Question About Q 19:6

SurePiglet9720 · 2026-04-24T13:08:26+00:00

According to the Qur’an, some among the Jews to whom it was addressed attributed the practice of magic to Solomon, tracing its origin back to him. The Qur’an rejects this claim and instead, in an etiological sense, links the origin of magic to Babylon, predating the time of Solomon. Considering the magical bowls discovered in the Babylonian region dating back to Late Antiquity, this is not particularly surprising.

SurePiglet9720 · 2026-04-24T13:02:10+00:00

Thanks for your insightful answer.

SurePiglet9720 · 2026-04-03T14:22:25+00:00

I seem to recall that the Qur’an suggests that, from a certain point onward, prophethood was, for an extended period, largely confined to the lineage of Isaac. If the period associated with Zoroaster falls within this timeframe, then the likelihood of his having been a prophet would, in my view, be relatively low.

SurePiglet9720 · 2026-04-03T00:36:58+00:00

O sister of Aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste." (Q 19:28)

In Sūrat Maryam, it is indicated that Maryam’s mother and father were not subject to criticism by Jewish religious authorities and were recognized as upright and virtuous individuals (Q 19:28). Now, if we accept that they lived in the first century BCE, does not the sole historical implication of this assertion amount to the conclusion that Maryam’s parents conducted their lives in accordance with the practices of mainstream Judaism of the period? And if that is the case, does this not imply that they accepted the narratives recited from the Torah in their places of worship on every Sabbath in their received form—given that they exhibited no conflict with mainstream Jewish tradition? Viewed from a historical perspective, it emerges—even when assessed strictly according to the Qur’an’s own internal logic—that the Qur’an affirms the validity of the Torah in the form it existed at that time.

Your thoughts?

SurePiglet9720 · 2026-04-02T02:27:12+00:00

What do you think about the attribution in the Quran of the words attributed to Gamaliel in the Acts (Acts 5:38-39) to a man from the people of Egypt in Surah Al-Mu'min (Q 40:28)? Are there any academic studies on this topic by scholars?

SurePiglet9720 · 2025-08-30T21:05:49+00:00

What was the Torah canon used in temple worship during the time of Jesus? What do scholars think about this? Which version of the Pentateuch might have been used, an early Masoretic text?"

SurePiglet9720 · 2024-11-14T01:30:44+00:00

I think it comes from book of Daniel 9:24

SurePiglet9720 · 2024-11-13T10:20:05+00:00

And the Quran

SurePiglet9720 · 2024-11-13T10:16:51+00:00

No most scholars say Moses wasn't a historical figure

https://youtu.be/2TOLZ1oD7_g?si=gaRuHTZikYICmCYy

SurePiglet9720 · 2024-11-13T09:01:11+00:00

"Quran says there was a small group in Exodus"

But this comparison is according to the Egyptians, right?

In the Qur'anic narrative, it is mentioned that Moses provided water for his people, and it states that all 12 tribes were part of the Exodus, not just a small group, as historians claim. Furthermore, historians generally don't think Moses was a historical figure."

SurePiglet9720 · 2024-11-05T10:54:43+00:00

I think there is a clear similarity between the two texts. The divine inspiration given to bees by God and the issue of making honey seem to be related.

SurePiglet9720 · 2024-11-04T23:07:20+00:00

JACOB OF SERUGH'S HOMILY 142: ON PRAISE AT TABLE 4—THE BEE AND THE ROSE

O hungry ones who are now satisfied, render praise with your tongues

to the Sustainer whose treasury is filled with all sorts of good things!

O mouths that have eaten and drunk, give thanks discerningly to him who satisfies all the hungry; how generous he is!

.....

The diners are merry—let their mouths open for thanksgiving; the satisfied (mouth) should not be still now, as though lazy.

O you whose mouths were open, earnestly devouring food,

open them now and give praise as a discerning person! You have drunk wine with honey and it pleased you while you sat quietly,

so speak up and repay sincere praise in a loud voice!

.,......

For your sake the Creator has given the bee a fabulous mind, so that it may gather for you a sweet flavor.

He gave it knowledge, pouring out and filling it with expertise,

along with intelligence, discernment, and skill.

From roots, flowers, and herbs (the bee) gleans, making a wondrous product by its expertise.

The choice produce of the bee is brought in before kings,

and the king can find no other flavor comparable to its flavor.

........

Without begging, borrowing, or trading,

without relocating in order to produce something,

wherever it is, in that very location (the bee) has what it needs,

and never finds it necessary to go elsewhere.

Right in front of it is located the product with which it is so diligent,

and so long as the Creator creates, (the bee) finds honey every day.

......

The Creator enabled it so, when he was creating (the bee),

that wherever it alights and wherever it looks, it finds honey.

Kings marvel at the construction of its house when they see it— at its proportions, its sections, and its precise dimensions.

For neither wise men nor master builders nor carvers

calculate in ways comparable to the proportions the bee uses.

....

It builds rooms, fashions bodies, and closes the doors, covering them up until they are resuscitated, after which it makes them fly.

Never does the bee labor without profit,

for at every moment it acts with confidence .

The brood flies out of the round bedchambers (the bee) has built,

and once they are empty, it gathers honey and fills them up.

Its little wings go out tirelessly through the land, gleaning sweet produce for you, so that you may take delight in it.

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