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Explaining Islam in Light of the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ‎)

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One Creator or Many?

April 23, 2001

In one of his articles1 Mr. Jochen Katz has pointed out a contradiction in Al-Mu’minoon 23: 14, Al-Saaffaat 37: 125 and Al-Zumar 39: 62. In the first two verses, the Qur’an has used the phrase ‘the best of creators’, which, according to Mr. Katz, obviously implies the existence of other creators as well, while in […]

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Could Allah (swt) Have a Son?

April 10, 2001

In one of his articles1 Mr. Jochen Katz has pointed out a contradiction in Al-Zumar 39: 4 and Al-An`aam 6: 101. Al-Zumar 39: 4 reads as: لَّوْ أَرَ‌ادَ اللَّـهُ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا لَّاصْطَفَىٰ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ ۚ سُبْحَانَهُ ۖ هُوَ اللَّـهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ‌ Had God wanted to take a son, He would have selected […]

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Who is the Father of Jesus (pbuh)?

February 13, 2001

In one of his articles1 Mr. Jochen Katz writes: Is Jesus the son of Allah? The Qur’an says no. Yet it is also entirely consistent with the Qur’an to consider Allah the Father of Jesus for the following reasons: Allah caused Mary to become pregnant with Jesus; Allah determined some of the physical characteristics of […]

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Jinn & Men Created for Worship or for Hell?

February 2, 2001

In one of his articles1 Mr. Jochen Katz has pointed out a contradiction in Al-Zaariyaat 51: 56 and Al-Aa`raaf 7: 179. Al-Zaariyaat 51: 56 reads as: وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ I have not created Jinn and men but for worshipping Me. While, Al-Aa`raaf 7: 179 reads as: وَلَقَدْ ذَرَ‌أْنَا لِجَهَنَّمَ كَثِيرً‌ا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ […]

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The Position of Jesus (pbuh) in the Hereafter

February 1, 2001

In one of his articles1 Mr. Jochen Katz has raised a question regarding the position of Jesus (pbuh), according to the Qur’an, in the hereafter. Mr. Katz, in his introduction to the article, writes: Jesus is raised to Allah, [Surah 4:158], near stationed with him [Surah 3:45], worshiped by millions of Christians, yet Surah 21:98 […]

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When did Pharaoh Command the Killing of the Sons?

January 1, 2001

In one of his articles1 Mr. Jochen Katz has pointed out a contradiction in Ghaafir 40: 23 — 25 and Ta Ha 20: 38 — 39. Mr. Katz writes that according to Ghaafir 40: 23 — 25, Pharaoh is reported to have ordered the killing of the sons of the Hebrews after Moses approached him […]

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Was Pharaoh Drowned or Saved?

December 30, 2000

In one of his articles1 Mr. Jochen Katz has pointed out a contradiction in Yunus 10: 92 and Al-Qasas 28: 40, Al-Israa 17: 103 and Al-Zukhruf 43: 55. According to Mr. Katz: In Sura 10:92, Allah speaks to Pharaoh who ferociously chased the Children of Israel, “But this day We save you in your body, […]

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Will Christians Enter Paradise or Go to Hell?

December 24, 2000

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 […]

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What is the Punishment for Adultery?

December 23, 2000

In one of the criticisms1 posted at ‘Answering Islam’, the author has pointed out a contradiction in Al-Nisaa 4: 15 — 16 and Al-Noor 24: 2. Al-Nisaa 4: 15 — 16 read as: وَاللَّاتِي يَأْتِينَ الْفَاحِشَةَ مِن نِّسَائِكُمْ فَاسْتَشْهِدُوا عَلَيْهِنَّ أَرْ‌بَعَةً مِّنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن شَهِدُوا فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ فِي الْبُيُوتِ حَتَّىٰ يَتَوَفَّاهُنَّ الْمَوْتُ أَوْ يَجْعَلَ اللَّـهُ لَهُنَّ […]

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Directives of the Shari’ah Regarding Edibles

October 2, 2000

The Basic Principle The basic underlying purpose and direction of all the directives of the Islamic Shari`ah1 is the purification and cleansing of the human mind, body and soul. It is with this basic stress in its general directives that the Shari`ah also requires man to keep in perspective the criterion of the ‘good’ and […]

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