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How to Study the Quran - Suggestions
POPULAR BELIEFS
Appeal to
Righteousness Based on Lineage, Relationship, Companionship and Proximity
As-Sirat
(The Path, The Bridge Over Hell)
Did
Harut and Marut Teach Dark Magic?
Does the Quran
Prohibit Gold and Silk for Men?
Do I
Need to Perform Ablution (Wudu) Before I Can Touch the Quran?
Idolatry According to the Quran
Intercession and the Prophet's
Help
Is
Makkah the Original Location for the Masjid al-Haram?
Is
the Punishment of Hell Eternal?
Is the Second Coming of Prophet Jesus (pbuh) Supported by the Quran?
Miracles
or Misunderstood Natural Phenomenon?
Nikaah
al-Mut'ah - Temporary Marriage
No
Sects in Islam - We are Only Muslims
Punishment of the Grave
(Azab-e-Qabar)
Radhi Allah Unho - The
Dangers of Not Knowing What You are Saying
Severe Rebuke of Idolatry in the Old Testament and God's Jealousy
Superstitions
- A Satanic Weapon
The
Bible Does Not Teach the Trinity
The Difference Between Hadith and Sunna
The Night Journey - Isra and
Mi'raj
The
Seven Ahruf, Recitations (Qiraat), Hafs and Warsh
The
Trumpet is Blown or is it?
Understanding the Quranic Meaning of 'Jihad'
What is 'Wasilah' from a Quran's
Perspective?
What is
a Muslim Name? - A Misnomer
What is
the Quranic Ruh (Spirit)?
BELIEVERS, MUSLIMS AND NON-MUSLIMS
Are Some Muslims of Today Any Different from the Quraish (Mushrikeen) of Old?
Following the
'Kuffar' (Disbelievers)
Marriage with the
People of the Book
Muslim and Mu'min (Believer) -
The Difference
People of the Book
(Jews & Christians)
Understanding 'Kufr'
(Disbelief) from a Quranic Perspective
URL Understanding Surah Tauba (Chapter 9) and the Infamous 'Killing' Verses
Was the 'Favour' Only Completed for Muslims?
Why is the term
'Muslims' Hijacked?
Will the Sins of Muslims be Transferred to Christians and Jews?
QURAN
Are
Mutashabih Verses Allegorical?
'Between
his Hands' or 'Before It' (Ma Bayna Yadayhi)
Burden
of Proof - Prophet Abraham's
(pbuh) Argument
Code 19 and
the Removal of Two Verses from the Quran - A Problematic Theory
Does 'Hikmah' (Wisdom) Mean Sunna of
the Prophet Muhammad?
(pbuh)
Does the Quran Assert in Verse 4:82 That it Contains No Contradictions?
Fluid
Beginnings of Asbab ul-Nazul
God Has Warned Believers to Only Follow the Quran
Grammatical Errors in the Quran - A Baseless Assertion
How the Quran Describes Itself
How
Did God's Agents (Prophets & Messengers) Receive Inspirations?
How Do We Know that the Quran was Fully Preserved? - Is it Not the Ahadith That
Informs Us?
How
Many Angels Were Talking to Mary?
Huroof-e-Muqqatat
(Disjointed Letters)
Itmam
al-Hujjah - Completion of Proof
Lailut-ul qadr - An Understanding from a Quranic Perspective
Mother of the Book
(Umm-ul-Kitab)
'Nur' as
Reflected Light - A Restrictive Rendering
Pharaoh - Lord of the Stakes or Pyramids?
Scientific Miracles in the Quran
Some Commandments from the Quran
The Quran Stands Alone
As Sole Religious Guidance
The Sabbath Breakers: Apes & Swine - A Metaphorical or Literal Reading?
The
Sleepers of the Cave - The Quran, Historical Sources and Observation
The
Sun Setting in Murky Waters
Two Verbs
to Describe 'Fear' (Khashiya & Khafa) - The Difference
Understanding the Quranic term
'Alameen'
Understanding the Quranic term
'Salaba'
Understanding the term 'Sunna' from a Quran's Perspective
Understanding
Verse 42:51 - Who can Receive 'Wahi'?
Unknown Towns
and Names - Why fill in the gaps?
What Does
'Amen'
Mean in the Context of Prayer and is it Quranic?
What is the Quranic Sujud (Prostration)?
When
Does the New Day Begin From a Quran's Perspective?
Why Does the Quran Sometimes Use the Plural?
GOD
A Generous,
Loving and Forgiving Lord
'Allah' is Not
an Exclusive Name for God
Problems with Locating God in Time, Space and as Part of His Creation
PROPHET ABRAHAM (pbuh)
Are the Arabs and Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh) Really Descendants of
Prophet Abraham? (pbuh)
Prophet Abraham's
(pbuh) Original Sanctuary -
At Makkah (Mecca) or Bakkah (Baca)?
Prophet Abraham's (pbuh)
Sacrificial Son
- Ishmael or Isaac?
(pbut)
PROPHET MUHAMMAD (pbuh)
A
Deeper Look at the Word 'Iktatabaha'
Exclusiveness of Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh)
Following the
Example of the Prophet - What is that Example?
God and the Angels
Bless the Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh)
Miracles of the Prophet
(pbuh)
Obey
Allah (God) and the Messenger
Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh) as a Mercy to Creation
Prophet Muhammad's
(pbuh)
Special Mercy Status
'Take What the Prophet Gives You' - Support for the Sunna
The Beautiful Character of Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh)
The Superiority of
Prophet Muhammad's
(pbuh) Mission
Was the Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh) Really Illiterate?
