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Why Muslims Believe the Quran: Is It the Word of God? (Part 1 of 2)

WHAT REASONS CAN Muslims give for believing that the Quran is the word of God? We address points regarding both its content and its language. In Part 1 we address its content characteristics. ITS CONTENT 1. Its Challenge of Inimitability At first,…

The Quran In Translation

ALTHOUGH THE QURAN was sent down as “an Arabic recitation,” [1] the vast majority of Muslims do not believe that its language is of this world. Rather, “it is as though the poverty-stricken coagulation which is the language of mortal man were under…

The Challenge of the Arabic Quran for English Readers | (Part 2 of 2)

THE NOVICE READER of the Quran needs to be informed that each sûrah has traditionally carried—for convenience of reference—one or more names(s), not part of the revealed text, picking out an Arabic word which occurs somewhere within that sûrah, but not necessarily…

The Challenge of the Arabic Quran for English Readers | (Part 1 of 2)

IN THE MODERN world English readers have access to literally millions of books covering every conceivable topic—and then some. Which ones are worth investing time and effort to enjoy and benefit from? Each major religion has its own sacred texts, collected from…

Steps of the Seekers Madarij Al-Salikin, ibn qayyim books PDF, Translator’s Introduction, ranks of the divine seekers

Steps of the Seekers (Madarij al-Salikin) | Translator’s Introduction

"by Ibn al-Qayyim, translated by Dr Ovamir Anjum. Widely read and admired among contemporary Arabic readers for its piercing spiritual and psychological insight, literary charm and its potential to bridge the Sufi and Salafi divide, Madârij has received little attention in Western…

Why Is Allah “He” Rather than “She”? | Part 1

Should it bother us that we speak of Allah as He”; would there be anything wrong with speaking of Allah as “She”? Some Feminists have done just that. Maybe you have come across the Feminist-inspired slogan that reappears from time to time:…