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Tadabbur-i-Qur'an
''Tadabbur-i-Qur'an'' ( ur, تدبر قرآن) is a exegeses (''tafsir'') of the Qur'an by Amin Ahsan Islahi based on the concept of thematic and structural coherence, which was originally inspired by Allama Hamiduddin Farahi. The tafsir is extended over nine volumes of six thousand pages. It was originally written in Urdu, but now it is being translated in English. And it is translated in Tamil by Abdur Rahman Umari. Contents It expounds each surah as a coherent discourse, arranging surahs into pairs, and establishing seven major surah divisions – the entire Qur'an thus emerges as a well-connected and systematic book. Each division has a distinct theme. Topics within a division are more or less in the order of revelation. Within each division, each member of the pair complements the other in various ways. The seven divisions are as follows: Response to Orientalists For quite some time, there was a theory that there is no coherence in Qurān. It was asserted that Qurān is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allama Hamiduddin Farahi
Hamiduddin Farahi (18 November 1863 – 11 November 1930) was an Indian Islamic scholar known for his work on the concept of ''nazm'', or coherence, in the Quran. He was instrumental in producing scholarly work on the theory that the verses of the Quran are interconnected in such a way that each surah, or chapter, of the Quran forms a coherent structure, having its own central theme, which he called ''umood''. He also started writing his own exegesis, or ''tafsir'' of the Quran which was left incomplete on his death in 1930. The ''muqaddimah'', or introduction to this is an important work on the theory of ''Nazm-ul-Quran''. Early life and family Farahi was born in ''Phariya'' (hence the name "Farahi"), a village in the district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was the son of Abdul Kareem Sheikh and Muqeema Bibi, and the brother of Rasheeduddin Sheikh. He was a cousin of the famous theologian and historian Shibli Nomani, from whom he learned Arabic. He was tau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state. Meditation is practiced in numerous religious traditions. The earliest records of meditation (''dhyana'') are found in the Upanishads, and meditation plays a salient role in the contemplative repertoire of Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism. Since the 19th century, Asian meditative techniques have spread to other cultures where they have also found application in non-spiritual contexts, such as business and health. Meditation may significantly reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and pain, and enhance peace, perception, self-concept, and well-being. Research is ongoing to better understand the effects of meditation on health ( psychological, neurological, and cardiovascular) and other areas. Etymology The English ''medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yunus (sura)
Yunus ( ar, يونس, ; Arabic synonym of "Jonas" or "Jonah"), is the List of chapters in the Quran, 10th chapter (surah) of the Quran with 109 verses (''ayat''). Yunus is named after the prophet Islamic view of Jonah, Yunus (Jonah). According to tafsir chronology (''asbāb al-nuzūl''), it is believed to have been Revelation, revealed before the migration of the Islamic prophet Muhammed and his followers from Mecca to Medina (Hegira, Hijra), as such, it is known as a Meccan surah. Quran 10 is the first of six surahs which open with the Muqattaʿat, tri-letters alif, lam and ra'. Summary The initial verses of the chapter (1–70) present an argumentative dialogue between Islam and its unbelievers. The remaining verses contain the stories of Noah in Islam, Noah, Moses in Islam, Moses and Jonah, all considered prophets in Islam. *1-2 The Makkans charge their Prophet with sorcery in Islam, sorcery because he is a man from among them *3 The Creator in Islam, Creator and Ruler of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quraysh (tribe)
The Quraysh ( ar, قُرَيْشٌ) were a grouping of Arab clans that historically inhabited and controlled the city of Mecca and its Kaaba. The Islamic prophet Muhammad was born into the Hashim clan of the tribe. Despite this, many of the Quraysh staunchly opposed Muhammad, until converting to Islam ''en masse'' in CE. Afterwards, leadership of the Muslim community traditionally passed to a member of the Quraysh, as was the case with the Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid, and purportedly the Fatimid caliphates. Name Sources differ as to the etymology of Quraysh, with one theory holding that it was the diminutive form of ''qirsh'' (shark).Watt 1986, p. 435. The 9th-century genealogist Hisham ibn al-Kalbi asserted that there was no eponymous founder of Quraysh;Peters 1994, p. 14. rather, the name stemmed from ''taqarrush'', an Arabic word meaning "a coming together" or "association". The Quraysh gained their name when Qusayy ibn Kilab, a sixth-generation descendant of Fihr ibn Malik, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An-Nas
Al-Nās or Mankind ( ar, الناس, ''an-nās'') is the 114th and last chapter (''sūrah'') of the Qur'an. It is a short six-verse invocation. : Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, : The Sovereign of mankind. : The God of mankind, : From the evil of the retreating whisperer – : Who whispers vilinto the breasts of mankind – : From among the jinn and mankind."Sahih International translationQuran 114/ref> The chapter takes its name from the word "men", "people" or "mankind" (''al-nās''), which recurs throughout the chapter. This and the preceding chapter, Al-Falaq ("Daybreak"), are known as "the Refuges" (''Al-Mu'awwidhatayn''): dealing with roughly the same theme, they form a natural pair. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation (''asbāb al-nuzūl''), it is an earlier "Meccan surah", which indicates a revelation in Mecca rather than Medina. Early Muslims were persecuted in Mecca where Muhammed was not a leader, and no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Mulk
Al-Mulk ( ar, الملك, "Sovereignty, Kingdom") is the 67th chapter (surah) of the Quran, comprising 30 verses. The surah emphasizes that no individual can impose his will on another; he may only guide and set an example (67:26). Summary *1-3 Praise to the Almighty, the Creator and Ruler of all things *3-5 The perfection of the works of God, seen in the heavens, glorify him *5 We have adorned the lowest heaven with lamps and have made them missiles with which to pelt the devils; and We have prepared for them the punishment of the raging fire *6-8 Torments of hell prepared for unbelievers *8-11 Infidels shall confess in hell their folly in calling Muhammad an impostor *12 Verily those who fear their Lord unseen will have forgiveness and a great reward. *13-14 God knoweth all things *15-18 God shall destroy unbelievers *19-24 Unbelievers ungrateful to the God who sustains them in life *25-28 They challenged the Prophet to hasten the judgment-day, but they shall dread its app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afterlife
