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Quran Talk BlogGod Sends Instructions Through His Messenger (24:47 – 24:50)Obeying the messenger, read through 24:47 to 24:50, means accepting God's instructions delivered through His messengers rather than embracing judgment only when it favors us. The article draws on verses about the sedentary who sought excuses, the jinns' limited knowledge, and 42:51 on how God communicates. It cites Appendix 2 on the messenger of the covenant as mercy from God that resolves believers' disputes.April 17, 2018

Quran Talk BlogGod’s Promise Kings and Queens on Earth (24:55)God's promise in 24:55 to make believers who worship Him alone sovereigns on earth, replacing fear with peace and security. Verses on the earth's balance, the Sabbath community by the sea, and the righteous inheriting the earth tie observing the commandments, the contact prayer and obligatory charity to prosperity and a happy life now and in the Hereafter, alongside videos on rational optimism.April 17, 2018

Quran Talk BlogYou Shall Dress Modestly (24:60)Modest dress as a command of God, drawn from verse 24:60 of the Quran. The verse allows elderly women who do not expect to marry to relax their dress code, provided they do not reveal too much of their bodies, while noting that maintaining modesty is better for them.April 17, 2018

Quran Talk BlogChasing A Mirage (24:39)The works of those who disbelieve are like a mirage in the desert, and verses of the Quran show how evil deeds come to look righteous. The parable of the two men and the gardens shows a man who set up his property as a god beside his Lord. Further verses describe this worldly life as a temporary illusion and the hypocrites seeking light on the Day of Judgment.April 9, 2018

Quran Talk BlogEncourage Marriage to Discourage Immorality (24:32 – 24:34)Marriage as a safeguard against immorality, drawn from Quran 24:32 to 24:34 with related verses 4:25 and 3:75. The verses urge believers to help single people marry, call those who cannot afford it to maintain morality until God provides, permit marrying believing servants, grant servants freedom to marry once found honest, and forbid forcing girls into prostitution.April 9, 2018

Quran Talk BlogExile From God: Total Darkness (24:40 – 24:46)The allegory of total darkness in Sura 24:40 to 24:46 and what it means to be deprived of God's light, read alongside Matthew 6:22 to 23 and verses on blindness in this life and the Hereafter. Cross references show that everything in the heavens and the earth glorifies and prostrates to God, from birds in columns to the sun and stars, and that God created every living thing from water.April 9, 2018

Quran Talk BlogGod (24:35 – 24:36)God as the light of the heavens and the earth, explored through the allegory of the lamp in 24:35 and the exalted houses of 24:36, with supporting verses on God's oneness and fuel from green trees. The oil that needs no fire is compared to diesel ignition and to Copaifera langsdorffii, the diesel tree.April 9, 2018

Quran Talk BlogThose Who Frequent the Masjid (24:37 – 24:38)Frequenting the masjid, drawn from verses 24:37 and 24:38 about people whom business and trade do not distract from commemorating God, observing the Contact Prayers, and giving the obligatory charity. Related verses warn against boycotting God's masjids and describe believers who are reverently conscious of their Lord and eager to do righteous works.April 9, 2018

Quran Talk BlogDivine Etiquette (24:27 – 24:29)Quran verses on the etiquette of entering homes: asking permission, greeting the inhabitants, and turning back when told to go. Further verses cover visiting the prophet's homes, the three private times when servants and children must ask before entering, modest dress for elderly women, and eating lawfully in the homes of relatives and friends.April 3, 2018

Quran Talk BlogDress Code for Believers (24:30 – 24:31)The dress code God sets for believing men and women in 24:30 and 24:31: subduing the eyes, maintaining chastity, and dressing modestly, with women lengthening their garments and covering their chests. The article rejects the Arab tradition of covering women from head to toe as un-Quranic, lists those around whom the code may relax, and links guarding the eyes to light and darkness through Matthew 6 and 24:40.April 3, 2018

Quran Talk BlogGross Sin (24:23 – 24:26)Falsely accusing pious married women is a gross sin, and 24:23 to 24:26 promise condemnation and the witness of tongues, hands, and feet. The article traces the record of every life, likened to a video tape, received in the right or left hand on the Day of Resurrection. It asks whether thoughts are recorded and how repentance, the contact prayers, and charity clean the slate.April 3, 2018

Quran Talk BlogThe Devil Encourages Baseless Accusations (24:21 – 24:22)Verses 24:21 and 24:22 warn against following the steps of Satan, who advocates evil, and command those with wealth to be charitable and tolerant toward relatives, the poor, and immigrants for the sake of God. Related verses explain that God never advocates sin, that relatives should care for one another, and that believers should seek refuge in God when the devil whispers.April 3, 2018

