Tag: quran
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Barriers to Understanding the Qurʾān: Insights from Imam Al-Ghazali’s Ihyāʾ Ulūm al-Dīn
During my travels, I found myself immersed in Imam Al-Ghazali’s Iḥyāʾ Ulūm al-Dīn, and as I reflected on his profound insights into the barriers that prevent us from truly understanding the Qurʾān, I was struck by how these obstacles are not merely intellectual but deeply spiritual. Al-Ghazali identifies two primary barriers that hinder our comprehension: 1)…
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Ramadan Book Recommendations 2024
This list was compiled in the hopes of facilitating a closer connection with Allah ﷻ, His Book, and aid in perfecting our worship. May Allah ﷻ forgive our shortcomings and enable us to make the most of this blessed month. It is intended to supplement our recommended reads from previous years and covers the spiritual,…
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Finding a Balance Between Reason and Revelation
Muslim theologians differed for centuries in dealing with the concept of categorical verses (muḥkam) and ambiguous verses (mutashābih), giving rise to questions such as: What method should be applied when reason seems to contradict revelation?
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Of Pharaoh and Thamud
A few hundred kilometers northwest of Medina lies the valley of Al-Hijr, where Thamud, the tribe of Saleh (pbuh), once dwelt. All that remains of the land they once inhabited is marvelous architecture — towering, ornately carved stone outcrops that survive to this day. When the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions passed through this valley…
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The Qur’an: An Aesthetic Treasure Trove
The cosmos held its breath in anticipation. The fabric of the Unseen dilated and grew infinitely thin. Rip! It irrupted with the Divine Command, Iqra’!
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Quranic Soundscapes: Bonding Beyond the Meanings
God has arranged the human heart like a fiery stone: its warmth inspires the soul to a new state. Its aesthetic world of sublime inner echoes is called the world of consciousness. The recitation of the Holy Qur’an touches the hearts of its readers in this way. The wonderful supernatural power of the Qur’an is…
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Exploring Spirituality within Ramadan
With the devils chained away, their assault on the kingdom of the soul is put on hold. The transcendental effects of fasting on our metaphysical anatomy allows our spirituality to come forth; the soul is restored as the rightful sovereign – order is reinstated across the kingdom.
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El secularismo y el símil de la telaraña de la sura al-’ankabut
El símil de la tela de araña que aparece en la sura Al-‘Ankabut del Corán se refiere a los destinatarios del mensaje de Dios antes de la época del Profeta Muhammad ﷺ.
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Al-Quran – Stories of Prophets and Emotional Intelligence
In our daily lives, we regularly encounter challenges affecting our emotions: We feel sad and happy, we may express ourselves by crying or laughing, or we may hide our true feelings behind a smile. Our emotions sometimes bring us to tears, yet we find ourselves comforted and serene in their aftermath. Memories of the past…
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Scriptural Reasoning: Healing the Divide Between the Self and the Other
The purpose of this piece is to bring attention to the field of scriptural reasoning which, among other approaches, proposes the use of logic of relations and a constructive-critical engagement with the Other. These approaches help curb the colonial instinct, or what has been identified as the subsuming nature of the Western philosophical thought, that…