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Primary texts, worked comparisons and practical tools for an inquiry you can follow yourself.
Holy Days & Observances
Meaning, traditions and expected Ramadan dates for 2027 and 2028 worldwide.
↗The Qur’an reader
All 114 surahs, Arabic and English, with verse-level translation links.
↗Selected hadith
Attributed paraphrases, collection references and source limits.
↗Selected Bible chapters
49 full chapters used in the comparisons, in the World English Bible.
↗Earlier Scripture & the Qur’an
Fourteen comparisons with earlier biblical traditions.
↗How to read the Qur’an
Context, genre, imagery, translation and a worked example.
↗Compare interpretations
Five passages, with named approaches and disagreements.
↗Prophecy & later events
Test the text, date, event and proposed connection.
↗Plain-language glossary
Forty useful terms, explained without assuming prior study.
↗Claim checklist
Seven questions to apply consistently.
↗Reading paths
Eight routes, with progress saved in this browser.
↗Guided AI prompts
Use AI to organise questions, then verify its output.
↗Deeper questions
Research essays about harm, differences and memory.
↗Search the inquiry
Find passages, original summaries and articles.
↗A starting framework.
| Source to examine | Questions to bring |
|---|---|
| The Qur’an | What does the passage say, assume or leave unexplained? How does the surah develop its argument? |
| Hadith collections | Who transmitted the report? What are the chain and wording? Who assigned its grade? |
| Sira and histories | How far from the events is the surviving account? Which earlier sources does it preserve? |
| Non-Muslim witnesses | What does the witness corroborate? What might the author misunderstand? Is it independent? |
| Manuscripts, inscriptions and coins | What is actually dated? Which claim does the object support, and which does it leave open? |
External research starting points: Corpus Coranicum · Birmingham Qur’an manuscript · Altafsir. These resources have different purposes and perspectives.