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Surah al-A`la 87:18-19 Paid 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
Surah `Abasa 80:23 Paid 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
Surah an-Naba' 78:33 Paid 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.
Surah al-Mulk 67:19 Paid 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
Surah At-Tur 52:21 Paid 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
Surah al-Hujurat 49:13 Paid 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
Surah Muhammad 47:19 Paid Members Public
The Sins of Muhammad Surah Muhammad (47:19) Contrary to all evidence, it is one of the cherrished dogmas of Islam that the Prophets of God could not and have not committed any sins. In some cases, this conviction leads Muslims to mistranslate certain verses of the Qur'an
Surah Al-Qasas 28:48 Paid Members Public
Books or People? Surah Al-Qasas (28:48) In Surah al-Qasas, the author of the Qur'an responds to the unbelievers' rejection of his message. The first part of verse 48 is nearly identical in all translations, stating something like: But (now) when the truth has come