Not everything worth having comes easily The ṣ-b-r root occurs over 100 times in the Qur’an. From it come the verb ṣabara and the noun ṣabr. This root has the generic sense of patience. Yet the
More...To be lowly This article is from The Qur’an: A Complete Revelation. rakaʿa – to be lowly The word rakaʿa is associated by the Traditionalist with bow or bowing (specifically, to bow as part of
More...The subject of ḥūr ʿīn and kawāʿib as used in the Qur’an While some well-intentioned Qur’an-centric researchers may baulk at the Traditionalist’s values for these terms (coming as
More...Analysis and interpretation of 9:36-37 The Traditionalist is ever straining to gain seeming legitimacy for his non-Qur’anic material; one of the ways he achieves this is by asserting explanations for
More...A detailed addendum for students of the muqaṭṭaʿāt The case of kitāb at 27:1 The full presentation is found in video form both on my YouTube channel and on this site. Note that conventions such
More...My understanding on the Qur’anic position on homosexuality I wish here to set out my understanding of the Qur’anic position on the question of homosexuality, not to engage with the broader debate
More...A pan-textual analysis of the meaning of zakāt in the Qur’an zakāt – purity The Traditionalist claims that the expression ātā al zakāt means to pay a specific annual tax on wealth in order
More...The muqaṭṭaʿāt The question of the meaning of the mysterious letters in the Quran – known in Arabic as the muqaṭṭaʿāt – has both intrigued and frustrated Muslims since the time of the
More...A summary of my doctrine Traditionalist Islam claims – and is typically supported tacitly in its claim by the Orientalist scholar and mainstream media – that the Qur’an may be fully understood only
More...