its books were Gentiles without Hebrew, Athanasius made the first list of 27 books, and Irenaeus later attributed the four Gospels. Verses 2:78, 2:79 and 6:93 of the Quran are read as describing gentiles who know scripture through hearsay and those who attribute their own writings to God.June 18, 2024

Quran Talk BlogJesus on Identifying HypocrisyJesus's signs of hypocrisy in Matthew 23 are applied to Christians today: failing to uphold the law of Moses, equating righteousness with outward prestige, and calling priests father. Paul is presented as contradicting Jesus on the law and on being called father, and as one of the false prophets Jesus warned would come.June 17, 2024

Quran Talk BlogMuhammad’s Divine Utterances Restricted to Quran AloneGod's all-encompassing oath in Surah 69 affirms that the messenger's utterance is the Quran, a revelation from the Lord of the universe, and warns that Muhammad would have been punished had he uttered any other teachings. Verses on his waiting for revelation, listening, and caution in speech are set against Hadith narrations of religious decrees not found in the Quran, which the article judges false attributions.June 11, 2024

Quran Talk BlogSomething Similar to It?God's challenge in 17:88 that no one can produce anything like the Quran, set against the narration in Sunan Abi Dawud claiming Muhammad was given the Book and something like it. The article argues that since the Quran calls itself Hadith, man-made Hadith fail that challenge, contradict the Quran's dietary laws and one another, and turn their followers into idol worshipers.June 11, 2024

Quran Talk BlogChristian CastrationSelf-castration among early Christian men, which the Councils of Ancyra and Nicaea each addressed in their first canon, traced to Matthew 19:12 and the ascetic example of Origen. The article sets this against the Quran's rejection of invented hermitism, its statement that God's messengers had wives and children, and its view of spouses and God's provisions as blessings to enjoy with appreciation.June 9, 2024

Quran Talk BlogCode 19: Qiraat Sura 36 (Y.S.)Code 19, presented as the fourth mechanism by which God preserves the Quran, is used to judge between the different recitations (Qiraat). The Hafs recitation of Sura 36 has 285 occurrences of its prefixed letters Y and S, 19×15. The article lists verse by verse where other recitations, such as Warsh, Qunbul and Yaʿqūb, change the letter count away from a multiple of 19.June 3, 2024

Quran Talk BlogWho Claimed Masses From The Sky (Part III)The challenges in 17:90 to 93, especially climbing into the sky and bringing a book to read, are argued not to address Muhammad, who ascended to heaven and was given the Quran, as 17:1, 17:106 and Sura 53 describe. The distinction between a prophet given scripture and a human messenger points instead to a messenger after Muhammad, Dr. Rashad Khalifa.June 3, 2024

Quran Talk BlogDifferent Forms of Inspiration (Wahi)The Arabic word wahi, inspiration, from the root Wa-Ha-Ya that occurs 78 times in the Quran, and the ways the Quran uses it. Verses show God inspiring the messengers, the Quran itself, Abraham's contact prayer and obligatory charity, non-messengers such as Moses' mother and the disciples, the angels, the bee, and the laws of every universe, alongside satanic inspiration among devils. A list of every occurrence of the root follows.June 2, 2024

Quran Talk BlogQiraat ≠ AhrufExamines the claim that the seven Ahruf of the hadith are the seven canonical readings, or Qiraat, standardized by Ibn Mujahid in the tenth century. Classical scholars from Ibn Jazari to Ibn Taymiyyah reject the link, the readings in fact number far more than seven, and early scholars treated variant readings as human in origin rather than revelation from God.June 2, 2024

Quran Talk BlogHadith Qudsi Proves Hadith InauthenticityHadith Qudsi, the category of Hadith said to contain words from God outside the Quran, becomes the test case for whether Bukhari and Muslim can be called the most authentic books after the Quran. Taking five differences Yasir Qadhi lists between Hadith Qudsi and the Quran, the article argues each applies to the whole Hadith corpus, citing Quran verses on preservation and devilish fabrication.June 1, 2024

Quran Talk BlogSunnis Have 28 Different Authorized QiraatThe qiraat, the canonical methods of reciting the Quran, and how Sunni scholarship came to authorize 28 of them from fourteen readers with two transmitters each. The article traces five stages of canonization from Uthman to the 1923 al-Azhar edition, notes that early scholars saw the variants as human ijtihad rather than revelation, and gives examples of differences in words, dotting, and grammar between Hafs and Warsh.June 1, 2024

