October 08, 2003 | 11 Shaban 1424 Hijriah
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A Quranic Journal
Surah al-Ma'arij ayah 43
Yawma yakhrujuna min al-ajdathi sira'an ka annahum ila nusubin yufiduna A day they will come out from their graves in haste as if they were rushing to a fixed point The following is an excerpt of commentary on this...
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A Quranic Journal
Surah al-Ma'arij ayah 42
Fadharhum yakhudu wa yal'abu hatta yulaqu yawmahumu alladhi yu'aduna So leave them to their vain talk and play until they meet the day they have been promised The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir...
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A Quranic Journal
Surah al-Ma'arij ayah 41
Ala an nubaddila khayran minhum wa maa nahnu bi masbuqina To substitute better than them, and We are not to be defeated The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: Two interpretations of...
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reading list
To be a European Muslim, by Tariq Ramadan Progressive Muslims, edited by Omid Safi Islam in the African-American Experience, by Richard Brent Turner Black Pilgrimage to Islam, by Robert Dannin The links are to Amazon.com but I got my copies...
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looking for a few good women scholars
The Washington Post reports on a new panel of female Muslim scholars in India who are authorized to give religious rulings: Last month, a woman here approached a panel of religious scholars on a vexing matter of Islamic law. What...