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This paper aims to articulate modern approaches (Watt, Braithwaite, Cupitt, Halefullah etc.) toward the reality of Qur'anic narratives critically and proposes that those narratives are not based on merely imaginative constructions. Nevertheless, regarding the classical understanding of narratives which opposes modern approaches, it claims that narratives are of outstanding significance for human life, as it is presented by modern approaches, hence it is possible that some imaginative constructions play their roles within the Qur'anic narratives. Accordingly, both imaginative constructions and the reality should be taken into considerations in case of understanding the narratives from different perspectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to examine the connotations of colors used in the Qur'ân. Just as the grammatical language, the colors are means of communication. The Qur'ân uses colors as a way of telling something literally. For instance, while such colors as black, yellow, and blue imply bad things, white and green colors imply good things. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper studies the status of hadith in such cities of Turkistan as Bukhara, Tashkent, Samarkand and Tirmiz, which were significant centers for the hadith research and once closed to us. In this study, an account of the historical significance of Bukhara with respect to hadith research is touched on. Besides, the Soviet oppression directed especially against Islam and criticisms against the Qur'an and the Prophet are summarized. In addition, relation between Islamic education under the State control and the hadith are analyzed. In this connection, the hadith lectures in religious educational institutions, the literature on hadith, and the concepts related to the hadith contained in encyclopedic publications are examined. Finally, independent re-searches on Islam and the hadith are reported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]