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And I saw ... the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about. Ezekiel 1:27

Trivia: In Ezekiel 4, how long did Ezekiel lie on his right side?

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Interpretation in the The Quran

    1. The Opening

  1. Who is the author of the Quran? 1:1-7

  2. By using the phrase, "Lord of the Worlds," is the Quran acknowledging the existence of other solar systems, planets, and earth-like worlds? 1:2

  3. "Show us the straight path, The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray."
    Muslims generally interpret "those whom Allah has favored," "those who earn Allah's anger," and "those who go astray" as Muslims, Jews, and Christians, respectively. 1:6-7

    4. 2. The Cow

  4. Muhammad said that Satan runs away from any house in which this surah is recited. 2:1-286
  5. "Alif. Lam. Mim."
    Many surahs start with three Arabic letters. No one knows why. But I have a theory. The mysterious letters (Alif. Lam. Mim.) are the Quranic equivalent of WTF. 2:1
  6. Muslims can't eat carrion, pork, blood, or anything sacrificed to another god. 2:173
  7. The Republicans should like this verse. It forbids what Tea Baggers they like to call the "death tax." So when a rich Muslim dies, he must leave all of his wealth to his family. 2:180
  8. "Be not cast by your own hands to ruin."
    Some Muslims interpret this to forbid suicide bombings. 2:195
  9. "Beautified is the life of the world for those who disbelieve; they make a jest of the believers."
    Yes life is beautiful to us unbelievers and we like to laugh at believers! 2:212
  10. Is it OK to drink alcohol? 2:219

    11. 21. The Prophets

  11. These verses are sometimes interpreted to mean that images of Allah, Muhammad, and the other prophets are forbidden. 21:52-54

    12. 38. Sad

  12. What did Allah tell Job to smite with the branch? See here for an interesting interpretation of this verse. 38:44

    13. 4. Women

  13. Is it OK to drink alcohol? 4:43

    14. 42. Counsel

  14. This verse is sometimes interpreted to mean that images of Allah, Muhammad, and the other prophets are forbidden. 42:11

    15. 5. The Table Spread

  15. "Go into the holy land which Allah hath ordained for you."
    Since this verse says that Allah gave Jews "the holy land," why are most Muslims opposed to the state of Israel today? 5:21
  16. "The party of Allah, they are the victorious."
    Hezbollah displays this verse along with an assaut rifle on its flag. 5:56
  17. Drinking alcohol and gambling are not permitted. They are tools of Satan to keep believers from proper worship. 5:90-91

    18. 51. The Winnowing Winds

  18. The words, "I am a plain warner unto you from him," could not have been spoken by Allah. So how is Allah the author of the Quran? 51:50

    19. 52. The Mount

  19. Allah will reward faithful Muslims after they die with "fair ones with wide, lovely eyes". 52:20

    20. 53. The Star

  20. Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza and Manat, the third, the other? 53:19-20

    There is great controversy surrounding these verses.

    The story goes like this: Allah revealed surah 53 to Muhammad through verses 19 and 20, which refer to three Arab godesses (Al-lat, Al-'Uzza, and Manat).

    Then Satan tempted Muhammad to add the following verses to attract Muhammad's polytheistic neighbors:

    These are the exalted cranes (intermediaries), whose intercession is to be hoped for.

    These verses ("the Satanic verses") were later removed and replaced with the current verses 21-22, which make fun of the idea of having female gods. (There is only one God and he is male.)

    Are yours the males and His the females?

    That indeed were an unfair division!

    21. 56. The Event

  21. "A noble Quran ... which none toucheth save the purified."

    This is the basis of the rules for handling the Quran. (Menstruating women and those who haven't washed after sex, for example, are not to touch it. It's not supposed to be placed beneath any other book, taken into the bathroom, etc.) 57:77-79

    22. 7. The Heights

  22. According to the Sunnah, Muhammed said that Adam was 60 cubits tall. 7:69

    23. 74. The Cloaked One

  23. "Above it are nineteen." 74:30

    Nineteen is a special number in Islam.

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