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Is There a Death Penalty for Leaving Islam? A Qur’anic Analysis of Apostasy and Punishment

Leaving Islam is one of the most serious actions a Muslim can commit, and in traditional circles, can even warrant the death penalty.

Is Taraweeh 8 or 20 Rakats — and Can It Be Prayed in Congregation? What the Qur’an Actually Says

Each year as Ramadan begins, a familiar and sometimes heated debate resurfaces within the Muslim community.

Do You Need Wudu to Touch the Qur’an? A Qur’anic Explanation

An issue of dispute among Muslim scholars past and present is about whether a person must perform wudhu before they can touch the Qur'an.

Can You Hold the Qur’an During Salat or Taraweeh? A Qur’anic Analysis of Listening and Focus

During the nights of Ramadan, many people, particularly from the Sunni denomination, attend the night prayers in congregation, known as 'taraweeh'.

Does the Qiblah Change Prove Abrogation? A Qur’anic Analysis of Jerusalem and Mecca

To demonstrate that certain Qur'anic verses have been abrogated by other verses, some people show the example of the early Muslims facing Jerusalem before changing direction towards Mecca as abrogation.

Did the Companions Preserve the Hadith Like the Qur’an? A Historical and Qur’anic Analysis

It is often argued that we must trust the hadith because the same companions who gave us the Qur'an also gave us the hadith.

Do Muslims Need Scholars to Understand Islam? A Qur’anic Analysis of Authority, Sects, and the Scholar Class

Across Islamic history, a scholarly class emerged and gradually positioned itself as the primary interpreter and guardian of the religion of Allah.

Did the Sahaba Rely Only on the Qur’an? A Historical Analysis of Early Hadith Suppression

The early years of Islam after Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) reveal a very interesting insight into how Divine Law was preserved.

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.