The Qur’ānic term ma‘rūf refers to what was welcomed as virtuous by the Arabs of the time of the Prophet (sws) and its opposite munkar signifies what they detested as evil. The Arabs of pre-Islamic ag...
Some of the earlier scholars of the ummah have maintained that certain shorter sūrahs are equivalent to one-third of the Holy Qur’ān. Some others they characterized as “the completing ones”. Sufyān bi...
By this discussion we aim to establish that each sūrah is a well-structured unit. It is only lack of consideration and analysis on our part that the sūrahs seem disjointed and incoherent. Every studen...
The Holy Qur’ān is univocal and makes the intended meanings of its text absolutely clear. Every single verse gives a single definitive message. It is only the lack of research and study of a verse on...
Abstract The Qur’ān provides guidance to man in every sphere of life. Marriage - the institution on which society rests – is an important subject in this regard. The relationship between the spouses h...
Muslims unanimously hold that the Holy Qur’ān is the word of God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (sws). This, however, does not mean that all that has been discussed in the Book is the address of God...
You have invited me to deliver a speech 1 on the principles of interpreting the Holy Qur’ān. I will proceed with this topic by firstly summarizing briefly the different approaches that commentators be...
A traveller does not need to turn to stars for direction in broad daylight. Similarly, after the revelation of the Holy Qur’ān Muslims abandoned seeking guidance from the previous scriptures since the...
There are two types of historical sources of interpretation, (a) foundational and absolutely authentic and (b) secondary and supportive. The Holy Qur’ān itself serves as the basic and foundational sou...
Abstract The Qur’ān, the religious book of the Muslims, is very rich in imagery. Sent for the guidance of mankind, the Qur’ān deals with many subjects belonging to the super-sensory realm, such as fai...
Not only did the Almighty guarantee protection of the Qur’anic text from being lost, He also promised its explanation. Both of these facts have been mentioned in the following verses respectively: إِن...
Qur’anic Nazm 1 No one in the past has studied the nazm in the Holy Qur’an in the sense that I have proposed. I am fully convinced of the originality of my approach to the nazm with which I have inter...
It is commonly held that the sha’n-i nuzul 1 is in fact a narration of a particular incident or incidents, which spurred the revelation of a verse or set of verses. I am afraid this is not correct. Th...
Classical Arabic The Qur'an has been revealed in the classical Arabic spoken in Makkah. It was spoken in the age of ignorance by the tribe of Quraysh. No doubt the Almighty has endowed it with inimita...
The Qur’an is the last and final and not the first book of the religion it presents. The history of this religion is that when God created man on this earth, the basic realities of religion were ingra...
Introduction The Qur’an, the Islamic Holy Book, has been recognized by the scholars, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, as inimitable not only in its contents but also in its language and style. In this pap...
Abstract The Holy Qur’an is very rich in imagery. Sent for the guidance of mankind, the Qur’an deals with many subjects belonging to the supersensory realm such as faith in one God, the angels, doomsd...
One of the major objections raised by the Idolaters of Arabia against the Holy Qur’ān was that some satanic spirits revealed the Qur’ān upon the Holy Prophet (sws) or he fabricated the verses of the Q...
It is generally believed in our religious circles that the teachings and directives of Islam only appeal to our emotions and sentiments; they do not address our intellect and as such they have to be a...
The Arabic word Indhār means to warn or admonish someone of a future danger. The Holy Qur’ān has frequently used this word to refer to the basic duty of Prophets and Messengers of Allah to warn their...
