<![CDATA[Imam’s Corner: Reflecting on the Qur’ān]]>https://www.imammarc.com/s/reflecting-on-the-quranhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FNio!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa8cebbae-970b-4f34-8fa7-2045bdaf78aa_1080x1080.pngImam’s Corner: Reflecting on the Qur’ānhttps://www.imammarc.com/s/reflecting-on-the-quranSubstackSat, 02 May 2026 11:57:23 GMT<![CDATA[Live with Imam Marc Manley]]>https://www.imammarc.com/p/live-with-imam-marc-manley-86chttps://www.imammarc.com/p/live-with-imam-marc-manley-86cThu, 19 Mar 2026 00:16:51 GMT

al-Salām ‘alaykum everyone. Just a few words on the recent phenomenon of allegedly fake AI videos of war criminals and what we should think of that.

“Whether We show you, O’ Prophet, some of what We have promised them, or cause you to die before that, to Us is their return and Allāh is Witness over what they do.” Qur’ān 10: 46

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]]><![CDATA["We assigned to Abraham the site of the House"]]>https://www.imammarc.com/p/we-assigned-to-abraham-the-site-ofhttps://www.imammarc.com/p/we-assigned-to-abraham-the-site-ofThu, 29 May 2025 00:49:11 GMT

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The Month of Ḥajj is now upon us and there’s so much to consider. I will share a short reflection on this passage of the Qur’ān which is likewise named after the Month of Ḥajj. Allāh says,

وَإِذْ بَوَّأْنَا لِإِبْرَٰهِيمَ مَكَانَ ٱلْبَيْتِ أَن لَّا تُشْرِكْ بِى شَيْـًۭٔا وَطَهِّرْ بَيْتِىَ لِلطَّآئِفِينَ وَٱلْقَآئِمِينَ وَٱلرُّكَّعِ ٱلسُّجُودِ

“And r…

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]]><![CDATA[Islām & Dignity for the Poor]]>https://www.imammarc.com/p/islam-and-dignity-for-the-poorhttps://www.imammarc.com/p/islam-and-dignity-for-the-poorMon, 19 May 2025 04:37:20 GMT﷽

I have a new article up on our Middle Ground Substack:

In our world today poverty is increasingly viewed through a single, reductive lens: as a problem to be solved or a charity case to be managed. This sentiment and view has extended, in my opinion, even to our Muslim community, where generosity and charitable giving are emphasized, to where I see a t…

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]]><![CDATA[Adam, Iblīs, and the Lie of Hopelessness]]>https://www.imammarc.com/p/adam-iblis-and-the-lie-of-hopelessnesshttps://www.imammarc.com/p/adam-iblis-and-the-lie-of-hopelessnessTue, 13 May 2025 00:52:22 GMT﷽

Sūrah al-Baqarah has many merits as al-Haythumī, the great scholar of ḥadīth, reports from his Mujmaʿ al-Zawāʿid, according to Ibn Masʿūd,

لِكُلِّ شيءٍ سنامٌ وسنامُ القرآنِ سورةُ البقرةِ

“For everything there is a pinnacle and the hump pinnacle of the Qur’ān is Sūrah al-Baqarah.”

Here I want to mention the account of Adam and Iblīs. Allāh commanded the a…

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]]><![CDATA[An Islām Beyond Question and Answer]]>https://www.imammarc.com/p/islam-beyond-questions-and-answershttps://www.imammarc.com/p/islam-beyond-questions-and-answersWed, 25 Dec 2024 05:29:09 GMT

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In my conversation with some friends today an observation was made: the Qur’ān is not a book of question and answer (سؤال وجواب), meaning that it is greater than merely addressing human “problems” from a one dimensional perspective. Instead, the Qur’ān is “a cure for what ails your hearts” (شِفَاءٌ لِّمَا فِي الصُّدُورِ). What I mean here is that it i…

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]]><![CDATA[The Idiocosm]]>https://www.imammarc.com/p/the-idiocosmhttps://www.imammarc.com/p/the-idiocosmWed, 04 Dec 2024 06:15:18 GMT

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In English, we have words like macro- and microcosm, taken from the Greek as makros ("large"), mikros (“small”), and kosmos ("world”). This has taken deeper roots in Western thinking after 17-century French Philosopher, René Descartes, famously posited his mind-body dualism. Cartesian Dualism has–and continues to have–a tremendous impact on us as mode…

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]]><![CDATA[Divine "Tough Love"?]]>https://www.imammarc.com/p/divine-tough-lovehttps://www.imammarc.com/p/divine-tough-loveSat, 30 Nov 2024 21:12:17 GMT

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In this reflection we note that Allāh describes some of the qualities of the People of Jannah (Paradise) and the Fire. As for the people of Jannah, Allāh forgives their sins and compensates their shortcomings in return for their belief and devoted to Him. As it relates to the People of the Fire, this sūrah also gives some of the qualities of kufr (dis…

