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Showing posts with label quran. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quran. Show all posts
Thursday, November 18, 2021

buddha and buddhism in the quran?

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With the release of the new Dune film I've been thinking a bit more about the connections between Islam and Buddhism. (For those who don...
Sunday, November 07, 2021

what is the zabur?

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وَرَبُّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۗ وَلَقَدْ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَ النَّبِيِّينَ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۖ وَآتَيْنَا دَاوُودَ زَبُو...
Friday, September 09, 2011

mos def, ya sin, and "government names"

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Mos Def is changing his name to Yasiin! The name is actually old news to some of his fans. A few years ago on The Ecstatic album he said cl...
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

more from imam zaid

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Imam Zaid Shakir delivers a one-two punch against Islam-haters and extremist Muslims in a pair of his recent articles. In Qur’an defeats Mus...
Saturday, September 11, 2010

aside from the whole quran-burning issue, some other reasons why afghans might be less than totally pro-american...

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Huffington Post: U.S. Soldiers Allegedly Killed Afghan Civilians, Kept Body Parts As Trophies
Friday, September 10, 2010

"none but the purified shall touch it"

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This has been rattling in my head for the past month (and longer actually) but now that the month of the Quran is over it seems a little bi...
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010

conversations with history: abdullahi ahmed an-naim

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An interesting hour of conversation between Abdullah Ahmed An-Naim and Harry Kreisler on the subject of Islam and the secular state. I still...
Thursday, September 02, 2010

two folks getting ready for burn-a-quran day

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h/t to islamicate
Thursday, June 17, 2010

imam zaid beyond petroleum

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In Beyond Petroleum Imam Zaid Shakir writes: [T]he Qur’an not only encourages a large degree of ecological consciousness and enlightened pr...
Monday, January 25, 2010

the book of eli

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I recently saw The Book of Eli on the Friday it opened. Personally, I really liked the setting and look of the film. The filmmakers managed...
Monday, May 12, 2008

more assorted bits

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1. I think it is not just surprising but sad that out of all the members of Public Enemy, Flavor Flav seems to be the most successful and ...
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Sunday, March 30, 2008

beware the beast man

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The post about Iblis' decision to not bow down before Adam got me thinking about Islamic anthropology (see only human ) and how when God...
Thursday, March 20, 2008

quranic eucharist?

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Behold! the disciples, said: "O Jesus the son of Mary! can thy Lord send down to us a table set (with viands) from heaven?" Said J...
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the cross and the lynching tree

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In the wake of the last post on Jeremiah Wright and in anticipation of Good Friday, I thought it would be interesting to look at some of Jam...
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