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Contrapuntal Harmony in the Thought, Mood and Structure of Surah Fâtihah

Revelation of the Qur"an in Seven Ahrûf M S M Saifullah

It is a well-known fact that there are seven different ahrûf in which the Qur"an was revealed. In the Islamic tradition, this basis can be traced back to a number of hadith concerning the revelation of the Qur"an in seven ahrûf (singular harf).

Historical Errors of The Qur'an: Pharaoh and Haman

An Ecological Reading of the Qur’anic Understanding of Creation

Mr. Jose Abraham is Lecturer in the Department of Religion and Culture at the United Theological College, Bangalore, India. This article is from the book Bangalore Theological Forum, Vol. XXXIII, No. 1, published by the Untied Theological College, 2001. This material was prepared for Religion Online by Ted and Winnie Brock.

Zawahir al-Qur'an: The Authority of the Book's Literal Meanings

Two terms need to be understood in regard to the Qur'anic meaniing: nusus (sing.nas) andzawahir (sing.zahir).By nususis meant those Qur'anic texts which are absolutely clear, being of a single meaning, about which there is no ambiguity whatsoever.

Ethical Teachings of the Qur’an (Part 2)

B Disvalues Corresponding to these values there are some disvalues which are symbolized in the Qur"an as Satan or Iblis. He is described as apersistent rebel [iv, 117] who is constantly engaged in deceiving [viii, 48] people and misleading them from the path of righteousness. [iv, 119] He sows the seeds of enmity and hatred, [v, 94] creates false desires, [iv, 120] commands what is shameful and wrong, [xxiv, 21] and defaces the fair nature created by God. [iv, 119] He is in short an enemy of mankind; [xxxv, 6; xxxvi, 6] and believers are, therefore, advised that they should beware of his machinations.

Ethical Teachings of the Qur’an (Part 1)

A-VALUES The real goal of man, according to the Qur'an, is the assimilation of divine attributes. These attributes, as also shown in the same chapter, can be summarized as life, eternity, unity, power, truth, beauty, justice, love, and goodness.

The Quran

Islam today is the religion of about one billion people. It is far from correct to think that all Muslims are familiar with the story of how their religion became established.

The virtue of “Kursi”‌ verse

Our Holy Qur’an is a universal book that covers all sorts of themes and subjects. While some of its verses are anecdotal, relating the stories of Prophets; others are allegorical, endowed with two levels of meanings; literal and metaphorical. Other verses illuminate the excellence and reverence of our Creator.

What is the precise meaning of Alhamdulillah and Subhan’Allah

Hamd literally means praise, the opposite of condemnation and dishonor. [1]

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