Saul in the Qur’an: the story of Talut
Who is Saul in the Qur’an? The story of Ṭālūt, Israel’s first king, his test at the river and David’s victory over Goliath, beside…
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Explainers and essays on the history, scripture and thought of the Abrahamic traditions. Browse every topic.
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The Kaaba: who built it, and its history
Who built the Kaaba? The Qur’an’s account of Abraham and Ishmael, and the history of the House from the Quraysh to the Umayyads.
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What the Qur’an says about the Torah, Psalms and Gospel
The Tawrah, the Zabur and the Injil: how the Qur’an honours the scriptures given to Moses, David and Jesus, and how it stands as…
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The Gospel of Barnabas: what Muslims should know
The Gospel of Barnabas echoes the Islamic account of Jesus, but its manuscripts and text are late medieval. Why the Qur’an’s account of Jesus…
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Is Allah the God of the Bible?
Is Allah the same God as the God of the Bible? The Arabic word, the Arabic Bible, and the Qur’an’s declaration that the God…
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Ishmael in the Abrahamic traditions
Abraham’s firstborn son in Genesis and the Qur’an: the promise to Ishmael, the Kaaba, and why most Muslim scholars hold that he was the…
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The Messiah in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
What does Messiah mean? Mashiach, Christos and al-Masīḥ: the anointed one in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and the Qur’an’s account of Jesus as Messiah.
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Judaism vs Christianity: answers for Reddit readers
Are Judaism and Christianity the same religion? What divides them, which Bible each reads, and whether Christians keep the law: short, sourced answers.
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The Islamic Dilemma: answers for Reddit readers
Short, sourced answers to the questions people search for about the Islamic Dilemma: Surah 5:46, 5:47, 10:94, and whether the Qur’an or the Bible…
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The Islamic Dilemma: the argument and the answer
If the Gospel is the word of God, Islam is false; if it is not, Islam is still false. The Islamic Dilemma at its…
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Are the Abrahamic religions violent? War and peace in scripture and history
Has religion caused most wars? What the historical record shows, what the scriptures of each tradition command about war and peace, and the verse…
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Food and faith: kosher, halal and the Christian table
Why Jews and Muslims do not eat pork, why most Christians do, and what Mandaeans may not eat: the food laws of the four…