Quran Talk BlogPath To Eliminate Domestic Abuse (4:34-4:43)Verses 4:34 through 4:43 are read as a step by step path for ending domestic abuse, beginning with Dr. Khalifa's footnote on wife beating. The article links alcohol to violence, drawing on Jordan Peterson and Alcoholics Anonymous, then treats family arbitration, worshiping God alone, divine accountability, and the ban on the contact prayer while intoxicated, extending intoxication to anger.May 29, 2024

Quran Talk BlogThe Case For Ancient MonotheismMonotheism as the natural instinct God placed in all people, as stated in Quran 30:30, is set beside anthropological evidence that the earliest societies worshipped one supreme creator. A documentary summary covers Sumerian texts, Andrew Lang, Australian Aboriginal, Native American and African tribes, and the later drift into polytheism. Wilhelm Schmidt's The Origin of the Idea of God and its challenge to evolutionary theories of religion are also summarized.May 28, 2024

Quran Talk Blog9:128 & 129 Are Not Part of the Original Quran According to HadithHadith accounts of the Quran's compilation are used to argue that verses 9:128 and 129 were added to the end of Sura 9 rather than revealed with it. The article weighs the claim of two Meccan verses closing a Medinan sura, the lone witness Khuzaymah ibn Thabit, his instruction to seal them at the end, and Marwan's burning of Hafsa's original manuscript.May 27, 2024

Quran Talk BlogSeeking God’s HelpSeeking help from God alone, as proclaimed in 1:5 during the contact prayer, is traced through every Quranic occurrence of the root of nastaʿīn. Four themes emerge: exclusive worship, help through steadfastness and Salat, perseverance under trial as with Moses facing Pharaoh, and trust in God's justice against false claims as with Jacob. They are joined into a continuous four-step cycle of reliance on God.May 27, 2024

Quran Talk BlogMessengers After MuhammadWhether Muhammad was the final messenger or only the final prophet, argued from 33:40 and 7:35. Two further proofs from 7:52 to 53 and 40:70 note that those given the Quran face plural messengers. Verse 40:78 ties messengership to a sign by God's leave, which the article identifies as Dr. Rashad Khalifa's Code 19, rejected by those who uphold Hadith.May 26, 2024

Quran Talk BlogSunnis Polluted the Kaaba with ShirkInscriptions at the Kaaba that place the name of Muhammad beside the name of God are read as idol worship, against the Quran's command to Abraham and Muhammad to purify the Shrine. The article examines the main door, the golden Door of Repentance, and a 1978 plaque calling him our master Muhammad, citing verses that no prophet would ask to be idolized beside God.May 26, 2024

Quran Talk BlogKhuzayma > Umar ibn KhattabHadith accounts contrast Umar ibn al-Khattab, whose claimed verse on stoning adulterers was never added to the Quran, with Abi Khuzaima al-Ansari, the lone source for the verses that became 9:128 and 129. The article examines the two-witness rule for compiling the Quran, the story of Khuzaymah's testimony counting as two men's, and Suyuti's Itqan on why Umar's verse was rejected.May 23, 2024

Quran Talk BlogThe Devil Can’t Change the Text of the Quran, but He Can Deceive People in its MeaningSince God preserved the Quran's text, the devil leads traditionalists to Hadith and scholars, and leads Quran-alone followers to redefine its words, denying salat, fasting, and prohibitions. God sends messengers to settle such disputes, and Dr. Rashad Khalifa was commissioned to clarify the Quran in English. His translation and teachings are not another source, are unlike Hadith, and bring no new laws.May 22, 2024

Quran Talk BlogBiological Truth & QuranThe Quran's condemnation of redefining biological facts, shown through three examples: Zihar in 58:2, adopted sons not being genetic offspring in 33:4, and the devils' manipulation of male and female in 2:102. The roots of the names Haroot and Maroot are read as hinting at genital mutilation. The article concludes that believers should not use pronouns that contradict biological sex.May 21, 2024

Quran Talk BlogCan one greet the dead?The Sunni Attahiyat, recited during the contact prayer, addresses the prophet directly with Peace be upon you, O Prophet. The article argues from the Quran that this is idol worship and makes no sense. It holds that verse 33:56 applied only while the prophet lived, that Quranic greetings are for the living and present, that Muhammad died, and that the dead cannot hear or respond.May 20, 2024

Quran Talk BlogThe Circular Logic of Hadith Biographies (Ilm al-Rijal)Hadith biographical dictionaries (Ilm al-Rijal) mostly date from after the six canonical Hadith compilations, and their judgments of narrators were drawn from those Hadith themselves. The article examines the dates of major biographies, uncertain narrator ages, child transmitters and ijaza, and Bukhari's Tarikh al-Kabir. It concludes that authenticating Hadith through these biographies is circular reasoning.May 20, 2024

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