Quran Talk BlogAdultery (24:2 – 24:10)Adultery and its penalty under God's law in 24:2 to 24:10, read alongside 4:15 and 5:38, with public witnessing as the real punishment and the lashes symbolic. The article covers the four witness rule, the oaths between accusing spouses, and repentance. It asks whether a believer may marry someone who committed adultery, weighing 24:3 and the prohibition on marrying idol worshipers.March 27, 2018

Quran Talk BlogHow to Deal With Rumors and Unproven Accusations (24:11 – 24:15)Rumors and unproven accusations are examined through 24:11 to 24:15 and the big lie against the Prophet's wife Aysha. The article asks why the incident was good for the believers, suggesting it exposed the hypocrites, and draws on the story of Joseph, the requirement of four witnesses, and God's command in 17:36 and 49:6 to verify and investigate news before believing it.March 27, 2018

Quran Talk BlogSura 24: Light (Al-Noor)Sura 24, Light, opens as a sura God has sent down and decreed as law, with clear revelations so that people may take heed. The text presents the sura verse by verse in Dr. Rashad Khalifa's translation of the Quran, beginning with the opening invocation of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.March 27, 2018

Quran Talk BlogWhat to Do (24:16 – 24:20)Verses 24:16 to 24:20 instruct believers to reject a gross falsehood when they hear it and warn those who love to see immorality spread among them. The piece asks whether a Submitter is responsible only for his own salvation or also owes something to society, drawing on 103:3 and its call to exhort one another to uphold the truth and be steadfast.March 27, 2018

Quran Talk BlogMost Believers are Destined for Hell* (23:84 – 23:96)Belief in God that does not recognize His qualities, such as His control of all things, is nullified by idolizing prophets and saints, so most believers are destined for Hell. Drawing on 23:84 through 23:96, 12:103 to 106, and 29:61 to 63, the article asks how one knows God truly. It also urges patience and gentleness toward those who reject the message.March 19, 2018

Quran Talk BlogThe Dead Never Come Back Until the Day of Resurrection (23:99 – 23:108)A barrier separates the soul of the dead from this world until the Day of Resurrection, and the plea to be sent back to work righteousness is a false claim. Drawing on 23:99 to 23:108 with related verses, the article covers the weighing of deeds, the severing of all ties and intercessors on that day, and the fate of those who rejected God's revelations.March 19, 2018

Quran Talk BlogThey Ridiculed the Believers (23:109 – 23:118)Verses 23:109 through 23:118 describe the disbelievers who mocked the believers until they forgot God, and the believers rewarded for their steadfastness. A lesson about death follows through 2:259 and 20:101 to 20:104, where the dead sense their stay as a day or part of a day. The piece closes with 2:152, the command to remember God and be thankful.March 19, 2018

Quran Talk BlogTo Be Protected From Satan (23:97 – 23:98)Seeking refuge in God from Satan is the focus, built on the prayer of 23:97 and 23:98 and the commandment of 16:98 to seek refuge when reading the Quran. The article notes mathematical features of these verses based on 19, then links seeking refuge to countering evil with good through 7:199 to 201 and 41:33 to 36, where submitters answer with the nicest possible response.March 19, 2018

Quran Talk BlogOne God/One Religion (23:51 – 23:61)Verses 23:51 through 23:61 open a study of one congregation and one religion decreed for Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, set against those who split it into rejoicing sects. Cross references give the minimum requirements for salvation shared by believers, Jews, Christians, and converts, and Abraham as the one who named us Submitters. It also asks whether good provisions can turn bad and why 23:51 addresses messengers in the plural.March 12, 2018

Quran Talk BlogThe Disbelievers Unappreciative (23:62 – 23:83)Quran 23:62 to 23:83 on disbelievers who reject the messenger, ignore God's proofs, and deny the Hereafter despite His mercy and their own hearing, eyesight, and brains. Truth is linked to order and falsehood to chaos, and cross references explore appreciation versus unappreciation, retribution that follows unheeded warnings, and how everyone will be asked how they responded to the messengers.March 12, 2018

Quran Talk BlogMoses and Aaron (23:45 – 23:50)Verses 23:45 to 23:50 tell how God sent Moses and Aaron with revelations and a profound proof to Pharaoh and his arrogant elders, who rejected them and were annihilated. Moses then receives the scripture for guidance, and the son of Mary and his mother are made a sign. Related verses add that God, not the believer, does the favor in guiding people to Submission.March 2, 2018

Quran Talk BlogNoah (23:23 – 23:44)Noah's mission in 23:23 to 23:44 and the messengers after him, each rejected by leaders who scorned a human messenger and denied the Hereafter. Supporting verses address why God annihilates whole generations, why messengers are only human, and how believing communities like Jonah's prosper. A note explains Noah's ark as a log watercraft and the flood as local.March 2, 2018

