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


*[[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)]]
                        <p><strong>Science and Miracles</strong></p>
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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]]
*[[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]]
                         <p><strong>Prophet Muhammad: Wives and Concubines</strong></p>
                         <p><strong>Prophet Muhammad: Wives and Concubines</strong></p>


*[[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]]
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*[[Jizyah (Tax)]]
*[[Lesser and Greater Jihad]]
*[[Invitation to Islam Prior to Jihad]]
*[[Corruption of Previous Scriptures]]
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*[[Lesser vs Greater Jihad]]
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*[[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]]
*[[Wife Beating in the Qur'an]]
*[[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]]
*[[Amputation in Islamic Law]]
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*[[Pagan Origins of Islam]]
*[[Sana'a Manuscript]]
*[[Seven Sleepers of Ephesus in the Quran]]
*[[Dhul-Qarnayn and the Alexander Romance]]
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*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Islamic Theology|Islamic Theology]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Islamic Theology|Islamic Theology]]
*[[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: Remarkable and Strange Islamic Traditions|Remarkable and Strange Islamic Traditions]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Dhimmitude|Dhimmitude]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Cosmology|Cosmology]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:People of the Book|People of the Book]]
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*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Dhimma|Dhimma]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Forced Conversion|Forced Conversion]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Forced Conversion|Forced Conversion]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Jihad|Jihad]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Heaven|Heaven]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Heaven|Heaven]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Hell|Hell]]
*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Hell|Hell]]
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*[[WikiIslam:About|About]]
*[[WikiIslam:Policies and Guidelines|Policies and Guidelines]]
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*[[Factual Persuasion - Changing the Minds of Islams Supporters|Factual Persuasion]]
*[https://ExMuslims.Org Ex-Muslims of North America]
*[[Fake Conversions]] '''-''' [[Michael Jackson (Conversion to Islam)|Michael Jackson]]
*[https://quranx.com QuranX]
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Geocentrism and the Quran

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The Qur'an says that both the sun and the moon swim or float in a rounded course, or perhaps in a celestial sphere or hemisphere (a 'falak' in the Arabic). It seems that Allah brings the sun from the east, it goes high above the Earth and ends after sunset with the Sun going to a resting place. All this took place around an Earth that was spread out and had a firmament of seven heavens built without pillars that can be seen above it. This was a common belief in the region at that time and can be found earlier with the Babylonians, ancient Hebrews, the Assyrians and numerous other cultures in the region. (read more)


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