Were
all the Prophet's Utterances a 'Wahi' from God? (Divinely inspired)
PROPHETS AND MESSENGERS
Adam (pbuh)
and Jannah - An Earthly Abode or Paradise?
Did Prophet Solomon
(pbuh) Really Slaughter His Horses?
Do Not Make Any Distinctions Between the Messengers of God
End of Prophethood - Continuation of Messengers?
Exodus of
Prophet Moses's
(pbuh) People
Is
the Name 'Ahmad' Found in the Bible?
Is Verse
3:81 a Reference to any Particular Messenger?
Mount Sinai
- Behind the Translations
The
Virgin Birth of Prophet Jesus (pbuh)
The Limits of Obeying a Messenger
Understanding the Crucifixion of Jesus
(pbuh) from a Quran's Perspective
Was Prophet Jesus
(pbuh) sent to the Gentiles?
HISTORICAL SOURCES
Ibn Ishaq's Sira of Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh)
Non-Muslim Sources of the Prophet Muhammad's
(pbuh)
Ministry
Poetry
from a Quran's Perspective and a Historic Survey
Shi'a
Doctrine and Literary Sources - A Brief Survey
The Earliest Historical Sources of the Incident of Karbala
The Sahifah
of Hammam ibn Munabbih
Unwarranted Prejudice Against Past Scholars, Compilers and Historians
LANGUAGE
Is Arabic a
Holy or Superior Language?
Produce a Surah Like It - The Challenge of the Quran
Why was the Quran revealed in Arabic?
WOMEN
A Deeper Look at the Word 'Daraba' (To Beat) in Context of Wives
A Deeper Look at the Word 'Khimar'
Aggressive (Mis)translations of the Quran to Enslave Women
Does the Quran
Confine Widows to Their Homes in their Waiting Period (Iddat)?
Does the Quran Really Sanction Beating of Wives?
Does Verse 65:4 Provide Consent to Consummate a Marriage with Female Minors?
Nikaah - The Contract of Marriage
Nikaah
al-Mut'ah - Temporary Marriage
Sexy Female Virgins for Men in Paradise - Really?
Should
Women Lead Mixed Prayer Congregations as Religious Leaders?
Suckling the Breasts of Women to Become Their Mehram
Was Ayesha Really a Child Bride?
- Marriageable Age from the Quran
Was Adam's
(pbuh)
Spouse Created from his Rib?
Where Do We Learn About
Prophet Muhammad's
(pbuh) Wives?
Women's Right to Earn Similar to Men
PRACTICES
Cutting the Hands of a Thief - No
Ordinary Thief
Fasting is Prescribed Until Night Not Sunset
Kissing the Black Stone - Veneration or an Idolatrous Practice?
The
Concept of Sadaqah from the Quran
The
Concept of Zakah from the Quran
The Hajj
and Umrah
According to the Quran
Time of Fajr and the End of Sehri in the Month of Ramadan
The
Seven Circuits of the Ka'aba
Washing or Wiping the Feet in Wudu (Ablution)?
Wudu
(Ablution) According to the Quran
ISLAM
Alleged Murder Sanctioned by the Prophet - Overlap of the Ahadith Canon with the
Sira Genre
Are Dogs Really Impure? A Hunting Dog's Catch
Are
Statues and Images Unlawful (Haram)?
A
Message of Peace or to Live by the Sword?
Is
Adoption Forbidden in Islam?
Quranic Punishment - Murder vs Manslaughter
What is the
True Definition of 'Deen' from a Quran's Perspective?
FOOD AND DRINK
Are
Intoxicants Forbidden (Haram) in the Quran?
Does the Quran allow the eating of Lions, Dogs, Cats, Rats etc?
Eat and Drink But Don't Be Extravagant
Food Permissibility and Prohibitions
Is
Kosher Meat Permissible for Consumption?
Why
is Swine Flesh Forbidden for Consumption?
Slaughtering of Animals - The Correct Method of Sacrifice
COSMOS
Are There Seven Heavens or Several Heavens?
A Purpose to Creation - The Power of Truth
Heaven(s) and Paradise - The
Difference
Theory of Evolution and the Quran
PRAYER
A
Jewish Prayer in Complete Resonance with Quranic Verses on the Requirements of
Prayer
A
Personal Experience with Prayer at Madinat al-Zahra (Al Andalus). Near Cordoba, Spain
Are there 3 or 5 Prayers in the Day?
How Can We Learn to
Pray if We Don't Have Hadith to Teach Us?
Pray As We Have Taught You How to Pray - Using Verse 2.239 As Support For a
Fixed Form of Prayer
Praying 'For' the Dead is Different from Praying 'Through' the Dead
Preparing the Dead Body for Burial and the Quran's Perspective
The
Five Prayers from
the Quran
The
Importance of Congregational Prayer
Was Ritual Prayer a Practice Invented Later?
What is 'Salaat' (Prayer) from
the Quran?
Why
Do We Have to Recite the Quran Back to God in Prayer?
WISDOM
Do Not Complicate Religion - Wisdom from Surah Baqarah
Do the Best You Can with Sincerity
Follow Those Who Ask of No Fee
Following
Traditions Blindly - Trained Monkeys Experiment
Free Mixing or Righteous Interaction?
Indeed to God We Belong and Indeed to Him is Our Return -
'inna-lillahi-wa'inna-ilayhi rajiun'
Salamun Alaikum
- What is an Islamic Greeting?
The
Intensity of God's Oaths - The Even and the Odd
Traditions of Men - A Small Lesson from the Bible
Understanding Our Trials - Why Me?
