This paper presents two sets of lexical items automatically extracted from the Arabic Qurʼān, and denoting two different notions of linguistic salience: keyness and prosodic prominence. Our novel hypothesis investigates a possible correlation between them. Our novel findings discover distributionally significant keywords that also occur strategically in phrase-final position so as to maximise their prominence,...Read More

To understand the Quran better, correct interpretation requires paying more attention to verses in the Quran. From 114 surahs of the Quran, according to al-Khatib al-Iskafi (dead 420 H./1026 M.), only 28 or about 25% do not contain similar or repeated verses . Click here to read more.Read More

The Holy Quran is the reference book for more than 1.6 billion of Muslims all around the world Extracting information and knowledge from the Holy Quran is of high benefit for both specialized people in Islamic studies as well as non-specialized people. This paper initiates a series of research studies that aim to serve the...Read More

How is the Qurån – central to all Muslim societies – to be understood today in order to meet the needs of these societies? Abdullah Saeed, a distinguished Muslim scholar, explores the interpretation of the ethicolegal content of the Qurån, whilst taking into consideration the changing nature of the modern world. Click here to read...Read More