by Quranic | Feb 8, 2021 | Quranic Reflections
One of the features of the Quranic language which blows my mind… the use of past tense. Arabic students always have this question. Student: “Why are you translating this past tense word as future tense?”Teacher: “Because it has to do with...
by Quranic | Feb 8, 2021 | Quranic Reflections
“And Allah is powerful over everything.” [2:20] This phrase above occurs 33 times in the Quran. I was reading about hoarding during the coronavirus pandemic. The first item to go was toilet paper. Of alllll the things… it was toilet paper!...
by Quranic | Feb 8, 2021 | Quranic Reflections
I have been reading more about materialism – the belief that we are only material and do not have a spiritual (immaterial) side. The Quran does address this in many ways. Here’s the first: وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ”And indeed mankind...
by Quranic | Feb 8, 2021 | Quranic Reflections
One of the things that fascinates me about the Quran is the study of the connections between Surahs (chapters). As an example, the last half of Surah Al-Fatihah (Surah #1) contains a plea for guidance – we beg of Allah to guide us. At the beginning of...
by Quranic | Feb 8, 2021 | Quranic Reflections
The other day we asked the question: Why did Adam fall from heaven? Before we can answer that we must learn about the story of his (and our) creation: The reply of the angels when they heard about the creation of man: “Will You place upon it one who causes...
