<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:01:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@samgerrans/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Qur'an- Full Audiobook- Part 3 of 30]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part – or juz' – three of The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation; translated and read by Sam Gerrans. The full work of The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation – which comprises 536,000 words, including 9,000 notes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quran-reading/@samgerrans/bx8ef9lp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quran-reading/@samgerrans/bx8ef9lp</guid><category><![CDATA[quran-reading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:55:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM6xyR1gx72oTKaDAyceKR14mP9BLHR8jgDHeUXHNkU1ATRaed4d5Ahmm38MpC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Qur'an- Full Audiobook- Part 2 of 30]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part – or juz' – two of The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation; translated and read by Sam Gerrans. The full work of The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation – which comprises 536,000 words, including 9,000 notes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quran-reading/@samgerrans/so5mhz9k</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quran-reading/@samgerrans/so5mhz9k</guid><category><![CDATA[quran-reading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:48:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMD9ny7Lpi1gRrywDWrae9oXD7FtW3mtcbrSUVpAk4AnGPnmsASjo3nsPFPdmz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Qur'an- Full Audiobook- Part 1 of 30]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part – or juz' – one of The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation; translated and read by Sam Gerrans. The full work of The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation – which comprises 536,000 words, including 9,000 notes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quran-reading/@samgerrans/saw0kj5k</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quran-reading/@samgerrans/saw0kj5k</guid><category><![CDATA[quran-reading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:40:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM8aDqwPFtFUWGzcUxtmicpGShtqof5T1qzoEAkncR2g3M2mhHTti8oFsHz8Hg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[By the Ten Nights and the Even and the Odd- The Meaning of the Oath at 89-1-5 in the Qur'an]]></title><description><![CDATA[This quick talk summarises my understanding – and the reasons for it – of the oath we find in the Qur'an citing "the ten nights and the even and the odd" at 89:1-5. See below for notes. // THE]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quranite/@samgerrans/9qi078aq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quranite/@samgerrans/9qi078aq</guid><category><![CDATA[quranite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:25:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM7E97f2wkiFDc6LZHR5xT6rjEecy5ipUSTxjyyddYqwwKJVWvtVLkp73GR4cQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surah 57 (all verses) – reading and exposition – The Quran- Audiobook]]></title><description><![CDATA[This recording contains Surah 57 of the Quran [AL-HADID or IRON] with exposition. CHAPTER 57 (all verses: reading and exposition) First plain text reading (start-8.25) Exposition of content (8.25-37.26)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quran-reading/@samgerrans/jxshe0cj</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quran-reading/@samgerrans/jxshe0cj</guid><category><![CDATA[quran-reading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:20:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM8ZwNZbjqAP9C8hAHc8NmBgoEfwDrjQwovyn6CqfUh23oeLuViTjtiEAyiqQp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patience – And What It Means In The Life of the Believer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here I read the latest article from my blog on the concept of PATIENCE or SABR in Arabic. The concept of patience is typically limited merely to meanings connected with enduring hardship; for me, it means]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quranite/@samgerrans/4lwbbsbx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quranite/@samgerrans/4lwbbsbx</guid><category><![CDATA[quranite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:15:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM9s8uGQJYiwxiWdYcqwXWAR3B4HRKYzbJGKeZNWHQ9K2YnBiscPDFLTbuCJSW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Reasons Why the Qur'an is a Complete Text]]></title><description><![CDATA[I believe the Qur'an is complete, perfect, and in the right order. Here I give a brief summary of three reasons to support this view. Videos referenced in this talk are: MECCA MUQUATTA'AT NUMBER 19 //]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sam-gerrans/@samgerrans/edlutyze</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sam-gerrans/@samgerrans/edlutyze</guid><category><![CDATA[sam-gerrans]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:01:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM6vTbccQ849SQcUk3gPuPFUofBnYBZu1d3vzRqCDYH63meyY22TBUuxeYiR4Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can't Guide Those You Love to the Quran Alone: God Either Guides or He Does Not Guide]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is tempting to think that you can guide those whom you love. But you can't. At least, not according to the Qur'an. // THE QUR'AN: A COMPLETE REVELATION by Sam Gerrans on sale in hardback! BUY BOOKS]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/p1o1rajo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/p1o1rajo</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 23:51:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM8vraXnKjdExVggMBJUxsJ7DKueUJpy3K8DQt6Rb6cV19po1vQXPMQnLUex7t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surah 56 (all verses) – reading and exposition – The Quran- Audiobook]]></title><description><![CDATA[This recording contains Surah 56 of the Quran [AL-WAQI'AH or THE INEVITABLE] with exposition. CHAPTER 56 (all verses: reading and exposition) First plain text reading (start-6.20) Exposition of content]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sam-gerrans/@samgerrans/fsi8jzuc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sam-gerrans/@samgerrans/fsi8jzuc</guid><category><![CDATA[sam-gerrans]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 23:46:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMCVQB7tQ811HT7zZUPnEonJ1RUR7MeLoxJJ8cHNyK7wFHLxESkchDtMpvUBxV?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding The Quran By The Quran Not Hadith: How The Traditionalist Gets It Wrong – Two Examples]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traditionalist Islam claims that the Qur'an can only be understood via the vast library of later hearsay called hadith. However, this is a false claim – one among many. In this video I take just two cases]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sam-gerrans/@samgerrans/otldcg7b</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sam-gerrans/@samgerrans/otldcg7b</guid><category><![CDATA[sam-gerrans]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 23:39:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCME3rtEf8PckCjmmJaiGMt12ArwGZ9k4ujRn8qrZqTzeNs4p6yiEPQ7ig3WHkK?