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The Quran and The Resurrection

The Quran and The Resurrection This article covers The Quran and The Resurrection. Quranic Arguments About The Resurrection Although scientific findings like the second law of thermodynamics show that existence is gradually disappearing, and even a collision of two planets could destroy the universe. If existence began with a big...

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“Five Mysteries” Mentioned In The Qur’an

“Five Mysteries” Mentioned In The Qur’an It appears that the time of the coming of rain and the sex of the baby in the mother’s womb can be known in advance. Are these then no longer to be counted among the “five mysteries” mentioned in the Qur’an? The question concerns...

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How Does The Qur’an Regard “Knowledge”?

How Does The Qur’an Regard “Knowledge”? What are the differences between the Islamic and the modern scientific points of view on knowledge (‘ilm)? How does the Qur’an regard “knowledge”? Genuine knowledge (‘ilm) is a source of infinite light covered with truth, which leads enlightened people toward the righteous path. Modern...

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Important Truths Of The Quran

Important Truths Of The Quran This article covers the Important Explanations To Understand Certain Important Truths of the Quran. In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Alif Lam Ra. A Book whose verses were established and set clear, and then distinguished, from One All-Wise, All-Aware. (11:1) In order...

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Does The Qur’an Allude To Scientific Developments?

Does The Qur’an Allude To Scientific Developments? This article covers the answer to the question: “Does The Qur’an Allude To Scientific Developments?” Before answering this question, we should point out one important fact: Considering science as opposed to religion and scientific study as separate from and independent of the Qur’an...

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Does The Quran Contain Everything?

Does The Quran Contain Everything? This article covers the answer to the question: “Does The Quran Contain Everything?” Being a Book describing the man and the universe, the Quran contains ‘everything’. It declares: With Him are the keys of the Unseen. None but He knows them. And He knows what...

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Did Prophet Muhammad Write The Holy Qur’an?

Did Prophet Muhammad Write The Holy Qur’an? This article covers the answer to the question: “Did Prophet Muhammad Write The Holy Qur’an?“ As this question has generated a great deal of literature, I shall confine my answer to the most pertinent points. This allegation is made by Orientalists, just as...

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Divine Wisdom In The Quran’s Being Revealed In Stages Over 23 Years

Divine Wisdom In The Quran’s Being Revealed In Stages Over 23 Years This article explains the Divine Wisdom In The Quran’s Being Revealed In Stages Over 23 Years. The Quran was revealed in stages over a period of 23 years, and not as a complete book in one single act...

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Tajwid

What Is Tajwid? In the context of the recitation of the Quran, Tajwid or Tajweed (تجويد‎ tajwīd, ‘elocution’) is a set of rules for the correct pronunciation of the letters with all their qualities and applying the various traditional methods of recitation (Qira’at). In Arabic, the term tajwīd is derived from the triliteral root j-w-d (‘to improve’). Tajweed is a compulsory religious...

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Qira’at

Qira’at In Islam, Qirāʼah, (pl. Qira’at ) (قِراءة, lit. ‘recitations or readings’) which are different linguistic, lexical, phonetic, morphological and syntactical forms permitted with reciting the holy book of Islam, the Quran. Differences between Qiraʼat are slight and include varying rules regarding the prolongation, intonation, and pronunciation of words, but also differences in stops, vowels, consonants (leading...

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Miraculousness Of The Qur’an

Miraculousness Of The Qur’an This article covers the Miraculousness Of the Qur’an. The miraculousness of the Qur’an’s eloquence in two ways: The Quran’s challenging all to produce even a likeness of one of its chapters Miraculousness in the ways verses conclude While we have an eternal miracle like the Qur’an,...

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Comprehensiveness Of Quran And Meaning

Comprehensiveness Of Quran And Meaning This comes from the comprehensiveness of the Quran’s wording. Certainly, this comprehensiveness is apparent in the previous Words, as well as in the verses whose meanings are quoted in this Word. As pointed out in the hadith, Each verse has outer meanings, inner meanings, limits...

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Respect For The Qur’an

Respect For The Qur’an This article covers respect for the Qur’an. Reciting the Qur’an to your children and teaching them how to read it is of great importance, but there is something that is even more important. That is giving your children the sense that what is being recited is...

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List Of Legends In The Quran

List Of Legends In The Quran Here, you will find the List of Legends in the Quran. A number of legends, parables, or pieces of folklore appear in the Quran, often with similar motifs to Jewish and Christian traditions which may pre-date those in the Quran. One folklorist, Alan Dundes,...

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Quran And Miracles

Quran And Miracles This article covers the Quran And Miracles. Islam considers the Quran to be a holy book, the word of Allah, and a miracle. The text itself is believed to be a miracle on the grounds that the Arabic text would not conform to the standard poetry and prose categories commonly expressed by...

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Satanic Verses

What Are Satanic Verses? Satanic Verses refer to words of “satanic suggestion” which the Islamic Prophet Muhammad is said to have mistaken for divine revelation. The alleged verses can be read in biographies of Muhammad by al-Wāqidī, Ibn Sa’d and Ibn Ishaq, and the tafsir of al-Tabarī. Most Muslim scholars reject the historicity of the incident on the basis of the theological doctrine...

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Alexander The Great In The Quran

Alexander The Great In The Quran The story of Dhul-Qarnayn (ذو القرنين, literally “The Two-Horned One”, also transliterated as Zul-Qarnain or Zulqarnain), mentioned in the Quran, maybe a reference to Alexander III of Macedon (356–323 BC), popularly known as Alexander the Great. Western and traditional Muslim scholars generally identify Alexander the Great...

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What The Qur’an Says About Jihad

What The Qur’an Says About Jihad In light of recent events, the media is constantly talking about jihad. However, sometimes they do not define this term. Can you please tell us what the Qur’an says about jihad, and how the Prophet and the Companions implemented it in their daily lives?...

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Arguments For The Divine Authorship Of The Qur’an

Divine Authorship Of The Qur’an This article covers the Arguments For The Divine Authorship Of The Qur’an. When we study the Qur’an’s words, styles, and meanings even superficially, we notice immediately that it is unique. So, in rank and worth it is either below—even Satan cannot claim this, nor does he...

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What Is Quran How Can It Be Defined?

What Is Quran How Can It Be Defined? This article covers the answer to the question: “What Is Quran How Can It Be Defined?” The Quran is an eternal translation of the great book of the universe and the everlasting translator of the various ‘languages’ in which Divine laws of...