In one of his articles1 Mr. Jochen Katz has pointed out a contradiction in two sets of verses of the Qur’an. According to Mr. Katz, Al-Baqarah 2: 62 and Al-Maaidah 5: 69 contradict with Aal Imraan 3: 85 and Al-Maaidah 5: 72. Al-Baqarah 2: 62 reads as: إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَىٰ وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ […]
Problems Relating to the Story of Noah (pbuh)
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Does Allah Forgive Shirk – Part I
In one of his brief writings, Mr. Jochen Katz has referred to a few verses of the Qur’an, which, in his opinion, when seen together amount to a clear contradiction. The first among the referred verses is as follows (Al-Nisaa 4: 48): إِنَّ اللَّـهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ […]
Is Everything Devoutly Obedient to God?
In one of his articles, Mr. Jochen Katz has pointed out that at one instance, the Qur’an says that everything that exists between the heavens and the earth is devoutly obedient to Allah, while in a number of other verses, the Qur’an itself has contradicted its claim by declaring that Iblis, that is Satan proudly […]
Are Angels Protectors?
In one of his brief writings, Mr. Jochen Katz has stated that the Qur’an at one instance has stated that man has no protector or helper besides Allah, while at another instance it says that angels are protectors of the faithful, which according to him, is an obvious contradiction. Mr. Katz, summarizing his point, writes: […]