In the Name of God, the Infinitely Compassionate, Infinitely Merciful. 1) The Infinitely Compassionate 2) bestowed knowledge of the Qur’an; 3) created humankind; 4) [and] bestowed knowledge of the explication. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
الرَّحْمَنُ (1) عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ (2) خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ (3) عَلَّمَهُ الْبَيَانَ
Bismillah ir-rahman ir-rahim. Ar-Rahman ‘allama l-Qur’an, khalaqa l-insan, ‘allamahu l-bayan. By the calligrapher Haytham Ghurab.

I’ve gotten permission from Dr. Alan Godlas (Abdul Haqq), who is a professor at the University of Georgia for Islamic and Sufi studies, to repost his Facebook postings on Islam and Sufism. All translations are done by Abdul Haqq Godlas unless otherwise noted.