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Fazlur Rahman

Cited in 2 segments across 1 recording · 2020 · scholar/scholar:fazlur-rahman

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11 Dec 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Did the Prophet Muhammad perform miracles? The guest argues that the Quran implies the Prophet performed no miracles and ties signs to compulsion, so traditionalists read miracles in from hadith; both speakers appear to reject the view that every prophet needs a miracle. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechDr Javad T. Hashmi (guest)mu'jizah (miracle)the splitting of the moonreport: the prophet had no shadow (unresolved; cited as an example of miracle reports) machine4 min 27 s1:30:29on YouTube
11 Dec 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Should archaeology worry believers about the Quran's stories? The guest, as a self-described Islamic modernist following Fazlur Rahman, says believers need not fear archaeology, since the Quran re-attributes Jesus' miracles to God for theological rather than historical ends. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechDr Javad T. Hashmi (guest)Fazlur Rahmanthe ExodusIsa (Jesus) machine3 min 12 s1:42:25on YouTube