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Researcher & Professor in Arabic & Islamic studies. RTs, links & following not endorsement.
Oct 14, 2019 12 tweets 2 min read
"And [on the Day of Judgment] when the baby girl who was buried alive shall be asked, for what sin was she killed?" (Quran, 81:8-9)
bbc.com/news/world-asi… Quranic exegete Biqa`i (died 1480 CE = 885 H) commented:
Throwing [the baby girl] into the grave dug for her is similar to the stars swooping down and falling (which is mentioned earlier in 81:2)....
Sep 10, 2019 23 tweets 4 min read
Fasting #Ashura : yes or no, and if yes how many days?
Ashura is the 10th of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar.
According to moonsighting reports (see: moonsighting.com), it falls on september 10th 2019. Note: this tweet thread is in English, with some Arabic text interspersed. If you reach Arabic, keep scrolling down for more English until you reach the end of the entire thread.
Aug 3, 2019 6 tweets 1 min read
The best days of the year are here; there are no other days in which good deeds are more loved by God. Good deeds are many, and include helping others, as well as remembrance of God.