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In Arabic every letter has a corresponding gematrical value where each letter can interpreted either as letter or a number, similar to roman numerals. Gematrical Values of the Arabic Alphabet While there are many Quranic phenomenon based on the gematrical value of the Arabic letters, the item that I want to discuss in this article is … Continue reading W-A-H-D in the Quran

The topics of Ahruf and Qira'at have caused some confusion for many Muslims or individuals who are studying the Quran. When individuals first hear about these topics they have the false impression that there are multiple variations of the Quran, as if the variations are vastly different than one another. This is not the case, … Continue reading Ahruf, Qiraʼat, And Quran

[26:37] "Let them summon every experienced magician." [26:38] The magicians were gathered at the appointed time, on the appointed day. [26:39] The people were told: "Come one and all; let us gather together here. [26:40] "Maybe we will follow the magicians, if they are the winners." [26:41] When the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh, … Continue reading The Magicians Were Thrown Down

In 2002, Rogers Communications Inc., a Canadian communications and media company, initiated a contract with Bell Aliant to access its power poles at an annual rate of $9.60 per pole. Rogers intended to used the poles for its cable lines. The challenge was that some of these poles that Rogers was leasing were owned by … Continue reading Importance of Translating The Quran

In 13:4 of the Quran there is an interesting word that often times is mistranslated in most translations. The word is صِنْوَان ṣin'wān [13:4] On earth, there are adjacent lots that produce orchards of grapes, crops, palm trees— صِنْوَانٌ (ṣin'wānun) and other than صِنْوَانٍ (ṣin'wānin). Although they are irrigated with the same water, we prefer some … Continue reading Dioecious And Non-Dioecious

The Quran uses the word sukārā (سُكَارَىٰ) for the state of being intoxicated, while using the word khmar (خَمْرِ) for intoxicants. Sukārā (Intoxication) [4:43] O you who believe, do not observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) while intoxicated (sukārā), so that you know what you are saying. Nor after sexual orgasm without bathing, unless you are on … Continue reading Khamr (Intoxicants) vs. Sukara (Intoxication)

Millions of Muslims throughout the years have spent much of their lives memorizing the Quran, yet spend virtually no time to understand the meaning of what it is that they are reciting. Usually when Muslims are questioned about this they claim that God credits those who recite His revelations in Arabic, and so understanding is … Continue reading Importance of Understanding

Some individuals ask that if intoxicants are prohibited, then why does God describe rivers of wine in Paradise? [47:15] The allegory of Paradise that is promised for the righteous is this: it has rivers of unpolluted water, and rivers of fresh milk, and rivers of wine— delicious for the drinkers—and rivers of strained honey. They have … Continue reading Rivers of Wine in Paradise

Sura 47 verse 35 of the Quran states the following: فَلَا تَهِنُوا وَتَدْعُوا إِلَى السَّلْمِ وَأَنْتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَ وَاللَّهُ مَعَكُمْ وَلَنْ يَتِرَكُمْ أَعْمَالَكُمْ Before we get to the proper translation for this verse, let's look at the word by word breakdown: فَلَاSo (do) notتَهِنُواyou [all] weaken / waver,وَتَدْعُواand you [all] invite / callإِلَىtoالسَّلْمِ[the] peace,وَأَنْتُمُand you [all] … Continue reading Proper Translation of 47:35

A tactic that God utilizes to explain matters in the Quran is done by drawing distinctions through the use of opposites. This allows the students of the Quran to better understand these concepts through knowing what something is by understanding what it is not. This can provide the constrast needed to help clarify things, much … Continue reading The Tyranny of Idol Worship