ISLAMIC ARCHIVESAbrogated Rulings in the Qur’an: Discerning their Divine WisdomYaqeen Institute for Islamic Research

Published: 2023
Published in: Yaqeen Institute
Language: English
Type: Paper
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Abrogated Rulings in the Qur’an: Discerning their Divine Wisdom

Critics of Islam argue that the Qur'an is contradictory and, therefore, cannot be of divine origin. Did Allah change His mind? Or is there a deeper wisdom as to why some rules should change? Justin Parrott explores abrogation in the Qur'an.

Keywords: naskh, abrogation, divine wisdom, Qur'anic rulings

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Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research. Abrogated Rulings in the Qur’an: Discerning their Divine Wisdom. Yaqeen Institute. 2023. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/yq-abrogated-rulings-in-the-quran-discerning-their-divine-wisdom/