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G. Waleed Kavalec 1d ago

Salaam all

Islamawakened has finally fleshed out some of our (long overdue) translation descriptions.

Here's the list...

https://islamawakened.com/available-translations/

Please report any errors or omissions.

JZAK

G. Waleed Kavalec 5d ago

✨ Two new 2026 English translations are live on IslamAwakened:
• Zulfiquar Ali Bhotto
• Verbatim Quran — Mahmoud K
They live in a brand-new "Newest Translations 2026" category (the violet one 💜). Free to read, free to compare.
Link in bio.
#Quran #IslamAwakened #QuranTranslation #IslamicStudies #NewRelease #2026

G. Waleed Kavalec May 21

How Filthy can the GOP get??

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/20/tennessee-book-ban-update-state-jumps-the-shark-by-banning-roots/

Tennessee Book Ban Update: State Jumps The Shark By Banning ‘Roots’

When I was in high school, part of the mandatory social studies curriculum included watching the miniseries Roots in class over the course of several days. I remember it fondly, though I did get my…

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G. Waleed Kavalec May 20

Welcome To Late Stage Capitalism !
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https://youtu.be/s2EDLzFwMbc

Products That Last Forever But Companies Trick You Into Replacing

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G. Waleed Kavalec May 19

Compare and explore

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYhdBPrEQKQ/?igsh=MXFwaHZzazN1cWlkaw==

IslamAwakened on Instagram: "The Qur'an's clearest claim about itself — and four translators who can't agree what it actually means. 54:17 says the Qur'an is easy. Every translator agrees. But "easy for what?" splits them four ways: easy to take to heart (Asad), easy to understand and heed (Yusuf Ali), easy to memorize (Pickthall), easy as devotional remembrance (Sahih International). The same Arabic root — dhikr / muddakir — gets pulled in four different directions. Each translator is making a theological claim about what the Qur'an is for: internalization, comprehension, recitation, devotion. None is wrong. All four are inside the word. That's the case for reading translations side by side — not to crown a winner, but to see the meaning open up. See 54:17 across 70+ translations → islamawakened.com/quran/54/17/ #quran #qurantranslation #quranstudy #tafsir #arabicroots #islamicscholarship #comparativereligion"

1 likes, 0 comments - islamawakened on May 19, 2026: "The Qur'an's clearest claim about itself — and four translators who can't agree what it actually means. 54:17 says the Qur'an is easy. Every translator agrees. But "easy for what?" splits them four ways: easy to take to heart (Asad), easy to understand and heed (Yusuf Ali), easy to memorize (Pickthall), easy as devotional remembrance (Sahih International). The same Arabic root — dhikr / muddakir — gets pulled in four different directions. Each translator is making a theological claim about what the Qur'an is for: internalization, comprehension, recitation, devotion. None is wrong. All four are inside the word. That's the case for reading translations side by side — not to crown a winner, but to see the meaning open up. See 54:17 across 70+ translations → islamawakened.com/quran/54/17/ #quran #qurantranslation #quranstudy #tafsir #arabicroots #islamicscholarship #comparativereligion".

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G. Waleed Kavalec May 17

Socialism is only evil
...when it helps ordinary people

https://youtu.be/yLT7xhZ0Fa0

On Modern Social Democracy

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G. Waleed Kavalec May 13

"With great power comes great solipsism: the more power you wield over other people, the less real they become to you."

Explains so much.

https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2026-05-13-vibe-governance-k-hole-8f84776e9a71

Billionaire solipsism, dictator solipsism, AI, and the fascist paradigm

AGI works best in a K-hole.

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G. Waleed Kavalec May 13

And SCOTUS can't do SQUAT

G. Waleed Kavalec May 12

From The Good News Dept.

"tech companies like Cisco and IBM were pushing Colorado lawmakers to sign off on SB26-090, the Exempt Critical Infrastructure from Right to Repair law, which would neuter much of the state’s existing protections under the pretense of making the public safer"

They failed.

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/11/tech-companies-fail-to-kill-colorados-right-to-repair-law/

Tech Companies Fail To Kill Colorado’s ‘Right To Repair’ Law

Last month we noted how tech companies, automakers, and others were trying to kill Colorado’s existing “right to repair” law, which is supposed to make it cheaper and easier to re…

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