Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times
I have collected the best articles out there explaining the Quran in general and also some specific verses.
The Quran says: Say, ‘If the ocean became ink for the words of my Lord, surely, the ocean would be exhausted before the words of my Lord came to an end, even though We brought the like thereof as further help.’ (18:109) This talks of expansive and vast knowledge, incorporated layer upon layer, in the brief approximately 6300 verses of the text of the scripture of Islam.
I do believe that the Quran like any other scripture can be misinterpreted to suit the writer’s agenda. Therefore, I clearly understand that the glorious Quran should not be changed into a political philosophy or ideology, a totalitarian agenda or to take away freedom of conscience, freedom of religion, human rights or women rights, which will be clearly against the Quranic emphasis on compassion and justice.
Here is our initial collection; over time we foresee hundreds of articles to be collected like a beautiful bouquet of flowers, in this collection, God willing:
Urdu Video of Ghamidi: Why do many miss the truth or real faith?
Sir Zafrullah Khan Introducing the Holy Quran to the World
Why Secularism Is Compatible with the Quran and Sunnah — And an ‘Islamic State’ Is Not
God Is Living, So Why Does Religion Treat God As Dead?
Gender Equality in the Holy Qur’an – In the Beginning Man and Woman Were Equal
Surrendering the Sword of the ‘Sword-Verse’
Defensive War: Why Fighting Was Allowed?
The Scope, Style and Effect of the Holy Quran
Sources or Criteria for Interpretation of the Holy Quran
Explaining Misinterpretations of the Holy Text to a Christian Audience
Sources or Criteria for Interpretation of the Holy Quran
Reading the Quran: Do They Still Cook You on the Stake, For Knowing the Scripture?
One of the Best English Translations of the Quran Now Available Online
A Sexual Offender from ISIS: Is the Quran to Blame?
A Quranic Prophecy against High Odds: The Roman victory against the Persians
Aztec beliefs in the Afterlife: Stephen Hawking and me
The holy Quran speaks more often to men than women
Video of Berkley Center: Islam, Human Rights, and the Secular
Scope, Style and Preservation of the Quran
- The Scope, Style and Effect of the Holy Quran
- The History of the Qur’anic Text: From Revelation to Compilation
- Sources or Criteria for Interpretation of the Holy Quran
- The Quran Gives Principles of Justice, But No Judicial System
- The Quran Only Means What Our Wisdom and Intentions Dictate: A Progressive Understanding
- The Holy Quran and the Seventh Century Arabian Metaphors
- Is God Alive or Dead: A Metaphor for the Scriptures from the US Constitution?
- God Is Living, So Why Does Religion Treat God As Dead?
- I was an Isis sex slave. I tell my story because it is the best weapon I have
Now we will list the titles of the essays that are available in the commentary of Syed Hossein Nasr and his associates:
How to Read the Quran by Ingrid Mattson
The Quran in Translation by Joseph Lumbard
The Islamic View of the Quran by Muhammad Mustafa al-Azami
Quranic Arabic: Its Characteristics and Impact on Arabic Language and Literature and the Languages and Literatures of Other Islamic Peoples by Muhammad Abdel Haleem
Quranic Commentaries by Walid Saleh
Traditions of Esoteric and Sapiential Quranic Commentary by Toby Mayer
Scientific Commentary on the Quran by Muzaffar Iqbal
The Quran as Source of Islamic Law by Ahmad Muhammad al-tayyib
The Quran and Schools of Islamic Theology and Philosophy by Mustafd Muhaqqiq Damad
The Quran and Sufism by William C. Chittick
The Quran and Islamic Art by ]ean—Louis Michon
The Quranic View of Sacred History and Other Religions by Joseph Lumbard
Quranic Ethics, Human Rights, and Society by Maria Massi Dakake
Conquest and Conversion, War and Peace in the Quran by Caner K. Dagli
Death, Dying, and the Afterlife in the Quran by Hamza Yusuf
The Quranic Compassion 
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