The descriptive miracles of the Qur’an
THE QUR’AN addresses those who do not believe in God and asks them to consider the world around them, in which the signs of creation are evident. This is how the non-Muslim, A.J. Arberry, translates one such verse: ‘Have not the unbelievers then beheld that the heavens and the earth were a mass all sewn [...]
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The Opening
This surah is recited in every prayer of worship. Thus, just in the five obligatory daily prayers, its words are uttered 17 times a day. Surah al-Fatihah1 1. In the name of Allah,2 the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.3 2. [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord4 of the worlds – 3. The Entirely Merciful, [...]
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