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Carrying the message with purity in Surat al-A’raf

Qussai and Elias December 21, 2020 Arabic Compassion Desires Forgiveness Hereafter Humility Idolatry Knowledge Lot Monotheism Obscenity Purifying the soul Quran Surat al-'Alaq Surat al-A'raf Surat al-Nur Surat Qaf Surat Sad Tafsir

“It is a Book that We have revealed to you, so let not your heart be distressed by it,”

Social media, a blessing or a curse?

Qussai and Elias November 17, 2017 Communication Creation Duality Falsehood Gossip Knowledge Mediums Social Media Society Speech Truth

“Part of perfection in Islam is for a person to leave what does not concern him.”

Divine language as the path to peace

Qussai and Elias April 20, 2017 Arabic Availability Heuristic Balance History Individualism Jesus Knowledge Language Marshall McLuhan Peace Reason Semitic Language Terrorism

“We did not teach him poetry, nor is it befitting for him.” (36:69)

Reason and self-doubt in Surat al-Kahf

Qussai and Elias February 20, 2017 Arrogance Friday Godel Humility Imam Ash-Shafi'ee Knowledge Monotheism Moses Reason Self-doubt Surat al-Kahf Thomas Kuhn Wisdom

“Shall I tell you about those who lose the most with their deeds?”

The spread of Islam and critical social mass

Qussai and Elias March 19, 2016 Abel Abu Jahl Adam Cain Creation Faith Family of Imran Humanity Ibrahim Jesus John (Yahya)Knowledge Malcolm Gladwell Mary (Maryam)Noah (Nuh)Tipping Point Umar Ibn Al-Khattab Zechariah (Zakaria)

“A prophet by himself cannot promote the idea of monotheism without the help of diversely skilled companions.”

Turning the tide of deviancy

Qussai and Elias March 7, 2016 Adultery Daniel Patrick Moynihan Deviancy Education Entropy Family values Grassroots Hypocrisy Knowledge Marriage Reform Renewal Social Entropy Tajdid Values Wine

“Allah will raise up in this nation at the beginning of every century someone who will renew their religion.”

The medium of the Quran is itself the message

Qussai and Elias January 2, 2016 Extremism Ibrahim Idrees (Idris)Islam Jeremiah Jesus Jihad John (Yahya)Knowledge Marshal McLuhan Monotheism Moses Muhammad Reading Technology Writing Zechariah (Zakaria)

“There was a prophet among the prophets who wrote script.”

Natural Islam and Revealed Islam: two sources, one truth

Qussai and Elias October 13, 2015 No Comments Creation Fatwa Fiqh Imam Ash-Shafi'ee Instinct Islam Knowledge Natural Islam Natural Law Nature Religion Religious Innovation Science

“No one is born except upon natural instinct,”

Three lessons to protect our youth from extremism

Qussai and Elias September 14, 2015 No Comments Compound Ignorance Daesh Extremism Ideology ISIS Islam Islamic Law Islamic State Jihad Knowledge Methodology Moderation Reason Secularism Terrorism Tyrrany Universal Principles

“So ask the people of the message if you do not know.”

Knowledge in the realm of language and linguistics

Qussai and Elias August 8, 2015 Adam Angels Arabic Creation Extremism Grammar Ibrahim Illiteracy Knowledge Language Linguistics Noam Chomsky Parsing Psalms Quran Reason Religion Torah Wisdom

“It is a book whose verses have been detailed, an Arabic Quran for people with knowledge.”