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Quran Talk Blog
Abraham (14:35 – 14:39)
Abraham's prayer in Quran 14:35 to 14:39 asks God to protect his children from idol worship, to provide for the family he settled in the plantless valley at the Sacred House, and to forgive even those who disobey him. Genesis 13 is set beside it: Abraham leaves the well watered plain to Lot, and God still promises him the land and countless offspring for his righteousness.
February 20, 2017
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Crucial Commandments (14:31 – 14:34)
Verses 14:31 to 14:34 of the Quran command the believers to observe the contact prayers and to give to charity, secretly and publicly, before a day with neither trade nor nepotism. The passage lists God's blessings: water, fruit, ships, rivers, the sun, the moon, night and day. It closes by noting these blessings cannot be counted, while the human being remains transgressing and unappreciative.
February 20, 2017
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God Sends His Commands Through His Messengers (14:44 – 14:46)
Verses 14:44 through 14:46 warn of the day of retribution, when transgressors beg for one more respite and promise to follow the messengers. The passage reminds them that they once swore they would last forever, that they lived in the homes of earlier wrongdoers and saw God's precedents, and that God is fully aware of schemes strong enough to erase mountains.
February 20, 2017
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Idol Worship: The Mother of All Evil (14:30)
Idol worship, setting up rivals to God, is presented through verses of the Quran as the root of evil. The passages cover wealth and property taken as gods beside God, God as the only Protector, and the criterion of loving family, money and homes more than God and His messenger. Dietary prohibitions instituted by other than God are identified as idolatry.
February 20, 2017
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The Contact Prayers: Gift From God (14:40 – 14:43)
Abraham's prayer in 14:40 to 14:43 asks God to make him and his children consistent in observing the Contact Prayers, and to forgive him, his parents, and the believers on the day of reckoning. Further verses present Abraham as the one through whom all religious duties of Islam, including the Contact Prayers and the obligatory charity, were delivered, and warn that God only respites the transgressors.
February 20, 2017
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They Remove Their Families From God’s Protection (14:28 – 14:29)
Quran 14:28 and 14:29 frame a study of how disbelievers bring disaster upon their own families and remove them from God's protection. It takes up why a family suffers for one person's deeds, the arrogant hypocrites of 63:4 and 63:5, and death for the disbelievers. It closes with the conditions for staying within God's protection in 5:12, including the contact prayers and obligatory charity, and the command of 66:6.
February 13, 2017
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Truth vs Falsehood (14:24 – 14:27)
The parable of the good word as a firmly rooted tree and the bad word as a tree without roots in 14:24 to 14:27, and whether the proven word is the Quran. Verses present the Quran as a proven, consistent scripture without ambiguity, contrasted with Hadith, mathematics as the ultimate proof, and submitters who invite to God with the nicest possible response.
February 13, 2017
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Egotistic Defiance: A Human Trait (14:9)
Egotistic defiance appears as a recurring human trait, drawn from verse 14:9, where the people of Noah, Ad, Thamud, and later nations meet their messengers' clear proofs with contempt and doubt. The post pairs the verse with the Ben Stein interview of Richard Dawkins as a modern example of the same attitude.
February 6, 2017
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Following Our Parents Blindly: A Great Human Tragedy (14:10 – 14:18)
Blindly following the religion of one's parents is examined through verses 14:10 to 14:18, where disbelievers reject their messengers and threaten banishment while God promises to annihilate the transgressors. The footnote on Hell explains why God described it so vividly after the great feud. A parallel passage from Isaiah 14:12 to 17 on the fall of the morning star accompanies the verses.
February 6, 2017
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On the Day of Resurrection (14:21)
Verse 14:21 describes the Day of Resurrection, when followers ask their leaders to spare them some of God's retribution and the leaders answer that it is too late, with no exit for anyone. The accompanying footnote explains why the Quran often speaks of the Hereafter in the past tense: these future events are already witnessed by God and will surely come to pass.
February 6, 2017
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Satan Disowns His Followers (14:22 – 14:23)
Satan's disowning of his followers after the judgment in 14:22 to 14:23 opens a study of how little power the devil holds. Drawing on verses about seeking refuge in God when reading the Quran, Satan's whispering, and the jinns, it argues that his power reaches only those who choose him as their master. It also covers the commandment to acknowledge that no one possesses power except God.
February 6, 2017
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Worship Only the Omnipotent One (14:19 – 14:20)
God's creation of the heavens and the earth for a specific purpose, as stated in Quran 14:19 and 14:20. The verses affirm that God can remove people and substitute a new creation in their place, and that this is not difficult for Him, grounding the call to worship only the Omnipotent One.
