Note: This article was basically written in reply to some comments/criticisms that I received from a brother, on my article: “Understanding the Law of Inheritance of the Qur’an“. It may kindly be noted that in contrast to the general writings on this web site, this article is of a comparatively technical nature and knowledge of […]
The Implication of the Word ‘Kalaalah’
Note: This article was basically written in reply to some comments/criticisms that I received from a brother, on my article: “Understanding the Law of Inheritance of the Qur’an”1. It may kindly be noted that in contrast to the general writings on this web site, this article is of a comparatively technical nature and knowledge of […]
How Merciful is Allah (swt)?
Mr. Jochen Katz has summarized one of his articles1 thus: He has prescribed mercy for himself [6:12], yet he does not guide some, even though he could [6:35, 14:4]. The basic theme of Mr. Katz’s brief article is that at one place, the Qur’an says: He [Allah] has inscribed [prescribed] for himself (the rule of) […]
Garden or Gardens?
Mr. Katz in one of his writings has stated: How many gardens are there in paradise? ONE: 39:73, 41:30 [the Garden], 57:21 [a Garden], 79:41 [the Garden], or MANY: 18:31, 22:23, 35:33, 78:32 [each time: “Gardens”]? The plural “Gardens” has to refer to at least three because if it/they were two, then the Arabic would […]
Where is Allah (swt)?
Mr. Katz in one of his articles has stated that some of the verses of the Qur’an, regarding where Allah is, are mutually contradictory1. The verses of the Qur’an upon which Mr. Katz has based his objection are reproduced below: Al-Hadeed 57:4 reads as: هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى […]
What Was Man Created From?
Mr Katz, in one of his articles has stated that the Qur’an has given contradictory statements regarding the material from which man was created1. He states: What was man created from? A blood clot [96:1-2], water [21:30, 24:45, 25:54], “sounding” (i.e. burned) clay [15:26], dust [3:59, 30:20, 35:11], nothing [19:67] and this is then denied […]
What About a Hadith Regarding the Period of Creation?
The following is a response to a comment by Mr. Jochen Katz on the foregoing article. Mr. Katz, while providing a link to my response on “Quick or Slow Creation?” on his page, writes: A Muslim response which forgets to take into account that the understanding of “yawm” as ordinary week days are not just […]
The Length of God’s Days
One of the objections levied against the Qur’an by Mr. Jochen Katz is: Does Allah’s day equal to 1,000 (Sura 22:47, 32:5) or 50,000 years (Sura 70:4)? Observe how similar 32:5 and 70:4 are worded (in English – I don’t know the Arabic) “ascend unto him in a day the measure whereof is [fifty] thousand […]