Pharaoh and the First Mass Extinction
The End-Ordovician sea retreated and returned in a two-pulse crisis—placed beside Pharaoh’s pursuit through a divided sea.
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Madyan and the Second Mass Extinction
A Quranic and scientific comparison between the destruction of Madyan and the Late Devonian mass extinction, from systemic imbalance to nutrient overload, ocean anoxia, and ecological collapse.
Nuh and the Third Mass Extinction
A proposed parallel between the Quranic account of Nuh and the End-Permian extinction, when volcanism transformed the land, atmosphere, and oceans.
Lut and the Fourth Mass Extinction
A Quranic and scientific comparison between the story of Lut and prolonged volcanic climate disruption at the End-Triassic.
‘Ad & Thamud: The Fifth Mass Extinction
A science-first exploration of parallels between the Quranic destruction of 'Ad and Thamud and the end-Cretaceous asteroid catastrophe that ended the age of non-avian dinosaurs.
Why God Created Mates
From single cells to human families: a scientific and Quranic reflection on pairing, reproduction, parental investment, and Quran 7:189.
Hadith on Women from a Rib
Is the famous rib hadith about anatomy, Adam and Eve, or relationship psychology? A science-first exploration through attachment theory, Gottman research, and human behavior.
Quran 86 At-Tariq — Part 1
The Night-Visitor, the Piercing Star, and a science-first comparison of pulsars, black holes, and supernovae as cosmic “knocks.”
Quran 86 At-Tariq — Part 2
The Sky That Returns, the Day of Data Disclosure, information conservation, resurrection, and the final audit of creation.
Quran on Quantum Pairs
A reflection on the Quranic verse about pairs, from matter and antimatter to wave-particle duality and cosmic balance.
Hadith and Logic and the Ketchup Fatwa
A teenage reasoning mistake about vinegar and ketchup becomes a lesson in sound logic, overgeneralization, and Islamic permissibility.
Quran Versus Bible on Six Days of Creation
A comparison of Genesis and the Quran on the six days of creation, with attention to sequence, time scale, and scientific fit.
Quran on Flexible Six Days of Creation
How the Quran’s six creation days may describe both the universe and the Earth through a flexible, context-dependent time framework.
Hadith on Moon Sighting
Why Ramadan can start on different days: hadith on crescent sighting + Quranic “new moons” as time markers, explained with visibility and time zones.
Quran 103 (Al-‘Asr) — Part 1
Series: Surah Al-‘Asr (1 of 2). Time as witness, humanity in loss, and the four-part escape clause.
Quran 103 (Al-‘Asr) — Part 2
Series: Surah Al-‘Asr (2 of 2). How faith, good works, truth, and patience reinforce each other in practice.
Quran on DNA and the Book of Deeds
DNA’s “right-handed” molecular code (homochirality) and the Quran’s imagery of the Book of Deeds returned in the right hand.
Wudu Versus Guilt
How washing can reduce guilt, why the mind links moral burden to physical cleansing, and how wudu functions as a spiritual reset.
Wudu Versus Surgical Scrub
A comparison between surgical hand scrubbing and wudu’s repeated washing pattern, through log reduction and diminishing returns.
Wudu vs the Common Cold
How wudu’s handwashing, mouth rinse, and nasal rinse align with modern respiratory hygiene and saline irrigation research.
Hadith on Al-Buraq
A thought experiment connecting Al-Buraq’s description to relativity, geodesics, and the physics of light.
Quran on Buruj
Could buruj mean more than constellations? A linguistic and astronomical reflection on lofty structures in the heavens.
Quran on Night, Day, and Life
How the Quran links the alternation of night and day, water as the origin of life, and vision, in harmony with modern science.
Quran on Dinosaurs
Paleontology overview and five Quranic verse groupings about dinosaurs.
Why Life Needed Barriers
Why protective boundaries and cell membranes were essential to the evolution of life.
Quran on Marine Evolution
Early life evolution in oceans, with a connection to the Moses and al Khidr story.
Quran on Life from Clay
How clay helped form the organic chemicals need for life, plus a Jesus story.
Quran on Evolution: Molecules to Mammals
7 stages from molecules to mammals, tracing the episode’s Quranic reflection alongside the scientific history of life.
Quran on DNA (Alaq)
Were the first words of the Quran about DNA? Reimagining “alaq.”
Quran on the Big Bang
Cosmic beginning according to science and the Quran.
Quran on the Protective Sky
How Earth’s atmosphere shields life and is adorned with lights.
Quran on the Age of Everything
How the Quran accurately forecasts both the ages of the Earth and Universe.
Quran on Earth Formation
From accretion and differentiation to a stable crust and mountains; Quran on Earth formation.
Quran on Planets Formation
How the Earth and seven planets emerged from a nebula reminscient of the Quran's sky of smoke.
Quran on Debunking Myths
Common misconceptions about the 6 days of creation in the Quran addressed.
Quran on the Water We Drink
Origins of water and the hydrologic cycle, with verses on life and mercy.