• In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful1 #ttQuran

  • What is #ttQuran?
  • We will tell you what is #ttQuran.
  • What is #ttQuran?
  • Truly you do not know what is #ttQuran.
  • To know #ttQuran is beyond.
  • It is only my ability to tell you about #ttQuran.
  • #ttQuran is a revelation.

  • #ttQuran is not a revelation from God, but is a revelation for me, @islamoyankee.
  • When I started #ttQuran as #Quran back in 2009, I had the advice and support of many others.
  • We tried to move to #ttq, but that was a disaster2 so @azizhp gave us #ttQuran.
  • What are the lessons of #ttQuran?
  • The lessons of #ttQuran are many, but for each reader they differ. These are mine.
  • What are the lessons of #ttQuran?
  • #ttQuran was as inter-faith as intra-faith: the #Quran is kitab3 and there are other ahl al-kitab.4
  • The ocean of the #Quran comes out in #ttQuran as we read it with those who know #Torah #Talmud #Midrash #Gospels and #Commentary.
  • And the interfaith conversations of before are made now with #ttQuran, and point to the future.
  • What are the lessons of #ttQuran?
  • The “printing” of #ttQuran is different than the print of the book. It is conversation made word.
  • Through #ttQuran the #Quran as printed text returns to its origins of being “heard” in bits.
  • And in #ttQuran others engage with it with me, so it’s “heard” by community again.

  • What are the lessons of #ttQuran?
  • #ttQuran is dialogue and dialogic.
  • To see the story of #Imamah emerge from #ttQuran is new for many.
  • In discussing #ttQuran, the standards and assumptions of those new to #Quran are challenged
  • & those who approach #Quran for the 1st time through #ttQuran hear resonances w/their traditions that their ears were surprised to hear
  • & those who study #Torah #Talmud #Midrash #Gospels and #Commentary encounter new methodologies.
  • What are the lessons of #ttQuran?
  • Watch #ttQuran and see that it is open and for those who are curious.
  • There are no limits on #ttQuran, but there is no hate.
  • In the community of #ttQuran, hate can’t be a family value.
  • With #ttQuran, all are welcome to build arguments that reflect positive engagement.
  • Hearing #ttQuran means pushing to new meanings in shades, not absolutes.
  • In this way, #ttQuran lets us see the #Quran in a new way, the old way.
  • What are the lessons of #ttQuran?
  • New and old verses are the core of my #ttQuran.
  • The #Quran offers favorite phrases that keep reappearing in #ttQuran.
  • & new verses reflect my inner life and the outer world during #ttQuran.
  • What are the lessons of #ttQuran?
  • One can see when the ruh  5 dominates, and when the dunya6 does in #ttQuran.
  • What are the lessons of #ttQuran?
  • The Mercy and Compassion of God are always in #ttQuran.
  • And in #ttQuran the question of “which of your Lord’s favors would you deny?”7  is always asked.
  • I always use #ttQuran to show God’s love of the ahl ul-bayt.8
  • Nur9 and guidance are continuous themes of #ttQuran.
  • What are the lessons of #ttQuran?
  • Justice screams from the pages of #Quran and thus #ttQuran as well.
  • Some verses of #Quran and some types of justice are more relevant in #ttQuran depending on what’s happening in the world.
  • What are the lessons of #ttQuran?
  • #ttQuran poses the fundamental question of the relationship between din and dunya.10
  • If din and dunya are separate, can we improve religion only by ignoring the world, even #ttQuran?
  • Does technology, even #ttQuran, take us away from spirituality during #Ramadan☪?
  • During #Ramadan☪ is #ttQuran a help or hinderance to spirituality?
  • But is not the #Quran manifest in the world? Therefore, #ttQuran is religion in the world?
  • If dunya and din are all part of God’s gift to us, doesn’t #ttQuran bring them together?
  • What are the lessons of #ttQuran?
  • #ttQuran is a tool.
  • The world shapes religion, and religion should change the world for the better.
  • #ttQuran uses the world to engage religion.
  • #ttQuran can increase engagement with #Quran, then with religion, then with faith.
  • #ttQuran engages with the world to increase maslaha.11
  • The lack of adalah12 in the world makes us lose sakinah,13 & #ttQuran is a salve.
  • With loss of ease, we turn to faith, manifest in religion, & seek adalah to restore sakinah. #ttQuran.
  • What are the lessons of #ttQuran?
  • #ttQuran brings about consciousness, awareness, and intentionality.
  • In #ttQuran one has ikhwan,14 zaman,15 and work to make the world a proper makan.1617
  • These are some of the lessons of #ttQuran.
  • But the learnings and knowledge and wisdom of #ttQuran are inexhaustible,
  • for the learnings, knowledge, and wisdom of the #Quran are inexhaustible. #ttQuran
  • What is #ttQuran?
  • #ttQuran is a revelation of the Revelation.
  • What is #ttQuran?
  • #ttQuran are words for the unknown and ineffable, that use the new to make the old new, by making it old again.
  • What is #ttQuran?
  • The #Quran is an ongoing guidance, (re)made for each time, and for us, part of the remaking is through #ttQuran.
  • What is #ttQuran?
  • #ttQuran is a reflection of unfolding revelation.
  • The people of #ttQuran are new every time, different from a year before or coming for the first time.
  • What is #ttQuran?
  • #ttQuran is an invitation to a conversation that is not ours, but is for us.18
  • What is #ttQuran?

Note from the Editors: This piece was updated on 2/13/2020 to remove an expired link to a Storify collection of social media posts.

  1. The opening phrase of almost all the chapters of the Qur’an, and a phrase Muslims use to begin almost any activity. ↩
  2. At the time, #ttq was used for “true teen quotes,” a stream that was almost a case study of sacred and profane. ↩
  3. Book. ↩
  4. People of the Book—communities (like Jews and Christians) that have received revelation. ↩
  5. Soul. Divine Breath. The spiritual part of a human being. ↩
  6. The world. ↩
  7. A constant refrain from Chapter 55 of the Qur’an. ↩
  8. People of the House. The five members of Prophet Muhammad’s household—Prophet Muhammad, Bibi Fatimah, Imam Ali, Imam Hasan, Imam Husayn (peace and blessings on them all) – whom the Qur’an explicitly selects for special blessings. ↩
  9. A metaphysical light, usually of Divine origin and manifest in the world. ↩
  10. ≈ Religion. ↩
  11. The common good. ↩
  12. Justice. ↩
  13. Contentment and peace/serenity/tranquility of the heart; the surety of God’s presence. ↩
  14. Literally “brotherhood,” but more appropriately “companionship.” ↩
  15. Time. During the month of Ramadan, the Qur’an is read after the fast is broken, so it’s the right time to Tweet the Qur’an. ↩
  16. Place. There are places where it is inappropriate to read the Qur’an (like bathrooms), but we can work to make more places appropriate through technology. ↩
  17. These three components – ikhwan, zaman, makan – are considered basic considerations in constructing spiritual practices. ↩
  18. The Qur’an is a conversation with the believer and with itself, constantly revealing itself in every engagement. It is also an invitation to a conversation with God. The text and the conversation are God’s, but we are invited to it for our own benefit. ↩