SURAH AL-FIL
Interpretation In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate, Have you considered how your Lord dealt with the people of the Elephant? Did He not bring their evil scheme to nothing? He sent down upon them flocks of birds. Shooting them with bullet-like stones of baked
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SURAH AL-ASR
Interpretation In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate, By time, Most certainly, human is in loss, Except those who believe and do good, righteous deeds, and exhort one another to truth, and exhort one another to steadfast patience. Surah al-Asr was revealed in M
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The Reminders Reflections On God From The Holy Qur’an
Kathleen St.Onge Essential Wisdom from the Holy Qur’an English translations of encouraging passages from the Holy Qur’an reflecting on the Oneness of God, God?s benevolence, the origins of life, and the essential virtues of human conduct?are presented in this inspirational
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SURAH AL-FATIHA
Interpretation 1.In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate, 2.All praise and gratitude are for Allah, the Lord of the worlds, 3.The All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate, 4.The Master of the Day of Judgment. 5.You alone do we worship, and from You alone do we seek he
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THE VOWEL SIGNS AND DIACRITICAL MARKS
In the same way that there were no vowel signs and diacritical points on the scripts gathered during the period of Caliph Abu Bakr, there were no vowel signs or diacritical points in the Qur’an that were copied and sent to the major Islamic cities during the period of Uthman, becaus
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THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD “AYAH” (VERSE), THE SEQUENCE AND NUMBER OF VERSES IN THE QUR’AN
The meaning of the word “ayah” is miracle, a sign or evidence. The terminological meaning of the word “ayah” is a revelation comprising of one or more sentences. The order of the ayahs, the beginning, end, and instruction of which ayahs belonged to which surah was again related pers
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THE DEFINITION OF SURAH AND AYA
THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD “SURAH” (CHAPTER), THE SEQUENCE AND NUMBER OF CHAPTERS IN THE QUR’AN The technical term of the word surah is the title given to each individual division or chapter of the Qur’an. Surah as a word can also mean rank, honor, position and sign. The plural of sur
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THE PERIOD OF UTHMAN: THE COPYING OF THE QUR’AN
During the period of Caliph Uthman, the Islamic state expanded, and the numbers of Muslims were increasing daily. Teachers of the Qur’an were sent to the settlements within the Islamic state. These teachers taught the recitation in their own particular style. This caused controversy a
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THE PERIOD OF ABU BAKR: THE GATHERING OF THE QUR’AN
At the time of the Prophet’s death, although the entire Qur’an had been written, these scriptures had not yet been compiled into book form. This was due to the fact that the Prophet had no knowledge of when the revelations were to cease. However, as a result of the spread of Islam to
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