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What Does “Obey Allah and the Messenger” Mean? A Qur’anic Explanation

The phrase 'Allah and His messenger' appears repeatedly in the Qur'an, especially in contexts involving obedience, law, and authority.  It is commonly interpreted as an order to follow two distinct sources: Allah—understood as the Qur'an—and the messenger—understood as the hadith. However, this reading imposes two separate sources of law that the Qur'an itself does not support.
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How Should Muslims Respond to Insults? A Qur’anic Guide to Mockery, Blasphemy, and Hostility

Disagreement and hostility have always been the realities of human history.  Muslims encounter them in many forms: political movements that thrive on division, public acts of provocation such as burning the Qur'an, offensive cartoons of Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him), or the disputes that unfold on social media. These situations can stir anger and frustration, yet the Qur'an tolerates offensive and provocative speech as " there is no compulsion in the system... " (2:256). Rather than commanding believers to suppress such speech, the Qur'an teaches them how to respond to it with restraint, wisdom, and dignity.
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Does the Qur’an Contain Abrogation? Why the Qur’an Does Not Cancel Its Own Verses

A claim about the Qur'an is that it contains abrogation of verses; that some verses were revealed by Allah only to be cancelled or replaced by later ones. If true, this would suggest an evolving Qur'an, raising doubts about its consistency and divine origin. Yet when read carefully in its own context, this idea can no longer be supported. The Qur'an does not describe its verses as temporary or replaceable. Instead, it presents itself as the final revelation, superseding all previous scriptures including the Torah and the Gospel, while affirming their original truths.
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Could Prophet Mohammed Read or Write? Understanding the Qur’anic Term ‘Ummi’

Traditional understanding has long held the view that the word 'ummi' means someone who is illiterate.  The Muslims have used this understanding to determine the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) could not read nor write. However, this article looks exclusively to the Qur’an to establish the actual meaning of 'ummi' and to assess whether the traditional understanding holds up to Qur'anic scrutiny.
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