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wife-beating – Does the Quran Tell Husbands to Beat Their Wives?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like some of the questions I deal with on this channel the question of "wife-beating" is an emotive topic. I set out here my understanding of the verse at 4:34 and the reasons for that understanding]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quranite/@samgerrans/tld814ho</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quranite/@samgerrans/tld814ho</guid><category><![CDATA[quranite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 23:33:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMD74mUK3jCNZ2YRpanMsxoC8UaHeUZAA1PnDa84rnfEs5cUgKxvKYM2b8pEZS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surah 55 (all verses) – reading and exposition – The Quran- Audiobook]]></title><description><![CDATA[This recording contains surah 55 of the Quran [AL- RAHMAN or THE ALMIGHTY] with exposition. CHAPTER 55 (all verses: reading and exposition) First plain text reading (start-6.43) Exposition of content]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quran-reading/@samgerrans/k5ulxyy9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quran-reading/@samgerrans/k5ulxyy9</guid><category><![CDATA[quran-reading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 23:27:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM8DxzFtjPxr4amrD8put4XFRLJmLxyNA8dQdE8xweaVjCK9NSYJk9veY4SYju?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the Elite Has Been Importing Brand Islam into the West- a Seemingly Contradictory Game Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Elite's purposes in bringing the "retrograde" religion (to quote Churchill) of Islam into the West are manifold and seemingly contradictory. The Elite is not for Islam or against it. It cares]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quranite/@samgerrans/3zvkrch1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quranite/@samgerrans/3zvkrch1</guid><category><![CDATA[quranite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:52:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM6LDN9SggGNp1bmij4ezBDe5tBQCCvpLM2b1dMC48Kvzvi2J2j1AB3nyJ2qK8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surah 54 (all verses) – reading and exposition – The Quran- Audiobook]]></title><description><![CDATA[This recording contains surah 54 of the Quran [AL- QAMAR or THE MOON] with exposition. CHAPTER 54 (all verses: reading and exposition) First plain text reading (start-6.10) Exposition of content (6.10-51.35)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quran-reading/@samgerrans/7oppy1w7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quran-reading/@samgerrans/7oppy1w7</guid><category><![CDATA[quran-reading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:45:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMAEVvhBUwG3FesLR1s5aQK4uFKcS2bJbSz3JANSYeGADvtfauhckpeZLWQPGm?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Live on a Stationary, Flat Earth Inside a Solid Firmament – According to the Quran]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the Quran we are living on a flat, fixed, immovable, stationary earth inside the firmament of the sky. Yeah, I know, it sounds mad – or will do if you haven't looked at flat earth in depth.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/flat-earth/@samgerrans/33k7nxue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/flat-earth/@samgerrans/33k7nxue</guid><category><![CDATA[flat-earth]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:40:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM8rSBFAN1bbGwLyrpTqp5H1b6uw4zNQrP93XeRwxoukwUeWVBoCLxWsn37LsK?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surah 53 (all verses) – reading and exposition – The Quran: Audiobook]]></title><description><![CDATA[This recording contains surah 53 of the Quran [AL- NAJM or THE STAR] with exposition. CHAPTER 53 (all verses: reading and exposition) First plain text reading (start-5.27) Exposition of content (5.27-41.22)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sam-gerrans/@samgerrans/ytrcvwkk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sam-gerrans/@samgerrans/ytrcvwkk</guid><category><![CDATA[sam-gerrans]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:17:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM6KdGk2FPJRKrAinjcWeHWRR3HfXBUw4Bsck8pMRrF7u6imZWcGCAEFA2hG6M?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not in the Quran: sending "blessings" when speaking about the prophet]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Traditionalist constantly pours honourifics upon the prophet Muhammad whenever he mentions his name. One is given to believe that this is a mark of piety. And it may be. However, the formulation typically]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sam-gerrans/@samgerrans/e5kgrsia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sam-gerrans/@samgerrans/e5kgrsia</guid><category><![CDATA[sam-gerrans]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:10:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM9tKusjCqtnu1PTRXGLsU5SkKQJsS4mr5oJ6jrXyyoNkCvm4jH8Jt3yBssCMw?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number 19 in the Quran: its Quranic meaning is simple]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here I add to my thoughts on the number 19 mathematical phenomenon which was the focus of Rashad Khalifa and is that of many of his followers. The expression the companions of the fire occurs a total of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/number-19-quran/@samgerrans/d12gn70f</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/number-19-quran/@samgerrans/d12gn70f</guid><category><![CDATA[number-19-quran]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:05:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMAD2Yap1sf9guVsL8bg3KHAiVaVKx1XGngRXkb26usu6WLVaUej8dciXQZQFY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virtue Made Simple in the Quran- what you need to do to live a godly life in one verse – 2-177]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here I look at a simple definition of VIRTUE in the Quran; specifically the verse at 2:177. People get wrapped up in theories and minutia. What is important is faith and good words. This one verse has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quran-alone/@samgerrans/oh2qyu0g</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quran-alone/@samgerrans/oh2qyu0g</guid><category><![CDATA[quran-alone]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 21:31:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCME41dGqAog7Qw6JrdNV4231VQnsQbUD1VQj1gQ3a5aX6C3zoBJGytjN4PPt1S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surah 52 (all verses) – reading and exposition – The Quran: Audiobook]]></title><description><![CDATA[This recording contains surah 52 of the Quran [AL TUR or THE MOUNT] with exposition. CHAPTER 52 (all verses: reading and exposition) First plain text reading (start-5.07) Exposition of content (5.07-1.02.00)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/kr6pvieq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/kr6pvieq</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 21:24:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM8ELz8CiT2PF5Db7cKPnhWNGcUeKmaXXzt75bH5rXP2teeLE2RRHn5t2kzuhW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>