The Korana of Mother Goddess
A feminist interpretation of the Koran suitable for women and children
and enlightened men
A message of love and peace to all womankind and mankind
By JoAnne Marie
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2006
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For limited licenses for reproduction purposes, you may contact the author at www.MotherGoddess.org.
Further, this book is intended to be a book of peace, love and good will to the entire world, and those that may misuse it for negative thoughts, emotions and actions, including, but not limited to: hate, violence, rage, war, anger, judgment, unhappiness, sadness, fear, despair and anxiety, are herewith warned that they will experience soul suffering on the day of their resurrection, and they will feel all the pain, suffering and agony they caused others.
Therefore the reader is wished the following positive thoughts, emotions and actions which are taught in this good book: love, peace, joy, happiness, forgiveness, helpfulness towards one another, compassion, empathy, sympathy, hope and trust
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Limited License: It is the intent of the author to promote peace, love, harmony and goodwill throughout the world and to that end, this book may be read aloud during any worship service or during any religious study group; "
provided that", in no manner may the book be used to promote any negative action or emotion including, but not limited to: war, hate, death, destruction or the creation of rage or anxiety in any person or persons. Please contact
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Dedications
This book is dedicated to my husband, and our four children who are always very understanding of my long hours and hard work for them, as well as my mother Jean Marie, and my late father, Robert William. I am especially grateful to my mother's assistance in editing this work, and her appreciation for it. I am also highly appreciative to Sylvia Browne, Edgar Cayce, James Twyman, Doreen Virtue and Helen Schucman ("A Course in Miracles)"
for their work channeling information from the other side so that we know the Divine is only peace and love. And finally, I do not believe that I would have set upon this path of feminine sacred writing without the very special assistance from my own 10 year old daughter, who is an indigo child, and who started chattering away about peace, love and Mother Goddess, Father God, angels and fairies from her very first words as a toddler. I would like to thank all of these very special people, as well as my many friends that believe in peace, love and the angels as well.
It is also dedicated to all the women and girls around the world that are discriminated against in more ways that are shameful for any good person to imagine. Please visit www.RAWA.org to see but a few examples. Treaties are ignored, medical funding for poor pregnant women and infants is often withheld, all because it is considered to be culturally acceptable to do so. Female genital mutilation, denial of access to books, career opportunities and education are nothing but a form of forced slavery. This must end. This book is further dedicated to all the women and children who have suffered under such "
rules" and
"cultural acceptance" which have amounted to little more than shameful cruelty and severe oppression of the female gender.
A portion of the proceeds of every book will to be sent to charities benefitting poor and oppressed women and girls around the world, including the U.S. I further hope that some day computers may be sent to every girl and uneducated or undereducated woman around the world so that they might receive a good education via the internet
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May Mother Goddess Bless Them All!
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Forward
This book is intended to be a book of complete love, peace and spirituality. It has eliminates hate and violence from a most important sacred writing to usher in a new age of spirituality for an advanced planet and its inhabitants.
It brings a new path to womankind towards the Divine and is especially geared toward women and girls.
Concepts of polygyny and discrimination towards females are herewith dispensed with. Women should have freedoms equal to that of men, including the right to delay marriage and the right to an education up to and including college.
Separation of the sexes is as wrongful as slavery. The concept of sexual discrimination as a "
cultural matter" is an obvious and severe mistake. This is because a man of quality understands women for equality
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Introduction To The Korana
This book is an entirely new interpretation of the Koran, and it has been written by a woman entirely for women and girls.
Did you ever try to read the Koran only to be grossly disappointed that it was geared almost exclusively toward men, and in particular, toward a male God? Or perhaps you found the use of war as an acceptable tool to settle differences, make money and spread religion to be abhorrent? In addition, much of the original book simply does not make much sense to non-Arab women that do not know the nuances of Arab culture and traditions. Maybe you found that the language used in the traditional versions of Shakir, Abdullah Yusufali and Pickthal use such archaic English that it is near impossible to read and understand the traditional former English Koran texts.
Well, this is your book. This Korana version has been almost exclusively feminized.
