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...quoted the Quran and highlighted a verse he said is less-popularly taught: “God has not changed the condition of the people unless they change it themselves...
Only meats that undergo a slaughtering process sanctioned by the Quran, which includes minimizing cruelty to animals, are qualified as Halal meats for consumption by Muslims. Some Muslims do not eat meat unless it is prepared in that manner...
...Portraits of Colin Powell and Jackie Robinson flank the entrance in his outer office. Dozens of elephant sculptures rest atop the room's bookcases and cabinets. A Quran and Bible sit on the shelf behind his desk. The Chief is a major in the District of Columbia Air National Guard and holds a PhD in Urban Studies and Criminology from Portland State University. The responsibility he holds - and feels - for protecting the community comes across in the gravity of his conversation...
...Wasim W. Quadir ’03, who is Muslim, the decision to study Arabic stemmed from his belief that some of the beauty of the Quran is lost in translation. Many scholarly Islamic texts that he wants to read remain untranslated, Quadir says...
There's a phrase in the Quran, ahl al-kitab, - which roughly translates as "The People of the Book" or "people of an earlier revelation" - that refers to Jews and Christians as people, like Muslims, who belong to a faith that is rooted in a sacred text. Karen Armstrong, in her recent tome "Islam: A Short History," quotes a line from the Quran that reads "Do not argue with the followers of an earlier revelation otherwise than in a most kindly manner..." It's a gentle, nonconfrontational passage that contrasts sharply with the uncompromising rhetoric many Westerners associate with fundamentalist...