The first revelation was “Read,” and included the statement “God teaches by means of the pen” (96:1-4), and the second revelation was “The Pen” (68:1). The only function of the pen is to write. 96:1 Read in the name of your Lord who has created. 96:2 He created man from an embryo. 96:3 Read, …
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2.4 And who believe in that which has been sent down (unzilna) to you and that which was sent down (unzilna) before you and they are sure of the hereafter. 2.22 Who made the earth a resting place for you and the heaven a canopy and (Who) sends down (anzala) water from the cloud, then …
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Glory be to Him Who created all the pairs: from what the earth produces and from themselves and from things unknown to them. (Qur’an, 36:36) … And He creates other things you do not know. (Qur’an, 16:8) The above verses indicate the existence of life forms unknown to people at the time of …
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The word Qiblah is used in the Quran to mean a focal point for prayer and in a more general sense as a focal point for hajj (pilgrimage). We read in verse 143 of Sura 2 that God has changed the Qiblah, and that in that change there was a test for the followers of the messenger: …
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[2:183] O you who believe, fasting is decreed for you, as it was decreed for those before you, that you may attain salvation. [22:78] Prior to revelation of the Quran, sexual intercourse was prohibited throughout the fasting period. This rule is modified in 2:187 to allow intercourse during the nights of Ramadan. [2:184] Specific days (are designated for fasting); if one is …
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