In two separate articles12, Mr. Katz has pointed out a few contradictions in the Qur’anic narrative of the story of Noah (pbuh). Mr. Katz’s objections are based on Al-Anbiaa 21: 76, Hu’d 11: 27, 38, 40, 42 – 43, 45, 46 Al-Aa`raaf 7: 64, Al-Tehreem 66: 10, Al-Saaffaat 37: 77 and Al-Qamar 54: 9. In […]
Basic Articles of Islamic Faith – Tawheed
Allah is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth (Al-Noor) The first and the most important Islamic belief is the belief in the oneness of God. It is important to note here that Islam does not merely require us to believe in a god, on the contrary, it requires us to hold the belief […]
Principles of Islamic Ethics – An Introduction
What is Ethics? Ethics has been defined as: The normative science of the conduct of human beings living in societies – a science which judges this conduct to be right or wrong, to be good or bad or in some similar way. (William Lillie, An Introduction to Ethics, 3rd edition, Methuen & Co. LTD., 1971, […]
The Three Contradictions in Al-Baqarah 2: 97 & Al-Nah’l 16: 101 – 103
In one of his articles, Mr. Jochen Katz has pointed out not just one but three contradictions in two sets of verses of the Qur’an. Al-Baqarah 2: 97 reads as: قُلْ مَن كَانَ عَدُوًّا لِّجِبْرِيلَ فَإِنَّهُ نَزَّلَهُ عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ بِإِذْنِ اللَّـهِ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَهُدًى وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ Say (O Prophet): ‘Whoever is an enemy […]
Riba (Interest) & Inflation
The Supreme Court of Pakistan, in determining the applications and implications of the term “Riba” asked for assistance of religious scholars and other interested people of the country. For this purpose, answers to ten questions were sought. The sixth among these questions was: It is evident that the value of the paper-currency has a trend […]
Can Slander of Chaste Women be Forgiven?
In one of his articles, Mr. Jochen Katz has pointed out a contradiction in two verses of the Qur’an. Mr. Katz writes: Those who slander chaste women are cursed forever1 [in this life and the Hereafter] according to Sura 24:23. However, according to another verse of the Qur’an, the slanderer may be forgiven. Mr. Katz […]
Moses & the Injeel – A Case of Incorrect Reference in the Qur’an?
In one of his articles Mr. Jochen Katz has pointed out an inconsistency in Al-Aa`raaf 7: 157. The exact objection raised by Mr. Katz on this verse is: Many verses in the Qur’an make clear that the Injil is given to Jesus who was born several hundred years [about 1,400] after Moses. But in Sura […]
Can Angels Disobey?
In one of his articles, Mr. Katz has pointed out a contradiction in two verses of the Qur’an. According to one of these verses (Al-Nahl 16: 49 – 50), the Qur’an says that the angels are not arrogant and they do what God commands them to. While according to the second of these verses (Al-Baqarah […]
Mr. Jochen Katz’ Comment on the Explanation of the Law of Inheritance Posted on his Website
Mr Jochen Katz has given links to Muslim responses to his criticism on the law of inheritance of the Qur’an, on the same page on which his criticism can be seen. Below these links, Mr. Katz has given a general comment for all these Muslim responses, which, incidentally, include my response to his criticism as […]
Was Jonah (pbuh) Cast on the Desert Shore or Not?
In one of his writings, Mr. Jochen Katz has pointed out a discrepancy in two narratives of the Qur’an (relating to the same event) which amounts to a contradiction in the Qur’an. The narrative relates to the incident of Jonah (pbuh), when he was swallowed by the fish. A summary of the said discrepancy is […]
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