- 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.
- Again, #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.
- In 2011, @bibifatemeh connected me with @USATODAY. They wanted to talk #ttQuran.
- When @usatoday asked about #ttQuran, I was walking with @wajahatali. I passed him the phone.
- When we started #ttQuran, so few people, but so dedicated.
- Too many people to thank but must try.
- @thehoopoe @velveteenrabbi @shahed @MaggieM_S @ryanmakhani #ttQuran
- @loveinshallah @samarkahmad @altmuslimah @preciousspeaks @hindmakki @drsuad #ttQuran
- In #ttQuran there are many names mentioned, many others not, but all are important.
- These people are important for #ttQuran because they spread the word, but also taught me.
- There are many great questions about #ttQuran and what it means.
- 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.
- The opening phrase of almost all the chapters of the Qur’an, and a phrase Muslims use to begin almost any activity. ↩
- At the time, #ttq was used for “true teen quotes,” a stream that was almost a case study of sacred and profane. ↩
- Book. ↩
- People of the Book—communities (like Jews and Christians) that have received revelation. ↩
- Soul. Divine Breath. The spiritual part of a human being. ↩
- The world. ↩
- A constant refrain from Chapter 55 of the Qur’an. ↩
- 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. ↩
- A metaphysical light, usually of Divine origin and manifest in the world. ↩
- ≈ Religion. ↩
- The common good. ↩
- Justice. ↩
- Contentment and peace/serenity/tranquility of the heart; the surety of God’s presence. ↩
- Literally “brotherhood,” but more appropriately “companionship.” ↩
- 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. ↩
- 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. ↩
- These three components – ikhwan, zaman, makan – are considered basic considerations in constructing spiritual practices. ↩
- 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. ↩
and one more to add to the list:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVMANkspmhk
Clever how you managed to bypass the limitations on tweets by using that old low-tech medium of footnotes!
The beauty of hybrid media, Nathan!