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VariousExamplesoftheLinguisticBeautyoftheQuran

AssalamuAlaikum. AsI'vecomeacrosssomanywonderfularticles(andblogposts)onthelinguisticbeautyoftheQuran,I thoughtI'dpostthemhere.(IstudieditaswellsoperhapsonedayinshaAllah,I'lltypeoutsomeofthe mynotes.) SomeoftheserequiresomeknowledgeoftheArabiclanguage.That'snotabadthingatall.Itshould justwhetourappetiteandmakeuswanttolearnArabicinsteadofrelyingontranslations. Also,ifanybodyspotsanymistakesinthesearticles,pleasedosayso. Okay,thefirstoneisaboutanantthat'ssmarterthanme.... http://www.masjidibrahim.org/article...a/sulaiman.htm

Sulaiman(as)andtheAntByYahyaIbrahim
Allah(swt)narratestousintheQuranthestoryofSulaimanandanant.Wemustfirstunderstandthat Sulaiman(as)wasaProphetwhohadbeengivendominionthatsurpassedallotherhumanbeingspast andpresent.'Abdullahbin'Amrbinal'Aas(ra)reportsthatRasoolulAllah(saw)said,'WhenSulaiman (Solomon)sonofDawoud(David)(re)builtBaitulMaqdisherequestedfromAllahthreethingsin intervals: HeaskedAllahgovernorshipwithJusticethatisinaccordancewiththeLawsofAllah Heaskedtopossessdominionthatcannotbeattained/possessedbyanyoneafterhim Heasked,afterhavingcompletedthe(re)buildingoftheMasjid,thatanyonewhocomestoit,seeking onlytoprayinit,thathedepartsfromit(exitshim)sinlessasthedayhewasgivenbirthtobyhis mother(Inanothernarrationhesaid,'Asforthe(first)tworequests,thenhereceivedthem.Iamhopeful thathewasgrantedthethirdaswell.') [ReportedbyanNasaa'i,Ahmed,IbnMajah,IbnHibban,AlHaakiminalMustadrak,AlBayhaqiinash Shu'abandothers.] OneoftheblessingsextendedtoSulaimanwashisabilitytoconversewiththenaturalliving environment.

Allah(swt)saysinSuratalNaml: "AndthereweregatheredbeforeSulaiman(Solomon)hishostsofjinnsandmen,andbirds,and theyallweresetinbattleorder(marchingforwards).Till,whentheycametothevalleyofthe ants,oneoftheantssaid:"Oants!Enteryourdwellings,lestSulaimn(Solomon)andhishosts crushyou,whiletheyperceivenot." Sohe[Sulaiman(Solomon)]smiled,amusedatherspeechandsaid:"MyLord!Inspireand bestowuponmethepowerandabilitythatImaybegratefulforYourFavourswhichYouhave bestowedonmeandonmyparents,andthatImaydorighteousgooddeedsthatwillplease You,andadmitmebyYourMercyamongYourrighteousslaves."SuratanNaml(27:1719) ShaykhulIslamIbnalQayyimdiscussesinMiftaahDarasSa'aadah(Vol.1,Pg.243)thelinguistic poweroftheant'sspeech. Hesays:Thedialogueoftheant"Oants!Enteryourdwellings,lestSulaiman(Solomon)andhishosts crushyou,whiletheyperceivenot"involves10differentcommunicationaltools.Thissinglestatement carriedinitsmessagethefollowing10linguisticparameters: 1.ACallandplea 2.Anindication 3.Identification 4.Mandating 5.Stating 6.Warning 7.Specification 8.Discerningandproving 9.Generalizing 10.Excusing Thesimpleandconciseexhortationoftheminisculeantcarriedallthathasbeenlistedabove.Asa result,SulaimanfeltcompelledtothankAllahfortheNi'mahthatAllahextendedtohim.SoSulaiman invokedAllahsaying: Sohe[Sulaiman(Solomon)]smiled,amusedatherspeechandsaid:"MyLord!Inspireand bestowuponmethepowerandabilitythatImaybegratefulforYourFavourswhichYouhave bestowedonmeandonmyparents,andthatImaydorighteousgooddeedsthatwillplease You,andadmitmebyYourMercyamongYourrighteousslaves."SuratanNaml(27:19) Hereisthebreakdownoftheant'sexhortation. "O":Acallandplea "ants!":IdentificationandIndication "Enter":MandatingandCommanding "yourdwellings,":Statingwhattodo "lestSulaiman":SpecifyingandLabeling "andhishosts":DiscerningandProving "crushyou":Warning "whiletheyperceivenot":Excusing

