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*[[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]]
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*[[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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*[[Muhammad's Miracles]]
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*[[Muhammad's Death]]
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*[[Muhammad ibn Abdullah#Timeline|The Timeline of Muhammad]]
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                         <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]]
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*[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Hell|Hell]]
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*[[Pagan Origins of Islam]]
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*[https://reddit.com/r/exmuslim Reddit's Ex-Muslim Discussion group]
*[[Corruption of the Qur'an]]
*[https://ExMuslims.Org Ex-Muslims of North America]
*[[Uthman and the Recension of the Qur'an]]
*[https://quranx.com QuranX]
*[[Sana Manuscript]]
*[[Seven Sleepers of Ephesus in the Quran]]
*[[Dhul-Qarnayn and the Alexander Romance]]
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Dhul-Qarnayn and the Alexander Romance

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The story of Dhul-Qarnayn (in Arabic ذو القرنين, literally "The Two-Horned One", also transliterated as Zul-Qarnain or Zulqarnain) is found in the 18th Surah of the Qur'an, al-Kahf (the Cave). While he is never mentioned explicitly by name, the story is clearly based upon a legendary account of Alexander the Great. For centuries, most Muslim historians and Qur'anic commentators endorsed the identity of Dhul-Qarnayn as Alexander, though some also proposed alternatives. In recent years, this identification of Dhul-Qarnayn has become particularly problematic and controversial for Muslim scholars, as historians have gradually discovered that the historical Alexander was a Greek pagan who fashioned himself as a god. (read more)