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Quran Talk BlogThe Original Con ArtistSatan's deception of Adam and Eve, read as the first con, which played on scarcity, an unexplained command, and false confidence. The same human discomfort with not knowing leaves people open to religious leaders who take their money and to atheists who offer certainty. The remedy is submission to God: accepting unanswered questions about the Quran and the contact prayer, and asking God to increase our knowledge.February 11, 2022

Quran Talk BlogIronSura 57 of the Quran, Iron, and the numerical correspondences around verse 57:25: iron as element 26, the gematrical values of Hadeed and Al-Hadeed, the 82 particles of iron-56, and the sura's place at the Quran's center. The article then traces iron's formation in stars, its role in Earth's magnetic field, in hemoglobin and DNA, and in human civilization, as reasons for gratitude to God.February 9, 2022

Quran Talk BlogAre Livestock Dedicated to Idols Prohibted to Eat?Livestock that pagan Arabs set aside for their idols remains lawful for believers to slaughter and eat, as long as only God's name is mentioned at slaughter. Drawing on 6:136, 5:103, and the four dietary prohibitions of 6:145, the article explains the pagan names Bahirah, Saibah, Wasilah, and Hami, and argues that the Arabic uhilla refers specifically to dedication at the moment of slaughter.February 4, 2022

Quran Talk BlogJudging SinceritySincerity, the one requirement for receiving God's guidance, illustrated by Abraham, who submitted to God alone before having the Quran or the contact prayer. Five questions help readers gauge their own sincerity: reading the Quran cover to cover, seeking to learn rather than confirm, letting the Quran judge us, understanding other viewpoints without compromise, and accepting criteria that could prove us wrong.February 3, 2022

Quran Talk BlogCan An Apple Be Carrion?The four dietary prohibitions in the Quran, read through 6:145, and whether the fourth can cover non-animal foods dedicated to other than God. The Arabic uhilla refers only to invoking a name at the slaughter of an animal, and carrion and running blood can come only from animals, so the whole verse concerns animals. The word for revelation and the phrase any food for any eater make these four the only prohibitions.January 29, 2022

Quran Talk BlogSimple Miraculous BlessingsGratitude for God's blessings that habit has made seem ordinary, drawn from everyday technologies: food delivery, clothing and the long history of cotton and thread, the pencil, and the toaster. Read alongside Quran verses on appreciation, the examples show that the purpose of this world is to test whether we thank God, and that His blessings cannot be counted.January 27, 2022

Quran Talk BlogThe Ark For Our GenerationNoah's ark serves as a parable for accepting Rashad Khalifa as God's messenger for this generation, including his translation and explanations of the Quran, rather than building one's own ark. Drawing on Saul's dwindling troops and Noah's story, the article answers believers who accept only part of his message and call his followers idol worshipers, arguing that following the inspiration God gave him is not blind faith.January 21, 2022

Quran Talk BlogWas Adam a Prophet or Messenger?Adam's status as a prophet (nabi) or messenger (rasool), worked out from the Quran's distinction between the two terms. A prophet receives kitab, the literal words of God, and a messenger delivers them, so every prophet is a messenger. Verses 2:31, 2:33, and 2:37, where Adam is taught the names, informs the angels, and receives words from his Lord, are read as showing he was both.January 14, 2022

Quran Talk BlogUnanswerable QuestionsSuffering and God's justice are explored through two kinds of unanswerable questions: those we lack the knowledge to ask and those whose answers we cannot understand. The article draws on Job in the Quran and the Bible, Moses and his teacher at the meeting of the two seas, and Quranic verses on testing, arguing that hardship serves those who trust God and steadfastly submit.January 13, 2022

Quran Talk BlogIslamic ReformationThe Protestant Reformation serves as a mirror for Islam, comparing Catholic clerical control with Sunni and Shia reliance on scholars, Hadith, and Sunnah. The article traces Dr. Khalifa's work, from the number 19 to the messenger of the covenant, and the Quranist movement that followed. It argues that Quranists fracture over the contact prayer and other rites, while Submitters hold them as practices inherited from Abraham.January 6, 2022

Quran Talk BlogReligious HedonismZealous new believers who embrace the faith and then abandon it within months for something new are read as chasing the dopamine of novelty rather than the message. Drawing on the parable of the sower, studies of pleasure and wanting, and the Quran's image of the rooted tree, the article prescribes deep roots, sincere private devotion, and the peace of genuine submission to God as the cure.December 16, 2021

Quran Talk BlogAbrogationAbrogation and the claim that some Quran verses cancel others, a claim used to reconcile Hadith with the Quran. The article argues that the singular ayah in 2:106 and 16:101 never means a single verse in the Quran but a sign, miracle, proof, or the entire Quran. It concludes that God abrogates miracles, not verses, and that the Quran contains no contradictions.December 15, 2021

