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COULD MANKIND VERY SOON PLAY GOD?

[What are the moral, ethical and Islamic values/ssues that arise from the use of the ground breaking Crispr gene manipulation technique?] From Libraral Muslims United Facebook Group ============================ CRISPR gene therapy: Scientists call for more public debate around breakthrough technique (Independent Newspaper – Steve Conner Science Editor) Scientists are calling for a wider public debate …

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Things NOT Contained In The Quran: List of Interpolations

Below is a list (200 examples) of typical interpolations made to the Quran. These additions have been presented as part of the body of religious percepts. Some among them may have been useful and wholesome considerations although without any religious foundation. For instance, cleaning of teeth with miswak may be useful. But this must not be taken as …

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Book & Wisdom (Kitab & Hikma), Does it Mean Quran & Hadith Books?

“Wisdom (Hikma)” is a recurrent word in the Qur’an. “For this We sent a Messenger to you from among you to recite our Verses to you and purify you and teach you the Book and Wisdom (Hikma) and teach you things you did not know before.” (Qur’an 2:151)   Does “Book and Wisdom” in this verse refer …

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Does the word ‘Ummy’ mean illiterate?

The word ‘ummy’ has been used in the Quran in a number of verses. The following verse is one example: “Those who follow the messenger, the prophet who is ‘ummy’ …..” 7:157 Many translations of the Quran have wrongly translated the word ‘ummy’ to mean illiterate. With a quick analysis of various Quranic verses that use …

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