S 38:48 (38) And mention Isma’il and Al-Yasa’ and Dhul Kifl and all are of the best. Mention in the Book S 19:54 (44) And mention Isma’il...

Qurban is a word of non-Arabic origin and may be found in Hebrew. We find it in Mark 7:11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or...

S 61:6 And when Isa son of Maryam said: Banu Isra’il, I am Allah’s messenger to you, confirming what is in front of me of the Torah and as one giving the good news of a messenger coming after me whose name is Ahmad. But when he came to them with the proofs they said: This is obvious magic. The 'when' suggests something that had been written, something that his audience might be familiar with, as in so many other passages that use 'when'. In this passage Isa speaks of a me

S 5:27-32 And read to them the news of the two sons of Adam in truth, when they offered a qurban and it was accepted from one of them ...

Narrated Abu Hurairah: regarding Allah, Most High, saying: "And recite the Qur'an in the early dawn. Verily the recitation of the Qur'an...

The word bid' occurs in two verses. Almaany defines it: "- An unspecified number between 3 and 9 ; some" بضع In English - Translation...

S 12:20 And they bought him at a cheap price, counted dirhams, and they were of the abstemious regarding him. From an Answering Islam...

S 69:32 Then into a chain whose length is 70 cubits insert him. The verse suggests that people would be inserted into a chain. Mufassirun...

In this post we look at a hadith. My translation: Abu Bakr b. Abi Shaybah told us, and Abu Kurayb and Ibn Numayr said, Ibn Fudayl told...

S 6:112 And thus did we make for every prophet an enemy--devils of man and jinn, inspiring one another with the ornament of speech in...

S 16:102 Say: The Holy Spirit has sent it down from your lord in truth to make those who have believed firm and as guidance and good news...

The numbers in brackets are chronological numbers. S 97:4 (25) The angels and the spirit descend therein with their lord’s permission,...

In this post we shall be looking at Zakariyya. Although the historical Zechariah was a priest, did Allah's boss at the time of composing...

S 74:56 And they do not remember except that Allah wills. He is the deserving of taqwa and the deserving of forgiveness. The word ahl can...

S 21:98 You and what you worship instead of Allah are gravel of Jahannam. You are going down to it. Where gravel stands for fuel. See:...

Jabir said, "One of our men had a son and named him al-Qasim. The Ansar said, "We will not give you the kunya of Abu'l-Qasim to make you...

S 3:51 Allah is my lord and your lord so worship him. This is a straight path. The author puts these words into the mouth of Isa. If it...

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Let one of you eat with his right hand and drink with his right hand, and...

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Dajjal (the Antichrist) will be followed by seventy thousand...

Many Muslims will view Christians as mushrikun and even as idolators. If they think that they are then why might they want to marry (or...