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*[[Abrogation (Naskh)]]
*[[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]]
*[[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]]
*[[Misinterpreted Qur'anic Verses]]
*[[Child Marriage in the Qur'an]]
*[[Mistranslated Qur'anic Verses]]
*[[Mistranslations of Islamic Scripture (English)]]
 
 
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*[[Cosmology of the Quran|Cosmology of the Qur'an]]
*[[Cosmology of the Quran|Cosmology of the Qur'an]]
*[[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]]
*[[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|Dhul-Qarnayn and the Sun Controversy]]
*[[Dhul-Qarnayn and the Sun Setting in a Muddy Spring - Part One|Dhul-Qarnayn and the Sun Controversy]]
*[[Bucailleism]]
*[[Bucailleism]]
*[[Did Muhammad and the early Muslims know that the Earth is round]]
*[[Creation of Humans from Clay]]
*[[Creation of Humans from Clay]]
*[[The Islamic Whale]]
*[[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]]
 
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*[[The Farewell Sermon]]
*[[The Farewell Sermon]]
*[[Muhammad's Miracles]]
*[[Muhammad's Miracles]]
*[[Muhammad's Just In Time Revelations]]
*[[Convenient Revelations]]
*[[Satanic Verses]]
*[[Satanic Verses (Gharaniq Incident)]]
*[[Circumstances Surrounding Muhammad's Death]]
*[[Muhammad's Death]]
*[[Abdullah]]
*[[Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib]]
*[[The Timeline of Muhammad]]
*[[Muhammad ibn Abdullah#Timeline|The Timeline of Muhammad]]
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*[[List of Muhammads Wives and Concubines|List of Muhammad's Wives and Concubines]]
*[[Muhammad's Marriages#Wives_and_Concubines_.28list.29|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]]
*[[Khadijah bint Khuwaylid]]
*[[Safiyah]]
*[[Safiyah]]
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*[[Jizyah (Tax)]]
*[[Lesser vs Greater Jihad]]
*[[Lesser and Greater Jihad]]
*[[Invitations to Islam Prior to Violence]]
*[[Invitation to Islam Prior to Jihad]]
*[[Corruption of Previous Scriptures (Qur'an 2:79)]]
*[[Corruption of Previous Scriptures]]
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*[[Sahabah]]
*[[Sahabah]]
*[[Ali]]
*[[Ali ibn Abi Talib]]
*[[Tabi'un]]
*[[Tabi'un]]
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*[[Revelation of the Hijab]]
*[[Hijab#Revelation_of_the_Hijab_Verses|Revelation of the Hijab Verses]]
*[[Health Effects of Islamic Dress]]
*[[Wife Beating in Islamic Law]]
*[[Wife Beating in Islam]]
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*[[Beat your Wives or Separate from Them - Quran 4-34]]
*[[Rape in Islamic Law]]
*[[Rape in Islam]]
*[[Houri (Heavenly Virgin)]]
*[[72 Virgins]]
*[[Mahr (Marital Price)]]
*[[Purpose of the Mahr]]
*[[The Meaning of Nikah]]
*[[The Meaning of Nikah]]
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*[[Islamic Law]]
*[[Islamic Law]]
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*[[Pagan Origins of Islam]]
*[[Pagan Origins of Islam]]
*[[The Origins of the Qur'an]]
*[[Sana'a Manuscript]]
*[[Corruption of the Qur'an]]
*[[Uthman and the Recension of the Qur'an]]
*[[Sana Manuscript]]
*[[Seven Sleepers of Ephesus in the Quran]]
*[[Seven Sleepers of Ephesus in the Quran]]
*[[Dhul-Qarnayn and the Alexander Romance]]
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*[[Mary the sister of Aaron in the Quran]]
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*[[If Anyone Slew a Person]]
*[[If Anyone Slays a Person (Qur'an 5:32)]]
*[[Allah Forbids You Not (Qur'an 60:8)]]
*[[Sources of Islamic Theories of Reproduction]]
*[[Allah the Best Deceiver]]
*[[Dihya the Berber Queen (Al-Kaahina)]]
*[[Dihya the Berber Queen (Al-Kaahina)]]
*[[Banu Qurayza]]
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*[[Isa al-Masih]]
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*[[Shahid]]
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*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Islamic Theology|Islamic Theology]]
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*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Corruption of the Qur'an|Corruption of the Qur'an]]
*[[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:Satanic Verses|Satanic Verses]]
*[[Mahr]]
*[[Qur'an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Mahr|Mahr]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Dhimmitude|Dhimmitude]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Dhimmitude|Dhimmitude]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Forced Conversion|Forced Conversion]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Forced Conversion|Forced Conversion]]
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*[[Pagan Origins of Islam]]
*[[WikiIslam:About|About]]
*[[The Origins of the Qur'an]]
*[[WikiIslam:Policies and Guidelines|Policies and Guidelines]]
*[[Corruption of the Qur'an]]
*[[WikiIslam:Frequently Asked Questions|Frequently Asked Questions]]
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*[[Pagan Origins of Islam]]
*[https://persecution.exmuslims.org EXMNA's Persecution Tracker]
*[[The Origins of the Qur'an]]
*[https://reddit.com/r/exmuslim Reddit's Ex-Muslim Discussion group]
*[[Corruption of the Qur'an]]
*[https://ExMuslims.Org Ex-Muslims of North America]
*[https://quranx.com QuranX]
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The Quran and Mountains
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The Quran has a particular conception of the nature of mountains, their formation, and the geological role they play. In recent times, many Islamic scholars have argued that this conception is both scientifically sound and an instance of miraculous scientific foreknowledge on the part of the Quran.

Critics argue that these verses contain multiple mistakes from a scientific viewpoint. They describe the creation of mountains as one stage in the creation of the Earth. One verse describes mountains as pegs, while other verses state that they were cast into the Earth in some sense to stabilise it. This is commonly interpreted today as a reference to earthquakes, though multiple lines of evidence including hadith and pre-Islamic poetry indicate rather that the Quran here means that mountains prevent the Earth as a whole from shifting. (read more)