February 6, 2017
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Appreciative vs Unappreciative (14:7 – 14:8)
Thanking God through respect for His gifts and their productive use, drawing on 14:7 and related verses on appreciation and ingratitude. Asks whether greater blessings and answered prayers bring greater responsibility, citing the feast sent to Jesus' disciples, and whether imploring God for material things is wrong, with Moses in Midyan and Solomon's request for kingship. Includes Clayton Christensen's story on holding to principles every time.
January 30, 2017
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Moses (14:5)
God sends Moses with miracles to lead his people out of darkness into the light and to remind them of the days of GOD, as stated in verse 14:5 of the Quran. The verse presents these events as lessons for every steadfast, appreciative person.
January 30, 2017
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Sura 14, Abraham (Ibrahîm) – 14:0 – 14:2
Opening verses of Sura 14, Abraham, from Dr. Khalifa's translation: a scripture revealed to lead people out of darkness into the light, on the path of God who possesses everything in the heavens and the earth. A footnote explains that the initials A. L. R. remained a divinely guarded secret until the Quran's mathematical code was discovered in 1974, and the passage warns disbelievers of terrible retribution.
January 30, 2017
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The Importance of Being Appreciative (14:6)
Appreciation for God's blessings, drawn from verse 14:6, where Moses reminds his people that God saved them from Pharaoh's persecution. The verse recalls the slaughter of their sons and the sparing of their daughters as an exacting trial from their Lord, and the article considers why remembering God's blessings matters.
January 30, 2017
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The Messenger’s Language (14:4)
Verse 14:4 teaches that God sends every messenger to preach in the tongue of his people so he can clarify things for them. The article considers what this means for the language of God's messengers, and that God then sends astray whomever He wills and guides whomever He wills.
January 30, 2017
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What is Your Priority? (14:3)
Pleasing God as a submitter's first priority, set against giving priority to this life over the Hereafter, as verse 14:3 warns. Drawing on the Quran, the article asks whether a believer should implore God for wealth, holding that a rich believer who gives can do more good. It covers charity in God's cause without insult or show, and wealth as the temporary material of this lowly life.
January 30, 2017
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(2) The Disbelievers (13:25)
Verse 13:25 describes the disbelievers as those who violate GOD's covenant after pledging to keep it, sever what GOD has commanded to be joined, and commit evil. The verse states that such people have incurred condemnation and the worst destiny.
January 23, 2017
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All Creation Has Submitted to God (13:15 – 13:16)
Verses 13:15 and 13:16 describe everyone in the heavens and the earth prostrating to God, willingly or unwillingly, along with their shadows. Dr. Khalifa's footnote explains that even disbelievers submit through bodily functions they cannot control, and that shadows follow God's precise design of solar and lunar orbits. The passage asks why people set up powerless masters besides God, the Creator of all things.
January 23, 2017
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All Messengers Must Be Ridiculed (13:32 – 13:34)
Verses 13:32 to 13:34 teach that every messenger is ridiculed, that GOD lets disbelievers carry on before punishing them, and that idols cannot rival the One who controls every soul. A companion passage, 3:137 to 3:141, promises believers ultimate victory and explains that GOD alternates days of victory and defeat to distinguish the true believers. Links to two outside videos follow.
January 23, 2017
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Back in Palestine (12:81 – 12:87)
Jacob's sons return to Palestine and report that his youngest son has committed a theft, citing the community and the caravan as witnesses. Jacob suspects a scheme, chooses quiet patience, grieves over Joseph until his eyes turn white, and complains only to God. He sends his sons to find Joseph and his brother, telling them never to despair of God's grace.
January 23, 2017
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Belief in the Hereafter Required For Salvation (13:5 – 13:14)
Verses 13:5 through 13:14 of the Quran present belief in the Hereafter as required for salvation, answering those who doubt they will be recreated after turning to dust. The passage covers God's knowledge of every secret, the angels who guard each person, and the principle that God does not change a people's condition until they change themselves. It closes with imploring God alone as the only legitimate supplication.
January 23, 2017
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Believers Versus Disbelievers (1) The Believers (13:19 – 13:24)
Verses 13:19 through 13:24 of the Quran describe the believers, those who recognize God's revelations as the truth. They fulfill their pledge to God, keep the covenant, observe the contact prayers, give in secret and in public, and counter evil with good. Their reward is the gardens of Eden, shared with the righteous among their parents, spouses, and children, where angels greet them with peace.
