Muhammad in Hindu Scriptures
By Dr. Lutf ur Rehman. Nashville, TN In the 1960s, a famous Hindu Scholar wrote a research paper called, “Kalki Avatar and Muhammad Saheb”. His name was Dr. Ved Prakash […]
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Zia H Shah
He is a physician practicing in Upstate New York. He is the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, which has more than 43,000 followers in Twitter. He is also Chair of Religion and Science for the Muslim Sunrise, the oldest Muslim publication in North America. He has authored more than 400 articles on Islam, Christianity, Secularism and Religion & Science. Follow in Twitter: @The_MuslimTimes
Why Javed Ahmad Ghamidi’s Literal Reading and Commentary of the Glorious 32:7 is Not Coherent?
Epigraph ذَٰلِكَ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ الَّذِیۡۤ اَحۡسَنَ کُلَّ شَیۡءٍ خَلَقَہٗ وَ بَدَاَ خَلۡقَ الۡاِنۡسَانِ مِنۡ طِیۡنٍ ۚ “Such is He who knows all that is unseen as well […]
God of the Gaps: Between Scientific Inquiry and a Transcendent Creator
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract “God of the gaps” refers to a flawed theological approach where divine agency is invoked to explain phenomena not yet understood […]
Three Hundred Verses About Compassionate Living in the Qur’an
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Introduction The Qur’an proclaims a message centered on mercy and compassion. In fact, classical and modern scholars note that the Arabic root […]
Rumi’s Metaphor of Shy Bride for the Glorious Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Jalal al-Din Rumi, the 13th-century Persian mystic and poet, now known as poet of love in USA, often […]
The Unending Ocean of Qur’anic Wisdom: Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as a Teacher Among Many
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract The Holy Qur’an has long been regarded by Muslims as a scripture of inexhaustible wisdom, whose depths cannot be fully sounded […]
The Marvel of Placenta: A Clue to Guided Evolution and Afterlife
Epigraph: أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنسَانُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِيٍّ يُمْنَىٰ ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَىٰ أَن يُحْيِيَ الْمَوْتَىٰ Does […]
From the Stars to the One: Journey of the Prophet Abraham — Commentary on Qur’an 6:76–79
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract This paper offers an extended commentary on Qur’an 6:76–79, the passage recounting the Prophet Abraham’s symbolic search for God through the observation […]
Proving God as the First Cause: Creation Ex Nihilo and the Origin of Everything
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Surah Talaq and Compassion, Wisdom and Flexibility in Divorce
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Quran 65:6–7 – A Psychological, Legal, Philosophical, and Theological Commentary Abstract Quran 65:6–7 provides compassionate guidelines for the treatment of women during divorce and […]
Political Leadership in Islam: Sunni, Shia, Ismaili, and Ahmadi Perspectives
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract This essay offers a comprehensive analysis of how four major Muslim traditions – Sunni, Twelver Shia, Ismaili, and Ahmadi – conceive […]
Urdu Video: Political Leaderhip Among the Muslims
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Heavenly Shield and Cosmic Catastrophe: Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Reflections on Qur’an 22:65
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract The Quran states: “He (God) keeps the heavens from falling down on the earth without His permission” (22:65). This poetic verse […]
Beyond Doubt and Without Contradiction: Toward a Coherent Understanding of the Qur’an
Epilogue أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ ۚ وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ غَيْرِ اللَّهِ لَوَجَدُوا فِيهِ اخْتِلَافًا كَثِيرًا Will they not, then, meditate upon the Quran? Had it been from anyone other than Allah, […]
The Glorious Quran and the Sequence of Creation of the Heavens and Earth?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract This commentary examines Qur’an 41:9–12 in depth, exploring its scientific, philosophical, and theological implications. It demonstrates that these verses, when properly […]
The Glorious Qur’an 57:25 – Justice, Revelation, and the Iron: An Islamic Commentary
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract: This article offers a comprehensive commentary on Qur’an 57:25, a verse rich with theological, philosophical, and scientific significance. The verse declares […]
Dissociative Identity Disorder: Documented Cases and Clinical Perspectives
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Introduction Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD), is a complex psychiatric condition characterized by the presence of two or more distinct identity states within a single individual, accompanied by memory gaps that cannot be explained by ordinary […]
Video of Conjoined Twins: Could it be a Metaphor For or Against Trinity — As Three Persons in One Being
Epigraph: لَوْ كَانَ فِيهِمَا آلِهَةٌ إِلَّا اللَّهُ لَفَسَدَتَا ۚ فَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ If there had been in the heavens or earth any gods but Him, both heavens and earth […]