Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question How can verses once recited in the Quran, such as those mentioned in reports about Surat al-Ahzab, be omitted if the Quran is preserved? Were they all abrogated, and who determines they are no longer part of the Quran? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question What is the meaning of “ratqan” and “fataqnahuma” in Surat al-Anbiya (21:30), and how do scholars interpret the verse about the heavens and the earth being joined and then separated? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. I pray you are in good faith and […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question In Sura 12, verse 20, the word dirham, or silver coin, is used in relation to Prophet Joseph’s story. However, dirhams were not invented at that time. Moreover, a coin system was not used in Egypt then; a weighing system was used. Then, is there a different meaning of […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Do variations in early Quranic manuscripts not found in the ahruf or qira’at indicate copying errors or uncertainty among the Companions about what was Quranic? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your […]