quraan
On My Way to Becoming a Lutheran Minister
By Jamilah Kolocotronis I sat in my night class, in my first semester at the community college, daydreaming as usual. I thought about my future and wondered where it would take me. Suddenly I had a revelation. I wanted to become a minister. I wanted to devote my life to spreading God’s Word. Two years…
From the Watchtower to the Minaret
And He sends down from the sky mountain masses [of clouds] wherein is hail: He strikes therewith whom He pleases and He turns it away from whom He pleases. The vivid flash of His lightning well-nigh blinds the sight. (Qur’an 24:43) by Raphael Narbaez, Jr. A forty-two-year-old Latino, Raphael is a Los Anodes-based comic and lecturer….
WOMEN IN ISLAM VERSUS WOMEN IN THE JUDAEO-CHRISTIAN TRADITION
By Dr. Sherif Abdel Azeem THE MYTH & THE REALITY CONTENTS: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. EVE’S FAULT 3. EVE’S LEGACY 4. SHAMEFUL DAUGHTERS 5. FEMALE EDUCATION 6. UNCLEAN IMPURE WOMAN 7. BEARING WITNESS 8. ADULTRY 9. VOWS 10. WIFE’S PROPERTY 11. DIVORCE 12. MOTHERS 13. FEMALE INHERITANCE 14. PLIGHT OF WIDOWS 15. POLYGAMY 16. THE VEIL…
Woman in the Bible
ARE WOMEN TREATED FAIRLY IN THE BIBLE? ARE THEY RESPECTED AS INDIVIDUALS OR SLAVES TO MAN? ARE THEY RESPECTED AND HONORED? THE REASON BEHIND PAINS OF DELIVERY [Gen 3:16]God said to Eve when she tempted Adam, “I will greatly multiply your pain in childbearing, in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your desire shall…
Qur’an and Science: Al Quran Miracle of Miracles
By Ahmed Deedat “Say: If the whole of mankind and jinn’s were to gather together to produce the like of this Qur’an,they could not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support.” What is a miracle? I think it is necessary that we have a clear picture of…
Qur’an and Science : Scientists’ Comments On The Qur’an
Keith L. Moore Professor Emeritus, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Toronto. Distinguished embryologist and the author of several medical textbooks, including Clinically Oriented Anatomy (3rd Edition) and The Developing Human (5th Edition, with T.V.N. Persaud). Investigations in to the ‘alaqa or leech-like stage. Dr. Moore was a former President of the Canadian Association of Anatomists, and of…
Qur’an and Science: The Qur’an, Knowledge, and Science.
A. Abd-Allah Note: All translations of the Qur’an in this article are based on several translators including Yusuf Ali, Marmaduke Pickthal, T. B. Irving, and N. J. Dawood. However, there are some differences which the author felt made the English closer to the Arabic. The author is indebted to Dr. M. Zerroug for reviewing this…
Recitation of The Qur’an: Importance of Tajweed
By Sister Fatima BarakatullahListening to the Qur’an being recited correctly is enough to soften even the hardest of hearts and Muslims and non-Muslims alike find it a deeply moving experience even if they do not understand what is being said. We feel this even more in Ramadaan when we are in the Taraweeh prayers and…
Who Wrote the Holy Qur’an?
Quran, in Arabic, could only have been written by ONE of 3 possible sources: 1. the Arabs 2. Mohammad (peace be upon him) 3. God (Allah) (NOTE: The first part is not meant to be a rigorous proof. It is something to ponder upon. However, the second part, about Mohammad [pbuh] wrote…
Abrogation and the Validity of the Qur’an
Question: Some time ago I started reading the Qur’an. I have both a German and an English translation of its meanings. I started reading and found it very interesting but at one point I just had to stop! In Surah 2-62 it says “Verily, those who believe and those who are Jews and Christians and…
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