Quranic Verses and Modern Values: A Critical Examination
Certain Quranic verses prescribe practices incompatible with modern human rights, gender equality, and religious pluralism. This article examines the most frequently contested verses through their plain meaning and classical understanding. It also scrutinizes two verses commonly cited to claim compatibility with liberal values—Quran 2:256 (“no compulsion in religion”) and Quran 5:32 (“whoever saves a life”)—and […]
Quranic Contradictions: A Critical Examination
The Quran contains numerous internal contradictions across narrative retellings, theological claims, descriptions of Allah, the afterlife, creation, law, and human responsibility. These inconsistencies appear in sequence, wording, numbers, and core assertions. The points below present the contradictions in plain language with the relevant verses. 1. Repeated Narratives That Diverge Several stories are told more than […]
Scientific and Historical Criticisms of the Quran
The following compiles specific scientific, historical, biological, and logical criticisms of the Quran, organized by topic. Each point cites the relevant Quranic verses, supporting hadiths or classical tafsirs where applicable, and external lexical, academic, or scientific sources. The arguments rest on the plain meaning of the text, classical Arabic usage, and established empirical evidence. 1. […]
Murder of a Government Teacher for a Muslim Lover: Has a Husband’s Life Lost All Value?
A news story has emerged from Garhwa district of Jharkhand that will shake every man living an honest life in the name of marriage. Deepak Kujur, a government teacher from Simdega, was brutally murdered. And the truth that is now coming to light is no less than a Bollywood thriller — deception, an illicit relationship, […]