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Lafdh Al-Jalalah: The name "Allah". Its Lam has two states: (1) Heavy (Tafkhim): When preceded by Fathah or Dammah. After Fathah: قَا…

Seven Characteristics without Opposites: (1) Safir (Whistling): A whistling sound. Letters: ص ز س. Examples: الصَّمَدُ، زُلْفَى، السَّ…

The Ten Tongue Makhaarij (10 articulation points, 18 letters): Back of tongue + roof: ق — Examples: الْقُرْآنُ، الْقَدْرِ Back …

Ha' Al-Sakt: A silent Ha written in the Mushaf at the end of certain words to indicate a dropped vowel or pause letter. Not to be confused…

Verse: "Allah — there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer..." (2:255) Virtue: The Prophet ﷺ said: "The greatest ver…

Verse: "Those to whom people said: 'People have gathered against you, so fear them.' But it increased them in faith, and they said: 'Allah…

Verse: "And I do not acquit myself — indeed the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil, except those upon which my Lord has mercy." (12:53)…

Verse: "Say: O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of Allah's mercy. Indeed Allah forgives all sins." (39…

Verse: "And He is with you wherever you are. And Allah sees what you do." (57:4) Two types of divine accompaniment: General ma'iy…

Verse: "Forgiver of sin, Accepter of repentance, Severe in punishment, Owner of abundance — no deity except Him, to Him is the return." (4…

Verse: "And We will surely test you until We make evident those who strive among you and the patient, and We will test your affairs." (47:…

Verse: "Were they created from nothing? Or are they the creators?" (52:35) The impregnable philosophical argument: Existence has three…

Verses: "He is Allah — none has the right to be worshipped except Him, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed..." to end of surah (59:22-2…

Verse: "O you who believe, let not your wealth and children divert you from the remembrance of Allah." (63:9) "Ulhi" (divert): From la…

Verse: "O human, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with exertion — and will meet Him." (84:6) "Laboring" (kadih): From kadh — s…

Verse: "And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and earth — Allah is ever, of all things, Encompassing." (4:126) Reflection: "…

Verse: "O people, you are the ones in need of Allah — and Allah is the Free of Need, the Praiseworthy." (35:15) "The needy ones" (al-fu…

Verse: "When those who believe in Our signs come to you, say: Peace be upon you." (6:54) Context: The poor and weak companions came to…

Verse: "With Him are the keys of the unseen — none knows them but He." (6:59) Hadith: "The keys of the unseen are five known only to A…

Verse: "And ask Allah of His bounty." (4:32) "Fadlihi" (His bounty) indefinite: Bounty without limit or description — because the defi…

Verse: "And humiliation and poverty were struck upon them and they returned with anger from Allah." (2:61) The explicit cause: "Becaus…

Verse: "To Allah belongs the east and west — wherever you turn, there is the face of Allah." (2:115) Context: Response to People of th…

Verse: "Allah bears witness that there is no deity except Him — and the angels and those of knowledge — standing in justice." (3:18) Al…

Verse: "There is no creature on earth but its provision is upon Allah." (11:6) "Upon Allah" (ala Allah): The preposition "ala" indicat…

Verse: "If you are grateful I will surely increase you — and if you are ungrateful, My punishment is severe." (14:7) An oath from Allah…

Verse: "Indeed the friends of Allah have no fear nor do they grieve." (10:62) — "Ala" for attention: a divine announcement. Wali of Allah:…

Verse: "If you count Allah's blessings you cannot enumerate them." (16:18) — Not "hard to count" but "you cannot" — enumeration is impossi…

Verse: "Whatever you have been given is the enjoyment of this worldly life and its adornment. What is with Allah is better and more enduri…

Verse: "For every nation is an appointed time — when their time comes they cannot delay an hour nor advance." (7:34) — Nations like indivi…

Verse: "When Our command came We saved Hud and those who believed with him — by a mercy from Us." (11:58) — Salvation "by a mercy from Us"…

Verse: "Live with them honorably — if you dislike them, perhaps you dislike something in which Allah has placed great good." (4:19) — "Hon…

Verse: "If you avoid the major sins forbidden to you, We will expiate your minor sins." (4:31) — Glad tidings for those who sometimes weak…

Verse: "And whoever relies on Allah — He is sufficient for them." (65:3) — "Sufficient" (hasbuh) = enough for everything. Whoever makes Al…

Verse: "Today I have perfected your religion, completed My blessing upon you, and approved Islam as your religion." (5:3) — Revealed on th…

Verse: "Say: He is able to send torment from above you or from beneath your feet." (6:65) — When this was recited the Prophet ﷺ said "I se…

Verse: "My protector is Allah who sent down the Book and He befriends the righteous." (7:196) — The Prophet ﷺ declares in the face of thre…

Verse: "Say: if the ocean were ink for the words of my Lord, the ocean would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted." (18…

Verse: "Say: O My servants who have exceeded against themselves — do not despair of Allah's mercy. Allah forgives all sins — He is the For…

Verse: "Who is this that would provide for you if He withheld His provision?" (67:21) — "Amman" = "or who?" — a challenge by interrogative…

Verse: "Thamud were destroyed by the thunderclap and Aad by a raging howling wind." (69:5-6) — Al-Haqqah opens with: "What is Al-Haqqah?" …

Verse: "As for whoever transgressed and preferred the worldly life — Hell will be the refuge. But as for whoever feared the standing of th…

Verse: "O man, what deceived you concerning your Lord the Most Generous?" (82:6) — A burning question. The Quran implies the answer: "the …

Verse: "But Allah encompasses them from behind" Reflection: In the context of speaking about obstinate disbelievers, this verse comes…

The complete surah: "Say: He is Allah, One (1) Allah, the Eternal Refuge (2) He neither begets nor is born (3) nor is there to Him any equ…

