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Please help us continue having these discussions on Patreon, or follow us on other Podcast channels here: https://linktr.ee/solomon_smith 00:00:00Intro
00:05:30 Ramon arrives - poetic epigraph
00:06:30 What does it mean for God to Speak?
00:09:47 Is Arabic Special? Is it older than Nature?
00:12:04 Is the Quran translated into Arabic from Transcendent Speech?
00:14:11 Could putting God's words in a human language degrade them?
00:18:41 Are Arabic speakers especially chosen by God? Is Islam exclusive?
00:23:05 Should all Muslims learn Classical Arabic?
00:25:48 If you have two sentences that say the same thing in different words, could they both be from God?
00:32:49 What is the basis of the Quran's authority?
00:39:21 Variants of the Quran
00:48:22 The first printed Qurans. Literacy.
00:52:55 Can deaf illiterate people experience the Quran?
00:56:55 The mysteries of meaning. How do words mean things?
01:01:40 Is beauty truth? Is the Quran beautiful?
01:12:37 Would God choose to reveal himself in common language?
01:16:13 Did anyone ever try to write a better Quran?
01:22:25 The proof of the Quran lies in its effect on people.
01:27:16 Why did God stop revealing himself? Why are there no prophets after Muhammad?
01:32:10 Is God active in the lives of all humans?
01:34:22 Did the companions' editorial power cease after their death?
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What is Early Quran?Early Quran refers to the initial transmission, oral recitation, and textual compilation of the Islamic holy text. This compilation was during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad and the immediate decades following his death in 632 AD.
What is Arabic?Arabic is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns language codes to 32 varieties of Arabic, including its standard form of Literary Arabic, known as Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic. This distinction is primarily made by Western linguists; Arabic speakers themselves generally do not distinguish between Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, but rather refer to both as Al-Fusha.
Who is GOD?In monotheism and henotheism, God is conceived as the Supreme Being and principal object of faith. The concept of God as described by theologians commonly includes the attributes of omniscience (infinite knowledge), omnipotence (unlimited power), omnipresence (present everywhere), omnibenevolence (perfect goodness), divine simplicity, and eternal and necessary existence. In theism, God is the creator and sustainer of the universe In deism, God is the creator, but not the sustainer, of the universe Monotheism is the belief in the existence of one God or in the oneness of God In pantheism, God is the universe itself In atheism, God is purported not to exist, while deemed unknown or unknowable within the context of agnosticism.
