Tag: Koran

A Bridge of Stories - Marlies ter Borg You have before you a unique anthology of stories told in both the Bible and the Qur'an. It starts obviously with creation, which in both books took six Days or divine periods. It continues to describe the creation of man and woman, who in both books dwell in t...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [36.1] Ya Seen.[36.2] I swear by the Quran full of wisdom[36.3] Most surely you are one of the apostles[36.4] On a right way.[36.5] A revelation of the Mighty, the Merciful.[36.6] That you may warn a people whose fathers were not warned, so they ar...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [111.1] Perdition overtake both hands of Abu Lahab, and he will perish.[111.2] His wealth and what he earns will not avail him.[111.3] He shall soon burn in fire that flames,[111.4] And his wife, the bearer of fuel,[111.5] Upon her neck a halter of...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [81.1] When the sun is covered,[81.2] And when the stars darken,[81.3] And when the mountains are made to pass away,[81.4] And when the camels are left untended,[81.5] And when the wild animals are made to go forth,[81.6] And when the seas are set ...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [72.1] Say: It has been revealed to me that a party of the jinn listened, and they said: Surely we have heard a wonderful Quran,[72.2] Guiding to the right way, so we believe in it, and we will not set up any one with our Lord:[72.3] And that He-- ...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [55.1] The Beneficent God,[55.2] Taught the Quran.[55.3] He created man,[55.4] Taught him the mode of expression.[55.5] The sun and the moon follow a reckoning.[55.6] And the herbs and the trees do adore (Him).[55.7] And the heaven, He raised it hi...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [89.1] I swear by the daybreak,[89.2] And the ten nights,[89.3] And the even and the odd,[89.4] And the night when it departs.[89.5] Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.[89.6] Have you not considered how your Lord dea...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [80.1] He frowned and turned (his) back,[80.2] Because there came to him the blind man.[80.3] And what would make you know that he would purify himself,[80.4] Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?[80.5] As for him who considers...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [12.1] Alif Lam Ra. These are the verses of the Book that makes (things) manifest.[12.2] Surely We have revealed it-- an Arabic Quran-- that you may understand.[12.3] We narrate to you the best of narratives, by Our revealing to you this Quran, tho...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [46.1] Ha Mim.[46.2] The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.[46.3] We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them two save with truth and (for) an appointed term; and those who disbelieve turn aside fro...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [3.1] Alif Lam Mim.[3.2] Allah, (there is) no god but He, the Everliving, the Self-subsisting by Whom all things subsist[3.3] He has revealed to you the Book with truth, verifying that which is before it, and He revealed the Tavrat and the Injeel a...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [17.1] Glory be to Him Who made His servant to go on a night from the Sacred Mosque to the remote mosque of which We have blessed the precincts, so that We may show to him some of Our signs; surely He is the Hearing, the Seeing.[17.2] And We gave M...