The command iqraʾ (اقْرَأْ) given to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ at the beginning of Sūrat al-ʿAlaq is frequently translated as a command to “read.” …

The epistemological framework by which Muslims derive truth affirms that the quintessential source of truth, without doubt, is revealed knowledge—knowledge in both word and …

In both English and Arabic, “to read” is an action that is beyond the common colloquial use of the word. If you were to …

This essay aims to contextualize and interpret the command of Allah, Iqra (recite), as presented in Verse 1 of Surah Al-Alaq, the 96th chapter …

In these lectures, Shaykh Amin challenges the popular understanding of the word “iqraʾ” in Sūrat al-ʿAlaq by pointing out that the object of the …