Non-Muslim Reads the Qur'an

Truth-seeker. Lifelong student. Interested in Qur'anic Studies (miracles of the Qur'an, early manuscripts, etc.), Islamic philosophy and theology, and physics.

[Non-Muslim Reads the Qur'an @QReader1919]

I am reading through the Qur'an in its entirety, and I'd like you #twitter to join me in the process. This account is to ask about, comment on, or share scholarly insights on the Qur'an (and Islam) as I read through the Qur'an (with commentaries) in its entirety. #Quran #Islam

[Marijn van Putten @PhDniX]

I was surprised to learn that "Quranic Arabic: From Its Hijazi Origins to its Classical Reading Traditions" has released early!

It's the end result of years of research, and I'm proud of the result.

And it's Open Access for everyone! Download it now!
https://t.co/rF76Sv0UZV

[Non-Muslim Reads the Qur'an @QReader1919]

Qur'an Tools, an excellent resource for studying the intertextuality, rhymes, formulae, etc. in the Qur'an, is now open access! https://t.co/ZrvSX2PeCU

[basit kareem iqbal @biqbal]

the IEQ online version is now live (and free). the interface may take some tweaking, suggestions welcome. https://t.co/OecAzToYXN

[Dr. Éléonore Cellard @CellardEleonore]

Thread. Fragments of Qur’ān manuscripts

1/9. Early Qur’āns are fragmented. What does FRAGMENT mean here? Sometimes, we have almost whole Qur’āns with a few missing leaves. Other times, it's just one leaf.. So, how could we know if these fragments were complete Qur’āns at first?

[Marijn van Putten @PhDniX]

Islamic Rasm literature meticulously records the spelling of ancient Quranic manuscripts. They agree well with what we find in manuscripts. They record about 40 regional variants for the Muṣḥafs of Syria, Medina, Basra and Kufa.

How do these relate to the regional readings?

[Marijn van Putten @PhDniX]

Apparently some are still under the impression that the Birmingham Fragment (Mingana 1572a + Arabe 328c) is pre-Uthmanic copy of the Quran. This is impossible, despite its strikingly early C14 dating (568-645 CE with 95.4%) it is clearly a descendant of the Uthmanic text type.

[Non-Muslim Reads the Qur'an @QReader1919]

@Sahib_alKahf Both of those things are quite difficult to do

[Non-Muslim Reads the Qur'an @QReader1919]

@baitualhikam What is this? A subset of a vocab list? I recognize will (thelema) and church (ekklesia).

[Non-Muslim Reads the Qur'an @QReader1919]

@baitualhikam Is this available for me to join? Is it only in Arabic? (Only 1 semester of Arabic so far)
Also, your work seems quite interesting, especially since you seem go quite in depth in original languages. Thanks for the follow.

[Non-Muslim Reads the Qur'an @QReader1919]

@HughSlaman @__azesra__ Good idea. I don't see a strong reason for that to exclude really any other place of worship, namely Church of Holy Sepulcher, Annunciation, Nativity, Beatitudes, St. Peters Basilica, St. Catherine's Monastery or synagogues https://t.co/rluKSmKbD9 or Cave of Patriarchs.

[Non-Muslim Reads the Qur'an @QReader1919]

This is also something I never understand, the reference to 17:1 as the farthest mosque being in Jerusalem. I've started that investigation but not finished it.

[Non-Muslim Reads the Qur'an @QReader1919]

@__azesra__ @HughSlaman Hmm interesting, thanks!

[Non-Muslim Reads the Qur'an @QReader1919]

@__azesra__ @HughSlaman Thanks so much for your response!

[Non-Muslim Reads the Qur'an @QReader1919]

@sherwhyn_ Thanks.
But that isn't really what fitrah means? I.e. it doesn't mean you believe the shahada, etc. It is just the "submission" definition.
Otherwise it seems every non-Muslim is an apostate, which seems hugely problematic.

[Non-Muslim Reads the Qur'an @QReader1919]

Something I've never understood: if everyone is born a Muslim, converts are actually reverts, etc, then isn't every non-Muslim an apostate?

[Non-Muslim Reads the Qur'an @QReader1919]

@HughSlaman The last statement is a "do you agree with this" statement/question.

[Non-Muslim Reads the Qur'an @QReader1919]

@HughSlaman Also, wouldn't it have been referring to Solomon's Temple? Since nothing serving even as a precursor to the modern Masjid al-Aqsa existed during Muhammad's lifetime.
So Masjid al-Aqsa (on Temple Mount) commemerates the event but isn't necessarily precisely where it occurred

[Non-Muslim Reads the Qur'an @QReader1919]

@HughSlaman If you accept the hadith, this seems fine, but I don't see a purely Quranic basis for making the connection.
(Also, @__azesra__ what do you think?)

[Non-Muslim Reads the Qur'an @QReader1919]

@HughSlaman My difficulty is I don't see anything in the text that equates "the farthest" to "Jerusalem", though other sources (hadith, ibn ishaq) say that he did travel to Jerusalem. I don't understand the basis for that connection.

[Non-Muslim Reads the Qur'an @QReader1919]

@ebivvv @RoqueFabiitch Thank you. So then it may also be better to say convert instead of revert?

[Non-Muslim Reads the Qur'an @QReader1919]

@ebivvv @AReminder0 Referring to the "whoever changes his religion, kill him" hadith (plural)