Goddess has been used instead of God. The stories refer to women prophetesses and not men. The heros are heroines--Sarah (
wife of Abraham), Nora (
wife of Noah), Wileh (
wife of Lot),
etc., because they were in fact high priestesses and prophetesses in and of themselves. Many footnotes explain references specific to ancient Arab culture so you will not have to continually guess what was being referred to.
The book teaches peace and not war.
It teaches hell as an allegory to the process of reincarnation and earth as a school. Gabriel is referred to in feminine form as Gabrielle. A table is given to convert traditional names and places to feminized ones. The book is not centered on prohibiting the worship of Goddess via multiple idols and instead it is more centered on prohibiting the association of negative actions and emotions with Her, which is far more important. In this Korana, Goddess does not maim, kill, hate, commit acts of vengeance or retribution, nor does she engage in actions of violence and cursing against any person--She is pure love. The traditional Arab stories are rich and amazing and of interest to everyone. The concepts of Jesus Christ (Yeshua)
and Mother Mary are especially interesting because they are based upon Gospels not found in the New Testament, but were in existence in 625 CE and were believed by many to be true and accurate.
Neither Christian nor Jew should be offended by any derogatory statements, because these have been made into positive ones.
The Book was written in a prose format for two purposes. First, it makes it easier for people to read the Book aloud during a worship service, and it also allows the reader to get a sense of the original document where a few chapters were written in rhyme and meter, but the rest were written in soft prose. Alliteration and soft internal rhyming in sentences are kept for the same purpose.
If you find anything whatsoever in this book that promotes hate, violence, aggression, greed, self centeredness, or anything that shows Goddess in a negative light, please post it on my website at www.MotherGoddess.org on the bulletin board there and it will be promptly revised.
Note this book was written and inspired by George Sale's Koran version which shows a publication date of 1860.
This book included many footnotes of detailed explanation of Arab culture and stories. It has been compared with the traditional versions by Shakir, Abdullah Yusufali and Pickthal and others for accuracy. This book is copyrighted and may not be further copied or disseminated without written permission of the author.
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c) Copyright JoAnne Marie 2006, All rights reserved
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A Table Of The Contents
Of The Korana
Ch
Title Verse Count
Page
1
Introduction
7
1
2
The Cow
286
1
3
The Family of Mother
Mary
200
33
4
Women
176
52
5
The Table
119
75
6
Cattle
165
90
7
The Veil
206
106
8
The Spoils
75
125
9
Declaration of Immunity
129
131
10
Joanie
109
145
11
Hue
123
154
12
Josie
111
164
13
Thunder
43
174
14
Sarah
52
178
15
Al Hejr
98
182
16
The Bee
129
186
17
The Night Journey
111
196
18
The Cave
110
203
19
Mother Mary
98
211
20
T.h.
135
217
21
The Prophetesses
112
224
22
The Pilgrimage
78
232
23
The True Believers
117
237
24
Light
64
242
25
Al Forkana
77
247
26
The Poets
228
251
Ch
Title Verse Count
Page
27
The Ant
93
258
28
The Herstory
88
264
29
The Spider
69
270
30
The Greeks
60
274
31
Lockelani
35
278
32
Adoration
29
281
33
The Conspirators
73
283
34
Saba
54
289
35
The Creatress
45
294
36
Y.s.
83
297
37
Those Who Rank in Order
182
301
38
S.
88
306
39
The Assemblies
75
311
40
The True Believer
85
316
41
The Explanation
54
322
42
Consultation
53
326
43
The Ornaments of Gold
88
330
44
Smoke
59
334
45
Kneeling
36
337
46
Crooked Sands
36
339
47
The Prophetess
38
342
48
The Victory
29
345
49
The Inner Apartments
18
348
50
K
45
349
51
The Dispersion
60
352
52
The Mountain
49
354
53
The Star
62
356
54
The Moon
55
358
55
The Merciful
78
360
56
The Inevitable
99
362
Ch
Title Verse Count
Page
57
The Iron
29
365
58
The Pleading Woman
22
367
59
The Forced Emigration
24
369
60
She who is tried
13
371
61
The Array
14
373
62
The Assembly
11
374
63
The Hypocrites
11
375
64
Mutual Deceit
17
376
65
Divorce
12
377
66
Prohibition
12
378
67
The queendom
30
380
68
The Pen
52
381
69
The Inevitable Day
52
383
70
The Steps
44
385
71
Nora
28
386
72
The Genii
28
388
73
All Wrapped Up
20
389
74
All Covered Up
56
390
75
The Resurrection
40
392
76
Woman
31
393
77
Those Who are Sent
50
395
78
The News
40
396
79
Those Who are Swift
46
397
80
She Frowned
42
399
81
The Darkness
29
400
82
The Cleaving Asunder
19
400
83
The Unjust Measurement
36
401
84
The Opening
25
402
85
The Celestial Signs
22
403
86
The Night Star
17
404
Ch
Title Verse Count
Page
87
The Most High
19
404
88
The Overwhelming
26
405
89
The Dawn
30
406
90
The City
20
407
91
The Sun
16
408
92
The Night
21
408
93
The Brightness
11
409
94
Have we not Opened
?
