āl-Mu'tazila School Ībraheem āl-Nazam (d. 846) Key Theological Thesis: Al-Sarfa (الصرفة): God prevents humans from imitating Qur'anic style. The Theological argument for i‘jāz ( اَلْإِعْجَازُ) Al-Tafra (الطفرة): Objects "jump" across infinitely divisible space. Al-Kumun

🧵10 The current presumed locations of the landing of the Noah's Ark. Both locations are very close to each other in modern day 🇹🇷Turkey. About 180km apart. It's noteworthy, that the early ✝️ Christians believed that the location was "Mt. Judi".

🧵9 The Ark Landing That part of the story is also quite varied. Bible ✡️✝️ The biblical account emphasizes Noah’s immediate worship and a series of divine promises and laws for all humanity - Genesis 8:4: The Ark comes to rest on the mountains of Ararat - Genesis 8:15–19:

🧵8 Build an Ark Vastly different accounts in both the Bible and Quran. In Bible ✝️✡️ Genesis 6:14: Instructions for the material and sealing. Noah is told to use gopher wood (cypress) and to coat the ark inside and out with pitch (tar) Genesis 6:15: Specific dimensions. The

🧵7 In the ✝️✡️ Bible Noah’s only recorded speech occurs in Genesis 9:25–27 after he awakes from his vineyard: Genesis 9:25: "Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers." Genesis 9:26: "Praise be to the Lord, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of

🧵6 Why is Noah silent in the Bible and only after the Flood we hear his voice? In Quran, Noah is an active speaker, and speaks in all phases of hus life. Quran ☪️ Noah speaks extensively across many chapters (Surahs). Here are the primary categories of his speech: 1. The Call

🧵5 Family of Noah. Scriptures and Quran also differ on who are the family members and their fate. While Bible goes in length of geneology, members, the Quran remains very specific in mentions. Noah’s Family in the Bible✡️✝️ The Bible explicitly names Noah’s three sons but

🧵4 In ☪️ Quran Nuh (نُوح) "Grateful servant" (Abdan Shakoora) (Quran 17:3) "Messenger" (Rasul) and "Plain Warner" (Nadhirum-Mubin) (Quran 11:25) "Chosen" above the worlds (Quran 3:33) "Trustworthy messenger" (Rasulun Ameen) (Quran 26:107) "Believing servant"

🧵3 In ✝️Gospels A Historical Warning: In Matthew 24:37–39 and Luke 17:26–27, Jesus compares the "days of Noah" to the "coming of the Son of Man." He describes people eating, drinking, and marrying until the day Noah entered the ark, oblivious to the coming judgment. The

🧵2 ✡️✝️ Bible doesn't qualify Noah as a Prophet nor calls him that. Verses are silent prior to the deluge, and Noah doesn't utter any words. Nor during the Flood. It's only after, we hear Noah. Who is Noah? ✡️Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) Noach (נֹחַ) "Righteous" and

Noah ✡️✝️ Bible | ☪️ Quran The Story of Noah is significantly different in both Scriptures, with markedly theological In the ✝️✡️ Bible, he is a nuanced persona: a preacher/leader/Righteous man. Not regarded as a "Prophet" according to the 44 Biblical listed. The Quran,

Is God a being , can HE be seen. Surah āl- Nūr 24:35 The Light (24:35) ۞ ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشْكَوٰةٍۢ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ فِى زُجَاجَةٍ ۖ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌۭ دُرِّىٌّۭ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍۢ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍۢ

The Cosmos & Universe folding in the Quran [The Prophets 21:104] "يَوْمَ نَطْوِى ٱلسَّمَآءَ كَطَىِّ ٱلسِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ ۚ كَمَا بَدَأْنَآ أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍۢ نُّعِيدُهُۥ ۚ وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا فَـٰعِلِينَ" MUTAZILLA on the Cosmic Deflation Abu al-Hudhayl al-Allaf

The "Sign" of the End of Time? فَارْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِي السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُبِينٍ- 44:10 al-Dhukhan [the Smoke] Revelation: 614-622 CE. al-Mutazilla School view: The verse is often used to prophesize a "Sign" before the final hour. The MUTAZILLA uses Rational Reasoning to

[Jethro] ع شُعَيْب Quran's Prophet of Ethical Commerce & full Measure. [Al-A'raf (7), Hūd (11), Ash-Shu'ara (26), Al-Ankabut (29)] o∆o Prophet ع شُعَيْب is Quran's Prophet of delivering the moral message of the necessity to practice: Business/trade Ethics, Fair dealing, Equal

Does Allah [اللّٰهُ] test Patriarch Ībraheemع in the Quran, with a Divine Decree of ذْبَحُ of his Son? Why [If]? Which Son? As-Saffat [37] Ibrahim al-Nazzām (d. 845 CE) Argument: - Adl and Aql deems any such test couldn't be from a Moral Merciful God. Rationality deems such

Kāāba Historiography: Ībn al-Kalbi (c. 737–819/821 CE) Āl-Masudi (c. 896–956/957 CE) Āl-Shahrastani (1086–1153 CE) - According to the prominent Arab Historians, the Arabian peninsula had numerous Kābaas a "Cube" shaped structure - Primarily sites for Stone worshipping,