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<p><strong>Information on the Qur'an</strong></p>


*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars|Quotations from Qur'an, Hadith & Scholars]]
*[[The Origins of the Quran|The Origins of the Qur'an]]
*[[Chronological Order of the Qur'an]]
*[[Chronological Order of the Qur'an]]
*[[Asbab al-Nuzul (Revelational Circumstances of the Quran)]]
*[[Naskh (Abrogation)]]
*[[List of Abrogations in the Qur'an]]
*[[List of Abrogations in the Qur'an]]
*[[Revelational Circumstances of the Quran|Revelational Circumstances of the Qur'an]]
*[[Textual History of the Qur'an]]
*[[Corruption of the Quran|Corruption of the Qur'an]]
*[[Pedophilia in the Qur'an]]
*[[Parallelism Between the Qur'an and Judeo-Christian Scriptures|Parallelism Between the Qur'an and Other Scriptures]]
*[[Parallelism Between the Qur'an and Judeo-Christian Scriptures|Parallelism Between the Qur'an and Other Scriptures]]
*[[Child Marriage in the Qur'an]]
*[[Mistranslations of Islamic Scripture (English)]]
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*[[Scientific Errors in the Quran]]
*[[Scientific Errors in the Quran]]
*[[Cosmology of the Quran|Cosmology of the Qur'an]]
*[[Cosmology of the Quran|Cosmology of the Qur'an]]
*[[The Miracle of 19]]
*[[Geocentrism and the Quran|Geocentrism and the Qur'an]]
*[[Geocentrism and the Quran|Geocentrism and the Qur'an]]
*[[Flat Earth and the Quran|Flat Earth and the Qur'an]]
*[[Islamic Views on the Shape of the Earth]]
*[[Dhul-Qarnayn and the Sun Setting in a Muddy Spring|Dhul-Qarnayn and the Sun Controversy]]
*[[Embryology in the Quran|Embryology in the Qur'an]]
*[[Embryology in the Quran|Embryology in the Qur'an]]
*[[Dhul-Qarnayn and the Sun Setting in a Muddy Spring - Part One|Dhul-Qarnayn and the Sun Controversy]]
*[[Bucailleism]]
*[[Creation of Humans from Clay]]
*[[The Islamic Whale]]
*[[Science and the Seven Earths]]
*[[Science and the Seven Earths]]
*[[Quranic Claim of Everything Created in Pairs|Qur'anic Claim of Everything Created in Pairs]]
 
*[[Quran and the Big Bang|Qur'an and the Big Bang]]
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*[[I. A. Ibrahim]], [[Harun Yahya]] & [[Zakir Naik]]
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*[[Muhammad ibn Abdullah]]
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*[[Uswa Hasana]]
*[[The Timeline of Muhammad]]
*[[List of Killings Ordered or Supported by Muhammad]]
*[[List of Killings Ordered or Supported by Muhammad]]
*[[The Farewell Sermon]]
*[[The Farewell Sermon]]
*[[Muhammad and Historys 100 Most Influential People|Muhammad and History's 100 Most Influential People]]
*[[Muhammad's Miracles]]
*[[Convenient Revelations]]
*[[Satanic Verses (Gharaniq Incident)]]
*[[Muhammad's Death]]
*[[Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib]]
*[[Muhammad ibn Abdullah#Timeline|The Timeline of Muhammad]]
                        <p><strong>Prophet Muhammad: Wives and Concubines</strong></p>


<p><strong>Muhammad's Wives</strong></p>
*[[Muhammad's Marriages#Wives_and_Concubines_.28list.29|List of Muhammad's Wives and Concubines]]
*[[List of Muhammads Wives and Concubines|List of Muhammad's Wives and Concubines]]
*[[Ages of Muhammads Wives at Marriage|Ages of Muhammad's Wives at Marriage]]
*[[Ages of Muhammads Wives at Marriage|Ages of Muhammad's Wives at Marriage]]
*[[Aishas Age of Consummation|Aisha's Age of Consummation]]
*[[Aisha's Age]]
*[[Muhammads Marriages and Poor Widows|Muhammad's Marriages and Poor Widows‎]]
*[[Muhammad's Marriages‎]]
*[[Khadijah bint Khuwaylid]]
*[[Safiyah]]
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*[[Jizyah (Tax)]]
*[[Lesser and Greater Jihad]]
*[[Invitation to Islam Prior to Jihad]]
*[[Corruption of Previous Scriptures]]
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*[[Sahabah]]
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*[[Ali ibn Abi Talib]]
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*[[Tabi'un]]
*[[Persecution of Ex-Muslims]]
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*[[Persecution of Non-Muslims]]
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*[[Persecution of Homosexuals]]
 
