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Quran Talk BlogHuman-made Dietary Prohibitions (10:59 – 10:60)Dietary prohibitions invented by people and attributed to God, set against the Quran's verses on lawful provisions. God prohibits only four foods: dead animals, blood, the meat of pigs, and food dedicated to other than God. The article ties this to Satan's push toward extremes, such as adding prohibitions, extra ablution steps, or more contact prayers than the five God decreed.August 29, 2016

Quran Talk BlogHumans Freely Choose Their Paths (10:43 – 10:48)Verses 10:43 to 10:48 frame human freedom of choice: God never wrongs people, who wrong their own souls, and each community receives a messenger before judgment. Related verses cover God diverting the arrogant, the responsibility accepted in 33:72, and patience for God's messenger of the covenant. It asks whether global communication raises believers' responsibility and why the first generations dominate High Heaven.August 29, 2016

Quran Talk BlogJoy for the Believers (10:58)God's grace and mercy as the true source of joy for believers, far better than any wealth they can accumulate. Verses from the Quran contrast worldly riches with God's recompense for those who believe, lead a righteous life, and remain steadfast, and present wisdom as a great bounty He bestows on whomever He chooses.August 29, 2016

Quran Talk BlogKnowing God (10:61)God witnesses every situation, every recitation of the Quran, and every deed, with nothing as small as an atom or smaller outside His control or His profound record. Verse 10:61 is presented alongside Dr. Rashad Khalifa's Friday sermon, God is doing everything Part I, as a reflection on knowing God.August 29, 2016

Quran Talk BlogThe Messenger Possesses No Power (10:49 – 10:53)Verses 10:49 through 10:53 declare that the messenger has no power to harm or benefit himself, that only what God wills takes place, and that each community has a predetermined life span. The transgressors who challenge the retribution to come are answered, and 7:188 is set alongside to show that messengers are only warners who do not know the future.August 29, 2016

Quran Talk BlogWhat Price Faith (10:54 – 10:57)No ransom, even all the wealth of the earth, can buy escape from retribution on the Day of Judgment, a theme traced through 10:54 to 10:57 and related verses. Remorse over following the wrong friend instead of God's Messenger of the Covenant, the value of keeping company with sincere worshipers, and the Quran as healing and mercy for the believers follow.August 29, 2016

Quran Talk BlogHeaven and Hell are Eternal (10:26 – 10:27)Verses 10:26 and 10:27 teach that both Heaven and Hell are eternal, with the righteous and the sinful each abiding forever. The righteous receive a reward multiplied manifold, while sinners are requited only for the equivalent of their sins, as 6:160 affirms. Humiliation and shame, the faces of the disbelievers on the Day of Judgment, are drawn from Sura 88.August 28, 2016

Quran Talk BlogIdols Disown Their Worshipers (10:28 – 10:33)Verses 10:28 through 10:33 describe the Day of Resurrection, when idols disown those who worshiped them, read alongside Jesus denying he ever told people to idolize him and his mother. Verses 23:84 to 89 contrast true belief with lip service, warning that most believers nullify their belief by idolizing prophets and saints. The Quran is presented as absolute truth, and belief or disbelief as our own choice.August 28, 2016

Quran Talk BlogOnly God Can Author the Quran (10:37 – 10:42)Verses 10:37 to 10:42 declare that only God could author the Quran, challenge doubters to produce one sura like it, and note that many reject it without studying it. The article asks how to examine the Quran as 10:39 urges, answering that readers should study both its mathematical structure and the arguments of its words, following 39:18 on examining all words and following the best.August 28, 2016

Quran Talk BlogReflect on Your Idols (10:34 – 10:36)Quran verses 10:34 through 10:36 challenge idol worshipers to name any idol that initiates and repeats creation or guides to the truth, and warn that conjecture is no substitute for the truth. The passage is paired with Isaiah 44:9 to 23, which mocks the craftsman who burns half a block of wood for fuel and bows down to the rest.August 28, 2016

Quran Talk BlogEvery Letter Calculated and Divinely Designed (10:15 – 10:20)Verses 10:15 through 10:20 and the demand to bring a different Quran or change it, read alongside the Quran's mathematical code: This Quran appears 57 times, 19×3, and Becca is spelled to fit the count of M. Related verses address claims of fabrication, the challenge to imitate the Quran, distortion of scripture, and how jealousy split one congregation while God's predetermined word delays judgment.August 15, 2016

Quran Talk BlogLessons from the Past (10:13)Past generations that God annihilated when they transgressed and rejected their messengers' clear proofs serve as a lesson for later people, drawn from verses in Suras 10, 11, and 6. The idols they invoked beside God could not save them, and they wronged their own souls. The lesson points to the Day of Judgment, when the miserable abide in Hell and the fortunate in Paradise.August 15, 2016

