Hello everyone,
I am Muslim and have taught in an Islamic school. At the Islamic school, we always
had the Qur'an on the top shelves, but that is because we follow the Shari'ah (path
of Islam -- often incorrectly translated as Islamic Law). It is unrealistic and
against the principles of Islam to expect non-Muslims to follow the Shari'ah.
If we give out copies of the Qur'an to non-Muslims, we do not check up on them to
see if they are following all of our rules. Islam is not to be imposed on anyone,
and the Qur'an itself says, There is no compulsion in religion.
What others have mentioned is also correct. The Arabic Qur'an contains the sacred
word of God, whereas the translations in other languages only conain the
approximate meaning. Therefore, only the Arabic text must be treated as sacred by
Muslims.
It is always nice when someone shows courtesy and respect to our way of life, but
we do not expect it. If you were to give this courtesy (placing the book on the
top shelf) to one religion, you should probably do it for all of them.
I hope that helps a little.
Tavis Hampton
>>>Linda Lucke <llucke@D70.K12.IL.US> 05/02/05 8:16 am >>>
Heidi and others,
This agrees with what my husband, who just spent time in the United Arab
Emirates, what told while there. The Koran is only considered holy if it is
written in Arabic. If it is a translation, it becomes just another book,
and can be treated as such.
Linda L.
Linda Lucke
Learning Center Director
Butterfield School
Libertyville, IL
LLucke@d70.k12.il.us
Happy are those who have learned to laugh at themselves, for they shall
never lack for amusement!
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From: Heidi Ginal <hginal@ADELPHIA.NET>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 9:40 PM
Subject: [LM_NET] Placement of the Koran
>Just a FYI---
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>I just happened to have a visit with an Imam in our area for Staff
>Development. I told him about this posting that has been showing on
LM-Net.
>Regarding placement of the Koran, he said:
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>1) The Koran, if it is written entirely in Arabic, may not be placed on
>the floor for it is considered pure and holy. It should be on the top
>shelf.
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>2) If the Koran is written in Arabic with the translation in another
>language, or if it is entirely written in English, it may be placed
>anywhere.
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>He said these are cultural traditions. It is not stated in the Koran,
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>certain lines can be interpreted differently by different cultures. So
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>reverence for the Koran that is showed in Pakistan, is not the same as how
>it is handled in Jordan.
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>He, himself, is the kind of Muslim that treats the Arabic Koran with great
>reverence and that is how he preaches in the Mosque.
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>Heidi Ginal
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>Heim El Library, K-4
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>155 Heim Rd.
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>Williamsville, NY 14221
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: School Library Media & Network Communications
>[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Brisco, Shonda
>Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 1:57 PM
>To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>Subject: [LM_NET] Resources for Koran
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>Here are a list of resources that I used to locate information about the
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>proper etiquette needed in respect to the Koran.
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>Customs and Etiquette: http://www.bahagia.btinternet.co.uk/customs.html
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>Muhammad Speaks: http://www.muhammadspeaks.com/PrintingHolyQuran.html
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>Touching the Quran:
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>http://www.irfi.org/articles/articles_151_200/touching_the_quran.htm
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>Rules of the Holy Quran:
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>http://www.lankarani.com/English/onlinepub/islamic-rules/28-quran.htm
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>Etiquette for Reading and Handling the Quran:
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>http://naqshbandi.net/haqqani/quran/ettiquette.html
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>Many of the websites that I also accessed at home, I cannot access
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>here-- at school-- so you may want to use terms that include many of the
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>rules that I included in my earlier post.
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>In addition, the following books were used:
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>Islam for Dummies by Malcolm Clark
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>The Koran for Dummies by Sohaib Sultan
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>The Quran and Islam by Anita Ganeri
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>Islam: World Religions by Matthew Gordon
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>How to be a Perfect Stranger: A guide to etiquette in other people's
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>religious ceremonies by Arthur J. Magida
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>The Handy Religion Answer Book by John Renard
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>World Religions: From Ancient History to the Present by Geoffrey
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>Parrinder
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>~Shonda Brisco
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>Trinity Valley MS / US Librarian
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>Fort Worth, TX
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>briscos@trinityvalleyschool.org
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