*[[Honor Killing Index]]
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*[[Lesser vs Greater Jihad]]
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*[[Invitations to Islam Prior to Violence]]
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*[[Are Judaism and Christianity as Violent as Islam?]]
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*[[The Islamic Ruling on the Permissibility of Martyrdom Operations|Ruling on the Permissibility of Martyrdom Operations]]
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*[[Hijab#Revelation_of_the_Hijab_Verses|Revelation of the Hijab Verses]]
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*[[Wife Beating in Islamic Law]]
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*[[Wife Beating in the Qur'an]]
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*[[Rape in Islamic Law]]
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*[[Houri (Heavenly Virgin)]]
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*[[Mahr (Marital Price)]]
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*[[Revelation of the Hijab]]
*[[Health Effects of Islamic Dress]]
*[[Wife Beating in Islam]]
*[[Rape in Islam]]
*[[72 Virgins]]
*[[Purpose of the Mahr]]
*[[The Meaning of Nikah]]
*[[The Meaning of Nikah]]
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*[[Translations of Arabic/Islamic Media]]
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*[[The Islamic Ruling on Music and Singing]]
*[[Islamic Law]]
*[[Join the Caravan]]
*[[Amputation in Islamic Law]]
*[[Defence of the Muslim Lands]]
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*[[Islamic Prophecies]]
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*[[Islam and the Psychology of the Musulman|Psychology of the Musulman]]
*[[The Turkish Genocides]]
*[[Fatwa on Coke and Soft Drinks]]
*[[Factual Persuasion - Changing the Minds of Islams Supporters|Factual Persuasion]]
*[[Fake Conversions]] '''-''' [[Michael Jackson (Conversion to Islam)|Michael Jackson]]
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*[[Quotations on Islam from Notable Non-Muslims]]
*[[Fastest Growing Religion]]
*[[Taqiyya|Taqiyya (misuse of the word)]]
*[[Glossary of Islamic Terms]]
*[[List of Fabricated Hadith]]
*[[Adverse Effects of Islamic Fasting]]
*[[Standing Mosques]]
*[[Muslim Conspiracy Theories]]
*[[Questions to Ask About Islam]]
*[[Pagan Origins of Islam]]
*[[Pagan Origins of Islam]]
*[[How Islamic Inventors Did Not Change The World]]
*[[Sana'a Manuscript]]
*[[Notable Former Muslims]]
*[[Seven Sleepers of Ephesus in the Quran]]
*[[Dhul-Qarnayn and the Alexander Romance]]
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*[[Mary, Sister of Aaron]]
*[[If Anyone Slays a Person (Qur'an 5:32)]]
*[[Sources of Islamic Theories of Reproduction]]
*[[Dihya the Berber Queen (Al-Kaahina)]]
*[[The Genocide of Banu Qurayza]]
*[[Isa al-Masih (Jesus Christ)]]
*[[Shaheed (Martyr)]]
*[[Sahih Bukhari]]
*[[Zakat (Tax)]]
*[[Taqiyya]]
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*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Islamic Theology|Islamic Theology]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Textual History of the Qur'an|Textual History of the Qur'an]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Satanic Verses|Satanic Verses]]
*[[Qur'an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Mahr|Mahr]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Dhimmitude|Dhimmitude]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Forced Conversion|Forced Conversion]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Heaven|Heaven]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Hell|Hell]]
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Islamic Views on the Shape of the Earth
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Islamic scriptures imply, adhere to, and describe a flat-Earth cosmography (arranged in a geocentric system) which conceives of the earth as existing in the form of a large plane or disk. While some early Islamic authorities maintained that the earth existed in the shape of a "ball", such notions are entirely absent in the earliest Islamic scriptures.

Nonetheless, as knowledge of the Earth's spherical form has existed to greater or lesser degree since at least classical Greek (4th Century BCE), it has been frequently argued in recent times that the early scholars of Islam, the first followers of Muhammad, and indeed Islamic scripture itself supported the spherical-earth model, although evidence for these claims is lacking. (read more)