Quran Talk BlogSalat During WarThe Quran's allowances for the contact prayer (Salat) in war and insecurity: praying while walking or riding (2:239), shortening the prayer (4:101), and two groups taking turns standing guard behind the prophet (4:102). A word by word reading of the Arabic singular and plural you answers whether the messenger himself prostrated, concluding from warāikum that he did.December 12, 2021

Quran Talk BlogReligion of DisbeliefSeparation of church and state, the article argues, lets disbelievers promote their own ideologies while suppressing mention of God. Drawing on Sura 109 and the meanings of worship as service and religion as judgment, it presents anti-racism, climate alarmism, and wokeism as godless religions. It urges believers to uphold God's word alone and stand firm without fear of blame.December 9, 2021

Quran Talk BlogSalawat and 33:56Verse 33:56 and the common belief that Muslims must send blessings upon the prophet Muhammad, even during the contact prayer. Comparing Arabic roots and related verses, the article reads salawat as help and support owed to the prophet while he lived, which ended with his death. It argues that commemorating him in the Salat contradicts the Quran's command to remember and worship God alone.November 28, 2021

Quran Talk BlogRemembering GodRemembering God, drawing on the neuroscience principle that neurons that fire together wire together, is presented as what keeps our connection with the Creator joined. The article ties the Arabic root of Salat to contact, explains how the devil works to make people unappreciative and forgetful, and shows from the Quran that forgetting God and the Hereafter makes a person forget himself.November 24, 2021

Quran Talk BlogGod’s ProtectionIdol worship, defined as believing anything besides God can harm or benefit us, is presented as the root of all fear and grief, with righteousness as the only true protection. Written in response to COVID-19 fear messaging, it draws on Joseph, Abraham in the fire, and Psalm 91, while cautioning that trust in God does not excuse ignoring His system, such as preparing for war or avoiding self-destruction.November 18, 2021

Quran Talk BlogBasmalah 19 LettersThe Basmalah, the opening verse of the Quran, is written with exactly 19 letters in every manuscript, including an early Birmingham manuscript. That count went undisputed until the discovery of the Quran's mathematical miracle based on 19, after which critics challenged it. The long custom of writing 786, the gematrical value of the Basmalah, serves as evidence that its letters were never in question.November 14, 2021

Quran Talk BlogIs Atheism Dead?Scientific evidence for a Creator, drawn from Eric Metaxas's book Is Atheism Dead?, set beside verses of the Quran. The Big Bang and the perfect solar eclipse come first, then the unique properties of water and visible light that make life possible, fine-tuning, and the failure of abiogenesis research to explain how life began. A chess story frames atheism as a game already lost.November 11, 2021

Quran Talk BlogPoisonous IdeasThe devil's tactic, drawn from the Quran, of selling his followers an ideology and then disowning them before its ruin arrives. The article traces this through Karl Marx, the Satanic Temple's Baphomet and the Church of Satan, then turns to Rob Henderson's idea of luxury beliefs: defunding the police, rejecting marriage, celebrating obesity, denying free will, and San Francisco's drug policies.November 5, 2021

Quran Talk BlogRecalibrationSocial media's harm to teenage girls, shown in leaked Facebook research on Instagram, is treated as a deeper problem of ingratitude toward God rather than something regulation can fix. Drawing on how Amplified Pain Syndrome is cured by recalibration, it urges readers to recalibrate by recounting God's countless blessings. Quran verses on appreciation, the devil's aim to make people unappreciative, and the envy of Qaroon support the argument.October 29, 2021

Quran Talk BlogKind vs. SternBelievers who differ over small points often condemn one another, which the Quran treats as transgression and sectarian idol worship. Kindness within the family of believers is weighed against sternness toward disbelievers, with the Quran's criteria for whom not to befriend and its bans on aggression and compulsion. Abraham's gentle words to his father model pardon, tolerance, and staying within God's limits.October 22, 2021

Quran Talk BlogComplete BookThe Quran's completeness as the sole source of religious law, set against man-made contracts and rule books that never anticipate every case. Drawing on 6:114, 16:89 and 5:101, the article explains why some matters are left out and argues that Hadith and Sunna are incomplete and contradictory, including on whether saying there is no god but God alone earns Paradise.October 15, 2021

Quran Talk BlogThe False ShahadaThe common Muslim declaration of faith adding Muhammad's name is argued to contradict the Quran, set against the Shahada of God, the angels, and the knowledgeable in 3:18. Six reasons follow: the hypocrites' testimony in 63:1, the command to make no distinction among messengers, bearing false witness, Muhammad's death, the religion of Abraham, and being satisfied with God alone.October 6, 2021

