Millennial Quran Study Project Quick Content Guide
This is the place where I hope to consolidate all the posts I have on the Millennial Quran Study Project (MQSP), which was formally known as the Quran Year Project (QYP), and the tagging of posts with...
View ArticleMSQP: Field Notes #2
The Pen, or Surah al Qalam, came down after the exhortation from God to "Read!" According to Asad. A casual observation of the title of this chapter and the contents from the first revelation would...
View ArticleMSQP: Field Notes #4
The Shrouded One I mentioned that I learned that the Quran revelation from God stopped for a period of time after the first five verses of Surah Al-Alaq in my MSQP Field Notes (FN) #1. This actually...
View ArticleMSQP: Field Notes #3
Before a mission can be given, there must be preparation for it. The Prophet had spent significant time secluded from society, searching in this solitude for the Divine. When the Divine finally...
View ArticleMQSP: Field Notes #5
There were two phases of revelation. After the first phase there was a period where no revelations were received. This worried the Prophet incredibly. When revelation began, it was with the first seven...
View ArticleMQSP: Field Notes #6
Friends I am quickly coming to the end of my first Field Notes memo book. While I planned this activity to be trailing my actual reading, note taking, and reflective process, that too is a shrinking...
View ArticleMQSP Bibliography
I guess I need to put together a list of resources I am using for the Millennial Quran Study Project. This post is a collection, which I will continue to update as the project goes along, of resources...
View ArticleMQSP: Field Notes#7
FN#7 covers Surah Al-Qalam, verses 8-16, and its Part II (this is long-er chapter). To recap, check out FN#2 Part I. By the time these verses of Al-Qalam are revealed the message of the Quran was being...
View ArticleMQSP: Field Notes #8
This is Part III, and will be the second to last portion of the chapter Al Qalam, covering verses 17 to 33. The previous field notes, FN#7, covers Surah Al-Qalam, verses 8-16. To recap from the...
View ArticleThe Intrepid Traveller
I had no intention of blogging through the entire VONA workshopping experience (Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4a, Day 4b). The fact that I am is a testament to how inspired I am by all the intense writing...
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