The claim of existence of myths in the Qur’an and attributing that to the scholars Abduh and Ridha- A critical study –

Abstract

This research deals with the idea of "historical facts " in the Quranic stories according to Dr. Muhammad KhalafAllah, as he claimed that some of the Quranic stories are not necessary true and he said that some could be in the Quran in addition to the real historical stories. Dr KhalafAllah also claimed that the scholar Mohammad Abduh has adopted the same theory and he inferred this with some texts from "Almanar" interpretation by Mohammed Rashid Reda and other interpreters. So, this research provides responses against the claims that the Quranic stories contain myths, It also provides evidences of the truthfulness of the Holy Quran in all its context. This research also focuses on refuting the suspicions about the two authors of "Almanar" and that's by discussing the texts that Khalafallah has taken from "Almanar" to build his theory,and clarifying what the two authors meant within the context of interpretation. As it was found that KhalafAllah has taken these texts out of their contexts, or he understood it other than what the authors intended and to infere through their own words their definit believe in the truthfulness of every single word in the Holy Quran.