Excellent Video on Gender Interactions in Islam

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRJTW9CB/?k=1

This is an excellent TikTok video (surprisingly!) on how men and women should properly interact in Islam, exemplified by the story of prophet Musa (Moses) in the Quran sura Al-Qasas 28:23-28.

Sura 92 Word and Letter Counts Bring Surprising Revelations

This represents Ulam’s Number Spiral , where a doodle (this image) revealed unexpected previously-unknown diagonal patterns in prime numbers. The name ”Ulam” is similar to the Arabic root for ”knowledge” or “scholar.”

This study of Sura 92’s word and letter counts brought entirely unexpected results on closer examination. The Quran expresses its message, its truth, in powerful and eloquent words, and also within these words, numerical relationships of precision and beauty, using the language of math like a true language, complete with nuance, even rhyme and reason, certainly complexity that is beyond the scope of my knowledge. To interpret them requires viewing numbers as more than mere quantitative bits of data. No, they have qualities and are symbolic as well, which doesn’t occur in a vacuum but rather in their context — in the world around us, in life and everything else. Here are numbers that give precision to this sura’s beauty, and reveal how much Allah has put into simply guiding us. Imagine then this is from Allah the Almighty All-Merciful, and imagine Who then is Allah and what does He give us in this Quran — nothing less than a lifeline to His love. 

Sura 92 Al-Layl’s Beautiful Structure and Meaning

Surat Al-Layl 92 is the gift that keeps on giving unexpected insights, tightly integrated on many levels. Its 21 ayat/verses can be divided into 3 parts of 7 ayat each, a striking symmetry, and this within a separate ring arrangement based on the division between this world and the Hereafter. The sura’s emphasis on the primacy of charitable acts as proof of faith and other meaningful details are powerfully reflected in its structure as well. 

The Meaning of the Quranic Word Al-Husnaa

This word in Arabic, Al-Husnaa, has been variously interpreted and used and, in working on sura 92 Al-Layl, I found it essential to explain its multiple dimensions in a separate post for people to understand its use in the Quran as well as that sura in particular. Like many Quranic words, its meanings change according to the context. The root H-s-n basically means “good,” but even in English that has a broader meaning. So we examine how it is used in the Quran where it can be understood from context. Its most well-known usage is for the names of Allah — al-asma’ Allah Al-Husnaa, the most beautiful names of Allah. It can also mean “the best,” “good,” and other, always positive, connotations. 

The Significance and Power of 100 in the Quran

The number 100 is mentioned in the Quran 10 times in 7 verses. Its meaning therein, according to its usage, is shown in the following verses to have a celestial value that augments that which it “touches” in some way. For each verse, I point out the number of mentions of the word “hundred” itself, the value of “hundred(s)” in context of the verse’s meaning or simply its mentions, and the overall count of the numbers in each verse as a separate category. Also discussed are additional relevant (or interesting) details. The overall counts can show us additional information regarding the celestial value of certain numbers and how they are presented in the Quran, applicable to other verses and number combinations as well.