At many places in the Qur’ān, God speaks in the ‘We’ form. Who is We? Why is it not I? Does ‘We’ include the Angels?
In the Arabic language and in most other Semitic language a plural in the first person expresses the exalted status of the speaker. It is used by the Almighty because of His greatness and power. Consequently, it does not include the angels.
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...
