Author Archives: Al-Haqiqa

The question of whether the Bible foretells Muhammad is not a modern polemical invention. It grows from the Qur’an itself, which describes the “unlettered prophet” as one whom the People of the Book find “written with them in the Torah and the Gospel” (Al-Aaraf 7:157). It also presents Jesus announcing, “a messenger to come afterContinue reading “Does the Bible Predict the Coming of Muhammad?”

The Qur’an repeats the same words five times in Jesus’ mouth: “Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him” (Al-Imran 3:51, Al-Maida 5:72, 5:117, Maryam 19:36, Al-Zukhruf 43:64). For many Muslim readers, these verses settle the matter. If Jesus had a Lord, He cannot be Lord. If He told people to worship God,Continue reading ““My Lord and Your Lord” What Jesus Meant”

Introduction It is commonly said among Muslims that Islam “honored women” and elevated their standing after they had “no value” in what is called the Jahiliyyah (Age of Ignorance). Yet a direct examination of a number of hadith texts found in the collections Muslims themselves regard as most authoritative raises serious questions about this claim.Continue reading “The Status of Women in Islam”

Introduction This study examines the institution of “milk al-yamin” (concubinage/slave-ownership, literally “what the right hand possesses”) in Islamic jurisprudence, its qur’anic basis, its definition among Muslim scholars, and the detailed legal rulings that followed from it concerning nakedness (awrah), the gaze, and sexual use, drawing on recognized Islamic sources: works of exegesis, the major hadithContinue reading “Milk Al-Yamin “What the Right Hand Possesses” in Islamic Jurisprudence”

Introduction Early Islamic sources، the hadith collections, the biographical (sira) literature, and the works on the Prophet’s physical characteristics (shamail). record a detailed description of Muhammad’s physical and psychological state while receiving what is held to be revelation. These descriptions, found in recognized Islamic sources rather than in outside, adversarial ones, raise serious questions forContinue reading “Did Revelation Descend Upon Muhammad?”

Introduction It is common to hear the charge, raised by many Muslims, that the Bible portrays the prophets as fallible human beings, whereas Islamic doctrine, on this view, establishes the prophets’ infallibility. It should be noted at the outset that Christian faith does not dispute this point at all, the Bible teaches openly that noContinue reading “Are the Prophets Infallible in the Qur’an?”

Introduction Many Muslims maintain that the Qur’an has been preserved verbatim, free of any addition, omission, or alteration, citing the verse: “Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur’an, and indeed, We will be its guardian” (al-Hijr 15:9). A comparative examination of the printed mushafs (Qur’an editions) in circulation today among Muslims themselves, editionsContinue reading “Differences Among the Qur’anic Reading Traditions”