Category Archives: Legends Myths And Fables In the Qur’an And Islamic Tradition

LEGENDS, MYTHS AND FABLES IN THE QUR’AN AND ISLAMIC TRADITION PART 3C

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

Part 3: Proper Exegesis of the Ant Story What is the correct interpretation of the story in Surah 27:18-19? Before turning to the text of the Qur’an I want to present a couple of other stories of talking ants found … Continue reading →

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LEGENDS, MYTHS AND FABLES IN THE QUR’AN AND ISLAMIC TRADITION PART 3B

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

Part 2: The Scientific Issues The Quranic passage to be evaluated in this discussion states: Till, when they reached the Valley of the Ants, an ant said: O ants! Enter your dwellings lest Solomon and his armies crush you, unperceiving. … Continue reading →

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LEGENDS, MYTHS AND FABLES IN THE QUR’AN AND ISLAMIC TRADITION PART 3A

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

Talking Ants in the Qur’ân? A long time ago, I published a short article titled Qur’an difficulty: Ants cannot talk in the section discussing Contradictions in the Qur’an. Over the years there have been a couple of Muslim responses and … Continue reading →

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LEGENDS, MYTHS AND FABLES IN THE QUR’AN AND ISLAMIC TRADITION PART 2

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

Ants Cannot Talk At length, when they came to a valley of ants, one of the ants said: “O ye ants, get into your habitations, lest Solomon and his hosts crush you (under foot) without knowing it.” So he smiled, … Continue reading →

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LEGENDS, MYTHS AND FABLES IN THE QUR’AN AND ISLAMIC TRADITION PART 1

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

Introduction: The Qur’anic Data The Quran quotes the unbelievers as accusing Muhammad of incorporating into his alleged revelation myths, legends and fables that were well known to the people of that time: And among them are some who give ear … Continue reading →

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