Quran Talk BlogMiracle of the Quran to be Unveiled After Muhammad (10:20)Verse 10:20 and its footnote explain why the Quran's mathematical miracle was predestined to be unveiled 14 centuries after Muhammad, a miracle designed for the computer age. Had Muhammad received it, traditional Muslims already idolizing him beside God might have worshiped him as God incarnate. Verses show that Muhammad had no miracle and that the Quran itself is the miracle.August 15, 2016

Quran Talk BlogNow it is Your Turn (10:14)God compensates the oppressed by making them leaders and inheritors of the earth, as He did with the Children of Israel after Pharaoh, Hãmãn, and their troops. Drawing on 10:14 and 28:5 to 28:6, the article reminds believers that inheriting the earth is a test of how they will do once their own turn comes.August 15, 2016

Quran Talk BlogRebellious Humans (10:21 – 10:25)Humans who sincerely implore God alone in adversity, then forget Him and scheme against His revelations once saved, are the focus of verses 10:21 to 10:25. Related verses on such fair weather devotion follow, along with the Quran's analogy of worldly life as plants that flourish and then vanish, and a footnote on the end of the world coming by night or day.August 15, 2016

Quran Talk BlogGod Guides the Believers (10:9 – 10:12)Verses 10:9 through 10:12 teach that God guides those who choose to believe and lead a righteous life, with 17:84, 46:19, 6:132 and 21:90 showing that everyone attains a rank according to belief and works. The article reflects on people who demand provisions but would not want retribution hastened, and links videos on confirmation bias alongside 10:12 on transgressors whose works are adorned in their eyes.August 14, 2016

Quran Talk BlogPreoccupation With This World (10:7 – 10:8)Verses 10:7 and 10:8 warn that those preoccupied with this worldly life, content with it and heedless of God's proofs, incur Hell. The article asks how a submitter's contentment differs from theirs, and whether contentment is possible without God. It answers that worldly contentment comes from ignorance, like a well fed turkey unaware that Thanksgiving is near.August 14, 2016

Quran Talk BlogSura 10, Jonah (Younus)A verse by verse study of Sura 10, Jonah, opening with the initials A.L.R. as proofs of the Quran's mathematical code and the double meaning of ayat as proof and verse. It asks whom 10:2 refers to, what peace would follow from fully grasping that God controls all matters, and what specific purpose God had in creation, answering from related verses on worshiping God alone and redemption.August 14, 2016

Quran Talk BlogA Historical Crime Unveiled: Tampering With the Word of God.* God Provides Irrefutable Evidence (9:127)Sura 9 is the only sura without the Basmalah, and verse 9:127 together with its footnote explains why. The absence foretells that idol worshipers would add two false verses, 9:128 and 9:129, and shows God's mathematical code guarding the Quran against alteration. The word God occurs 1273 times (19×67) through the end of Sura 9, a count that vanishes if the false verses are included.August 7, 2016

Quran Talk BlogDo Not Abandon the Messenger (9:118 – 9:121)Verses 9:118 to 9:121 on the three who stayed behind and the duty not to abandon the messenger of God frame questions about who the three were and what it means that God redeemed them that they may repent. Repentance is a blessing from God, there is no escape except to Him, and every effort in His cause, however small, is credited. Striving today draws on 94:5 to 94:8.August 7, 2016

Quran Talk BlogThe Disbelieves (9:123)Verse 9:123 of the Quran commands the believers to fight the disbelievers who attack them and to let those attackers find them stern. The verse closes by reminding the believers that God is with the righteous, which places the command in the setting of defense against aggression.August 7, 2016

Quran Talk BlogThe Hypocrites (9:124 – 9:126)Verses 9:124 through 9:126 describe how each revealed sura strengthens the faith of believers, who rejoice in revelation, while adding unholiness to those who harbor doubts until they die as disbelievers. The passage also notes that hypocrites face exacting trials once or twice every year yet fail to repent or take heed.August 7, 2016

Quran Talk BlogThe Importance of Religious Education (9:122)Verse 9:122, which tells the believers that a few from each group should devote their time to studying the religion and pass that knowledge on to their people, is the starting point. The article asks whether the command applies only to the time of the messenger and argues that religious education aims at understanding universal morality, alongside talks on whether money should buy everything and on teaching values in schools.August 7, 2016

Quran Talk BlogThe Believers (9:112)Verse 9:112 of the Quran lists the qualities of the believers: repenting, worshiping, praising, meditating, bowing and prostrating, advocating righteousness, forbidding evil, and keeping God's laws. The verse closes with God's command to give good news to such believers.July 24, 2016

