Author: Abdul Kalam

27. Can all the Christians be called as ‘People of the Book’? It is mentioned in the following verses that Muslims can marry women from the ‘People of the Book’…

26.Misplacement in numbering the verses. In the printed versions of the Quran at present we find a marking at the end of each verse giving it a number. This was…

25. Predictions about Prophet Muhammad. In the following verses (7:157, 48:29, 61:6) of the Quran we find material to suggest that there were predictions about Prophet Muhammad in the earlier…

24. Commandment to slaughter a cow to find out the murderer: We find in verses (starting from 2;67 to 2:73) the details of God’s commandment to ‘People of Israel’ to…

23. Why were they transformed into monkeys? These verses (2:65, 5:60, 7:166) of the Quran convey the message that those who disregarded the order not to go fishing on Saturdays…

22. Was Mount Thor raised? In the following verses (2:63, 2:93, 4:154), it has been said that God undertook a covenant with the people of Israel (2:63, 2:93, 4:154), and…

21. Is God visible to us in this world? The following verses (2:55, 4:153, 6:103, 7:143, 25:21) ascertain no including the prophets had seen God or could ever be seen…

20. Is there a decree to commit suicide? The verse 2:54 says Prophet Musa decreed that people from his community kill themselves, most of the exegesis give a direct meaning…

19. How did Samiri pull out a miracle? The following verses (2:51, 2:54, 2:92, 2:93, 4:153, 7:148, 7:149, 7:152, 20:85-98) talk about a miracle performed by Samiri who lived during…

18. Prophet Musa was not bestowed with any scripture for quite a long time. Prophet Musa was called by Allah to Mount Sinai within thirty days to receive the scripture…