Quranic Terms
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Meccan and Medinan — The Difference and Its Importance
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Meccan: revealed before the Hijra regardless of physical location.
Medinan: revealed after the Hijra regardless of…
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Abrogating and Abrogated — Divine Legislative Development
Definition:
Naskh: lifting a preceding Sharia ruling by a subsequent legal evidence.
Nasikh: the abrogating evidence. Mansukh:…
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Muhkam and Mutashabih — The Clear and the Ambiguous
Verse: "In it are explicit (muhkam) verses — they are the Book's foundation — and others ambiguous (mutashabih)." (3:7)
Muhka…
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Occasions of Revelation — Definition and the Golden Rule
Definition: Events or questions that formed the context for a verse's revelation.
Value: More precise understanding, knowing…
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Quranic Inimitability — The Unanswered Challenge
Definition: Creation's incapacity to match the Quran despite the explicit challenge: "Bring a surah like it." (2:23)
Dimensio…
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Tafsir and Ta'wil — A Fundamental Distinction
Tafsir: Uncovering the verse's apparent intended meaning through language rules, Sharia, and context.
Ta'wil: Directing a wo…
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Quranic Recitations — The Authorized Plurality
Definition: Different modes of pronouncing Quranic words — taken through continuous chains from the Prophet ﷺ. All are authentic…
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Disconnected Letters — The Secret of Surah Openings
What are they? 29 surahs begin with isolated letters: Alif-Lam-Mim, Kaf-Ha-Ya-Ain-Sad, etc.
Scholarly views: (1) Mutashabih …
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Quranic Verse-Endings (Fawasil) — Definition and the Science of Ayah Endings
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A Fasilah is the final word of a Quranic verse — resembling a poetic rhyme in rhythm and musicality, yet distinct f…
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Abrogation (Naskh) — Conditions for Abrogating and Abrogated Texts
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Legal abrogation (Naskh): the lifting of an established Sharia ruling by a later Sharia evidence — proof of divinel…
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Translation of the Quran — Ruling and Accepted Methodologies
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Translation of the Quran means conveying its meanings into another language — there are two types: literal and inte…
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