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I'm Abu Mahdi, one of the writers of this blog. I was raised in the US and am a fluent speaker and writer of English. I have a BA in English literature and an MA in English language teaching. I have done extensive research on Islam and the Quran. I am also a teacher and reciter of the Quran in the field of reading the Quran, tajweed, and maqamat. I have taught three courses on the Islam4u Educational Platform.

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When Was the Quran Written

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One of the questions that comes to mind is when the Quran was written. The Quran is the everlasting miracle of the final prophet of Allah, Prophet Muhammad. It was revealed in two…
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Who Wrote the Quran?

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Many times, we are negligent of who wrote the Quran and why it was written. Answering this question verifies the authenticity of the Noble Quran as the word of Allah. Before we answer the…
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Attributes of God

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One of the things people wonder about is the attributes of God. How can we describe God? God is so great that His greatness is indescribable. However, God Himself has described Himself in…
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Surah Hijr

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Surah Hijr (سورة الحجر) is the 15th surah of the Quran that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the city of Mecca. The surah is named Hijr because it refers to the story of the…
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Surah Zumar

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Surah Zumar (سورة الزمر) is the 39th surah of the Quran that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the city of Mecca. The surah gets its name, Zumar, meaning throngs from two of its…
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Surah Qasas

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Surah Qasas (سورة القصص) is the 28th surah of the Quran that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the city of Mecca. The surah is named Qasas, meaning story, because many verses of it…
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Surah Hajj

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Surah Hajj (سورة الحج) is the 22nd surah of the Quran that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the city of Medina . The surah is named Hajj, meaning the hajj pilgrimage because several…
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Surah Anbiya

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Surah Anbiya (سورة الأنبياء) is the 21st surah of the Quran that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the city of Mecca. The surah has been named Anbiya, meaning prophets because the name…
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Surah Isra

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Surah Isra is the 17th surah of the Noble Quran that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad in Mecca. The naming of this surah comes from the first verse of the surah that talks about the…
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Surah Dukhan

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Surah Dukhan (سورة الدّخان) is the 44th surah of the Quran that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the city of Mecca. The surah gets its name, dukhan, meaning smoke, from verse…
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Surah Taha

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Surah Taha is the 20th surah of the Quran that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the city of Mecca. The surah begins with the disjoined letters ṭā and hā, and therefore…
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Surah Furqan

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Surah Furqan (سورة الفرقان), also known as Tabarak (تبارك), is the 25th surah of the Quran that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the city of Mecca. The surah gets its…
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Surah Nahl

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Surah Nahl (سورة النَّحل) is the 16th surah of the Quran that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the city of Mecca. The surah gets its name, Nahl, meaning honeybee, from one of the…