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...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...What the Qur’an itself forbids The idea of what is ḥarām – or forbidden – is a central topic among those who follow the ḥadīth literature. There is no end of what you cannot do: from keeping
More...Confusing Islam with the Qur’an is a mistake I hear people make accusations at the Qur’an which are really directed at the religion which claims the Qur’an as its scripture. Typically, the
More...The headscarf is the core identifier of a Muslim woman Many assume that the hijab is in the Qur’an – or, more specifically, many assume that what is thought of today as female Islamic dress is
More...Usury is evil according the Qur’an In the Middle Ages, usury in Europe was not only a crime, it was unnatural; and Dante placed usurers in the same circle of Hell as the inhabitants of Sodom and
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