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Manifesto

Manifesto for Islamic Reform

by Edip Yuksel

Although religious scholars, clerics and their blind followers have always demonstrated the utmost formal respect for the Quran as physical media (the leather or paper on which the verses of the Quran were written), they lost faith in, and respect for its message. Verses of the Quran are hung in high places on the walls, touched and treated with utmost reverence, yet the so-called Muslims rarely refer to them for their guidance.

Pages: 132 Year: 2009

Translation

Quran: A Reformist Translation

by Edip Yuksel, Layth Saleh al-Shaiban, Martha Schulte-Nafeh

• The Reformist Translation of the Quran offers a non-sexist and non-sectarian understanding of the divine text; it is the result of collaboration between three translators, two men and a woman. • It explicitly rejects the authority of the clergy to determine the likely meaning of disputed passages. • It uses logic and the language of the Quran itself as the ultimate authority in determining likely meanings, rather than ancient scholarly interpretations rooted in patriarchal hierarchies. • It offers extensive cross-referencing to the Bible and provides arguments on numerous philosophical and scientific issues.

Pages: 684 Year: 2007

Debate

Peacemaker's Guide to Warmongers: Exposing Robert Spencer, David Horowitz, and other Enemies of Peace

by Edip Yuksel

Peacemaker's Guide to Warmongers: Exposing Robert Spencer, Osama bin Laden, David Horowitz, Mullah Omar, Bill Warner, Ali Sina and other Enemies of Peace.

Pages: 434 Year: 2010

Constitution

The Natural Republic: Reclaiming Islam from Within

by The Monotheist Group

A revolutionary work that attempts to recreate a fully functioning Islamic "state" based on the verses and the guidelines of the Quran. Not since the time of the Prophet has such a state been allowed to exist, yet The Natural Republic pushes all established norms and attempts to bring back the state of God Alone to the world.

Pages: 286 Year: 2008

Translation

The Message: A Translation of the Glorious Qur'an

by The Monotheist Group

Over the course of centuries, Islam has undergone a process of sub-categorization into numerous denominations. As such, nearly all translators have belonged to one school of thought or another, allowing the influence of such denomination(s) to come across in their interpretation of specific words or verses, and how they choose to translate them. The Message: A Translation of the Glorious Qur'an is an attempt to be free from the influences of sectarianism, and gives the reader a genuine and honest viewpoint of Monotheism's Holy Book by translating it the way it always deserved to be translated.

Pages: 484 Year: 2008

Knowledge

Test Your Quranic Knowledge

by Edip Yuksel

In which of the following this booklet may help you? a. You may check the level of your Quranic knowledge b. You may acquire new knowledge or modify old ones c. You may enjoy the Quranic studies more than before d. You may improve your skills in how to read between the lines, how to infer information, and how to draw conclusions from the verses of Quran e. All of the above

Pages: 90 Year: 2010

Nineteen

19 Nineteen: God's Signature in Nature and Scripture

by Edip Yuksel

Code 19 provides a powerful evidence for God's existence, as expected, envisioned or demanded by some philosophers and scientists, such as Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, Gottfried Leibniz, David Hume, Paul Dirac, and Carl Sagan. Code 19 was hidden in the 74th chapter of the Quran The Hidden, for 19x74 (1406) lunar years, and was discovered in 1974 by my colleague, Dr. Rashad Khalifa, an Egyptian-American biochemist. The number 19 has been a major controversy since its discovery and the number has realized all its assigned functions according to the prophetic verses of Chapter 74.

Pages: 622 Year: 2011

Translation

The Qur'an: A Monotheist Translation

by The Monotheist Group

Over the course of centuries, Islam has undergone a process of sub-categorization into numerous denominations. As such, nearly all translators have belonged to one school of thought or another, allowing the influence of such denomination(s) to come across in their interpretation of specific words or verses, and how they choose to translate them. The Monotheist Translation is an attempt to be free from the influences of sectarianism, and gives the reader a genuine and honest viewpoint of Islam's Holy Book by translating it the way it always deserved to be translated.

Pages: 484 Year: 2017

Study

Wife Beating in Islam? The Quran Strikes Back!

by Mr W Muhammad

www.Quran434.com - This work is entirely dedicated to a comprehensive review and study of chapter 4, verse 34 of The Quran. This particular verse is often considered to be one of the most controversial within The Quran as it has been traditionally interpreted to permit wife beating by the husband. There has been much discussion of this verse, criticism as well as justification, in articles, books, magazines, TV, online forums and videos etc.

Pages: 100 Year: 2011

Perspective

Exploring Islam in a New Light

by Abdur Rab, Riffat Hassan

Exploring Islam in a New Light is a bold, modern, and in-depth vision of Islam solely according to the Quran. This Islam is spiritual, humane, and scientific, far from a fanatic and militant image it carries in the West. This book is an impassioned call to understand Islam solely in Quranic terms and to reform practiced Islam, distorted by Hadith-based ideas."Abdur Rab offers a comprehensive vision of Islam using the Quran as his sole religious textual source. He intentionally avoids the hadith literature, which he believes, and argues, has done much damage to the message of the Quran.

Pages: 502 Year: 2008