Quran
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The Shape of the Earth: How 39:5 and 79:30 Together Describe an Oblate Spheroid
Introduction: The Verse They Always Forget Few debates in Quranic interpretation generate as much heat and as little light as the argument over the word “dahaha” in verse 79:30. Critics from every direction — Sunni traditionalists, ex-Muslim polemicists, secular linguists,… Continue reading
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The Five Prayers Stand: An Arabic-Grammar Demolition of the 3-Prayer, 2-Prayer, and No-Prayer Claims
Introduction: The Anti-Prayer Syndrome and Why It Fails Its Own Test A predictable syndrome has taken hold among a subset of self-identified Quranists: having rejected the fabricated narrations of the traditionalists, they keep cutting, and they do not stop until… Continue reading
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What Makes You, You? The Ship of Theseus and the Quran’s Answer to Identity
The Ancient Question: What Makes You, You? It is the question that haunts every human being at some point in their life. A child looks in the mirror and wonders who is looking back. A teenager struggles to define themselves… Continue reading
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What Is a Masjid? The Quran Defines It — With Bricks, Foundations, and Walls
Introduction: When Words Lose Their Meaning, Laws Lose Their Force What is a masjid? For any reader of the Quran, the answer should be self-evident. A masjid is a defined, physical place of worship — a building established for the… Continue reading
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The Quran as Physical Manuscript: Why Isnad Is Irrelevant
Introduction: The Cave Quran Scenario Imagine that tomorrow, archaeologists exploring a sealed cave in the Arabian Peninsula unearth a complete Quran manuscript. The parchment is sent to Oxford University’s Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit — the same world-class facility that dated the… Continue reading
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