• Revelation of the Quran in Seven Ahrûf
    • r"an in Seven Ahrûf M S M Saifullah It is a well-known fact that there are seven different ahrûf in which the Qur"an was revealed. In the Islamic tradition, this basis can be traced back to a number of hadith concerning th...
    • Abul Hasan ibn Ali al Qalasadi
    • sadi (1412 in Bastah (now Baza), Spain- 1486 in Béja, Tunisia) Al-Qalasadi (or al-Kalasadi, as it is sometimes written) was born in Bastah, a Moorish city in Andalusia, now a part of Spain. Andalusia was derived from the A...
    • Maliki School
    • Malikiyyah is the second of the Islamic schools of jurisprudence. The sources of Maliki doctrine are the Quran, the Prophets traditions (hadith), consensus (ijma), and analogy (qiyas). The Malikis co...
    • MALI
    • r="#9391a2">MALI The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. WhenSenegal withdrew after only a few months, theSudaneseRepublic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship w...
    • Assiut University
    • rsity About the University Teaching in the University began in October 1957. It is located in Assiut City which is 375 kms south of Cairo in Upper Egypt. Adminstration and Faculties: Administation: President ofAssi...
    • Anbiya (Prophets)
    • rophets) Name The name of this Surah has not been taken from any verse but it has been called Al-Anbiya' because it contains a continuous account of many Anbiya' (Prophets). Nevertheless it is a symbolic name and not a ...
    • The Amazing Quran
    • ur'an By Dr. Gary Miller Introduction One thing which surprises non-Muslims who are examining the book very closely is that the Qur'an does not appear to them to be what they expected. What they assume is that the...
    • Muhammad Iqbal
    • tyle="font-family: tahoma"> Muhammad Iqbal A Poet and Reformer of Islam (1877 - 1938) Muhammad Iqbal was one of the last Muslim thinkers of the colonial era whose life, thought and work deeply influenced the course o...
    • Ain Shams University
    • sity n xstyle="font-family: tahoma"> http://www.shams.eun.eg/ The role of the University has not been confined to the academic field, but it also contributed to social development by mobilizing research in the se...
    • YUSUF (Joseph)
    • ph) When and Why Revealed? The subject matter of this Surah indicates that it was revealed during the last stage of the Holy Prophet's residence at Mecca, when the Quraish were considering the question of killi...
    • Yunus (Jonah)
    • h) Name The Surah takes its name from V. 98 in which there is a reference to Prophet Yunus (Jonah). The name as usual is symbolical and does not indicate that the Surah deals with the story of Prophet Jonah. We learn from...
    • Al-i-Imran
    • ran Name This Sura takes its name from v. 33. Al-i-Imran like the names of many other suras is merely a name to distinguish it from other suras and does not imply that the family of Imran has been discussed in i...
    • Thematic Approach to Quranic Exegesis
    • passionate, the Most Merciful Thematic Approach to Qur'anic Exegesis By: Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr Translated from Arabic by Mujahid Husayn There is no doubt that there are various types of exegesis and different school...
    • Repentance (Tawba)
    • ba) Name This Surah is known by two names Al-Tawba and Al-Bara'a. It is called Al-Tawba because it enunciates the nature of tawba (repentance) and mentions the conditions of its acceptance (vv. 102. 118). The second name B...
    • Ta-ha
    • 20. Ta-ha Name This Surah takes its name from its "first word "Ta Ha". This name like the names of many other Surahs is merely symbolic. Period of Revelation The period of its revelation is the same a...
    • Study of the Quran
    • r'an By: Maurice Bucaille Adapted from: Noor al-Islam No. (61-62) March/April 1996 pp.13-18 As most people in the West have been brought up on misconceptions concerning Islam and the Qur'an; for a large part of my life, I m...
    • Rad(Thunder)
    • under) Name This Surah takes its name from the word "al-Ra'ad" (thunder) that occurs in v. 13. It is merely the symbolic name of the Surah and does not in any way mean that the Sura deals with the scient...
    • An introduction to The Sciences of the Quran
    • an  (Ulum al Qur'an) By: Ahmad von Denffer The Qur'an contains the revelations of Allah, the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe, to mankind. It is the message from God to man and therefore of utmost importance to us. ...
    • The Quran and Modern Science
    • Compassionate, most MercifulThe Qur'an and Modern ScienceTaken from:" The Origin of Man", by Dr. Maurice Bucaille Dr. Maurice Bucaille is an eminent French surgeon, scientist, scholar and author of "The Bible, ...
    • Quran Subject Index
    • Index A Aaron, 4:163 , 6:84 , 7:122 , 7:142 , 7:150 , 7:172 , 10:75 , 19:53 , 20:30 , 20:40 , 20:90 , 20:92 , 21:48 , 23:45 , 25:35 , 26:12 , 26:48 , 2...
    • Historical Errors of The Quran:Pharaoh and Haman
    • an:  Pharaoh and Haman Elias Karîm, Qasim Iqbal and M S M Saifullah 1. Introduction Controversy has prevailed since 1698 CE about the historicity (i.e., historical reality or authenticity) of a certain Haman, who...