Quran Talk BlogAccurate Embryology (23:12 – 23:16)Human embryology as described in the Quran, from the tiny drop to the hanging embryo, the bite-size fetus, bones, and flesh, drawn from 23:12 to 23:16 with related verses from Suras 22, 40, 86, and 53. The verses tie human creation and development to death and resurrection, presenting God's ability to create us as evidence that He can resurrect us.February 23, 2018

Quran Talk BlogInnumerable Blessings From God (23:18 – 23:22)God's blessings to humanity, as set out in verses 23:18 through 23:22: rain sent down in exact measure and stored in the ground, orchards and foods, the oil tree of Sinai, and livestock that give milk, food, and transport. Related verses on God owning infinite amounts, the allegory of God's light, fuel from green trees, and milk as a lesson accompany the passage.February 23, 2018

Quran Talk BlogSura 23: The Believers (Al-Mu’minûn) (23:00 – 23:11)Verses 23:1 to 23:11 describe the traits of the successful believers who inherit Paradise. The study defines vain talk and what it means to avoid it, asks how to be reverent during the contact prayers, and covers what nullifies ablution. It also treats chastity and marriage, keeping one's word, and honesty with all people in deposits and agreements, drawing on related verses throughout the Quran.February 23, 2018

Quran Talk BlogThe Seven Universes (23:17)God's creation of seven universes in layers, as stated in verse 23:17 of the Quran. The verse pairs this creation with God's assurance that He is never unaware of a single creature within them.February 23, 2018

Quran Talk BlogAbraham: Original Messenger of Islam (22:78)Abraham as the original messenger of Islam, drawing on verse 22:78, where God names the believers Submitters and calls their faith the religion of Abraham. The verse links that heritage to striving in God's cause, the messenger and the believers serving as witnesses, observing the Contact Prayers, giving the obligatory charity, and holding fast to God.February 12, 2018

Quran Talk BlogCan They Create a Fly? (22:73 – 22:77)Verses 22:73 to 22:77 set out the parable that the idols set up beside God can never create a fly, nor recover what a fly steals from them, and call believers to bow, prostrate, worship, and work righteousness. Linked videos on building a worm, the intelligent design of the eyes, and how a baby's hand develops accompany the passage.February 12, 2018

Quran Talk BlogDivine Help for the Oppressed (22:60)God's promise to support those who are persecuted after equitably avenging an injustice, gathered from verses of the Quran. The verses cover equivalent punishment and the better path of patience, God's compensation of the oppressed as with Pharaoh's victims, permission for the persecuted to fight in defense of places where God is commemorated, and the assurance that no soul suffers the least injustice on the Day of Resurrection.February 12, 2018

Quran Talk BlogGod’s Omnipotence (22:61 – 22:71)God's omnipotence as set out in verses 22:61 through 22:71: His control of night and day, rain, the earth, the ships, and the heavenly bodies, and His power to grant life, cause death, and resurrect. The passage contrasts God as the Truth with powerless idols, notes the rites decreed for each congregation, and affirms that God records everything and will judge all disputes on the Day of Resurrection.February 12, 2018

Quran Talk BlogSatan’s Temporary Kingship (22:56 – 22:58)Verses 22:56 through 22:58 serve as the basis for a reflection on sovereignty. On the Day of Judgment all sovereignty belongs to God, implying that Satan's kingship in this world is only temporary. The passage contrasts the gardens of bliss earned by believers who lead a righteous life with the shameful retribution awaiting those who reject God's revelations, and touches on striving in the cause of God.February 12, 2018

Quran Talk BlogStriving in the Cause of God (22:56 – 22:59)Emigrating for the sake of God and dying or being killed in His cause, as taught in verses 22:56 through 22:59 of the Quran. The verses promise that God will shower such believers with good provisions and admit them to a place that pleases them, for God is the best Provider, Omniscient, Clement.February 12, 2018

Quran Talk BlogViolence & Belligerence: Signs of Disbelief (22:72)Verse 22:72 describes the disbelievers who show wickedness on their faces and nearly attack those who recite God's revelations to them. Violence and belligerence toward the Quran's message are presented as signs of disbelief, and the verse warns that Hell, a miserable destiny, is promised by God for those who disbelieve.February 12, 2018

Quran Talk BlogGod’s Messenger of the Covenant (22:49 – 22:51)Verses 22:49 through 22:51 are presented as a command directed to God's Messenger of the Covenant, whose role and name are said to be mathematically coded into the Quran. Supporting verses from Sura 81 describe an honorable messenger authorized by God, and 25:42 shows how disbelievers strive against the revelations and the messenger.February 5, 2018

Quran Talk BlogThe Hypocrites Drop Out (22:53 – 22:55)Verses 22:53 to 22:55 show the devil's scheme as a test that exposes those who harbor doubts, while the knowledgeable recognize the truth. Related passages describe hypocrites exposed by hard times, how to deal with them in war and peace, Hadith and Sunna as fabrications by the prophet's enemies, Job's affliction by the devil, and doubters pursuing the multiple meaning verses of the Quran.February 5, 2018

