Very relevant terms to understand Quranic terminologies...i received this from kids school
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What is the Quranic perspective of Taqdir? If we understand this concept we can create models of success. let us find the root meaning of the arabic word (taqdir) which was prevalent at the time of the Prophet (PBUH) and his companions. The you can reflect how the Magian influence slowly changed this meaning to its now "acquired" meaning which in English is translated as destiny, fate, or predestination etc. The root meaning of the word "taqdir" comes from the root q-d-r ( ). The meaning of this root is measure or standard. means "I measured the thing." means "I made clothes according to his measurements." Therefore, the root meaning of "taqdir" is for something to fit according to some measure or standard. And "Miqdarun" ( ) means model, pattern or standard according to which something is made. In order to make something fit a pattern or standard, one has to have complete control over that thing. Therefore, means that I have...
What does Iqra (اقرأ) mean? The first word revealed in the Quran is sometimes translated as "read" or "recite". In the English language, these two words can hold a broad scope of meanings with slight variations such as: Read: to understand the meaning of written symbols (not necessarily aloud) Recite: to verbally repeat from memory (read aloud) The word Iqra in the many verses seems to have a broad meaning which is (a command to the prophe ) to read and then proclaim it to the people by reciting it aloud. The word Iqra was also used metaprically in the sense of "accumulating something, distributing it, transferring it to other places". "For example, Qaraet'in-nâqatu was the name to the general incident of camels getting pregnant, carrying the baby in the womb,and giving birth to it. in addition, the same word is used for "bringing together letters, words, sentences or information and transmitting it to someone else". This is also why i...
The Quran has many linguistic motif , one of the motif is "Maa" literally called water (if we understand this theme and relate metaphor of "Maa" we will get jewels unraveled: “ماء۔۔۔الماء: ۔ pl. میاہ؛ , ma ماء , Root: م و ہ: water; liquid, fluid; juice کالماء الجاری: fluently, smoothly, like clockwork; ماء الشباب: freshness of youth, prime of youth; ماء عذب: fresh water, potable water, ماء الوجہ: alwajh: honor, decency, modesty, self-respect; اراق ماء وجحہ:: to sacrifice one’s honor, abase; to dishonor, disgrace. In metaphoric sense, the Revelation or Divine Commandments have been described as “maa” or “al-maa”, as in Verse 8/11 which reads: And He causes “water to descend upon you from the above” so as to create purity of character in you, remove the fear of evil, provide integrity in your hearts and bring solidarity in your actions - "وَيُنَزِّلُ عَلَيْكُم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً لِّيُطَهِّرَكُم بِهِ وَيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمْ رِجْزَ الشَّيْطَانِ وَلِيَرْبِطَ عَ...
Definition of 'ummi' from the Quran and Arabic lexicon perspective: A) Ummi as defined by the Quran itself. The word 'ummi' has been used in the Quran in a number of verses. The following verse is one example: Those who follow the messenger, the 'ummi' prophet, whom they find written down in the Torah and the Injeel that are with them. 7:157 Many translations of the Quran have wrongly translated the word "ummi" as illiterate. With a quick analysis of various Quranic verses where the word 'ummi' is used, it can be verified that this word does not mean illiterate. The correct meaning is "someone who has not received a Scripture". In another verse in Quran Allah gives more clarity on Ummi, And among them are 'ummiyoon' who do not know of the Scripture except through hearsay. They are merely guessing. Therefore, woe to those who write with their own hands what is supposed to be the Scripture, then say, "This is from God,...
Millat accordng to the Quraic expert is the making specific labels as linguistic motif. Prophet Ibrahm AS had created many such labels. Allah highlighted in the above verse one of label for his followers of monotheistic belief is "Muslim". Modern translators used Millat=Deen and according to linguistic expert Allah can not use Deen and Millat with same meaning in the same verse. The verse 282 in Surah 2 uses this term milla Definition of Jahiloon (Ignorants) as per the Quranic Lexicon. Hanif is the one who does not follow blindly main stream or herd mentality or majority path as per the Qur'anic lexicon experts. This one label "Ibrat" is one of the key term to understand Quran from Millat Ibahm (compositional style of Irahim AS)
Quran uses metaphors to form linguistics motif: What is Metaphor? - A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. - A thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else. For example: Life is a race. The one who keeps running wins the race and the one who stops to catch a breath loses Classical Arabic, with roots in ancient Semitic languages, is a literary form of Arabic (as opposed to dialectical Arabic) dating back at least 1500 years. The first evidence of Arabic script, the inscription of Zabad from the year 512, was found in Syria. Arabic has 2 forms: Classical Arabic (Fus-ha) Language in which the Qur’an is wirtten. Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) Arabic dialect generally understood To understand the Quranic motif we need to work on broadly two foundational principles: 1. Focusing on the language in which the Qur’an was revealed (it's flow of discourse , metaphors, grammar, idioms and expressio...
Classical Arabic, among the widely known languages, is definitely the richest as for the number of roots and the number of derivatives they all have, as well as for the number of closed synonyms distinguished by subtle differences of meaning. Its grammar is very rich in concepts too, and as it is very analytical it does not tolerate ambiguity and forces one to choose between many more alternate expressions other languages would express all the same. This is one of the important concepts of understanding language motif. Arabic: A Sophisticated Language (Quranic commentators and Hadith reporters/compilers missed these essentials of language): The Arabic language is one of the oldest and most sophisticated languages in the world. Arabic has a rich history and a deep cultural significance, but what makes the language so sophisticated? we can explore the unique qualities of Arabic that m...