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  • Essay / Reflection from the Quran - 1313

    This is not necessarily a bad thing, it is just very difficult to read and continue reading. However, knowing that it is translated from the original Arabic, I understand that things can be very different. Perhaps this is why it is said that all translations are only commentaries. I also noticed that a lot of the chapters I read were just advice, much like Proverbs. Some also had a poetic sound that reminded me of the Psalms. But the majority of chapters are advice and, like Proverbs, do not contain much history or rules. I found a reference to the story of Abraham. “Have you heard the story of Abraham's honored guests? (Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Quran) They briefly refer to the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. They also repeatedly recount how Muhammad was blessed as a prophet and how his words are blessed and