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Quran Talk BlogThe Hypocrites Drop Out (22:53 – 22:55)Verses 22:53 to 22:55 show the devil's scheme as a test that exposes those who harbor doubts, while the knowledgeable recognize the truth. Related passages describe hypocrites exposed by hard times, how to deal with them in war and peace, Hadith and Sunna as fabrications by the prophet's enemies, Job's affliction by the devil, and doubters pursuing the multiple meaning verses of the Quran.February 5, 2018

Quran Talk BlogThe System (22:52)A compilation of Quran verses, with footnotes, on God's system of letting the devil interfere with every messenger so people can choose between God's evidence and Satan's lies. It treats Hadith and Sunna as fabrications by the prophets' enemies, the Quran as fully detailed and the ultimate reference, and courtesy among believers, closing with 42:24 on accusations against Rashad and a link to his final 1989 conference speech.February 5, 2018

Quran Talk BlogGod Defends the Believers (22:38)God's promise to defend those who believe, presented through a compilation of Quran verses with headings. The conditions for staying within God's protection follow: observing the contact prayers, giving the obligatory charity, and believing in and respecting God's messengers. The verses also show the consequences of violating God's covenant and the requirements for attaining God's mercy, with emphasis on Zakat.January 29, 2018

Quran Talk BlogSynagogues, Churches, and Masjids (22:39 – 22:48)Verses 22:39 to 22:48 on permission to fight persecution, God's protection of monasteries, churches, synagogues, and masjids, and the fate of communities who rejected their messengers. Cross references address the rules of war, how much influence government should have on religion, and a day of God equaling a thousand years, alongside Dr. Khalifa's Appendix 36 on the traits of a nation that upholds God's laws.January 29, 2018

Quran Talk BlogLivestock Offerings During Pilgrimage (22:33 – 22:37)Animal offerings at the pilgrimage, set out in 22:33 to 22:37, are rites decreed by God for our own good, with His name mentioned over them and the meat eaten and given to the poor. Neither meat nor blood reaches God, only righteousness. Related verses address different rites for each congregation and condemn invented livestock prohibitions, and a reader asks whether the meat must be eaten when much of it is wasted.January 22, 2018

Quran Talk BlogPilgrimage, Like All Duties in Islam, Decreed Through Abraham (22:26 – 22:32)Hajj pilgrimage as a duty decreed through Abraham, the original messenger of Submission, studied through verses 22:26 to 22:32. The Shrine is presented as a source of unity, with the Qiblah change, the command to feed the despondent, the only dietary prohibitions, and the parable of the idol worshiper falling from the sky, alongside the spider allegory and Hebrews 11 on Abraham.January 22, 2018

Quran Talk BlogA Common Occurrence (22:8 – 22:10)Arguing about God without knowledge, guidance, or an enlightening scripture is a common occurrence, drawn from verses 22:8 through 22:10. The article gathers related verses on those who argue against God's revelations, why their apparent success should not impress, how God leads disbelievers on to confirm their sinfulness, and the believer's freedom from fear of injustice.January 19, 2018

Quran Talk BlogFair Weather Friends (22:11 – 22:13)Worshiping God conditionally, as described in 22:11 through 22:13, where a person is content when things go well but turns away in adversity and loses both this life and the Hereafter. Related verses from Suras 29, 30, 89, and 43 show believers who equate persecution with God's retribution, despair in hardship, and gain a devil as companion when they disregard the message.January 19, 2018

Quran Talk BlogGod: The Only Judge ( 22:17 – 22:18)God alone judges among believers, Jews, converts, Christians, Zoroastrians, and idol worshipers on the Day of Resurrection, as verses 22:17 and 22:18 state. Related verses show that everything in the heavens and the earth, including the sun, stars, trees, animals, and angels, prostrates to God and glorifies Him, while many people are committed to doom.January 19, 2018

Quran Talk BlogHappiness Now and Forever (22:15 – 22:16)Happiness in this life and the Hereafter comes from turning completely to God and severing dependence on anyone else, as verses 22:15 and 22:16 teach. Related verses describe those who submit to God and lead a righteous life as God's allies, free of fear and grief, and recall Moses being told to throw down the staff he leaned on.January 19, 2018

