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Reflections.
أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ
"Do they not reflect upon the Qur'an?"
Q. 47:24
Sūrat Muḥammad
From the editor
Current events, read through the Qur'an rather than around it.
There is a kind of writing the present moment requires that does not fit inside a Map or a verse-by-verse study. A particular event happens — in the world, in the Ummah, in the discourse — and a verse comes to mind, or a verse refuses to leave. That is the reflection.
These are shorter pieces than the Maps and the surah studies. They are more occasional. They start with a question the moment is asking and end inside a verse the Qur'an has already answered. The point is not to make the Qur'an comment on current events. The point is to remember that current events are exactly what the Qur'an was already speaking about.
This category will populate as the work emerges. There is no schedule. A reflection is written when one is ready to be written.
— Amer Sakr, Ph.D. Editor, Roohle
The Reflections.
2 pieces · chronological
1
Ulu'l-Amr Doesn't Mean What Your Imam Told You
The Quranic phrase used to enforce obedience to every "Muslim" ruler for a century doesn't actually apply to any of them. 2
Alcohol in Islam: The Satanic Ritual That Disconnects You From God
The Quran calls alcohol filth from Shaytan's work — a satanic ritual that severs the channel between you and Allah. Here is the four-stage Quranic protocol for getting free from addiction.Stay with the work
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