Quran Talk BlogHeart and MindThree Classical Arabic words in the Quran, qalb, sadr, and fawd, can mean heart or mind, unlike their typical modern sense. Using verses 7:179, 17:49 to 17:51, and 53:11, the article argues that translating them as mind is more accurate where the verse describes understanding, imagining, or perceiving, while granting that the words do not always mean mind.October 2, 2021

Quran Talk BlogMuhammad Was Not IlliterateMuhammad's literacy, defended against the claim by Muslim scholars that he could not read or write and that this made the Quran his miracle. Drawing on the first revelations, his work as a merchant, and verses on the pen and purified pages, the article argues that he wrote the Quran with his own hand. It shows that ummy means gentile, not illiterate.September 30, 2021

Quran Talk BlogLet go and let GodSubmitting to God and trusting Him fully with the outcome, even when it differs from what we hoped. Moses moves from reluctance before Pharaoh to unwavering trust at the sea, and the article traces Joseph's life from the well to prison to treasurer of Egypt as a steady migration toward absolute submission. It also weighs standing up for our rights against patience and forgiveness, citing 2:286, 17:11, and 42:39 to 43.September 24, 2021

Quran Talk BlogThe False Doctrines of HadithThe Quran alone as the source of religious law, set against Hadith and Sunnah attributed to the prophet. The article answers the claim that Hadith is needed to perform the contact prayer, contrasting traditional ablution with verse 5:6, and rebuts arguments from Muhammad's other inspiration and from majority belief. It calls upholding Hadith idol worship and a test God permitted, citing 6:112 to 6:116 and 39:23 to 39:36.September 16, 2021

Quran Talk BlogIllusion of ControlThe false sense of control people feel over their lives, and why total submission to God's will removes fear and grief. Drawing on airplane turbulence, pregnancy, the news, and Hiroshima, it turns to Joseph, David's dying son, Noah's plea for his son, and Job to show that God's decree is always for the best, even when we cannot understand it.September 9, 2021

Quran Talk BlogImportance of Reverting Back to Original Sources When Studying ScriptureMistranslation of scripture, and why readers should return to the original Arabic and Hebrew. Starting from phonetic borrowings in Farsi and Arabic, the article examines the valley of Baka in Psalms 84, then Quran 38:44, where traditional commentary claims Job beat his wife, and 22:15, often read as urging suicide. Root meanings show Job told to travel and preach, and 22:15 calling for complete dependence on God.September 8, 2021

Quran Talk BlogHadith And Quranic HistoryA response to the claim that Hadith is needed to understand the historical references in the Quran, such as the identity of Abee Lahab in Sura 111. The article argues that the Quran gives everything needed for salvation, that some knowledge is meant for particular people or times, like the Quranic initials decoded in 1974, and that Hadith may serve history but never religious law.September 6, 2021

Quran Talk BlogDavid’s Judgment: A Biblical ViewDavid's judgment between two brothers over their sheep in Sura 38 is read alongside Nathan's parable in 2 Samuel 12, with close attention to the Arabic of verses 38:20 to 38:26. The Quran confirms and supersedes the Bible, yet the Bible can shed light on this story. The lesson is that a wise person applies to himself the same judgment he passes on others, as 2:44 warns.September 2, 2021

Quran Talk Blog3:195 and 4:25: Meaning of Badukum min BadinThe Arabic expression baʿḍukum min baʿḍin appears in 3:195 and 4:25, both times concerning men and women. Comparing related forms in 4:32, 6:65, and 25:20 and the use of the preposition min, the article argues the phrase means you are equal to one another. It also explains why as far as belief is concerned is implied in 4:25.August 31, 2021

Quran Talk BlogMen and Women Equal Yet DistinctMen and women stand equal before God in faith and righteousness, as verses 3:195 and 4:25 show, while the Quran also acknowledges real differences between them. Verse 4:32 forbids coveting the qualities God bestows on each sex, and 20:131 reinforces the point, with a note on the Arabic word azwajan used there to mean counterpart rather than spouse.August 31, 2021

Quran Talk BlogTransformational ExperiencesWeighing pros and cons fails for transformational experiences, since the person after the change values different things than the person before. Using parenthood, Mike Tyson, near death experiences and meditation, the author turns to accepting the Quran, recounts his own transformation through Rashad Khalifa's mathematical miracle, and urges judging the message by the lives of those it changed, including Moses, Abraham and Noah.August 26, 2021

Quran Talk BlogThirstWhy most people, even those we love, stay indifferent or hostile to the Quran's message, drawing on Rumi's saying about thirst and water. Only God guides, opening hearts to those who choose to change, and He sends hardship in measure so people feel their need for Him. Believers are urged to pray for loved ones, set a good example, and answer rejection with patience and gentleness.August 19, 2021

