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The LOLCat Bible Translation Project was a wiki-based website set up in July 2007 by Martin Grondin, where editors aim to parody the entire Bible in "LOLspeak", the slang popularized by the LOLcat Internet phenomenon. [1] The project relies on contributors to adapt passages. As of March 27, 2008, approximately 61% of the text had been adapted ...
The Quran, [c] also romanized Qur'an or Koran, [d] is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God (Allāh). It is organized in 114 chapters (surah, pl. suwer) which consist of individual verses (āyah). Besides its religious significance, it is widely regarded as the finest work in Arabic ...
The Shahada (Arabic: الشَّهَادَةُaš-šahādatu; Arabic pronunciation: [aʃʃahaːdatʊ], 'the testimony'), [ note 1 ] also transliterated as Shahadah, is an Islamic oath and creed, and one of the Five Pillars of Islam and part of the Adhan. It reads: "I bear witness that there is no deity but God, and I bear witness that Muhammad ...
The history of the Quran, the holy book of Islam, is the timeline ranging from the inception of the Quran during the lifetime of Muhammad (believed to have received the Quran through revelation between 610 and 632 CE [1]), to the emergence, transmission, and canonization of its written copies. The history of the Quran is a major focus in the ...
Be, and it is. "Be, and it is" (كُن فَيَكُونُkun fa-yakūnu) is a phrase referring to creation by Allah. In Arabic the imperative verb "be" (kun) is spelled with the letters kāf and nūn. [ 1 ]Kun fa-yakūnu has its reference in the Quran cited as a symbol or sign of God's supreme creative power.
The basmala on the oldest surviving Quran. Basmala calligraphy A calligraphic rendition of the Basmala Mughal-era calligraphy. The Basmala (Arabic: بَسْمَلَة, basmalah; also known by its opening words Bi-smi llāh; بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ, "In the name of God"), [1] or Tasmiyyah (Arabic: تَسْمِيَّة), is the titular name of the Islamic phrase "In the name of God, the ...
Uthman's Quran or the Imam's Quran is the Quran compiled by the third Rashidun Caliph Uthman ibn Affan. He ordered it to be copied and the copies sent to Islamic countries, after the death of Muhammad. The Quran was collected in a single book by order of the first caliph Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, and when the caliphate was handed over to Uthman ibn ...
The Opening, the Opening of the Divine Writ, The Essence of the Divine Writ, The Surah of Praise, The Foundation of the Qur'an, and The Seven Oft-Repeated [Verses] [6] 7 (1) Makkah: 5: 48: Whole Surah [6] The fundamental principles of the Qur'an in a condensed form. [6] It reads: “(1) In the name of God (Allah), the Compassionate and Merciful ...