<?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>Mon, 04 May 2026 10:17:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/quran-alone/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><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[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[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[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[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[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[Four sacred months and jizya in the Quran understood without hadith]]></title><description><![CDATA[This looks at 9:36-37 specifically – where the Traditionalist claims the Quran speaks about four sacred months (Dhu al Qa’dah, Dhu al Hijjah, Muharram, and Rajab). It also addresses the question of jizya]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/6cnz6og7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/6cnz6og7</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 21:16:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM8CnZMHMXiELEUjDR9WjUy2WvxgeuRhmWMvzGNxfpiptd6ujasrwP5GatxwMr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muqatta'at / Mysterious Letters in the Quran]]></title><description><![CDATA[The question of the meaning of the mysterious letters in the Quran – known in Arabic as the muqatta'at – has both intrigued and frustrated Muslims since the time of the revelation over 1,400 years ago.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quranite/@samgerrans/rgcvrx3s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quranite/@samgerrans/rgcvrx3s</guid><category><![CDATA[quranite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 20:56:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM9uCHDZ3imVG8MK2QTMaszp9uneAamaR5YzqkZq5No1bZxDBaXNKwfd7SkiCj?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your life is falling apart now you're serving God alone-]]></title><description><![CDATA[I get sincere and moving messages the essence of which is: "Since I decided to serve God alone my life has begun falling apart." I don't want to be glib or to tell others what they should do.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/gf0o47f8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/gf0o47f8</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 04:23:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM9Ds4duGTXv7uN7d4WYVRixUWgi6foRGwB7B1DT4Wkd1ZmGH2GjVErpe6xR3k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chemtrails in the Qur'an]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this video I outline my thoughts on chemtrails with regard to the Qur'an. At surah 44:10 the Qur'an speaks about 'obvious smoke' in the sky 'covering the people'. Look in the sky today: do you not see]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/ufcwaoku</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/ufcwaoku</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 04:10:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMCWeSZ6DSHgNXkj2QZH7CVvLXH5U6pwv8u7Fz5h1wSvRBn2RDWE3GmVzo978x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Islamic" Crazies – Why I Am Not Afraid]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm often asked about my own personal safety: aren't I afraid to stand up and say what I do? In this video I address some of those concerns and outline how I see things: the only safety is in the communication]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/n6ihceu4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/n6ihceu4</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 04:05:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM9rGMGCMAuyVZDE9jahSJNmrZcq1szH7nJZHv8hgKeCsBeT4C8P9WooB7wztk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHAPTER 50 (all verses) – reading and exposition]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHAPTER 50 (all verses: reading and exposition) First plain text reading (start-6.25) Exposition of content (6.25-40.20) First plain text reading (40.20-end) Translation: The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/ojlfited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/ojlfited</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 03:39:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMAEsEmSgfXkWQK6TFPszDr4Myf8tzxunGfFrQX3YatQN5v7P9T8rKUbrhDcse?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Repentance is turning your ship around]]></title><description><![CDATA[None of us can begin where we would like to begin. Many of the great prophets and men of God had sinful pasts (despite what Traditionalist Islam teaches). They began where they were. Just because you have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/dsdn3tw3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/dsdn3tw3</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 03:32:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM6KBiW1szJNQBScWv1ZbXr9ke1bxvyQqRJFgZr4N4Ab5LPU7tb4txoxPEZeSQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect no saviours – because there are none]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are no external saviours, not in the original Jewish scriptures nor in the Quran. God does not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves. There is only one way to head]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/xnvl7ydf</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/xnvl7ydf</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 03:25:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM9WHwqmwgMyUkLFEsSmR4dQqyjSJ4iAikxed3RvSw96TrsLJTa61YFcW3wawa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[REFUTING "ISLAM"]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/3jjmnt-refuting-islam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/3jjmnt-refuting-islam</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 06:40:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVPn7RXCq4LuGHzpD39V6d9MsX8XY3Y1Eqa5eF683YELXGNvXctpM92Qrr4JabJ3WodEyGjp47iZ5addbou9nKyRc1Qz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I believe in the Quran]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is an autobiographical piece which aims to answer the following questions – questions I am often asked: Why do I believe in the Quran? Why do I not believe in the Jesus-alone "born again"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/o9z7x6oq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/o9z7x6oq</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 08:02:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM7GeyBNaY3ikoKNFXJZo85tf5H7F7mAdkQS8p8c6qwMhqASaCaUcF6eeLbvoq?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homosexuality in the Quran]]></title><description><![CDATA[I aim to set out here my understanding of the Quranic position on the question of homosexuality, not to engage with the broader debate of current political sexuality; that is, I am interested here only]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/p3wpyhwp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@samgerrans/p3wpyhwp</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samgerrans]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 07:48:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMCkxA2DKU3qXU9vTwwkkknV35bwZ1U7mzkWsiWu8ixoNYtYE6N1Y9DXhmtMhw?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>