Category Archives: Quran

Waraqa ibn Naufal and the Christian Polemics

Asif Iqbal In an article of his, Jochen Katz has made much of the narratives about Waraqa ibn Naufal, and has conjectured on his alleged influence on Prophet Muhammad’s(P) religious thought. Following is a representative extract of his said article: ……Read More

P. Michaelides no 32

Asif Iqbal The following[*] is a detailed examination of a very early Qur’anic papyrus. Please note the conclusion of the investigator at the end of this article, according to which this papyrus belongs to the first century of the Hijra ……Read More

Early Preservation & Transmission of the Qur'an

Asif Iqbal The following shows the text of the first Sura’ of the Qur’an inscribed on the shoulder blade of a camel, preserved in the Princeton University Library. We know that the first steps for the preservation of the Qur’an ……Read More

Response To Claims Made Against The Eloquence of the Qur'an

This article was written to examine the language of the Qur’?n and the circumstances surrounding it, in reference to its supernatural eloquence. We will also at the same time scrutinize a posting by a Christian apologist, Pete Nash, or otherwise known as Kip Rider, which attacks the eloquence claim of the Qur’?n and see whether it stands up to the examination….Read More

Qur'anic Commentary on Sura' Al-Ikhlas (112)

The secret about Sura’ Al-Ikhlas is more than can meet the shallow thoughts of atheists and critics of Islam. This very short chapter contains in it the summary of many concepts that are to lead people to The One True God and to refute the misguided notions about God.
Although the Sura’ is very short, yet it re-stated the Original True Message of God that was sent to all His prophets from the beginning of creation and to correct the misguidance that built-up with time….Read More

Qur'anic Commentary on Sura' Az-Zukhruf (43): 63-64

The following is the reproduction of the translation of Qur’an 43:63-64 with the accompanying footnotes to the amazing consistency and parallelism with the Message which Jesus (P) had consistently preached as found in the current gospels. It is often the common missionary argument is that since the Qur’an is often found to “contradict” the Bible, it therefore follows that the Qur’an is wrong….Read More