
Javad Hashmi is a board-certified emergency physician, Former Fellow of Medical Ethics, and PhD candidate in the Study of Religion (Islamic Studies) at Harvard University. In addition to his medical training, Dr. Hashmi has bachelors and masters degrees in Arabic & Islamic Studies from UC Berkeley and Harvard, respectively. Currently, he is [...]

Quran, literally meaning "the recitation" is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God (Allah). It is widely regarded as the finest work in classical Arabic literature. The Quran is divided into chapters (surah in Arabic), which are then divided into verses (ayah). Muslims believe that the Quran was [...]