The Pharaoh’s Mummy: Examining Claims of a Quranic Miracle
One of the most frequently cited “scientific miracles” of the Quran is the preservation of Pharaoh’s body. Muslims point to Quran 10:90–92, where Allah declares that He will save Pharaoh’s body as a sign for later generations after the drowning in the sea. When the mummy of Ramesses II was discovered and studied, some popular […]
Quranic Scientific Mistake: Mountains as Pegs
Muslims often claim that modern science has confirmed the Quranic description of mountains as “pegs” that stabilize the Earth, presenting it as a miracle revealed 1,400 years ago. Two key verses are cited: Quran 78:7: “And the mountains as pegs?” Quran 21:31: “And We placed on the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shake […]
“Shahadat” at the Mosque Gate: The Mysterious Death of a Lashkar Commander and Pakistan’s “Unknown Gunmen”
When I was a child, we were taught in madrasas and Friday khutbas that death on the path of jihad is “shahadat” (martyrdom) — and that the rank of a martyr is no less than that of a king. Death was romanticised so much that boys would start dreaming of the houris of paradise. But […]