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Azahari Hassim 📜 Circumcision Among Pre-Islamic Arabs: An Abrahamic Legacy and Its Restoration in Islam 💫 Introduction Circumcision is most commonly associated with Judaism as a defining sign of the Abrahamic covenant. However, historical and theological evidence indicates that circumcision was also practiced among pre-Islamic Arabs long before the rise of Islam. This raises anContinue reading “Circumcision Among Pre-Islamic Arabs: An Abrahamic Legacy and Its Restoration in Islam”

Azahari Hassim 📜 The Absence of “Land of Moriah” in the Samaritan Torah: A Textual and Theological Analysis Introduction Genesis 22—the narrative traditionally known in Judaism as the Akedah—begins with God commanding Abraham to travel to a specific region to offer his son as a sacrifice. In the Masoretic Text (MT), the canonical Hebrew BibleContinue reading “The Absence of “Land of Moriah” in the Samaritan Torah: A Textual and Theological Analysis”

Azahari Hassim 📜 The Abrahamic Covenant in Islam: Ratified After the Sacrifice, Not Predeclared A Qur’anic Rebuttal to the Biblical Chronology of Covenant Introduction In the Biblical narrative of Genesis 17, the covenant between God and Abraham is presented as a predeclared agreement, granted before the birth of Isaac, and independent of any monumental actContinue reading “The Abrahamic Covenant in Islam: Ratified After the Sacrifice, Not Predeclared”

Azahari Hassim 📜 Surah 2:124 and Genesis 17:21: A Qur’anic Contradiction of the Biblical Allocation of Covenant and Sacrifice Introduction The figure of Abraham stands at the heart of the Abrahamic traditions, yet the question of which son carries the covenant, and which son was nearly sacrificed, remains one of the most defining differences betweenContinue reading “Surah 2:124 and Genesis 17:21: A Qur’anic Contradiction of the Biblical Allocation of Covenant and Sacrifice”

Azahari Hassim 📜 Abraham, His Sons, and the House of God: A Comparative Study of the Bible and the Qur’an 🌟 Introduction Across the Abrahamic traditions, the figure of Abraham stands as a foundational patriarch whose life, trials, and descendants shape the theological identity of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Yet the way these scriptures portrayContinue reading “Abraham, His Sons, and the House of God: A Comparative Study of the Bible and the Qur’an”

Azahari Hassim 📜 Abraham, History, and Identity: Why Judaism and Islam Relate Differently to the Patriarch 💫 Introduction Among the three great Abrahamic religions, all trace their spiritual lineage to Abraham. Yet the way each tradition relates to Abraham differs profoundly. A recurring argument — especially in comparative theological discourse — claims that Judaism isContinue reading “Abraham, History, and Identity: Why Judaism and Islam Relate Differently to the Patriarch”

Azahari Hassim 🕋 Hagar’s Elevated Status in Islam Through the Hajj Pilgrimage Understanding Her Role as a Matriarch and Mother of Many Nations ⸻ 📜 Covenantal Roots: Abraham, Hagar, and the Promise In the Torah, God established a covenant with Abraham (Ibrahim عليه السلام), promising that he would be: • 🌍 A blessing to allContinue reading “Hagar’s Elevated Status in Islam Through the Hajj Pilgrimage”

Azahari Hassim 📜 Reassessing Genesis 15:4: Does the Promise of a “Son from Your Own Body” Refer to Ishmael? Abstract Genesis 15:4 contains God’s foundational promise to Abraham that his heir will be “a son from your own body.” While Jewish and Christian tradition identifies this promised son as Isaac, an examination of the narrativeContinue reading “Reassessing Genesis 15:4: Does the Promise of a “Son from Your Own Body” Refer to Ishmael?”

Azahari Hassim 📜 Between Two Covenants: Islam, Ishmael, and the Biblical Promise of the Nile–Euphrates Territory 🌟 Introduction Among the most enduring debates in Abrahamic theology is the meaning and scope of the land promised to Abraham in the Book of Genesis. Genesis 15:18 describes a vast territorial grant—from the River of Egypt (Nile) toContinue reading “Between Two Covenants: Islam, Ishmael, and the Biblical Promise of the Nile–Euphrates Territory”

Azahari Hassim 📕 The Silent Trial: Abraham, Ishmael, and the Desert of Genesis 21 🌟 Genesis 21:14–20 may be interpreted as an early formative test in the Abraham narrative, one that precedes and anticipates the more dramatic trial presented in Genesis 22. Within the canonical sequence, the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael occurs after theContinue reading “The Silent Trial: Abraham, Ishmael, and the Desert of Genesis 21”