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Who Sets the Standard? The Quran’s Own Test for Its Own Arguments
Introduction: The Fairest Possible Reading An article titled “A Framework for Evaluating Quranic Arguments” sets itself a demanding task, and it deserves a demanding reply. The piece is a serious, disciplined attempt to sort good reasoning from bad. It proposes… Continue reading
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Preaching With Wisdom and Kind Enlightenment: How God Commands Us to Deliver His Message
Introduction: Two Commands That Never Collide There is an argument that surfaces every time a submitter opens his mouth to share the message. One person says the messenger must labor over how he speaks — gently, wisely, patiently. Another answers… Continue reading
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The Woman’s Hair: Up to Their Eyebrows in Idolatry — But Worried About the Woman’s Hair
Introduction: The Obsession That Reveals the Heart Of all the questions a person could ask about the path to God, one receives a volume of attention out of all proportion to its weight in scripture: what a woman wears on… Continue reading
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The Two Verses That Don’t Belong: How 9:128-129 Were Added to the Quran
Introduction: The Seam in Plain Sight Open any printed copy of the Quran to the end of the ninth chapter — the chapter of Repentance, called Bara’ah — and count the verses. In the Final Testament, the authorized English translation… Continue reading
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The Four Sacred Months Are Consecutive: Why the Hajj Season Spans Dhul-Hijjah, Muharram, Safar, and Rabi I
Introduction: A Calendar Question That Most People Have Never Asked Almost every Muslim is told from childhood that the four Sacred Months named in chapter 9 of the Quran are Rajab, Dhul-Qadah, Dhul-Hijjah, and Muharram. Three of those are bunched… Continue reading
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