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Koran by Heart: One Chance to Remember (film)
“There is a passage in the Qur’an that says if you memorize the Qur’an and teach it to others, you will be successful in this life and the next life.” In Koran by Heart, the young scholar who says this has already committed…
Tags: Egypt, Islam, Maldives, Qur'an, recitation, scripture, Senegal, Tajikistan
Recitation of the First Chapter of the Qur'an and Translation
Muhammad Khalil al-Hussary recites the first chapter of the Qur'an, entitled Al-Fathihah, which means "the Opening." It consists of Translated by Muhammad Asad. Transliteration from Islamicity.com.
Tags: Qur'an, recitation, religion, rituals, scripture
The Story of the Qur'an: Its History and Place in Muslim Life
The Story of the Qur’an begins with an accessible account of the origins of the Qur’an that places Muhammad, the Muslim holy book, and the first adherents to Islam in historical context. Ingrid Mattson, a professor of Islamic studies,…
The Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, Islam
In 2004, the noted scholar of comparative religion F. E. Peters produced a new edition of his well-regarded Children of Abraham. When initially published three decades ago, the book was one of the first scholarly works to place Islam alongside…
Tags: Abrahamic, Christianity, culture, history, interfaith, Islam, Judaism, Middle East, mysticism, philosophy, religions, rituals, scripture, theology