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Free Download Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri, "Keys to the Qur’an: Volume 5: Commentary on Juz Amma"
English | 2018 | ISBN: 1928329047 | PDF | pages: 344 | 9.6 mb
This is a commentary on the last section of the Qur’an.

Free Download Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri, "Keys to the Qur’an: Volume 4: Commentary on Surahs Ankabut, Al-Rahman, Al-Waqi`ah and Al-Mulk"
English | 2018 | ISBN: 1928329039 | PDF | pages: 150 | 4.5 mb
These four chapters from the Meccan period are thematically interconnected, covering the subjects of affliction, direct signs of the Creator, the Next Life and the nature of the One Supreme Deity. Through allegorical interpretation of Qur’anic language, the reader is shown the safe path of conduct in this world and the Hereafter. Its message of balance and mercy, and of Divine Unity, compels the reader to reflect on the interconnectedness of all facets of life.

Free Download Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri, "Keys to the Qur’an: Volume 3: Commentary on Surah Yasin"
English | 2018 | ISBN: 1928329020 | PDF | pages: 103 | 3.3 mb
Surat Ya Sin is the heart of the Qur’an (qalb al-Qur’an). It is the chapter (surah) of the Qur’an which is read over the dead; therefore it is a chapter of great importance to the living. Should one seek to know the meaning of life, one must experience death, for man has come from the non-physical realm and he is swiftly proceeding towards it again. Knowledge is based on opposites. Man’s apprehension of knowledge depends upon the condition of his heart. If the condition of his heart is pure and receptive, he sees perfection in every aspect of every situation he finds himself in. The Qur’an allows one to fathom the unfathomable.

Free Download Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri, "Keys to the Qur’an: Volume 2: Commentary on Surah Al Imran"
English | 2018 | ISBN: 1928329012 | PDF | pages: 208 | 6.5 mb
Surat Ale-`Imran is one of the most comprehensive and detailed chapters of the Qur’an. It demonstrates the meaning of hypocrisy, courage and belief, using the historical setting of the Battle of Uhud, one of the early Muslim campaigns, to show how people behave in different circumstances and justify their behavior.

Free Download Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri, "Keys to the Qur’an: Volume 1: Commentary on Surah Fatiha and Surah Baqarah"
English | 2018 | ISBN: 1928329004 | PDF | pages: 201 | 6.7 mb
Surat al-Fatiha is placed at the beginning of the Qur’an because it signifies the opening of knowledge and so the victory over ignorance. If, in the direction we are taking, there is no door, then we have reached our target – we have won. Fatiha means to open, reveal, imbue, and conquer. This surah is so named because if you follow it in your heart, you will be victorious. You will conquer and an opening will come to you.

Free Download Angelika Neuwirth, "The Qur’an: Text and Commentary, Volume 2.1: Early Middle Meccan Suras: The New Elect"
English | ISBN: 0300232349 | 2024 | 480 pages | PDF | 3 MB
The second volume of a world-renowned scholar’s long-awaited Qur’an commentary, now available in English

Free Download Iain R. Edgar, "The Dream in Islam: From Qur’anic Tradition to Jihadist Inspiration"
English | ISBN: 0857452355 | 2011 | 178 pages | PDF | 663 KB
The war in the Middle East is marked by a lack of cultural knowledge on the part of the western forces, and this book deals with another, widely ignored element of Islam―the role of dreams in everyday life. The practice of using night dreams to make important life decisions can be traced to Middle Eastern dream traditions and practices that preceded the emergence of Islam. In this study, the author explores some key aspects of Islamic dream theory and interpretation as well as the role and significance of night dreams for contemporary Muslims. In his analysis of the Islamic debates surrounding the role of "true" dreams in historical and contemporary Islamic prophecy, the author specifically addresses the significance of Al-Qaeda and Taliban dream practices and ideology. Dreams of "heaven," for example, are often instrumental in determining Jihadist suicidal action, and "heavenly" dreams are also evidenced within other contemporary human conflicts such as Israel-Palestine and Kosovo-Serbia. By exploring patterns of dreams within this context, a cross-cultural, psychological, and experiential understanding of the role and significance of such contemporary critical political and personal imagery can be achieved.

Free Download God’s Other Book: The Qur’an between History and Ideology
by Mohammad Salama
English | 2024 | ISBN: 0520391845 | 250 Pages | True PDF | 14 MB

Free Download Jan Loop, Naima Afif, "The European Qurʾān: Encounters with the Holy Text of Islam from the Ninth to the Twentieth Century"
English | ISBN: 3689241820 | 2024 | 128 pages | PDF | 11 MB
What role does the Holy Scripture of Islam, the Qurʾān, play in the history of European thought? How has it been read and understood in Europe since the first translations in the Middle Ages? The Qurʾān and Islam are traditionally seen as an antithesis to Europe’s self-narrative of cultural achievements: the Enlightenment, secularization, and religious tolerance. Some claim that Islam in general and the Qurʾān in particular are alien to Europe’s culture and political institutions. This publication endeavours to counter this popular belief and to tell a different story by documenting the role the Qurʾān has played in the formation of culture, religion, scholarship, and politics in Europe.

Free Download Gulnaz Sibgatullina, "European Muslims and the Qur’an: Practices of Translation, Interpretation, and Commodification "
English | ISBN: 3111096033 | 2023 | 274 pages | PDF | 3 MB
This edited volume aims to advance a Muslim-centered perspective on the study of Islam in Europe. To do so, it brings together a range of case studies that illustrate how European Muslims engaged with their Sacred Scripture while being part of a Christian-dominated social and political space. The research presented in this volume seeks to analyse Muslims’ practices of translating, interpreting and using the Qur’an as a sacred object and, thus, pursues three main research agendas. Part I focuses on the issues of Muslim-Christian relations in Europe and studies how these relations have engendered discursive connections between Muslim- and Christian-produced texts related to the study and interpretation of the Qur’an. Part II aims to bring scholarly attention to the under-represented cases of Muslim communities in Europe. This part introduces new research on Polish-Belarusian, Daghestani, Bosnian and Kazan Tatars and examines local traditions of producing vernacular Qur’ans and commodification of Qur’anic manuscripts. The final section of the volume, Part III, contributes to filling in the gaps related to the theoretical and conceptual framing of Muslim translation activities. The history of religious thought and practice in European history is in many ways still uncharted territory. This book aims to contribute to a better understanding of the cultural history of the Qur’an and Muslim agency in interpreting, transmitting and translating the Sacred Scripture.