Ask Islam: Quran

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Why do some people have trouble memorizing the Quran?

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What evidence is there for the belief that the Quran is addressing the entire people of the world?

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What your observation of people who recite the Quran while trying to understand its meaning?

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Is it advisable to add disclaimers to the translations of the Quran stating that they are subject to change with the time?

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What is the significance of mentioning multiple Janaat and "tajree min tahtihal anhaar" in the Quran?

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Is there more than one place in the Quran where God's covenant with Ishmael is mentioned?

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What time period does the Quran refer to when it says : "And the Messenger will say, `O my Lord, my people indeed treated this Qur'an as a discarded thing:'" (25:31)?

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Why were the first words revealed to Muhammad not "Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Raheem"?

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What are the Quranic references to the advent of the Promised Messiah?

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What is the meaning of the saying of Muhammad that says that there are seven layers of meanings to the Quran?

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Why does the Quran sometimes speak in terms of parables if they are so difficult to understand?

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What does the word "trouble" (malign) mean in the Quranic verse, "Verily, those who malign Allah and His Messenger..." (33:58)?

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What is the relationship between the Word of God and His Creation?

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How can the Quran be said to unabrogated if there were differences in its recitation before it could be compiled into one standard text?

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Was the Quran practiced and understood as intended by God in the 1400 years before the advent of the Promised Messiah?

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How were the chapters of the Quran named?

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Does one need to subscribe to a specific sectarian interpretation of the Quran or can one simply use one's own personal interpretation?

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Why do some Muslims hug each when they read a verse annotated with the word "muanaka" in their Qurans?

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Did Muhammad compose the Quran himself after meeting with Christians and reading their scriptures?

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Why are there more occurrences of sajda annotations in the latter part of the Quran and not in the beginning?

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Why is the Quran in Arabic?

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Why isn't the recitation of the Quran one of the pillars of Islam?

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Who wrote the Quran?

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Why has the text of the Quran been divided into seven "manazil" (parts)?

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Should one read the Quran in Arabic, even if they are a new convert?

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Why are some copies of the Quran with English translation printed left-to-right whereas other are printed right-to-left?

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Are non-Muslims prohibited from touching the Quran?

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Why do some Qurans not count "Bismillah" as a verse when assigning numbers to the verses?