tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post6971233488972094670..comments2023-08-06T07:02:49.496-04:00Comments on Little Steps Home: Oral/Aural society - Islam: A Short HistoryAmberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-48084308329363011072011-03-24T20:18:29.526-04:002011-03-24T20:18:29.526-04:00May God's peace mercy and blessings be upon yo...May God's peace mercy and blessings be upon you sister Amber and All<br /><br />Regarding your post about the Holy Quran, I thought it might be helpful if I provide you all with useful articles, which answer your questions, and give information about the revelation. For better understanding. I hope I am allowed to contribute. Thank you.<br /><br />The Nature of Revelation?<br />http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/649/<br /><br />Preservation of the Quran: Memorization/ The written Quran<br />http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/19/viewall/<br /><br />The Authorship of the Quran: The Words of a Human?/The Words of a Poet or a Teacher?/Was it the Words of Satan or God?<br />http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/17/viewall/<br /><br />Is the Quran Authentic?<br />http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/3277/<br /><br />An Introduction to the Quran: Organization and Meanings/Its Inimitableness and Language<br />http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/370/viewall/<br /><br />The Style of the Quran<br />http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/335/<br /><br />The Beauty and Eloquence of the Quran<br />http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/3923/viewall/<br /><br />.............................<br />Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him)<br />http://rasoulallah.net<br /><br />The Truth about Islam<br />http://theradiantlight.blogspot.com<br /><br />Prophet Jesus and Muhammad (Peace be upon them) in the Holy Quran and Previous Scriptures <br />http://theradiantlight.blogspot.com/2009/12/common-questions-asked-and-their.htmlKnowledge Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196577517230487221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-59157716569397078542011-03-24T15:41:24.282-04:002011-03-24T15:41:24.282-04:00Suroor,
I think that's part of it. Hearing so...Suroor,<br /><br />I think that's part of it. Hearing something hits so many different emotional and intellectual keys than just reading it. Poetry is beautiful, but it's even more so when you hear it read, or sung.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-81456350358618315672011-03-24T15:40:01.623-04:002011-03-24T15:40:01.623-04:00Susanne,
*nods* I had that same thought. It's...Susanne,<br /><br />*nods* I had that same thought. It's not just the words, but the emotion and the life that the reader/singer puts into them. <br /><br /><i>It does often seem easier to remember things when they are set to music or chanting.</i><br /><br />Alphabet anyone? :)<br /><br />As for your newest book, I guess that would depend on at what point in time he's saying that people started writing the Qur'an down. If it was too early on, I'd call it pretty unlikely, since most of the early converts were poor, women, or slaves and therefore even more unlikely to be literate. Later on, maybe in Medina some of the followers could have been literate. But it still seems less likely than the theory that he got a scribe who started copying it all down.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-62838943444153017982011-03-24T13:33:20.636-04:002011-03-24T13:33:20.636-04:00I liked how to explain the power of the word that ...I liked how to explain the power of the word that is meant to be heard. I never thought about it and it makes a lot of sense. I guess that is why hearing the Quran being recited makes people weep?Suroorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07151400258859526990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-85964310307350629822011-03-24T13:33:09.852-04:002011-03-24T13:33:09.852-04:00Interesting! Yes, it's amazing how hearing a ...Interesting! Yes, it's amazing how hearing a song is so much more powerful and moving than reading the lyrics online. I can be bored to tears reading the words and then HEAR the song and am amazed! That said I'm always one who often needs to SEE things in order to fully process it. So take that for whatever you make of it. Michael goes to a classical school on Tuesday mornings and they learn a number of things by song. It does often seem easier to remember things when they are set to music or chanting. <br /><br />I am reading a book on Islam and something that struck me was that the author said Muhammad recited the Quran and then others memorized and wrote down what he said. Remember on bones and wood and leaves and whatever was available. I've heard this for a while now and it seemed OK until I got to wondering why these people were literate enough to record his sayings when Muhammad wasn't. Especially as you said back in the ancient world most people weren't literate for practical reasons. They were more interested in survival. I remember the book you mentioned in this post the author said by the time the Quran was being written perhaps Muhammad was able to hire scribes. Jews in Medina perhaps? Maybe they were literate and could write down Muh's recitations. Just thinking out loud.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.com