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Further Exchange on ‘What was Ayesha’s Age?’

June 3, 1998

Question I would like to see your response to the following, which is relevant to Ayesha‘s age question of your site. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/5603/Ayeshah.html An Intermediate Response I have read the referred article. I really do not think that it needs any response from my side, as it relies on the very sources that I have presented […]

Filed Under: Discussions, Personalities, Sources of Islam

Mr. Jochen Katz’ Comment on the Explanation of the Law of Inheritance of the Qur’an

March 19, 1998

Question I bought a couple of books on Muslim fiqh and have looked in more detail into them and into your response to my inheritance share contradiction article. I am amazed to find that you do propose a lot of “methods” which have no resemblence of what any of the Sunni or the Shia legists […]

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A Further Exchange on ‘Some Verses of Aal Imraan’

November 6, 1997

Question First to the clarification of my question about Zacharias’ surprise! To begin with it is a very simple question. The question is that first Zacharias prays for upright descendants and then asks God that how can I have a child when I am old and my wife is barren (facts I presume known to […]

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A Further Exchange on ‘Some Verses of Aal Imraan’

November 5, 1997

Question Interestingly you have made no mention of the verses 3: 38-40. So I am quoting them again with some doubts that you may not have received them altogether. Verses  3:38-40 Thereupon Zacharias prayed to his Lord, saying: ‘Lord, grant me of Your own grace upright descendants. You hear all prayers.’ And as he stood […]

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A Further Clarification of the Verses on Fasting…

November 1, 1997

Question Here is the translation by NJD (N.J. Dawood) for the verses 186 and 187 of the second Surah: If My servants question you about Me, tell them that I am near, I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he calls to Me; therefore let them answer My call and put their trust in […]

Filed Under: Discussions, Sources of Islam, Worship and Fasting

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