Quran Talk BlogThe Most Profitable Investment (9:111)Verse 9:111, where God buys the believers' lives and money in exchange for Paradise, is read against those who abuse it to justify violence. The article pairs it with 61:10 to 13 on the best deal, 3:154 on death being destined, and the rules of war in 2:190 to 193, arguing that the Quran upholds the non-aggression principle and permits fighting only against aggressors.July 24, 2016

Quran Talk BlogYou Shall Disown God’s Enemies Abraham Disowned His Father (9:113 – 9:117)Disowning God's enemies is explored through 9:113 to 9:117 and Abraham's renouncing of his father, weighed against the command to honor and treat parents amicably in 31:14 and 31:15. Further questions cover judging who is an idol worshiper in friendship and marriage, whether a mistake equals a sin, how God warns people before sending them astray, and hardship versus adversity.July 24, 2016

Quran Talk BlogDo Not Pray in Those Masjids (9:108 – 9:110)Quran 9:108 to 9:110 forbids praying in a masjid not founded on righteousness and contrasts building on reverence for God with building on a crumbling cliff. The article asks whether a masjid can change its way and why the verses speak of a physical structure. It draws on research linking addiction to social environment, the parable of the wise and foolish builders, and a story about a dishonest house builder.July 11, 2016

Quran Talk BlogHard Times Serve to Expose the Hypocrites (9:94 – 9:96)Verses 9:94 to 9:96 describe hypocrites who swear oaths and apologize to the messenger after battle, and God refuses to pardon them. The article contrasts their oaths with the serious matters believers swear about, then asks whether easy times expose hypocrites too. It answers with 29:10 to 29:13 on fair weather friends and 17:67 to 17:69 on those who turn to God only in danger.July 11, 2016

Quran Talk BlogMasjids that Oppose God and His Messenger (9:107)Verse 9:107 and its footnote describe masjids that serve idol worship, divide believers, and comfort those who oppose God and His messenger, such as by adding the names of Abraham, Muhammad, or Ali to the Azan and the contact prayers. The article asks how a masjid gives such comfort and points to a 60 Minutes report on Saudi Arabia financing the 9/11 attacks.July 11, 2016

Quran Talk BlogRetribution Doubled for the Hypocrites (9:101 – 9:106)Verses 9:101 through 9:106 on hypocrites who receive double retribution, those who confess mixed deeds, and charity that purifies. Being accustomed to hypocrisy is compared to the people of Lot, with bribery in Islamic societies as an example. Questions taken up include whether hypocrites know they are hypocrites, what causes hypocrisy, what taking from their money means in 9:103, and who the others awaiting GOD's decision are.July 11, 2016

Quran Talk BlogThe Arabs (9:97 – 9:100)Verses 9:97 through 9:100 describe the Arabs as the worst in disbelief and hypocrisy, contrast those who resent spending in the cause of God with believers who spend to draw nearer to Him, and praise the early immigrants and their supporters. Links follow to videos on Saudi Arabia's history and abuses and on corruption in Arab countries.July 11, 2016

Quran Talk BlogSatan’s Most Effective Bait: The Myth of Intercession (9:80 – 9:84)Verses 9:80 through 9:84 serve to refute the belief in intercession, noting that Muhammad could not save his own kin, nor Abraham his father, nor Noah his son. The article distinguishes intercession from asking God's forgiveness, which leaves the decision entirely to God, and cites Jesus' words on the Day of Resurrection. It closes with a note on the funeral prayer.July 4, 2016

Quran Talk BlogTrue Believers are Eager to Strive (9:88 – 9:93)Verses 9:88 through 9:93 contrast believers who eagerly strive with their money and lives against those who invent excuses to stay behind, while excusing the weak, the ill, and the poor who remain devoted to God. The article asks how to tell whether we are sedentary, citing verses on racing toward righteous works, and points to Quranic study groups through 18:28 along with videos on overcoming excuses.July 4, 2016

Quran Talk BlogWorldly Materials Are Nil (9:85 – 9:87)Quran 9:85 through 9:87 warns believers not to be impressed by the money and children of disbelievers, which God makes sources of misery for them, and describes those who stay behind when called to strive with His messenger until their hearts are sealed. The verses are paired with videos on an extravagant Arab billionaire sheikh's lifestyle and on happiness and money.July 4, 2016

Quran Talk BlogYou Shall Be Stern With the Disbelievers (9:73 – 9:79)Verses 9:73 to 9:79 on striving against the disbelievers and hypocrites, with stern defined as action so firm it cannot be opposed. The study shows how God lets people confirm what is already in their hearts, plaguing promise breakers with hypocrisy, and notes that people rarely keep up their charity as wealth grows. It asks why anyone would criticize believers for giving too much or too little.July 4, 2016

Quran Talk BlogDistribution System for Charities (9:60 – 9:62)Verses 9:60 to 9:62 list the recipients of charity, with notes on why a comma matters in 9:60, why new converts receive support, and who the traveling alien is. Zakat as given in 2:215 and Appendix 15 is set apart from general charity. The study also covers why the prophet's listening is a mercy and how hypocrites swear to gain credibility.June 27, 2016