8
409
95
The Fig Tree
17
410
96
The Embryo
19
410
97
The Celebrated Night (Al
Kadr
)
11
411
98
The Evidence
8
411
99
The Earthquake
8
412
100
The Swift Horses of
Mercy
11
412
101
The Striking with Love
9
413
102
The Love of Wealth
5
413
103
The Afternoon
3
413
104
The Slanderer
7
414
105
The Elephant
3
414
106
The Koreishites
5
415
107
Necessaries
7
415
108
Al Cawthar
3
415
109
The Unbelievers
6
416
110
Assistance
3
416
111
Abu Laheb
5
416
112
The Unity of Goddess
4
417
113
The Goddess of the
Morning
5
417
114
Women
6
417
Total Verses
6244
Bonus - 10
Commandments Of Goddess!
417
Table B
The Meaning of Chapter Initials Chapter
Initials Used Possible Meaning
2-3, 7
A.l.f.
Alif Lam Mim
................Allat, the All Knowing
7,10-12,14-15
A.l.r.
Alif Lam
Ra
.....................Allat, the All Seeing
13
A.l.m.r.
Alif Lam Mim
Ra
............Allat, the Best Knower, the All Seeing
19
K.h.y.a.s.
Kaf Ha Ya Ain
Sad..........Allat is Sufficient for All; She is the True Guide, Bestowed of
Mercy, Security, Blessings, All Knowing, Omnipotent, Truthful
20
T.h.
Ta
Ha
.............................o Perfect Woman, be at Rest
26,28
T.s.m.
Ta Sin
Mim
.....................Allat is Benign, All Hearing and All Knowing
27
T.s.
Ta Sin
.............................The
Benign, The All Hearing
29,30-32
A.l.m.
Alif Lam
Mim
..................Allat, the All Knowing
36
Y.s.
Ya
Sin
..............................o Perfect Prophetess
37
S.
Sad
...................................Allat
is Truthful
40-46
H.m.
Ha
Mim
...........................Allat is Praiseworth and full of Honor
50
Q.
Qaf
..................................Allat
is Almighty
Many chapters being with initials, the meaning of which has long ago been lost.
To the extent that some meanings have been found in publications, they are given as suggested ones here.