Quran Talk BlogThe System (22:52)A compilation of Quran verses, with footnotes, on God's system of letting the devil interfere with every messenger so people can choose between God's evidence and Satan's lies. It treats Hadith and Sunna as fabrications by the prophets' enemies, the Quran as fully detailed and the ultimate reference, and courtesy among believers, closing with 42:24 on accusations against Rashad and a link to his final 1989 conference speech.February 5, 2018

Quran Talk BlogGod Defends the Believers (22:38)God's promise to defend those who believe, presented through a compilation of Quran verses with headings. The conditions for staying within God's protection follow: observing the contact prayers, giving the obligatory charity, and believing in and respecting God's messengers. The verses also show the consequences of violating God's covenant and the requirements for attaining God's mercy, with emphasis on Zakat.January 29, 2018

Quran Talk BlogSynagogues, Churches, and Masjids (22:39 – 22:48)Verses 22:39 to 22:48 on permission to fight persecution, God's protection of monasteries, churches, synagogues, and masjids, and the fate of communities who rejected their messengers. Cross references address the rules of war, how much influence government should have on religion, and a day of God equaling a thousand years, alongside Dr. Khalifa's Appendix 36 on the traits of a nation that upholds God's laws.January 29, 2018

Quran Talk BlogLivestock Offerings During Pilgrimage (22:33 – 22:37)Animal offerings at the pilgrimage, set out in 22:33 to 22:37, are rites decreed by God for our own good, with His name mentioned over them and the meat eaten and given to the poor. Neither meat nor blood reaches God, only righteousness. Related verses address different rites for each congregation and condemn invented livestock prohibitions, and a reader asks whether the meat must be eaten when much of it is wasted.January 22, 2018

Quran Talk BlogPilgrimage, Like All Duties in Islam, Decreed Through Abraham (22:26 – 22:32)Hajj pilgrimage as a duty decreed through Abraham, the original messenger of Submission, studied through verses 22:26 to 22:32. The Shrine is presented as a source of unity, with the Qiblah change, the command to feed the despondent, the only dietary prohibitions, and the parable of the idol worshiper falling from the sky, alongside the spider allegory and Hebrews 11 on Abraham.January 22, 2018

Quran Talk BlogA Common Occurrence (22:8 – 22:10)Arguing about God without knowledge, guidance, or an enlightening scripture is a common occurrence, drawn from verses 22:8 through 22:10. The article gathers related verses on those who argue against God's revelations, why their apparent success should not impress, how God leads disbelievers on to confirm their sinfulness, and the believer's freedom from fear of injustice.January 19, 2018

Quran Talk BlogFair Weather Friends (22:11 – 22:13)Worshiping God conditionally, as described in 22:11 through 22:13, where a person is content when things go well but turns away in adversity and loses both this life and the Hereafter. Related verses from Suras 29, 30, 89, and 43 show believers who equate persecution with God's retribution, despair in hardship, and gain a devil as companion when they disregard the message.January 19, 2018

Quran Talk BlogGod: The Only Judge ( 22:17 – 22:18)God alone judges among believers, Jews, converts, Christians, Zoroastrians, and idol worshipers on the Day of Resurrection, as verses 22:17 and 22:18 state. Related verses show that everything in the heavens and the earth, including the sun, stars, trees, animals, and angels, prostrates to God and glorifies Him, while many people are committed to doom.January 19, 2018

Quran Talk BlogHappiness Now and Forever (22:15 – 22:16)Happiness in this life and the Hereafter comes from turning completely to God and severing dependence on anyone else, as verses 22:15 and 22:16 teach. Related verses describe those who submit to God and lead a righteous life as God's allies, free of fear and grief, and recall Moses being told to throw down the staff he leaned on.January 19, 2018

Quran Talk BlogHow Terrible is Hell!* (22:19 – 22:22)Hell's torment as described in verses 22:19 to 22:22 of the Quran, where two parties feud regarding their Lord. Those who disbelieve wear clothes of fire, hellish liquid poured over their heads melts their insides and skins, and they are confined in iron pots and forced back whenever they try to escape.January 19, 2018

Quran Talk BlogSura 22: Pilgrimage (Al-Hajj) – (22:00 – 22:4)The opening verses of Sura 22, Pilgrimage, warn people to reverence their Lord before the horrendous quaking of the Hour, when nursing mothers abandon infants and people stagger as if intoxicated. Related verses from Sura 70 describe the guilty offering family as ransom, and 2:268 contrasts the devil's promise of poverty with God's promise of forgiveness. Those who argue about God without knowledge follow the devil to Hell.January 19, 2018

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