January 23, 2017
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Divine Authorization of the Quran’s Mathematical Code* (13:37 – 13:43)
Verses 13:37 to 13:43 tie the miracle of the Quran's mathematical code to God's authorization and a predetermined time, with 42:24 and its footnote on the false verses at the end of Sura 9 and the gematrical value of Rashad Khalifa. Appendix 4 explains why God revealed the Quran in Arabic, citing the language's precision in stating laws and its pronouns that do not imply gender for God.
January 23, 2017
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God Controls All Provisions (13:26 – 13:29)
God alone increases or withholds provision, while people preoccupied with this life forget that it is nil compared to the Hereafter. Verses 13:26 to 13:29 answer disbelievers who demand a miracle: God guides to Him only those who obey, their hearts rejoice in remembering God, and believers who lead a righteous life deserve happiness and a joyous destiny.
January 23, 2017
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God’s Messenger of the Covenant (13:30)
Verse 13:30 is read as God's address to His messenger of the covenant, sent to recite revelation to a community that disbelieved in the Most Gracious. The gematrical values of Rashad (505) and Khalifa (725), added to the sura and verse numbers, total 1273, a multiple of 19, which the text presents as God specifying the messenger's name.
January 23, 2017
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Heaven Allegorically Described (13:35 – 13:36)
Verses 13:35 and 13:36 describe Heaven allegorically as flowing streams, inexhaustible provisions, and cool shade, the destiny of the righteous, while Hell awaits the disbelievers. They also note that those who received the scripture rejoice in the revelation while some reject parts of it, and affirm worshiping God alone without idols.
January 23, 2017
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In Egypt (12:99 – 12:102)
Joseph welcomes his parents to Egypt and raises them upon the throne as they fall prostrate, fulfilling his old dream. He praises God for delivering him from prison and reuniting his family after the devil divided him from his brothers, and prays to die as a submitter. God tells the Prophet this is news from the past he did not witness.
January 23, 2017
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Israel Goes to Egypt (12:88 – 12:98)
Joseph's brothers return to his quarters in hardship, and he reveals himself, forgives them, and sends his shirt to restore his father's sight. Jacob senses Joseph's smell before the caravan arrives, regains his vision, and agrees to implore God to forgive his sons. A footnote marks this as the beginning of the Children of Israel in Egypt, centuries before Moses led them out.
January 23, 2017
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Mathematical Miracle of the Quran (13:31)
Verse 13:31 of the Quran states that even a Quran that moved mountains, tore the earth, or made the dead speak would not bring disbelievers to believe. It is set under the heading of the mathematical miracle of the Quran, and it holds that GOD controls all things and could have guided all the people. Disbelievers keep suffering disasters from their own works until GOD's promise is fulfilled.
January 23, 2017
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Sura 13, Thunder (Al-Ra‘ad) – 13:0 – 13:4
The opening verses of Sura 13, Thunder, present the Quranic initials A.L.M.R. as proofs of the scripture and part of its mathematical code. God's signs in creation follow: heavens raised without visible pillars, the sun and moon in their orbits, mountains, rivers, fruits made in pairs, and neighboring lots watered alike yet yielding differently, offered as proofs for people who think.
January 23, 2017
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The Majority of Believers Destined for Hell (12:106 – 12:109)
Verses 12:106 to 12:109 state that most who believe in God still commit idol worship, and they are warned that retribution or the Hour may come suddenly. The messenger's path is to invite to God on the basis of a clear proof. Messengers were men inspired from among their communities, and the Hereafter is better for the righteous.
January 23, 2017
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The Majority of People Do Not Believe (12:103 – 12:105)
Verses 12:103 through 12:105 state that most people will not believe no matter what the messenger does. The messenger asks no money and simply delivers the reminder for all the people, while countless proofs in the heavens and the earth go unheeded as people pass them by.
January 23, 2017
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The Quran is All We Need (12:111)
Verse 12:111 serves as evidence that the Quran alone is sufficient guidance for believers. The verse presents the Quran as no fabricated Hadith, as confirming all previous scriptures, as providing the details of everything, and as a beacon and mercy for those who believe.
January 23, 2017
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The Truth vs Falsehood (13:17 – 13:18)
God's analogy for truth and falsehood in verses 13:17 and 13:18: foam rising on floodwaters and on smelted metal goes to waste, while what benefits the people stays on the ground. The passage contrasts the good rewards for those who respond to their Lord with the fate of those who refuse, who would give up twice the earth as ransom and end in Hell.
January 23, 2017
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Victory, Ultimately, Belongs to the Believers (12:110)
God's promise that victory comes to His messengers at the very moment they despair and think they have been rejected, as stated in verse 12:110. The article reflects on God saving whomever He chooses and on the unavoidable retribution awaiting the guilty, presenting ultimate victory as belonging to the believers.
January 23, 2017
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