Table C - Names Traditional
Bible Names and Meanings
Masculine Feminine
Meaning Aaron
Alana fair and beautiful
Abraham Sarah
princess
Adam Eve
life
Allah Allat
Goddess Asia
wife of Pharaoh
east
Daniel Dana
mother of the goddesses
David Denise
from Dionysius or
goddess Diana, or divine
Elijah Elisa
dedicated to Goddess
Elisha Elisha
consecrated to Goddess
Enoch Edna
pleasure or delight
Ezekiel Esther
star
Ezra Esma
emerald or jewel
Isaac Iris
flower or rainbow
Ishmael Emma
universal or all
embracing
Israel Isabell
dedicated to Goddess
Jacob Jacklyn
protectress
Joachim Anna
gracious
Job Joan
from Joanne or Goddess
is gracious
John the Baptist Jane the Baptist
gracious, merciful,
Goddess is gracious
Jonas Joanie
Goddess is gracious Joseph, father of Jacob
Josie Goddess will increase
Judy, most noble child
of Josie
Jewish Lot
Wileh fierce protector
Moses Miriam
from Mother Mary -
the healer
Norah Nora
the bright one, flower
or light
Samuel Samantha
listens well
Satan Eblis
despair
Solomon Salome
welcome or peace
Zacharias Elizabeth
gracious
Korana
Names
Amena prophetess' mother
honest woman
Dhu'lkefl Duaa
prayer to Goddess
Elias Elana
light
Ilyasin Ilana
sunshine
Lockman Lockelani
small red rose
Malec Malika
queen or princess
Shoaib Sally
savior
Zeid Zabina
one who is fair
Nations
and Places
Ad Ada
happy or ornament
Ansars Anana
soft and gentle
Antioch Antonia
flourishing flower
Hud Hue
lily
Irem Irene
peace
Madian Marian
of Mother Mary
Moharejen Monita
noble
Rass Rasha
young gazelle
Talmud Thelma
nurse
Tobba Tova
good
Yathreb
Yamka
Goddess is good
Known
Archangels: Ariel
female name
lioness of Goddess
Cassiel female name for Angel of
Saturday
earth mother
Gabrielle female name-- male
spelled Gabriel
Goddess is my strength Haniel
closest name is
Hanna--female name
Goddess of Life Michael
both male and female
name
One who is like Goddess Raphael
Raphaella healed by Goddess
Uriel female name
Light of Goddess Other
known Angels
Cammuel closest names female
Cameo Cameron
Camille shadow portrait
bent nose
attendant during service
Chaumel closest name female
Chana or Chanah gracious
Izidiel closest names female
- Izefia
closest name male - Izzy
childless (f)
laughing one (m)
Jophiel-guards
Tree of Life
closest names female
- Joella or Joelle.
Goddess is willing Malik-guards
heaven
closest name female - Malaika
angel
Metatron closest name female
- Meta
ambitious
Raguel closest name female
- Ragini
unknown
Raziel closest name female
- Raziya
agreeable
Remiel closest name male or
female
Remi or Remy from Reims, France
Sachiel closest name male: Sachiel
closest name female:
Sachi
angel of water (m)
bliss child (f)
Samael closest name female
- Samiah or Samira entertaining
Sandalphon
closest names female: Sandy, Sandia, Sandra,
Sandrine
closest names male:
Sandeep, Sander, Sandro
helper of humanity (f)
name of God (m)
Sariel
closest names female: Sara, Saran, Sarai,
Sari, Sariah, Sarina
Name of Angel Zadekiel
closest names female
- Zada;
closest name male
- Zador.
Lucky one (f)
violent (m)
Names of angels and archangels overwhelming female!
Does it matter? No.
Sylvia says they don't really have individual names anyway! (
Her spirit guide Francine calls them all "Michael") And since they don't incarnate, they really don't have a true gender as people do. Ask for an archangel, and if you want a female, you will get a female! They are assigned according to what you need to have done and they come prepared.
If you ask them their name, they will give it to you, generally based upon whatever name you think is the best one.
On Eblis-the fallen angel. Legend has it that Eblis challenged Goddess and was banished from heaven to mislead womankind and eat unblessed food and haunt ruins.
However, when Eblis arrived on earth, he began to foment hot winds which killed many of the people, so the angelic army went down to capture him and return him to heaven to learn heavenly ways. He learned and gained much stature there, until he got into trouble again and was banished back to earth until the day of final judgment when he will be cleansed. He is often synonymous with "
the devil" or "
Satan", both very old evil deities or semi-deities.
Sylvia says there are no dark angels because of the way they are created. However, dark entities as ghosts sometimes are afraid to pass over because they think they will go to hell, or they are attached to something material that they love, such as a beautiful home or even a self portrait of them in beauty. If you happen upon a situation such as this, it is better to dump the home or item than have a nasty poltergeist hanging around. Although they cannot really harm you, they will scare you much as they can, and they can trip, slap, break and throw things.
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This book is also dedicated to www.RAWA.org and may Allat bless their good work in fighting oppression, fascism, hate and aggression in religion. In particular, I dedicate the book also to Zainab, the Afghan girl I am currently sponsoring.
Polygamy means multiple marriages. Polygyny means multiple wives at one time.