The word Jahiliyyah occurs some four times in quran. S 3:154 Then he sent down upon you after the grief security--drowsiness covering a...

In this post we shall be looking at magic and magicians. S 2:102  And they followed what the devils read over the dominion of Sulayman....

Before Ramadan became the in thing and obligatory, Ashura was the important fast of Allah's boss. See: Ashura S 2:185 The month of...

Allah supposedly created everything. But what does quran say? S 41:11 Then he ascended to the sky when it was smoke and said to it and to...

The word qarin occurs in some six verses. S 4:38 And those who spend their monies that people may see and do not believe in Allah or the...

Hudhaifa reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be npon him) said: We have been made to excel (other) people in three (things): Our...

There are some who believe that 'alamin refers to men and jinn. Some see it as an Arabic dual, namely of 'alam. But see my post Rabb...

There are Muslims who claim that it was not Jesus who was crucified but Barabbas. Matthew 27 15Now at that feast the governor was wont to...

According to the well-known story, Allah's boss was told to read something. But what was that something? In the Sirah by Ibn Ishaq and...

The qurans have a number of names for hell. 1 The Fire. This is probably the commonest one and it occurs in some 102 verses. 2 Jahannam....

Did the name Yahya arise due to a misreading of the name Yuhanna in Arabic? Early Arabic script was without diacritical points. Today the...

S 2:106 What we abrogate from a verse or cause it to be forgotten we bring better than it or the like of it. Have you not known that...

A number of ahadith state that quran would intercede for a Muslim. Abu Umama said he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say: Recite the Qur'an,...

S 86:5-7 So let man see from what he was created. / He was created from water pouring out. / Coming out from between the backbone and the...

We're told that the phrase salla Allahu 'alayhi wa-sallam (Allah pray for him and salute him) is to be used specifically of Allah's boss....

In this short post we shall be looking at a hadith. Below is my translation: Muhammad b. Bashar told us, Uthman b. Umar told us, Ali b....

Is wudu required after urinating? 2.2 Things which break wudu' 2.2a. Excreta which oblige wudu' You have to do wudu' after urinating or...

S 2:102 And they followed what the devils read over the dominion of Sulayman. And Sulayman did not disbelieve but the devils disbelieved,...

S 3:45 When the angels said: Maryam, Allah gives you good news of a word from him. His name is The Messiah Isa Son Of Maryam, a dignitary...

According to quran, one of Yusuf's prison buddies was to be crucified. But where did this idea come from? S 12:41 My two prison...