Is there a Proto-Dravidian-based word for "chair" or "to sit" in Telugu? The common word for "chair" in Telugu is "kurcī," borrowed from Arabic "kursiyy." In Telugu, "kūrconu" is "to sit down," but it seems to be related to "kurcī." Are there any alternative words for "chair" or "to sit" in Telugu?

Historically, what have been the most used and least used (or ignored) parts of the Quran for ritual and for legal purposes by most Muslims?

What are some words in the Quran that are best left untranslated in English from an academic perspective? And which verses are hardest to translate into English, again from an academic perspective (without relying on later Islamic sources)?

What have the mainstream academics in Quranic studies said about the existence (or non-existence) of internal contradictions or logical flaws in the text of Quran?

After the death of Muhammad but before widespread availability of written copies of the Quran and before the widespread establishment of local Islamic authorities, what was "Islam" in practice to early Muslims (if they didn't necessarily have the whole text or some local authority)?

Based on the Quran alone (and without using any Hadiths etc.), what according to Quran are the core differences between Jews, Christians (i.e., those who worship Jesus as incarnation of God), and the Believers (i.e., those who accept Muhammad as the final Prophet and follow what he preached)?

Why do these girls take these kinds of pictures with the Kaamaandhudu? Do they know about his history?

What are the earliest Arabian Islamic retellings (by Muslims) of the life and teachings/message of Jesus? Did earliest Muslims care equally about all prophets? Or were earlier prophets effectively irrelevant for them because they perhaps viewed Muhammad as conveying the entirety of the teachings?

According to the Quran, are the houris only for Muslim men who reach paradise? Or are the houris also for Muslim women who reach paradise? If so, what would houris do for the women versus men? If not, what (if anything) would the Muslim women get in paradise as per the Quran? What is a houri's role?

Sahih al-Bukhari 6:298 says, "Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet (ﷺ) and I used to take a bath from a single pot while we were Junub. During the menses, he used to order me to put on an Izar (dress worn below the waist) and used to fondle me. While in I`tikaf, he used to bring his head near me and I would wash it while I used to be in my periods (menses)."

What is the textual history and scriptural purpose of parts of Hadiths like Sahih al-Bukhari 6:298 (about "Fondling a Menstruating Wife")? How could they have originated? How could people have believed that Aisha narrated very personal details in order for it to be included in the Hadith collection?

How do academic scholars interpret, explain, and historicize the presence of contradictions (or perhaps seeming contradictions) in Hadiths such as Sahih Bukhari 157, 158, 159?

I respect Nag Ashwin's artistic freedom, but why is he claiming that he's adapting the original story when he portrays Karna as rescuing Ashvatthama (when it's actually the other way around in the original story)? He should clarify he's departing from epic instead of saying, "I know what I'm doing."

It is true that in the original story/text, Krishna praises Karna's positive aspects, but in the story Karna and Arjuna and most of the main characters also have their flaws along with their positive aspects. However, the issue is that even in the 1st part of Kalki movie, Nag Ashwin doesn't highlight the flawed nature of Prabhas' character enough. There wouldn't have been the "Arjuna vs Karna" debate if Nag Ashwin had clarified that all characters have strengths and weaknesses, but that's of course not the path he chose.

Selectively quoting a text and claiming that it's the source when one departs too much from the source text is disingenuous. Maybe Nag Ashwin should "google how many times" Karna rescues Ashvatthama (directly, as portrayed in the first part of the movie, not indirectly). The answer is 0. And then he should "google how many times" Ashvatthama rescues Karna (directly or indirectly). The answer is at least 3.

Nag Ashwin claimed, "I know what I'm doing." Can he still claim that he knows what he's doing?!