Re: Sura Hafd and Sura Khal'

2010-08-11 Thread Matt Haase
The Baha'i Studies Listserv He was born in Medina when it was still called Yathrib. He was also a Hafez (one who memorized the Qur'an.) On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Stephen Gray wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > > > There were several codices of the Quran before Uthman standarized on

Re: {Spam?} Sura Hafd and Sura Khal'

2010-08-11 Thread Sen & Sonja
The Baha'i Studies Listserv > Ubbay ibn Ka'b's codex seems to have included these two. Which city > was he from? He's Medinan http://web.youngmuslims.ca/online_library/books/ulum_al_quran/Ch2S3s2. htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubay_ibn_Ka%27b ___

Re: I'jaz al-Quran (Ininmitability of the Quran)

2010-08-11 Thread Matt Haase
The Baha'i Studies Listserv It's basically a challenge from God to those who reject it. Some of the polytheist Arabs took to saying that Muhammad (pbuh) was like the soothsayers who would go into trances and reveal prophecies in poetic prose, for a nominal fee. The Qur'an tells people to learn from

Sura Hafd and Sura Khal'

2010-08-11 Thread Stephen Gray
The Baha'i Studies Listserv There were several codices of the Quran before Uthman standarized one. (Mecca, Medina, Damascus, Basra, and Kufa. He standardized Medina) Ubbay ibn Ka'b's codex seems to have included these two. Which city was he from? _

I'jaz al-Quran (Ininmitability of the Quran)

2010-08-11 Thread Stephen Gray
The Baha'i Studies Listserv In several places God, Gabriel, Muhammad, etc. challenge people to bring a book, surahs, a surah, verses, lines, etc. like it. What are the rules of the challenge? Qur'an alones say it's a hidden 19 code in it. Some muslims say social impact over time. Some muslims