Verse: "Allah, Al-Samad" Reflection: "Al-Samad" is among the most comprehensive of Allah's names and the most loaded with meaning. Ib…

Verse: "They made the angels — who are servants of the Most Merciful — females. Were they witnesses at their creation?" (43:19) — Quraysh …

Verse: "Everyone on it will perish and the Face of your Lord of Majesty and Honor will remain." (55:26-27) — After the verses of blessings…

Verse: "Do not say of those killed in Allah's cause: They are dead. Rather they are alive, but you do not perceive." (2:154) — A prohibiti…

Verse: "Whoever does evil or wrongs himself, then seeks Allah's forgiveness, will find Allah Forgiving, Merciful." (4:110) — "Whoever" — c…

Verse: "O my sons — go and search for Joseph and his brother, and do not despair of Allah's relief. Indeed none despairs of Allah's relief…

Verse: "Indeed I am Allah — there is no god except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance." (20:14) — This verse is dir…

Verse: "When he called his Lord with a hidden call." (19:3) — Zakariya prays secretly, at night, from bodily weakness and sorrowful despai…

Verse: "Vision cannot perceive Him, but He perceives all vision, and He is the Subtle, the Acquainted." (6:103) — "Cannot perceive" with c…

Verse: "Allah knows what every female carries." (13:8) — Centuries before embryology, the Quran reported Allah knows precisely what every …

Verse: "And this worldly life is nothing but amusement and play, and the final abode — that is the true life." (29:64) — "Al-hayawan" (int…

Verse: "Allah is sufficient for us and what an excellent Trustee." (3:173) — The companions said it when people told them "the people have…

Occasion of Revelation (Hasan — Tirmidhi & Tabarani): The polytheists — or some People of the Book — asked the Prophet ﷺ: "Describe your …

Occasion of Revelation (Sahih — Agreed Upon): Narrated through multiple chains in both Sahihayn: The polytheists saw the Prophet ﷺ prostr…

Occasion of Revelation (Sahih — Bukhari, Muslim & Ahmad): The Meccan disbelievers sent Al-Nadr ibn Al-Harith and Uqbah ibn Abi Mu'ayt to …

Verse: "That is because they opposed Allah and His Messenger — and whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger, indeed Allah is severe in puni…

Verse: "O Messenger, convey what was revealed to you from your Lord." (5:67) Occasion (Hasan): The Prophet ﷺ at times hesitated to con…

Verse: "O Messenger, convey what has been revealed to you from your Lord — if you do not, you have not conveyed His message." (5:67) Occ…

Verse: "Whoever leaves his home emigrating to Allah and His Messenger, then death overtakes him — his reward has fallen upon Allah." (4:10…

Verse: "O Prophet, why do you forbid what Allah has made lawful for you?" (66:1) Occasion (Agreed upon): Aisha and Ibn Abbas narrated …

Verse: "Say: I find not in what is revealed to me any prohibition except that it be carrion, flowing blood, or the flesh of swine." (6:145…

Surah: "Say: He is Allah, the One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent." (112:1-4…

Verse: "O you who believe, let not your wealth and your children distract you from the remembrance of Allah." (63:9) Occasion (Sahih): …

Verse: "We created man and We know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than his jugular vein." (50:16) Occasion and…

Verse: "Musa said to him: May I follow you so that you teach me some of the right knowledge you were taught?" (18:66) Musa seeking know…

Verse: "This is the she-camel of Allah as a sign for you — let her feed in Allah's earth and do not harm her or a painful punishment will …

Quranic context: Al-Kahf, verses 60-82 Context: Musa was told that at the junction of the two seas was a righteous servant with knowle…

Source: Agreed Upon — Al-Bukhari (3470), Muslim (2766) — from Abu Said Al-Khudri Story: A man from the Children of Israel had killed n…

Quranic context: Al-Kahf 32-44 The scene: Two men: one given two gardens of grapevines surrounded by date palms, with crops and a rive…

Verse: "You did not kill them, but Allah killed them. And you did not throw when you threw, but Allah threw." (Al-Anfal 17) Context: T…

Verse: "Allah has certainly heard the speech of the one who argues with you about her husband and directs her complaint to Allah. Allah he…

Verse: "Allah was certainly pleased with the believers when they pledged allegiance to you under the tree — He knew what was in their hear…

Simile (tashbih): Comparison with particle — "Their example is like one who kindles a fire" (2:17). Metaphor (isti'ara): Without partic…

Verse: "To Allah belong the Most Beautiful Names, so call upon Him by them." (7:180) Hadith: "Allah has ninety-nine names — a hundred …

Verse: "His example is like that of a dog — if you chase it away it pants, and if you leave it it pants." (7:176) The simile's signific…

Verse: "He is the First and the Last, the Apparent and the Hidden — and He is, of all things, Knowing." (57:3) Double perfect antithesi…

Verse: "Faces that day radiant — looking at their Lord. And faces that day grim — thinking that a catastrophe will befall them." (75:22-25…

Definition: Interrogative for wonder (istifham ta'ajjub): expresses astonishment and deep disapproval — not seeking an answer, but depicti…

Definition: Parisis (mushakala): mentioning something with the word of something else, matching it in expression — using a word in a conte…

Genitive of honor: Attributing something to Allah does not always indicate literal ownership — sometimes it is a genitive of honor and dig…

Definition of urging (ighra) and warning (tahdhir): Urging: Inciting the addressee toward a praiseworthy action — the object is present…

Separation and connection in rhetoric: Connection (wasl): Joining two sentences with a conjunction (wa) when there is a relationship be…

The position: Surah Al-Nas (2): "Malik Al-Nas" (King of people) — two well-known readings: "Malik" (with alif and kasra on lam): me…