Can the Quran, 1,400 years later, be a living, relevant force, as powerful for us now as it was then? This is the most crucial question that we must answer if we wish to shape our destiny afresh under the guidance of the Quran…

In this series: Identity & Culture Faith and Understanding Education and Transmission Action, Participation and Muslim Identity in Western Context After his introductory discussion about identity and culture and the consequences of the failure to recognize the true components of Muslim identity, Dr. Taiq Ramadan explores these components, discussing in this article the first two: …

Hardships make us turn to God in times when we do not. On the flip-side, it is important to remember that ease itself is also a test. Islam came to help us balance life in both ease and hardship.

How one man and his tea house are trying to foster understanding and community in the US city of Cleveland. Now living in Cleveland, US, Ayman Alkayali is no stranger to feeling like a foreigner. Alkayali’s parents were born in Palestine: his mother in Jaffa and his father in Ramla. During the Nakba, [the Palestinians’ …

All the Arabic words that occur in the Quran are repeated again and again throughout its entirety, with the exception of those that occur in the very last juz’ (which has much shorter words and surah’s than the rest of the Quran). This actually makes it much easier to grasp the Arabic of the Quran…

When the Quran is being recited and/or explained, do you want to immediately quell all other noises, distractions, and activities to listen in, attentively and keenly? Or do you start feeling panicked and cornered, or bored, frantically wanting to change the topic…

The Quran becomes a source of peace, guidance and mercy for anyone who seeks to become closer to Allah, but it is all the more so for those with a broken soul and a shattered will who want to turn back towards Allah in repentance and submission…