Quran Talk BlogThe Heifer, Murder, and the BibleThe Quran's account of Moses commanding his people to sacrifice a heifer, their repeated questions about her, and the murder victim brought back to life (2:67 to 2:73) set beside two Bible passages. Numbers 19 gives the law of the unblemished red heifer, and Deuteronomy 21 prescribes a heifer's sacrifice when a killed person is found and the killer is unknown.August 14, 2021

Quran Talk BlogSin, Hardship, and GrowthSin and the loss of easy provision are traced through the three Quranic uses of ragadan: Adam and Eve, the Children of Israel at the Promised Land, and the unappreciative community, alongside parallels from Genesis and Leviticus. The article then asks why believers like Joseph, Moses, and Job faced hardship, arguing that struggle strengthens us and that God provides ease after difficulty, even through divorce.August 13, 2021

Quran Talk BlogWho Named Moses?Moses' rescue as an infant, as told in Sura 28, raises the question of who named him, likely Pharaoh's wife who adopted him. The article compares the Bible's account and Egyptian, Hebrew, and Greek meanings of the name, such as a child drawn from water, then links it to God parting the sea. It concludes that only God, who knew his future, could see how fitting the name was.August 7, 2021

Quran Talk BlogKnowledge and DivisionReligious knowledge brings greater responsibility, not greater righteousness, and the Quran shows it often leads its recipients to dispute and split into sects out of jealousy. Drawing on the Children of Israel and 2:62, 6:52, and 42:13, the article warns submitters against labeling those who differ as idol worshipers and urges unity on common ground, since dividing the religion into sects is itself idol worship.August 5, 2021

Quran Talk BlogHuman Space Travel and The QuranThe 2021 Branson and Bezos flights open a Quranic look at whether humans or jinns can reach the outer limits of the universe, citing 55:33 and the guarded seven universes. It argues the jinn companion, freed during sleep as a form of death, may travel beyond physics, and contrasts forbidden routes through sorcery and psychedelics with the Quran's call to meditate at night.July 28, 2021

Quran Talk BlogRecognition of SinRecognizing one's own sins separates a weak believer, whom God will redeem, from a disbeliever destined for Hell. Drawing on 7:46 to 49 and 9:102, the article links the Arabic root shared by the Purgatory (Al A'araf), recognition, and confession. It shows disbelievers confessing only after death, and it presents the Quran as the Statute Book for telling good from evil.July 14, 2021

Quran Talk BlogCriteria For Believing in the HereafterBelief in the Hereafter, a requirement for Paradise, must be proven by actions and tested by God rather than merely claimed. Citing the Quran, the article gives three signs of disbelief: aversion when God alone is mentioned, objection to the Quran alone, and accepting religious law from sources other than God's word. Readers are urged to apply these criteria to themselves, then reflect, repent, and reform.July 2, 2021

Quran Talk BlogInceptionSatan's power of suggestion, the one power God allowed him to test humans, is traced from Derren Brown's illusions through Adam and Eve, the Samarian's golden calf, and Cain's envy of his brother. The article then applies the Overton window to pride month and gender identity, and urges seeking refuge in God from Satan when reading the Quran and throughout the day.June 30, 2021

Quran Talk BlogContrasting PairsThe Quran teaches through contrasting pairs, reading 39:23 as describing a book of compared pairs, and verses such as 35:19 to 35:22 show how light is understood against darkness. Examples include Pharaoh's tower set against his wife's prayer for a home in Paradise, Moses rushing to God while the Samarian led the people to the calf, and Adam repenting while Satan grew arrogant.June 25, 2021

Quran Talk BlogAnimal Miracles from the QuranQuranic accounts of God's messengers and animals are offered as evidence that the Quran is untampered. Jonah's fish is linked to modern whale swallowing cases and the Arabic word for whale, and Solomon's hoopoe to birds that guide humans. Solomon's exchange with the ant is set beside E. O. Wilson's findings on how ants signal danger and identify colonies.June 14, 2021

Quran Talk BlogClaiming Muhammad was the Last Messenger Contradicts the QuranMuhammad was the final prophet (nabi) according to 33:40, but the Quran never calls him the final messenger (rasool). The argument draws on angel messengers, the messenger sent to every community, the assumption of a last messenger after Joseph in 40:34, and the covenant of 3:81. It also cites the smoke prophecy of Sura 44, whose well educated messenger could not be Muhammad.June 13, 2021

Quran Talk BlogSlavery or FreedomFreedom and slavery are weighed through the Children of Israel longing for Egypt, former American slaves, and convicts who prefer prison, framed by the link between the Arabic words for slave and worship. Whatever a person puts before God becomes their god. The article applies this to COVID restrictions and social pressure, urging believers to stand for the truth despite persecution, like the believing Egyptian at Pharaoh's court.June 2, 2021

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