How to Deal With Racism: Lessons From West African Scholars’ Tafsīr of Sūrah al-Ḥujurātبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionOf the chapters in the Qur’an, Sūrat al-Ḥujurāt is the most concise and comprehensive [...]
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The Qur’an’s Engagement with Christian and Jewish LiteratureThe Qur’an’s Engagement with Christian and Jewish Literature
The Qur’an’s Engagement with Christian and Jewish Literatureبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionThe Qur’an is God’s final revelation and the ultimate source of spiritual guidance for humanity. One of the primary ways [...]
Keys to Tadabbur: How to Reflect Deeply on the Qur’anKeys to Tadabbur: How to Reflect Deeply on the Qur’an
Keys to Tadabbur: How to Reflect Deeply on the Qur’anبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِTreasure is spelled tadabburThe Qur’an is the “rope of Allah”;1whoever grabs onto it will be saved, and whoever [...]
Etiquette as Spiritual Nourishment: The Adab of the Student According to al-Ghazali and al-IsfahaniEtiquette as Spiritual Nourishment: The Adab of the Student According to al-Ghazali and al-Isfahani
Etiquette as Spiritual Nourishment: The Adab of the Student According to al-Ghazali and al-Isfahaniبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroduction This essay is devoted to the etiquette (adab) of the student as understood [...]
From Gaza to Islam: Understanding the Qur’an’s Transformative PowerFrom Gaza to Islam: Understanding the Qur’an’s Transformative Power
From Gaza to Islam: Understanding the Qur’an’s Transformative Powerبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionAmid the devastating genocide raging through Gaza, from the rubble emerges an indestructible light that has captivated the hearts [...]
How to Get Closer to Allah: Exploring the Sequence of Allah’s Names in Surah Al-HashrHow to Get Closer to Allah: Exploring the Sequence of Allah’s Names in Surah Al-Hashr
How to Get Closer to Allah: Exploring the Sequence of Allah’s Names in Surah Al-Hashrبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionAs Muslims, our purpose is knowing Allah and worshiping Him. However, in an [...]
The First Codex: Abu Bakr’s Compilation of the Qur’anThe First Codex: Abu Bakr’s Compilation of the Qur’an
The First Codex: Abu Bakr’s Compilation of the Qur’anبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionHow exactly did the Qur’an come to be preserved in writing? The Islamic tradition provides a considerably detailed narrative [...]
Keys to Tadabbur: How to Reflect Deeply on the Qur’anKeys to Tadabbur: How to Reflect Deeply on the Qur’an
Keys to Tadabbur: How to Reflect Deeply on the Qur’anبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِTreasure is spelled tadabburThe Qur’an is the “rope of Allah”;1whoever grabs onto it will be saved, and whoever [...]
The ʿUthmānic Codex: Understanding how the Qur’an was PreservedThe ʿUthmānic Codex: Understanding how the Qur’an was Preserved
The ʿUthmānic Codex: Understanding how the Qur’an was Preservedبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionThe history of the preservation of the Qur’an has been studied and written about by Muslim scholars in extensive [...]
Can the Qur’an Be Recited in Different Ways? The Meaning and Wisdom of Qira’atCan the Qur’an Be Recited in Different Ways? The Meaning and Wisdom of Qira’at
Can the Qur’an Be Recited in Different Ways? The Meaning and Wisdom of Qira’atبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionIf the Qur’an is truly one timeless, unchanged book, how can it be read [...]