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He founded an Islamic group called United Submitters International whose beliefs include the dedication of all worship practices to God alone and the rejection of hadith (recorded traditions) as a source of religious doctrine and practice. Starting in 1969 , Khalifa used computers to analyze the frequency of letters and words in the Quran. In 1974 he claimed to have discovered an intricate numerical pattern in the text of the Qur'an involving the number 19 mentioned in sura 74 . He published several books on this subject. Khalifa was initially well-received throughout the Muslim world, but became the subject of bitter controversy when he made several claims that appeared heretical according to the mainstream opinion of both the Sunni and Shi'a schools of thought.1On January 31 , 1990 , Khalifa was stabbed to death in his Tucson, Arizona mosque.2It is commonly believed that the extremist group al-Fuqara' , based in Pakistan , was responsible for the assassination.3
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Rashad Khalifa ( ; November 19, 1935–January 31, 1990) was an Egyptian-American biochemist , closely associated with the United Submitters International .He was assassinated in 1990.
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Rashad Khalifa ( ; November 19, 1935–January 31, 1990) was an Egyptian-American biochemist , closely associated with the United Submitters International . He was assassinated on January 31, 1990.
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Rashad Khalifa ; November 19, 1935 – January 31, 1990) was an Egyptian-American biochemist , closely associated with the United Submitters International (USI) , an offshoot of Quranism . His teachings were opposed by Traditionalist Muslims . He was assassinated on January 31, 1990.
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Egyptian-American Quranist (1935–1990) Rashad Khalifa ( ; November 19, 1935 – January 31, 1990) was an Egyptian-American biochemist , closely associated with the United Submitters International (USI), an organization which promotes the practice and study of Quran-only Islam .His teachings were opposed by Traditionalist Muslims and he was assassinated on January 31, 1990.He is also known for his claims regarding the existence of a Quran code , also known as Code 19.
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Egyptian-American Quranist (1935–1990) Rashad Khalifa ( Arabic : رشاد خليفة ; November 19, 1935 – January 31, 1990) was an Egyptian-American biochemist , closely associated with the United Submitters International (USI), an organization that promotes the practice and study of Quranism .Khalifa saw his role as purging the accretions that found their way into Islam via hadith and sunnah , which he claimed were corrupted.Similarly, he believed that previous revelations of God, such as the Bible , contained contradictions due to human interference (a concept known as tahrif ) .Instead, he believed that the beliefs and practices of Islam should be based on the Quran alone. He is also known for his claims regarding the existence of a Quran code , also known as The Number 19. His changing views regarding the essence of faith, recorded in his two renditions of the Quran, and declaring himself as a divine messenger who communicated with Gabriel , drew opposition from other Muslims.On January 31, 1990, Khalifa was found stabbed to death inside the Mosque of Tucson, in Arizona, which he founded.
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egyptian-american biochemist
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