Word: korans
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...unambiguously recognize Muhammad (May peace be upon him) as the final and principal messenger of God. He delivered fundamentally the same message as the prophets Jesus and Abraham before his: the unity of God and the need for Man to bow before his creator as decreed in the Holy Koran. The word "Islam" itself means submission, and Muslims have historically found their strength in this common purpose of sub-servience to God, or Allah...
...once did he quote a passage from liberation of kuwait, but a strategic of increasing Islamic dominance the Koran...
...aren't you trying to stifle free speech, too?" you might ask. In a sense, I am. But only during the Friday service, which has always been a time for unity and fellowship. As the Holy Koran says, "The believers are but a single brotherhood." Today's Middle East situation is too divisive a topic for discussion during services...
...arbiter of matters spiritual and temporal. He studied at a Roman Catholic seminary in upstate New York and had a Bachelor of Arts from St. Bonaventure University and a doctorate in classical studies from Cornell. Fluent in ancient and modern languages, Michael could -- and did -- read the Koran in Arabic, the Second Vatican Council decrees in the official Latin, and compare New Testament translations with the original Greek. A Maronite Catholic, Michael was grounded in his faith, believing that religion was at the heart of everything it means to be human. He became a resource for everyone and was sought...
...cost of living seems as much on people's minds as anything in the Koran. A well-paid government worker makes about $100 a month, but that is less than the monthly rent of a squalid flat in Tehran. Many men have at least two jobs, and working-class Iranians have taken to muttering that "life was better under the Shah...