I didn’t set out to read the Qur’an and finish it on the Eid al’Fitr, but I did. It feels fitting, but I want to be clear that I didn’t undertake this as a Ramadan observance. That is not my tradition and I wouldn’t want to cheapen a month that means so much to so […]
Day 12, 13 & 14 Taking the Qur’an on the road means time to spend with the last 68 Surahs in this journey. It’s a weird thing to carry another holy book with me on a journey. Normally, let’s be honest, I don’t carry any. But in the United States, if someone saw me reading […]
Day 10 & 11 Thinking today about the character of God in the Qur’an. Well, the character of God, gods, or goddesses in any religious tradition. I know I use the word “God” here, but there are characteristics between the God of Islam and the God of Christianity that are distinct. I know some people […]
Day 9 My mind is all about the Queen of Sheba today. In high school, I had to do a project on the Abyssinian Empire, so I got to dive into myths and stories about Sheba and Solomon quite a bit. I even create a pretty great (If I say so myself) video illustrating the […]
Day 7 & 8 I’m now well over half-way done reading the Qur’an. It feels like a good point to take stock of this experiment. I’m glad I lumped two days of reading together because I’m finding my interaction with the text is much different than the Bible. I’m trying to be respectful of the […]