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Revolution Against Greed

Greed was and continues to be a major cause for social disparity, class discrimination, and disenfranchisement. The story of the owners of the garden that was narrated in Surah Al-Qalam

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The Early Quranic Messages

The interrogation of the very early revealed verses of Quran is the best method to identify the early messages of Prophet Mohammad (ﷺ). These early Meccan chapters demonstrated the vision

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The Major Function of Quran

The religion of Islam is derived from Quran that constitutes its frame of reference. The major function of Quran can be easily deduced if we have a clear understanding of

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Structure of Quran

It is essential, before we explore and derive the vision and the worldview of Quran, to understand its overall structure. There are four levels at which Quran can be understood

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The Legacy of Hijrah

Historicity (the quality of being part of recorded history) is usually a late development in the historical journey of a nation. It may take decades before communities recognize the importance

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Lessons From Al-Hajj

Lessons from Al-Hajj The season of Al-Hajj is an opportunity to look inward and introspectively at our performance as individuals and as a community. I will limit myself to two

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The Night of Power

Allah’s creation is not random.  Everything goes by law, proportion, and measure, “Al-qadar”: إنا كل شيئ خلقناه بقدر “Verily, all things have We created in proportion and measure.” [54:49] Everything

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The Fasting That I Choose

Prophets and Messengers were successful in bringing the divine word of Allah to the people and urging them to become virtuous and pious. They also introduced worship of Allah, in

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