Journal
Questions about hijab often begin with a familiar assumption: that the Quran gives a detailed dress code specifying a headscarf, a particular garment, or a…
The Quran uses the expression “People of the Book” to describe communities connected with earlier divine revelation. In Arabic, Ahl al-Kitab points to people…
The idea of abrogation, usually called naskh in Arabic, concerns whether a later divine instruction can replace, qualify, or cancel an earlier one. It has…
Whether women may lead congregational prayer is often treated as a settled question, yet the Quran does not present a direct statement that reserves prayer…
The word jihad is often presented in public debate as a synonym for warfare. That use is too narrow for a direct reading of the Quran. The Arabic root conveys…
The Quran’s treatment of unlawful sexual relations is often discussed through the later legal tradition of Islam. Many Muslims have heard that married people…
The Arabic word dhikr is often associated with repeated phrases, counted beads, or a formal devotional routine. Those practices may help some people focus, but…
Salat is presented in the Quran as a regular act of remembrance, devotion, and moral discipline. The Quran commands believers to establish salat, preserve it,…
Muslims commonly hear that following the Sunnah of the Prophet is essential to faith. The term is often used to mean the Prophet Muhammad’s reported words,…
The Quran presents Muhammad as a human messenger entrusted with delivering God’s revelation. This description gives his mission great importance while keeping…
