More Profound Meaning in the Quranic Initials’ Placement in “Nautilus” Chart

Previously I discussed the “disconnected letters,” Muqatta’at or Quranic Initials (QIs) in terms of the ayat that follow them showing, in 26 out of the 29 suras where they occur, that they point to the Quran in several ways, and what that means. For this post, I will examine what we can learn from the context of their placement in the Quranic Architecture Chart as discussed on this blog and shown below. As before, I’m not searching for a “miracle,” but merely presenting meanings and possible interpretations. Because they do not form words, even scholars seem to be stymied by these Initials, often saying “only Allah knows what they mean.” I believe this issue occurs because they are viewed as a “code” or hidden meaning of some kind but after much study they didn’t find it. So it’s like who are we to presume the interpretation of letters that are not even words? But I believe one is less likely to find meaning when viewed this way, as if Allah the Exalted is asking us to read His inscrutable mind. On the contrary, He is supremely communicative! Why not take from them what is knowable, however simple it may be? These letters are given to us, and who knows us better than the All-Knowing?

Video Explains Israeli Cruelty, Similar to How the Quran Describes Satan

In this video, an Israeli who is against the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the siege of Gaza tells us “How Israelis Live so Easily with Occupation.” He explains why they commit atrocities and are comfortable with the occupation, as well as the current war crimes in Gaza and now Rafah, where they can hear children’s screams of agony from starvation and fear. His answers show us a mindset like Satan’s as described in the Quran, although that was not his observation. How can people commit these evil, unconscionable atrocities against mothers and children and celebrate them? Why do they dehumanize Palestinians, who welcomed the first refugees in the aftermath of WWII, and in return were massacred?

Satan’s “original” sin which condemned him to hell was arrogance. We may have wondered if that’s enough to warrant hell. But this arrogance is the root cause of all evil.

Allah’s Infinite Justice

Note re featured image above: When you plot the sun’s position at the same time of day once a week throughout the year you get this figure of eight, or infinity symbol, called Analemma. April and September are at the crossover point in precisely the same position.

Muslims know that Allah’s justice is perfect – one of His significant names is Al-‘Adl, the Just. In fact, justice of the highest order is required of all Muslims, for “indeed Allah loves those who act justly.” (5:42, 49:9, 60:8) But certain theological dogmas in Christianity and other faiths involve beliefs which at their heart represent God/Allah to be unjust. Which is itself unjust to Allah/God. It’s not the only one we’ll explore here, but the doctrine of original sin is a prime example. Is it just or fair to hold a person guilty for an act they did not themselves commit? Clearly not. The Quran tells us, contrary to church doctrine, that God/Allah forgave Adam/Eve and even gave them words to properly express their feelings.

Then Adam received some words from his Lord, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed it is He who is the Acceptor of Repentance, the Merciful. (2:37) – (close to the beginning of the whole Quran)

Tragedies of Epic Scope

How will we answer her? When will the Zionists be held accountable for any of their many atrocities? Right now the tide is turning against them and they are unable to perceive it or prevent it insha’Allah. Meanwhile the genocide of Palestinians continues unabated. Zionists (not to be confused with Jews; Zionism is an ideology not a religion) do not believe Divine retribution could ever apply to them, as “chosen people,” and so they refuse to think the Biblical laws regarding justice, such as the Ten Commandments, could apply to them, because they’ve found a “workaround.” Zionism is actually antisemite, because it wants people to think they follow God’s law and they use religion for public relations. But in reality they do not actually follow the Torah or represent Jews or Judaism at all. It’s called playing with words, mixing truth with falsehood to justify crimes against humanity. The aya below is speaking of Bani Isra’il or “the children of Israel (prophet Jacob),” the ancestors of modern Jews.

Surat Al-Humaza 104

This sura’s power lies in its sounds, and it’s message. Of course, those sounds can only be heard in Arabic; but before presenting how that works, notice how the message is described in a series of unexpected connections. The first unexpected element is how a “fault-finding backbiter” is not found fault with because of his backbiting, but rather from his amassing of wealth and counting it. Backbiters are not associated with wealth, but rather with gossip. And this guy’s big sin is counting his wealth? Nowadays, one might ask, “well, shouldn’t someone with money count it to know how much he has? What’s wrong with that? And who thinks having money will make them immortal? So ok, backbiting is bad, and I suppose greed is bad too, but fire? Aren’t these guys the supply side who get the economy going? Reserve hell for the murderers and rapists.” But let’s look a little deeper.

Who are the Houris of Paradise as Mentioned in the Quran?

This excellent Quora post about the Hoor presents a different understanding about who the Hoor or Houris are, which makes more sense than the common interpretation of them as beautiful virgin women in paradise. Instead these are “soulmates” who are not limited to female gender and are given to all the companions of paradise, who are only allowed to see and “marry” them once they enter Paradise. I may update this post and related issues regarding our understanding of Paradise because there’s much to discuss in it, but it is well-presented.

The Basmalah as Gateway to the Quran and, Symbolically, Paradise

There is no dispute that the Basmalah contains the first words one reads in the Quran, and in that sense one could consider it the gateway into the Quran. Similarly, as the “opening” to the Quran, most graphically illustrated in the “nautilus shell” architecture discussed on this site, Al-Fatiha (the first sura whose name literally means “opening”) is our point of entry into the Quran, establishing its perimeters, in particular the primacy of salat, of connecting to Allah the Exalted. But it also symbolizes the gate to paradise as is mentioned in three ayat discussed below. Because of course, the Quran is our guide to how to get through the coming catastrophe of Al-Akhira to the ultimate success that transcends the tests and suffering of our brief mortal existence.