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2. SURA OF THE COW / AYAT 255 Medinense with the exception of aleya 281 which descended in Mina during the Haŷŷ of the Farewell. It has 286 verses and is the first sura that descended in Medina. In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate. (255) Allah, no hay dios sino Él, el Viviente, el Sustentador*. Neither drowsiness …

On Tuesday, February 2, the DITIB student association in Cologne and Münster will conduct an online interview with the Director of the Seville Mosque Foundation, Ibrahim Hernandez, about the past and present of Islam in Seville, the projects of the Foundation, etc. The interview can be accessed through the details on the attached poster.

114. SURA DE LOS HOMBRES Mequi. It has 6 aleyas and descended after the sura of “The Dawn Rayar”. In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate. (1) Say, “I take refuge in the Lord of men. (2) The King of Men. (3) The God of men. (4) Of the evil of the whisper* that hides*. * [Many commentators …

113. SURA DE “EL RAYAR DEL ALBA” Mequi. It has 5 verses and descended after the sura of “The Elephant”. In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate. (1) Say, “I take refuge in the Lord of the dawn’s lightning. * [In Arabic “falaq”. On the meaning of this word, there is a whole variety of opinions among commentators. …

1. THE OPENING SURA (THE BOOK) In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate*. * This expression, known as “al-basmala”, heads all the suras of the Koran, with the exception of number nine, at-Tauba. It should be understood: “I begin in or with the name of Allah”. Or an oath: “I swear by the name of Allah! There is …

112. SURA DE LA ADORACIÓN PURA Mequi. It has 4 verses and descended after the sura of “The Men”. In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate. (1) Say, “He is Allah, One. (2) Allah, the Lord Absolute. [A Quien todos se dirigen en sus necesidades.] (3) He has neither begotten nor been begotten. (4) And there is none …

In this section we will present a series of videos of Quran recitation with its translation into Spanish. The Qari (reciter) is Hafid Bashir Castiñeira, a young Spaniard who studied and memorized the complete Qur’an in Morocco following traditional teachings. The recitation and the Arabic text are in Warsh an Nafi’, one of the seven methods of recitation and writing …