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12-01-2005, 08:37 PM
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Qur'an
I just bought a Qur'an today and was wondering if anyone had any favorite passages or places that you thought would be good for me to read. I am not considering changing religions, I am just finding all the truths that other faiths hold.
Last edited by Bishka; 05-31-2007 at 12:51 AM. 
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12-01-2005, 08:41 PM
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I always read the first page of the koran whenever i spend time in a bookstore. I'm hoping one day to move on past page one.... (SOOO pointless....)
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12-01-2005, 08:41 PM
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If you are Christian, start with Surah 19, the Surah of Maryam. It is about the nativity of Jesus told from the point of view of Islam. It will be interesting reading for you. Regards, Scott
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12-01-2005, 08:43 PM
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The Holy Quran By: Allamah Nooruddin, et al Last edited by Bishka; 05-31-2007 at 12:54 AM.
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12-01-2005, 09:43 PM
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Hello Becky:
The best translation out of the 5 translations I've read so far is the translation of Saheeh International. The Qur'an consists of 114 Chapters, and was revealed over a period of 23 years. The first chapters are the longer chapters, and the brief chapters are towards the end. The Qur'an is also divided into two types of verses, those revealed in Makkah during the first years of the revelation, which focus on faith and knowing God, and verses revealed in Madinah after Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, left Makkah, which give other details on the other pillars of Islam. I would suggest you may wish to start with the chapters revealed in the first phase in Makkah, like for example Chapter 19, titled "Mary", as recommended by Scott, or chapter 40 (The Forgiver) to chapter 45. All the best.
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12-01-2005, 10:09 PM
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I have quite a few favourites, but I will post some ayat for you. Prior to reading the Quran I was had been drawn to the Qabbalah having been raised an Angllican and attended a 'Masonic' school, thus semiotics/symbolism is very much my thing and the Quran is full of such symbolism. If you don't mind I'll also tell you why I like them...
Bismillah Ar Rahman Ar Raheen Allah. There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory). Sura 2:255 This is considered a very special Ayat, being called the Verse of the throne, but most scholars consider that the word translated here as Throne (i.e Al Kursi in Arabic) is better described as a footstool when compared to Al Arsh (the throne). I will explain the differnce in a moment... Bismillah Ar Rahman Ar Raheen The Most Gracious is firmly established on the throne (of authority). Sura 20:5 Bismillah Ar Rahman Ar Raheen Allah is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars that ye can see; is firmly established on the throne (of authority); He has subjected the sun and the moon (to his Law)! Each one runs (its course) for a term appointed. He doth regulate all affairs, explaining the signs in detail, that ye may believe with certainty in the meeting with your Lord. Here then are two more Ayat that deal with Al Arsh. The prophet Muhammad was asked on occasion to explain how the footstool related to the Throne i.e Kursi to Arsh, and is reported to have said in hadith (traditions of the prophet) Ibn Jareer said: " Yoonus told me that Ibn Wahb informed him that Ibn Zaid said: "My father told me: "Allah's Messenger  said: "The seven heavens are no more in comparison to the Kursi than seven dirhams set in a shield." Abu Zarr (ra) said: "I heard Allah's Messenger say: "The Kursi is no more in comparison to the `Arsh (Throne) than an iron ring thrown in a vast desert."The Prophet informs us in both of the above narration that Allah possesses a Kursi (Footstool) and an `Arsh (Throne) and that they are both immense, though the `Arsh is greater than the Kursi, for the comparison of the seven heavens to the Kursi is that of seven dirham coins set in a shield, while the comparison of the Kursi to the `Arsh is that of a ring thrown in a vast desert. And it has been reported in another Hadith on the authority of Ibn `Abbas (ra) that the Kursi is the resting place of the Feet of the Most Beneficent, and that none can estimate its vastness but He , Most Glorified, Most High.http://islamicweb.com/beliefs/creed/...T1-chap-64.htm http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/S...AskAboutIslamE Moving on from the concept of light in the second link above...my next two Ayat for you I have always found particulalrly beatiful and also have cosmological meaning for me when one consider Jehehsuah/Jesus as the (morning) star... Bismillah Ar Rahman Ar Raheen Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The Parable of His Light is as if there were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star: Lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil is well-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light upon Light! Allah doth guide whom He will to His Light: Allah doth set forth Parables for men: and Allah doth know all things. (Lit is such a Light) in houses, which Allah hath permitted to be raised to honour; for the celebration, in them, of His name: In them is He glorified in the mornings and in the evenings, (again and again). Surah 24:35-36 The symbolism here is very rich, but I like the analogy, which is cross cultural of 'houses'. In Arabic as well as in English a 'house' may also mean a family. Thus one could say that Jeheshuah/Isa/Jesus was a star through whom the light of Allah shone bringing rememberance of Eloah/Allah to the House of David, Tribe of Judah.The Light (Al Nur) is one of the 99 names of The God, and if one ponders the above hadith on Al Arsh, it may also be worth looking up the Hebrew concept of Ain Soph Aur (Limitless Light), should be as easy as a google tho' watch any information you read on the web...but I'm sure you know that. (Postscript: The concept of Unity, Monotheism, Tawheed is of ultimate importance in Islam. It is said that Islam is built on Five Pillars, the first of which is the declaration of faith. It is not to be understated that the foundation of the first pillar is Tawheed. There is a very good book written by a revert on this subject, which is reproduced in its entirety here... http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamen.../abutaw_1.html to emphasise the point... "A man who never did any good deed, said that if he died, his family should burn him and throw half the ashes of his burnt body in the earth and the other half in the sea, for by Allaah, if Allaah should get hold of him, He would inflict such punishment on him as He would not inflict on anybody among the people. But Allaah ordered the sea to collect what was in it (of his ashes) and similarly ordered the earth to collect what was in it (of his ashes). Then Allaah said (to the recreated man), 'Why did you do so?' The man replied, 'For being afraid of You, as You know. 'So Allaah forgave him." [ Related by Al-Bukhaaree:Vol. 9, Book 93, No. 597] Abdullaah bin ‘Amr reported that the Messenger of Allaah said: “A man will be brought along to the balances on the Day of Resurrection, and there will be brought out for him ninety nine scrolls, every scroll of them stretching when unrolled, as far as an eye can reach, in which are written his sins and his guilty acts, and they will be put in one pan of the Balances. Then a small card will be brought out on which is written the Testimony of Faith: There is no god except The God (Eloah/Allah), and Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, which will be put in the other pan and it will outweigh all his wrongdoing.” [Ibn Maajah] Sorry about the lengthy post, but as a person who has reverted to Islam from Christianity, I'd just like to share some of what has become known to me, for you to consider prior to reading) Last edited by Nehustan; 12-01-2005 at 10:29 PM.
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12-01-2005, 10:11 PM
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I tried reading the koran once. hoo boy...
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#8
12-06-2005, 02:50 PM
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My Qua'ran came today!
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#9
12-06-2005, 02:59 PM
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