Amidst the mournful incident of MH 370, it was reported recently that the Malaysian Islamic Propagation Organisation (Pekida) was willing to suffer a bloodbath for Islam and the country, including defending the word “Allah”. Bloodbath – right. Thanks for using such a non-violent term to represent Islam. We really needed that! Ironically, the biggest enemies …
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“Verse 4:34 of the Quran orders believers to beat their wives; so, Islam is a male dominant religion.” Many of us have heard this criticism from Christians, atheists, agnostics, etc. Personally, every time I read 4:34, I felt that something was wrong. How does God, the Most Wise order us to beat our women? What kind of solution …
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Who and what are the jinn according to the Quran? First lets see the definition of the Arabic word Jinn Jiim-Nun-Nun <===. root letters of jinn) Definitions of jinn: veiled/concealed/covered/hid/protected, become dark/posessed, darkness of night, bereft of reason, mad/insane/unsound in mind/intellect, confusedness. Become thick/full-grown/blossom, herbage, garden. become weak and abject, greater part of …
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Like many Quranic Muslims, my journey to the Quran alone was initially through studying Rashad Khalifa’s work, as he openly rejected any external sources other than the Quran for religious guidance. Deviating from the traditional scholarly teachings was a huge struggle for me, the main one being going against what my family practised. This, as …
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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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