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]]><![CDATA[What is Īmān and Is It the Same as "Faith"?]]>https://www.imammarc.com/p/what-is-iman-and-is-it-the-same-ashttps://www.imammarc.com/p/what-is-iman-and-is-it-the-same-asTue, 26 Nov 2024 21:09:21 GMT

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What are the big things in life that we have to be concerned with? This past year our attention has been preoccupied with the genocide in Palestine and the pending election; for so many months we wondered who was going to get elected, what the outcome would mean, and what would their administration, Harris or Trump, mean for Muslims here and abroad. N…

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]]><![CDATA[Don't Let the Hell-Fire Bring You Down]]>https://www.imammarc.com/p/dont-let-the-hell-fire-bring-youhttps://www.imammarc.com/p/dont-let-the-hell-fire-bring-youThu, 10 Oct 2024 18:04:53 GMT

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As I mentioned last time (in our khāṭirah), we should not view His mention – exalted is He – of the Fire as something bad, but rather, we should look at it from a perspective of gratitude. It is the truth from our Lord…

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]]><![CDATA[Red-Pilled Muslims & Their Obsession with the Right]]>https://www.imammarc.com/p/red-pilled-muslims-and-their-obsessionhttps://www.imammarc.com/p/red-pilled-muslims-and-their-obsessionTue, 06 Aug 2024 22:11:12 GMT

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There has emerged in the last decade or so a phenomenon that while I can’t say I don’t understand it (otherwise why would I comment on it) but I cannot say that it disturbs me the way many Muslims in the West, particularly in the States and the UK, have become obsessed with arguing with conservatives, right-wing cultural pundits, white supremacists, an…

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]]><![CDATA[The Rules of Qālūn – Question & Answer]]>https://www.imammarc.com/p/the-rules-of-qalun-question-and-answerhttps://www.imammarc.com/p/the-rules-of-qalun-question-and-answerMon, 29 Jul 2024 00:40:19 GMT

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The Qur’ān is the book, the text, at the very heart of Muslim life. Amongst the many noble sciences of the Qur’ān is the art and science of its recitation. I will be presenting here a work on the fundamental rules related to one of the Recitations of the Qur’ān, that which is know as Qālūn. This series is a translation of the work by Dr. Aḥmad Muḥammad…

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]]><![CDATA[In Service to the Qur’ān]]>https://www.imammarc.com/p/in-service-to-the-quranhttps://www.imammarc.com/p/in-service-to-the-quranTue, 23 Jul 2024 22:31:33 GMT﷽

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]]><![CDATA[American Muslims – Strangers in a Strange Land?]]>https://www.imammarc.com/p/american-muslims-strangers-in-a-strangehttps://www.imammarc.com/p/american-muslims-strangers-in-a-strangeThu, 04 Jul 2024 20:35:09 GMT

“And you will see every community on its knees. Every community will be summoned to its record of deeds. They all will be told, ‘This Day you will be rewarded for what you used to do’.” – Sūrah al-Jāthiyah (Ch. 45 v. 27/28)

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]]><![CDATA[Dhū al-Qa’dah – The Sacred Month We Forgot?]]>https://www.imammarc.com/p/dhu-al-qadah-the-sacred-month-wehttps://www.imammarc.com/p/dhu-al-qadah-the-sacred-month-weMon, 13 May 2024 17:14:07 GMT

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“Indeed, the number of months with Allāh is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion, so do not wrong yourselves during them. And fight against the disbelievers collectively as they fight against you collectively. And know that Allah is w…

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]]><![CDATA[Usury and the Judeo-Christian Tradition]]>https://www.imammarc.com/p/usury-and-the-judeo-christian-traditionhttps://www.imammarc.com/p/usury-and-the-judeo-christian-traditionMon, 11 Mar 2024 00:31:16 GMT

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Once upon a time in western civilization, that so-called bastion of Judeo-Christian society, usury (what we in Islām call ribā) was considered a mortal sin. But oddly enough, usury has come to flourish in J/C civilization with most people today looking upon usurious banking and financial practices and transactions as completely normal if not commendabl…

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]]><![CDATA[Beautifying Yourself With Islām]]>https://www.imammarc.com/p/beautifying-yourself-with-islamhttps://www.imammarc.com/p/beautifying-yourself-with-islamSat, 09 Mar 2024 20:34:02 GMT

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Welcome to another Reflecting On the Qur’ān. The following is a short talk after Fajr Prayer on Saturday, March 9th, 2024, at Middle Ground. I discuss the name of the Sūrah as well as the tendency for mankind to use religion for self-aggrandizement, not for purification.

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]]><![CDATA[Being Who God Wants You To Be]]>https://www.imammarc.com/p/being-who-god-wants-you-to-behttps://www.imammarc.com/p/being-who-god-wants-you-to-beSat, 02 Mar 2024 19:08:27 GMT

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Welcome to a new section of my Substack, Reflecting on the Qur’ān. Here I’ll have a chance to share some of my reflections on the Qur’ān which come from both my teaching at Middle Ground as well as from my own personal devotions and studies.

For my first post, I wanted to share a short talk I gave after our Fajr Club Breakfast at Middle Ground (every S…

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