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Koranic Thought - Jahiliyyah

Koranic Thought - Jahiliyyah

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Michael David Cobb Bowen
May 23, 2021
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The first time I was introduced to the Koran was before my teenage years. While my father was still on the more separatist angle of his cultural nationalism, he thought it might be a good idea for me to learn Arabic and study with the Nation of Islam. It lasted one day.

I hated the class and through the fog of memory I recall the impression of men who w…

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