Quran Talk BlogGod’s System Does Not Change (9:69)Verse 9:69 of the Quran warns that people today, like stronger and wealthier generations before them, become preoccupied with money, children, and material possessions. Such heedlessness nullifies their works in this world and in the Hereafter, showing that God's system does not change. The article pairs the verse with a video on choosing God before possessions.June 27, 2016

Quran Talk BlogRetribution for Opposing God and His Messenger (9:63)Opposing God and His messenger, which 9:63 says incurs Hell forever, is explained through dictionary definitions and a chain of Quranic verses. Topics include refusing to befriend opponents, Abraham's monotheism, no distinction among God's messengers, repentance with the contact prayer and charity, and which unbelievers one may befriend. Dr. Khalifa's introduction closes it, on unity among all believers devoted to God alone.June 27, 2016

Quran Talk BlogThe Hypocrites (9:64 – 9:68)Hypocrites in Quran 9:64 through 9:68 fear a sura that exposes what is in their hearts, excuse their mockery of God and His messenger as kidding, and are promised Hell. The article explains that hypocrites believe they have found a loophole in God's religion. It sets these verses beside 2:8 through 2:16, where hypocrites claim belief while deceiving only themselves.June 27, 2016

Quran Talk BlogThe Losers (9:70)Verse 9:70 asks whether people have learned from the fate of earlier generations who rejected their messengers. Drawing on the heifer story of 2:67 to 71, where Moses' people kept demanding details before obeying, the article argues that people tend to complicate God's religion. It also links talks by Joseph Tainter on the collapse of complex civilizations.June 27, 2016

Quran Talk BlogThe Winners (9:71 – 9:72)Verses 9:71 and 9:72 describe the believing men and women as allies who advocate righteousness, observe the contact prayers, give the obligatory charity, and obey God and His messenger. The article asks what God's approval is and whether it comes in this life or the next, drawing on 3:173 and 3:174, where believers who trust God attain His approval and no harm touches them.June 27, 2016

Quran Talk BlogApparent Worldly Success (9:55 – 9:59)Verses 9:55 through 9:59 of the Quran warn believers not to be impressed by the money and children of hypocrites, which God turns into sources of retribution in this life. The passage describes divisive people who criticize the distribution of charities and urges contentment with what God provides. A linked talk by Petrea King asks whether the pursuit of happiness is making us miserable.June 20, 2016

Quran Talk BlogThe Contact Prayer Existed Before Muhammad (9:54)Verse 9:54 and its footnote serve as proof that the Contact Prayers (Salat) existed before the Quran and were handed down from Abraham, citing 21:73. The footnote answers those who challenge the Quran's completeness by asking where the details of the Contact Prayers appear in it. A link to a recording of the Jewish Amida prayer, translated and transliterated, accompanies the verse.June 20, 2016

Quran Talk BlogThe Sedentary (9:42 – 9:53)Verses 9:42 to 9:53 on those who make excuses to stay behind from striving in the cause of God, and whether their predicament applies today outside of war. The discussion turns to the predetermined moment of death (3:154), the ego as the root of hidden evil, and its link to the freedom of choice humans accepted (33:72).June 20, 2016

Quran Talk Blog“Submission” Destined to Prevail (9:33)Verse 9:33 promises that God's messenger brings the guidance and the religion of truth, and that God will make it dominate all religions in spite of the idol worshipers. A footnote on 9:36 notes that the word month occurs in the Quran 12 times and the word day 365 times.June 13, 2016

Quran Talk BlogAltering the Sacred Months (9:37 – 9:39)The Sacred Months of 9:37 are Zul-Hijjah, Muharram, Safar, and Rabi I, not the four months the Muslim world observes, and altering them is a sign of excessive disbelief. Verses 9:2 and 9:5 show the four months are consecutive, and the name Rabi points to the fourth sacred month. Other translations of 9:37 are compared and shown to mistranslate the verse.June 13, 2016

Quran Talk BlogBeware of Professional Religionists (9:34 – 9:35)Verses 9:34 and 9:35 warn against religious leaders and preachers who take people's money illicitly and hoard gold and silver, illustrated with a segment on televangelists. The article reconciles this warning with 4:59 and 4:83 on obeying those in charge, and stresses through 17:36 that each person is responsible for verifying information and for their own salvation.June 13, 2016

Quran Talk BlogBlasphemies (9:30)Verse 9:30 of the Quran, which calls the claims that Ezra and Jesus are sons of God blasphemies matching those of earlier disbelievers. Short notes and links on Ezra and the biblical book of Ezra accompany the verse, along with the observation that such claims show a human tendency to humanize God.June 13, 2016

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