    • Sudden Changes in Person & Number
    • in Person & Number: Neal Robinson on Iltifât M S M Saifullah The following material on iltifât is taken from Neal Robinson's book Discovering the Qur'an: A Contemporary Approach to a Veiled Text (1996, SCM Press Ltd.). ...
    • The Authority of the Books Literal Meanings
    • hir al-Qur'an: The Authority of the Book's Literal Meanings By: Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Khui Translated from the Arabic by Mujahid Husayn Two terms need to be understood in regard to the Qur'anic meaniing: nusus (sing.nas)...
    • Grammatical Errors in the Quran
    • 577041">Grammatical Errors in the Qur'an by: Moiz Amjad Mr. P. Newton with Mr. Rafiqul-Haqq has written an article titled: "Grammatical Errors in the Qur'an" (1) . He writes: "Muslims claim the Qur'an not j...
    • Translating the Untranslatable
    • ating the Untranslatable : A Survey of English Translations of the Qur'an By:A.R. Kidwai Despite the historical fact that the early Muslim community's stand on the translation of the Arabic text of the Qur'an was ambivale...
    • Protection of Quran from any Alteration
    • ration The transmission of the Qur'an, from the day of its revelation up to the present day, is flawless. The chapters and verses have been in constant use amongst Muslims and have been passed on perfectly intact from one g...
    • Nisaa (women)
    • n) Period of Revelation This Surah comprises several discourses which were revealed on different occasions during the period ranging probably between the end of A. H. 3 and the end of A. H. 4 or the beginning of ...
    • Nahl(Bees)
    • es) Name The name An-Nahl of this Surah has been taken from v. 68. This is merely to distinguish it from other Surahs. Period of Revelation The following internal evidence shows that this Surah was revealed during th...
    • Maida (The Table)
    • ble) Name This Sarah takes its' name from verse 112 in which the word Mai'dah occurs. Like the names of many other surahs this name has no special relation to the subject of the Surah but has been used merely as a symbol t...
    • THE KORAN
    • e Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful THE KORAN Islam today is the religion of about one billion people. It is far from correct to think that all Muslims are familiar with the story of ...
    • Ibrahim (Abraham)
    • aham) Name The Surah takes its name from v. 35 in which mention has been made of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham). But it does not mean that it contains the life story of Prophet Abraham. The name is merely a symbol li...
    • HUD
    • D Name This Sura has been named after Prophet Hud whose story has been related in vv. 50-60. Period of Revelation If we consider its theme deeply we come to the conclusion that it was revealed during the same ...
    • Hijr (Stoneland)
    • neland) Name This Surah takes its name from v. 80. Period of Revelation It is clear from its topics and style that the period of its revelation is about the same as that of the Surah Ibrahim for two things are quite p...
    • Fatihah
    • hah Name This Surah is named Al-Fatiha because of its subject-matter. Fatihah is that which opens a subject or a book or any other thing. In other words, Al-Fatihah is a sort of preface. Verses This Surah ...
    • The Collection of the Quran
    • Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful The Collection of the Qur'an n xstyle="font-family: tahoma">by Al-Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Musawi al-Khui (Chapter VIII from his Tafsir Al-Bayan) The manner in which th...
    • Baqara
    • ara Name Why the name AL-BAQARAH? AL-BAQARAH (the Cow) has been so named from the story of the Cow occurring in this Surah (vv. 67-73). It has not, however, been used as a title to indicate the subject of the Su...
    • Bani Israel
    • srael (Children of Israel/The night journey) This Surah takes its name (Bani Israil) from v. 4. But this name is merely a distinctive appellation like the names of many other surhas and not a descriptive title and ...
    • al-Anam(Livestook)
    • stock) Name This Surah takes its name from verses 136, 138 and 139 in which some superstitious beliefs of the idolatrous Arabs concerning the lawfulness of some cattle and the unlawfulness of some others have b...
    • Al-Kahf (The Cave)
    • e Cave) Name This Surah takes its name from v. 9 in which the word (al-kahf) occurs. Period of Revelation This is the first of those Surahs which were sent down in the third stage of Prophethood at Mecca. We hav...
    • Al-Anfal (Booty)
    • ) Name The Surah takes its name AL-ANFAL (The Bounties) from the first verse. The Period of Revelation It was revealed in 2 A. H. after the Battle of Badr the first battle between Islam and kufr. As it contains a...
    • Araf (Heights)
    • s) Name This Surah takes its name from vv. 46-47 in which mention of A'araf occurs. Period of Revelation A study of its contents clearly shows that the period of its revelation is about the same as that of al-An'am, i....
    • Maryam (Mary)
    • m (Mary) Name It takes its name from v. 16. Period of Revelation It was revealed before the Migration to Habasha(Ethiopia). We learn from authentic Traditions that Ja'afar recited vv. 1-40 of this Surah in the ...
    • Salman Farsi
    • arsi This is a story of a seeker of Truth, the story of Salman the Persian, gleaned, to begin with, from his own words: I grew up in the town of Isfahan in Persia in the village of Jeyy. My father was the Dihqan o...
    • Historian views about Arabia and Prophet of Islam (P.B.U.H)
    • Arabia is a land of unparalleled charm, with its trackless deserts of sand dunes and mirages in the dazzling rays of a tropical sun. Its starry sky has excited the imagination of poets, travelers and mystics. It was in this land, that Prophet was born ...