The meaning of the word Qur’an in Arabic is to read and to keep the things in a proper order (that is to make something cohesive and coherent like the pearls of a necklace). The Qur’an is the name of...
The Qur’an was transmitted by the Companions to the next generation through their consensus (ijma‘) and perpetual concurrence (tawatur). Since then, this process has been continuing. Both these modes...
Wisdom is the marvel and purpose of the soul: this is why it is its beginning and its end. The fields of knowledge which one acquires prior to attaining wisdom are just one of the means towards achiev...
(This writing is based on the views and insights of Javed Ahmad Ghamidi expressed in his books and lectures) Background The Qur’an is a unique Book. It is God’s final guidance to mankind. Before it, H...
Our scholars of Hadith regard verse 6 of Surah al-Hujurat to be the source for verifying the reliability or unreliability of the narrators of Hadith as a result of which the great science of rijal was...
Prologue This is an abridged version of a detailed article that I have written on the same subject titled The True Meaning of Universality of the Qur’an. The purpose of this article is to provide reas...
1. Supplication for Guidance اَلْـحَمْدُ لِلّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ. الرَّحْمـنِ الرَّحِيْمِ. مَـالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّيْنِ. إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِيْنُ. اِهْدِنَــــا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِ...
I have written in my treatise Mizan that the Qur’an is what is recorded in the mushaf , and which, except for some areas of North Africa, is recited by a vast majority of the Muslim ummah without the...
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Introduction It is recorded in history that copies of the Qur’ān sent by ‘Uthmān (rta) to various parts of his empire had variations in certain recitals: 1 these copies were not exactly similar to one...
In his paper, “The Last of the Nishapuri School of Tafsīr: Al-Wāhidī (d. 468/1076) and his Significance in the History of Qur’ānic Exegesis,” Walid Saleh, looks at the gradual privileging of theologic...
I Introduction To the Muslims, the Qur’ān is the final of the series of divine scriptures revealed by the Almighty; after the Old and New Testaments, it is the Final Testament. As the ipsissima verbum...
Understanding the Qur’ānic verse on “Beating Women” 1 Introduction الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلىَ النِّسَاءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلىَ بَعْضٍ وَ بِمَا أَنفَقُواْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَالصَّ...
Sources mention various surfaces on which Qur’ānic revelations were recorded in the times of the Prophet (sws). These surfaces can be classified into the following: 1. Saddle Wood 2. Stone Tablets 3....
A very basic fact regarding the Holy Qur’ān – one that can be very easily detected by a more general reader of the book- is that it introduces propositions, believing in which and meeting the requirem...
It has been sufficiently proved that the basic purpose of an oath is to ratify a statement. It has also been established that gloriousness of the muqsam bihī is not a necessary characteristic of the o...
Oaths have been used to bestow honor on or glorify 1) the muqsam bihī, 2) the oath-taker himself or 3) the addressees. The Arabs were characterized by truthfulness and honesty. It was a hallmark of th...
Sometimes one needs to stress a statement or to emphasize promises in order to convince one’s audience. This is especially demanding in serious interpersonal, national, international and collective ma...
The Holy Qur’ān itself testifies that it was not revealed in a single instance and that it came down piecemeal. وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْآنُ جُمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً كَذَلِ...
I hold that in case the Qur’ān and the Hadīth contradict each other, the Book of God will take precedence because it is the final judge and the criterion. Now I intend to explain this point in detail....
