Is the Quran or Bible the Word of God? Emails from Muslims to a Christian
Posts in the "Quran" category:
The Presence of God in the Quran, Abdal Hakim Murad
Dr. Timothy Winter (Sheikh Abdal-Hakim Murad) is Britain’s leading Muslim scholar and one of the most well-respected Western theologians in the Muslim World. In this lecture he discusses how Muslims find the presence of God in the Quran. Some of what he shares is disturbing and also clarifies differences with Christianity.
Read the rest of the post...Ravi Zacharias Explains Why the Bible and not the Quran?
Why the Bible and not the Qur’an or some other religious book? A helpful explanation from Ravi Zacharias.
Read the rest of the post...What Most Muslims Don’t Know or Won’t Admit About the Quran
Many Muslims argue that the Bible is unreliable because it has a textual tradition with textual variants. But what most Muslims do not know or will not admit about the Quran is that it also has a textual tradition with variants.
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Usually questions of tahrif focus on the Bible; however, the Quran is guilty of tahrif.
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Bart Ehrman and the Quran Here is a clip of Bart Ehrman a famous – infamous depending on your point of view – critic of the Bible as to why he would not attempt to apply his scholarship toward the Quran: Does the Quran Have a Textual History? The Muslim attitude toward a textual tradition of [...]
Read the rest of the post...Jay Smith – Why did Jesus Die?
Jay Smith discusses the death of Jesus on the cross.
Read the rest of the post...Jay Smith – Could God Become a Man?
Jay Smith discusses whether God could become a man and if God is the “Greatest” then this is a possibility.
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Jay Smith discusses whether God has a “Son”. Learn more about the Quran’s teaching on this topic and the biblical teaching from this leading apologist!
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Muslims honor what Muhammad said about Jesus in the 7th century. However, Muslims do not honor what Jesus taught, or did in the 1st century. This post contains a list of references to Jesus in the Quran.
Read the rest of the post...Stefan Wild: Why Translate the Untranslatable?
Dr. Stefan Wild’s presentation on translating and translations of the Quran. In this lecture Dr. Wild discusses (1) Recitation of the Arabic Quran; (2) What is lost when the Quran is translated; (3) The politics of translating the Quran; and (4) Some of the most frequent mistakes made in translating the Quran.
Read the rest of the post...99 Names of Allah
The 99 Names of Allah are important to Muslim piety because the Quran says, “And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so call on Him by them…” The importance of the 99 Names of Allah provides many opportunities for Christians to talk with Muslims about Allah’s Name and the Name that is above every other name (Philippians 2:9-11).
Read the rest of the post...Monotheism in the Quran
The Quran is about monotheism. There are more than 260 references to monotheism in the Muhsin Khan Interpretation of the Meanings of the Quran. Christianity and Islam are monotheistic. The question is whether trinitarian or unitarian monotheism is true.
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List of 92 references to Jesus in the Quran along with key things about Jesus not found in the Quran. Muslims honor what Muhammad said about Jesus in the 7th century, but Muslims do not honor what Jesus taught, or did in the 1st century.
Read the rest of the post...Stefan Wild:The Language of the Quran
The Language of the Quran, Is Arabic a Sacred Language? The following is a lecture given by Dr. Stefan Wild on the language of the Quran. Dr. Stefan Wild is a leading scholar in in oriental studies, the Quran, and Arabic lexicography. Dr. Wild was Professor of Semitic Languages and Islamic Studies at the University of Bonn from 1977-2002. From 1982-2009 [...]
Read the rest of the post...Stefan Wild: The History of the Quran
The History of the Quran: Why is there no State of the Art? Stefan Wild The following is a lecture given by Dr. Stefan Wild on the history of the Quran. Dr. Stefan Wild is a leading scholar in oriental studies, the Quran, Arabic lexicography, classical and modern Arabic literature. Dr. Stefan Wild is the only modern Western scholar in the [...]
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These are lectures taught by Sheikh Ali Gomaa on chapter 6 (Al-An’am) of the Quran. Ali Gomaa is the Grand Mufti of Egypt; a scholar and jurist who studied and taught for many years at Cairo’s Al-Azhar University – arguably the top Islamic University in the world. As a Christian, I would not be satisfied if Muslims only learned about Christianity from a Muslim. Therefore, I am setting out to learn about Islam from respected Islamic authorities.
Read the rest of the post...What is the Qur’an?
One day, I found myself thinking of organizing a virtual forum where readers and contributors to www.alawan.org would dialogue on the question, “What Is the Qur’an?” or specifically, “What is the Benefit or Relevance of the Qur’an for our Times?”Perhaps such a discussion would yield a convincing answer to that important question.
Read the rest of the post...Jay Smith & Khalil Meek Debate: The Bible or the Qur’an?
Below is a link to a recent Muslim-Christian debate between Jay Smith and Khalil Meek, Which Way America: The Bible or the Qur’an? The topic was the trustworthiness and implications of world views based upon the Christian Bible or the Muslim Qur’an. Jay Smith represented the Christian position. Khalil Meek, an American convert to Islam, spoke represented [...]
Read the rest of the post...Abrogation Part 2
Abrogation “is a term used in Islamic legal exegesis for seemingly contradictory material within or between the twin bases of Islamic holy law: the Qur’an and the Prophetic Sunna.” This topic is frequently misunderstood by western non-speaking, non-Muslims. Therefore, I am learning more about abrogation from Ali Gomaa, the Grand Mufti of Egypt.
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Who better to learn more about the details of abrogation (naskh) than from Ali Gomaa, the Grand Mufti of Egypt?
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