Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad compares the Christian view of salvation through Jesus and the Islamic view of salvation through thousands of Prophets sent to every nation throughout history in light of Divine love and justice.
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Big tobacco companies tried to reinterpret Qur’an to lure Muslim smokers
Report shows that, for decades, tobacco companies not only felt threatened by Islamic beliefs against tobacco use, but also actively worked to try to change those beliefs, including enlisting lawyers to ‘reinterpret’ the Qur’an. According to media reports: ‘Records show… Read More ›
On reading the Koran – Lesley Hazleton
Lesley Hazleton sat down one day to read the Koran. And what she found — as a non-Muslim, a self-identified “tourist” in the Islamic holy book — wasn’t what she expected. With serious scholarship and warm humor, Hazleton shares the… Read More ›
The Qur’an is like a bride – Rumi
The Qur’an is like a bride. Although you pull the veil away from her face, she does not show herself to you. When you investigate the Qur’an, but receive no joy or mystical unveiling, it is because your pulling at… Read More ›
Rumi & the Quran
“I am the servant of the Qur’an as long as I have life. I am the dust on the path of Muhammad, the Chosen One.” ― Rumi, The Quatrains of Rumi: Complete Translation with Persian Text, Islamic Mystical Commentary, Manual… Read More ›
Reading the Bible Like Conservatives Read the Qur’an
Here is an interesting bit of sensible Christian commentary on the Bible vs Quran debate raging on social media at the moment. The author might also have mentioned the advice St Paul gave to young Timothy about how to treat… Read More ›
Divine Love
(from Chapter 4: ‘God and Love’ in Love in the Holy Qur’an by Prince Ghazi of Jordan) God speaks of the great reality of love many times in the Holy Qur’an. He mentions those whom He loves, such as, for… Read More ›
The jizya Verse (Q. 9:29): Tax Enforcement on Non-Muslims in the First Muslim State
Here is a fascinating extract from Professor Abdel Haleem’s discussion of The jizya Verse (Q. 9:29). I have copied and pasted the first three pages. If you would like to read the whole article just leave a request in the comments below… Read More ›
Q&A: Was the Quran revealed in seven different ways? Dr Shabir Ally
The Quran was revealed in seven different ways? why? what are those ways, and are they different from the Quran we have today?
Post-Script: Directions for Future Research
This is the final extract from The Codex of a Companion of the Prophet and the Qurʾān of the Prophet by Behnam Sadeghi and Uwe Bergmann. I have copied two interesting excerpts from the Post-Script: Directions for Future Research. —————————————————- As… Read More ›
Further extracts from ‘The Codex of a Companion of the Prophet and the Qurʾān of the Prophet’
In a recent article I copied and pasted the complete Summary of The Codex of a Companion of the Prophet and the Qurʾān of the Prophet by Behnam Sadeghi and Uwe Bergmann. I have now ploughed through the complete article (94… Read More ›
Some surprising findings of ‘The Codex of a Companion of the Prophet and the Qurʾān of the Prophet’ by Behnam Sadeghi
Further issues pertaining to the earliest Quranic manuscripts In a recent article I copied and pasted the complete Summary of The Codex of a Companion of the Prophet and the Qurʾān of the Prophet by Behnam Sadeghi and Uwe Bergmann. I have… Read More ›
Issues pertaining to the earliest Quranic manuscripts
I have copied and pasted the opening Title, the Abstract and the complete Summary of this highly technical academic paper about the Quranic manuscripts. The Summary is well worth reading. The Codex of a Companion of the Prophet and the… Read More ›
The Study Quran: A New Translation with Notes and Commentary
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad recently told me about a (soon to be published) new translation and commentary on the Quran, edited by the celebrated scholar Seyyed Hossein Nasr and published by Harper Collins. Here are some screen prints of the… Read More ›
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