Austin James

“But there is a sense in which early Arabic script was primarily a memory aid for readers who already knew the contents of the text. In many ways, the written text of the Qurʾan was inseparable from, and indeed relied upon, the authority of oral transmission.”
― Carl W. Ernst, How to Read the Qur'an: A New Guide, with Select Translations

“the Quran records, “if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he had saved the life of the whole of humanity.”
― F. Kamal, Easily Understand Islam

“British imperialism did two things: first, it ended India’s development, then it forcibly underdeveloped that country.”
― Michael Parenti, Against Empire

“Many scholars accept the idea that the Qurʾan took on its present form by around 650 CE, and even comparative skeptics now assume that the text of the Qurʾan was codified by the end of the seventh century.”
― Carl W. Ernst, How to Read the Qur'an: A New Guide, with Select Translations