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Two long-form works at the intersection of Quranic study, prophetic tradition, and the ethics of food — grounded in years of fieldwork, sourcing, and contemplation.
The Azka Foods Contemplation Quran Tool
منصة القرآن التفاعلية — أزكى
An interactive Quranic platform built to read, contemplate, and discover the interconnectedness of verses — with a dedicated focus on food ethics in the Quran. The platform maps all 1,400 Quranic verses related to food ethics (آيات أخلاقيات الطعام), connecting each to related hadith, classical tafsir, thematic topics, and personal reflections.
The tool is designed as a scholarly and spiritual instrument: readers can navigate by surah, juz, or thematic category, and explore how the Quran's guidance on nourishment — what to eat, how to eat, and the moral weight of food — forms a coherent ethical framework. Built under the Azka Fitrah platform at azkafitrah.com.
The Azka Prophetic Foods Encyclopedia and Atlas
موسوعة وأطلس الأغذية النبوية — أزكى
A comprehensive scholarly encyclopedia and visual atlas documenting the foods of the Prophet ﷺ — their names in Arabic and classical sources, their geographic origins, their agricultural and ecological context, and their place in prophetic medicine and daily life.
Drawing on fieldwork across Saudi Arabia's agricultural regions, direct relationships with farmers and producers, and deep engagement with classical Islamic texts, this work aims to be the definitive reference on prophetic foods: where they come from, how they were grown and prepared, and what the Sunnah teaches about their consumption and spiritual significance.
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