Author Archives: Azahari Hassim

Azahari Hassim A Qur’an-Only Analysis: What Is the Status of Sham Compared to Medina Without Hadith? Sham (الـشـام) refers to the blessed region of the Levant—including Palestine, Syria, Jordan, and parts of Lebanon 🌍 The Blessed Land of Sham and Its Relation to Medina — A Qur’anic Perspective To answer this properly based solely onContinue reading “Sham and Mecca: Two Sacred Landscapes in the Abrahamic Tradition”

Azahari Hassim 🏺 The Kingdom of Himyar: Judaism in Pre-Islamic Southern Arabia 📜 Introduction The Kingdom of Himyar stands as one of the most intriguing civilizations of pre-Islamic Arabia. Flourishing in southern Arabia—primarily in what is now 🇾🇪 Yemen—Himyar is historically remarkable for a rare phenomenon in the ancient Near East: the large-scale adoption ofContinue reading “The Kingdom of Himyar: Judaism in Pre-Islamic Southern Arabia”

Azahari Hassim ❓How did Herod the Great, originally a Gentile by ancestry, come to be recognized as King of the Jews, and what were his major contributions to Jewish society? 📜 Herod the Great: Power, Conversion, and the Temple Before Jesus Herod the Great (c. 73–4 BCE), a fascinating and controversial figure in Jewish history,Continue reading “Herod the Great: Power, Conversion, and the Temple Before Jesus”

Azahari Hassim 📜 Who Wrote the Book of Genesis? Tradition, Scholarship, and the Ongoing Debate The question of authorship of Book of Genesis has long occupied both religious tradition and modern biblical scholarship. Unlike many ancient texts, Genesis does not identify its author within its own pages. Nor does any other book of the BibleContinue reading “Who Wrote the Book of Genesis?”

Azahari Hassim ✨ Messianic Expectations and Prophethood: A Qur’anic Perspective on Muhammad and the Jews ✨ The reasoning behind the claim that the Quran indirectly refers to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ as the awaited Jewish Messiah—despite the fact that the Quran never explicitly calls him “the Messiah”—relies on a combination of historical context 🏺, Qur’anic exegesisContinue reading “Messianic Expectations and Prophethood: A Qur’anic Perspective on Muhammad and the Jews”

Azahari Hassim 📜 The Displacement of Ishmael: Interpolation and Redaction in Genesis 21 and 22 📌 Abstract Genesis 21:14–21 and Genesis 22 contain narrative features that suggest they originated in a tradition where Ishmael was Abraham’s only son, predating the covenantal promises of Genesis 17 and the birth of Isaac. A close literary-critical reading revealsContinue reading “The Displacement of Ishmael: Interpolation and Redaction in Genesis 21 and 22”

Azahari Hassim 🍀 Have Bible scholars debated Ishmael’s age at the time he and Hagar were sent away from Abraham’s household (Genesis 21)? Yes, Bible scholars have debated Ishmael’s age when he and his mother Hagar were sent away from Abraham’s household, as described in Genesis 21. The debate arises because there appears to beContinue reading “Have Bible scholars debated Ishmael’s age at the time he and Hagar were sent away from Abraham’s household (Genesis 21)?”

Azahari Hassim 🕊️ Is Isaac or Ishmael the Child Entrusted to and Consecrated to God? A Comparative Theological Reflection 📜 The question of whether Isaac or Ishmael is the child entrusted and consecrated to God lies at the heart of divergent Abrahamic narratives. While the Biblical tradition, particularly as preserved in the Masoretic text, presentsContinue reading “Is Isaac or Ishmael the Child Entrusted to and Consecrated to God?”

Azahari Hassim 📜 Ishmael’s Absence in the Quranic Triad of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob ❓Why Ishmael Is Not Named Alongside Isaac and Jacob in the Qur’an Dedication, Sacrifice, and the Logic of Divine Ownership Introduction One of the most striking patterns in the Qur’an is the repeated pairing of Abraham with Isaac and Jacob, whileContinue reading “Ishmael’s Absence in the Quranic Triad of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob”

Azahari Hassim 🕊️ Ishmael and the Abrahamic Covenant: A Reexamination of Biblical Circumcision 📜 The Abrahamic covenant stands as a foundational pillar in the sacred histories of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Central to this covenant is the rite of circumcision, instituted by God as a binding sign between Himself and Abraham and his descendants. Traditionally,Continue reading “Ishmael and the Abrahamic Covenant: A Reexamination of Biblical Circumcision”