Journal
The word jihad is often presented as a synonym for armed struggle, terrorism, or religious conquest. Yet the Quran uses a broader vocabulary and places every…
The Quran presents faith as a conscious response to signs, arguments, and moral realities. Its message repeatedly calls people to look, listen, remember,…
The Quran presents cleanliness as an important part of worship, personal dignity, and communal life. It distinguishes between physical washing, purification…
A translation allows readers who do not know Arabic to approach the Quran, yet every translation is also an act of interpretation. Translators must choose…
Questions about free will and predestination touch the deepest issues in religious thought. If God knows everything and governs the universe, what significance…
The punishment of stoning, known in Islamic legal discussions as rajm, occupies a disputed place in the history of Muslim jurisprudence. Several reports…
The Quran was revealed within a recognizable human world: seventh-century Arabia, with its tribal loyalties, trade networks, religious traditions, social…
The Quran speaks about the Torah and the Gospel as revelations from God, while presenting itself as the final criterion for evaluating religious claims. Its…
Social reform in Islam begins with a transformed understanding of revelation. The Quran presents itself as guidance, clarification, mercy, and a criterion by…
The Quran presents charity as a central expression of faith, moral responsibility, and social justice. Giving is not treated as a decorative virtue reserved…