Quran Talk BlogHow Terrible is Hell!* (22:19 – 22:22)Hell's torment as described in verses 22:19 to 22:22 of the Quran, where two parties feud regarding their Lord. Those who disbelieve wear clothes of fire, hellish liquid poured over their heads melts their insides and skins, and they are confined in iron pots and forced back whenever they try to escape.January 19, 2018

Quran Talk BlogSura 22: Pilgrimage (Al-Hajj) – (22:00 – 22:4)The opening verses of Sura 22, Pilgrimage, warn people to reverence their Lord before the horrendous quaking of the Hour, when nursing mothers abandon infants and people stagger as if intoxicated. Related verses from Sura 70 describe the guilty offering family as ransom, and 2:268 contrasts the devil's promise of poverty with God's promise of forgiveness. Those who argue about God without knowledge follow the devil to Hell.January 19, 2018

Quran Talk BlogThe Bliss of Heaven (22:23 – 22:25)The reward of Heaven for those who believe and lead a righteous life, as described in verses 22:23 to 22:25, with gardens, gold, pearls, and silk. The passage contrasts this with the painful retribution for those who repulse people from the path of God and the Sacred Masjid. A footnote explains that Heaven and Hell are almost always mentioned together in the Quran, in graphic but symbolic terms.January 19, 2018

Quran Talk BlogWhere Did We Come From? (22:5 – 22:7)Verses 22:5 to 22:7 present human creation from dust, embryonic development, and the revival of dead land as proof that God resurrects the dead. The article asks what the worst age is and links it to limits on human knowledge, notes the number 19 in bones and pregnancy length, and touches on closed minds, Quranic embryology, and order as evidence of design.January 19, 2018

Quran Talk BlogMary and Jesus (21:91)Mary's virginity and the birth of Jesus, presented through Quran verses 21:91 and 19:23. God blew into Mary from His spirit, making her and her son a portent for the whole world, and Mary, giving birth by the trunk of a palm tree, wishes she had died and been forgotten.January 10, 2018

Quran Talk BlogOne God / One Religion (21:92 – 21:95)Verses from the Quran on one God and one religion, gathered around 21:92 to 21:95: all messengers brought the same message to worship God alone, yet people divided into disputing factions. The article covers the invitation to followers of the scripture, the unity of all submitters, and the minimum requirements for salvation: belief in God, belief in the Last Day, and a righteous life.January 10, 2018

Quran Talk BlogThe Day of Resurrection (21:104 – 21:112)Verses 21:104 to 21:112 on the Day of Resurrection, when God folds the heaven like a book and repeats the first creation. Cross references identify the you sent as mercy to the whole world in 21:107 as Rashad, and connect the inheritance of the earth by God's righteous worshipers to a new earth. Verses on the Big Bang and the expanding universe are set beside theories of the universe's end.January 10, 2018

Quran Talk BlogThe End of the World (21:96 – 21:97)Gog and Magog as the final sign before the end of the world, drawing on 21:96 and 18:83 to 18:100 with Dr. Khalifa's notes dating their reappearance to 2270 AD. Zul-Qarnain and his dam are read alongside Daniel 8, Ezekiel 38 and 39, and Revelation 20. The article closes by suggesting parallels between Gog and Magog and future cyber attacks, artificial intelligence, firewalls, and bots.January 10, 2018

Quran Talk BlogThe Hereafter (21:98 – 21:101)Quran verses 21:98 through 21:101 describe the fate of idol worshipers and their idols in the Hereafter. Those who worship idols besides God become fuel for Hell, where they abide forever, sighing and groaning without access to any news, while those who deserve God's rewards are protected from it.January 10, 2018

Quran Talk BlogThe Righteous (21:102 – 21:103)The fate of the righteous on the Day of Judgment, as described in verses 21:102 and 21:103 of the Quran. They will not hear the hissing of Hell, will dwell forever where they have everything they desire, and will feel no worry at the great horror as the angels joyfully receive them on their promised day.January 10, 2018

Quran Talk BlogZachariah and John (21:89 – 21:90)Zachariah's prayer for an heir and God's answer in granting him John, read through 21:89 to 21:90 and 3:38 to 3:41, with a note on the plural tense signaling the angels' participation. Zachariah and Abraham waiting into old age are contrasted with Mary receiving Jesus young, to show that everything happens on God's timing and that believers should accept what God decides.January 10, 2018

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