The afterlife (also referred to as life after death) is a purported existence in which the essential part of an individual's identity or their stream of consciousness continues to live after the death of their physical body. The surviving essential aspect varies between belief systems; it may be some partial element, or the entire soul or spirit of an individual, which carries with it and may confer personal identity or, on the contrary, nirvana. Belief in an afterlife is in contrast to the belief in oblivion after death. In some views, this continued existence takes place in a spiritual realm, while in others, the individual may be reborn into this world and begin the life cycle over again, likely with no memory of what they have done in the past. In this latter view, such rebirths and deaths may take place over and over again continuously until the individual gains entry to a spiritual realm or otherworld. Major views on the afterlife derive from religion, esotericism an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At-Tahrim
At-Taḥrīm ( ar, التحريم, "Banning, Prohibition") is the 66th Surah or chapter of the Quran and contains 12 verses ( ayah). This Surah deals with questions regarding Muhammad's wives. The Surah's name is derived from the words lima tuharrimu' of the first verse. This is not a title of its subject matter, but the name implies that it is the Surah in which the incident of tahrim (prohibition, forbiddance) has been mentioned. Summary *1 Muhammad reproved for making a vow to please his wives *2 He is relieved from his vow *3-5 Muhammad's wives(Aisha & Hafsa) reproved and threatened for their jealousy in the affair of Zaynab bint Jahsh, Muhammad's another wife *6-8 Exhortation to believers to exercise faith, repentance etc. *9 Muhammad commanded to treat infidels and hypocrites with severity *10-12 The wives of Noah, Lot, Pharaoh, and the daughter of Imran examples to Muslim women Probable date of revelation In connection with the incident of Tahrim referred to in this Sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qaf (sura)
Qaf ( ar, ق, the letter ''qāf''), is the 50th chapter (''sūrah'') of the Qur'an with 45 verses ('' āyāt''). The name is taken from the single discrete Quranic " mysterious letter" qāf that opens the chapter. It is the beginning of the ''Hizb al-Mufassal'', the seventh and the last portion (''manzil''). Concepts which "Qaf" deals with the Resurrection and the Day of Judgement. Summary *1 Q. The letter ''qāf'' *2-3 The unbelievers wonder at the doctrine of the resurrection *4-5 Talks about the resurrection raising up to Allah and effect of disbelief in Truth *6-11 God’s works a proof of his power to raise the dead *12-14 The Quraish warned by the fate of other nations who rejected their prophets *15 God not so exhausted by the creation that he cannot raise the dead *16 God is nearer to man than his jugular vein Q50:16 ''We are closer to them than (their) jugular vein'' (Translation (2015) by Dr. Mustafa KhattabHuzaima Bukhari Opinion, Daily Times 12 December 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faith
Faith, derived from Latin ''fides'' and Old French ''feid'', is confidence or trust in a person, thing, or In the context of religion, one can define faith as "belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion". Religious people often think of faith as confidence based on a perceived degree of warrant, or evidence while others who are more skeptical of religion tend to think of faith as simply belief without evidence.Russell, Bertrand"Will Religious Faith Cure Our Troubles?" ''Human Society in Ethics and Politics''. Ch 7. Pt 2. Retrieved 16 August 2009. Etymology The English word ''faith'' is thought to date from 1200 to 1250, from the Middle English ''feith'', via Anglo-French ''fed'', Old French ''feid'', ''feit'' from Latin ''fidem'', accusative of ''fidēs'' (trust), akin to ''fīdere'' (to trust). Stages of faith development James W. Fowler (1940–2015) proposes a series of stages of faith-development (or spiritual development) across the human lifespan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monotheism
Monotheism is the belief that there is only one deity, an all-supreme being that is universally referred to as God. Cross, F.L.; Livingstone, E.A., eds. (1974). "Monotheism". The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. A distinction may be made between exclusive monotheism, in which the one God is a singular existence, and both inclusive and pluriform monotheism, in which multiple gods or godly forms are recognized, but each are postulated as extensions of the same God. Monotheism is distinguished from henotheism, a religious system in which the believer worships one God without denying that others may worship different gods with equal validity, and monolatrism, the recognition of the existence of many gods but with the consistent worship of only one deity. The term ''monolatry'' was perhaps first used by Julius Wellhausen. Monotheism characterizes the traditions of Bábism, the Baháʼí Faith, Cheondoism, Christianity,Christianity's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Hujraat
Al-Hujurat ( ar, الحُجُرات, The Chambers) is the 49th chapter (''surah'') of the Quran with 18 verses ('' āyāt''). The chapter contains etiquette and norms to be observed in the Muslim community, including the proper conduct towards the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, an injunction against acting on news without verification, a call for peace and reconciliation, as well as injunctions against defamation, suspicion, and backbiting. The chapter also declares a universal brotherhood among Muslims. The thirteenth verse, one of the most famous in the Quran, is understood by Muslim scholars to establish equality with regards to race and origin; only God can determine one's nobility based on his piety. The chapter is a Medinan sura, revealed in the year 9 AH (630 CE) when the nascent Islamic state under the leadership of Muhammad had extended to most of Arabia. Muslim historians linked some of the verses (either verses 2–5 or just 4–5) to the conduct of a Banu Tamim del ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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