Surah al-A`la 87:18-19 Members Public

Sheets or Teachings? Surah al-A`la (87:18-19) An Arabic transliteration of these verses is: Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi al-oola Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa Pickthall Yusufali Shakir Sher Ali Rashad Khalifa Lo! This is in the former scrolls. The Books of Abraham and Moses. And this is in the Books of

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Surah `Abasa 80:23 Members Public

YES or NO ? Surah `Abasa (80:23) There are two seriously different translations of this verse: Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him. [Pickthall] He shall uphold His commandments. [Rashad Khalifa] Is it past tense or future? Obedience or disobedience? ... and nearly every year a new and

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Surah an-Naba' 78:33 Members Public

Muslim Mastectomy or The Miracle of Disappearing Breasts Surah an-Naba' (78:33) Since Surah 78:33 is not a complete sentence, we quote the verses 78:31-34 so that the phrase is given in its context. For easier comparison we have put verse 78:33 in bold. Pickthall Yusuf

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Surah al-Mursalat 77:30 Members Public

It's a triple-massing shadow! Wow! Surah al-Mursalat (77:30) Pickthall Yusuf Ali Shakir Sher Ali Depart unto the shadow falling threefold, Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns, Walk on to the covering having three branches, `Aye, move on towards a three-pronged shadow, Hilali/

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Surah al-Mulk 67:19 Members Public

The Birds in the Air Surah al-Mulk 67:19 Pickthall Yusufali Shakir Sher Ali Have they not seen the birds above them spreading out their wings and closing them? Naught upholdeth them save the Beneficent. Lo! He is Seer of all things. Do they not observe the birds above them,

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Surah At-Talaq 65:4 Members Public

Marriage to Minors Surah At-Talaq (65:4) In Surah at-Talaq (i.e. divorce), the author gives some rulings on issues what has to be done in case of divorcing a wife. In particular, verse 4 specifies waiting periods that need to be observed before newly-divorced women can marry another man.

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Surah At-Tur 52:21 Members Public

Did Allah forget the wives? Surah At-Tur (52:21) The Muslim translators Pickthall, Yusuf Ali and Shakir render Surah 52:21 the following way: Pickthall Yusuf Ali Shakir And they who believe and whose seed follow them in faith, We cause their seed to join them (there), and We deprive

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Surah al-Hujurat 49:13 Members Public

Gender difference or descendency from the first couple? Created as male and female or created from a male and a female Surah al-Hujurat (49:13) Sarwar Pickthall Yusuf Ali Shakir Sher Ali Rashad Khalifa People, We have created you all male and female and have made you nations and tribes

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