SubhanAllah!Anant'ssentencecontainedallofthateloquenceandprecision.Letusponderthewords ofAllah(swt): "Thereisnotamoving(living)creatureonearth,norabirdthatflieswithitstwowings,butare communitieslikeyou.WehaveneglectednothingintheBook,thenuntotheirLordthey(all) shallbegathered."AlAn'aam6:38

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AssalamuAlaikum. http://arabicgems.wordpress.com/2007...storyssecret/ TheStory'sSecret Tolookbacktotheoriginalmeaningofawordistoembarkonmorethanjustalinguisticvoyagein somecases,tracingawordbacktoitsoriginalmeaningisactuallythekeytounlockingoneofthe treasuresoftheguidanceoftheQuran. Forexample,AllaahsaidintheintroductiontothestoryofProphetYusuf(peacebeuponhim),

Werelatetoyou,thebestofstories(qasas)inwhatWehaverevealedtoyouofthisQuranalthough youwere,beforeit,amongtheunaware. whereintherealsecretbehindAllahrelatingthisstorytousliesinnoneotherthanthewordstoryitself. Thewordbeingusedforstoryinthisverseisqissah(pl.qasas,)isderivedfromtherootqaaf saad.Theprimaryconnotationofthisrootistofollow.Thismeaningisfurtherevidencedbythe verse,

Andshesaidtohissister,Followhim whereinthemotherofProphetMusa(peacebeuponhim)toldhissistertofollowMusaafterthefamily ofthePharoahhadpickedhimfromtheriver,andthewordusedbyAllahforfollowintheversewas qusseehi alsoderivedfromtheroot. Similarly,thejuridicaltermqisaasreferringtothelawofequalityinpunishment,issocalled becauseitinvolvesfollowinginthefootstepsofanotherdoingtoonepersonwhattheyhavedoneto another. Andthuswefindthatthewordqissah(story)ashasbeenusedintheQuranhasbeenchosenover allothersynonyms(suchashadeethorhikaayah)becauseitindicatesthatthestoryisnot beingnarratedforthesakeofamusementorentertainment,butratherwithintheworditselfliesthe

explanationthatthestoryisbeingrelatedforthereadertofollowinthefootstepsoftheonebeing spokenaboutinthestoryalthoughyouwere,beforeit,amongtheunaware.

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AssalamuAlaikum. http://www.ilmfruits.com/theparable...andgarments/

TheParableofSpousesandGarments
Bismillah Allah()usesamazingparablesintheQur'anthatstrikefear,aweandamazementinthe heartsofthebelievers.ThroughouttheQur'an,Allah()drawsparablesforustoconveythe importanceofcertaintopics,toextractlessonsfromthemandsothatwemayponderandreflectover them.Wehearmanytimesoftheexamplesofthehypocrites,themushrikeen(pagans)andthe believers.ButthereisoneparablethatAllah()putsforththatincreasestheloveandmercy betweenahusbandandwife,andthisparableisoneofthemosteloquentandstrikingintheQur'an. Allah()describesthespousalrelationshipinSurahAlBaqarah,whenHesays:

Translation:Theyareyourgarmentsandyouaretheirgarments.[SurahBaqarah,verse187] SubhanAllah,Allah()comparestherelationshipbetweenahusbandandwifeasclothing. Allah()saysthatboththehusbandandwifeare"libaas",garments,foreachother.This showstheequalitythatAllahplacesbetweenspousesandhoweachpartnerhasaroleinthe relationship. RememberagainthatAllah()putsparablesintheQur'ansothatwemayponder,solet's ponderonhowaspousecomparestoclothes: Clothesareclosetoyou,behindyourclothesisyourbareskin.Aspouseisclosetoyouinthat manner,emotionallyandphysically. Clothesprotectyourskinfromtheoutside.Ahusbandisthemaintainerofhiswifeandthewife protectsherhusband'shomeandproperty. Clothesbeautifyyou.Ahusbandandwifecomplimenteachother,inthislifeandthenext. Clothesarecomfortable.Whenoneisaroundtheirspouse,theyfeelateaseandtheirheartsareat rest.Onecanrelaxaroundtheirspouseandfindcomfortinthemandtheirwordswhentheyarein difficulty. Clotheshideandscreenyou.Ahusbandandwifeshouldnotdiscusseachother'sfaultstotheoutside orcomplaintoothersabouttheirspouse. SubhanAllah,indeedourLordisArRa'oof(theextremelyCompassionate)forplacingthistranquility betweenspouses.AsIbnKathirsaysinhistafseerofSurahRoom:IfAllahhadmadeallofAdam's

betweenspouses.AsIbnKathirsaysinhistafseerofSurahRoom:IfAllahhadmadeallofAdam's progenymale,andcreatedthefemalesfromanotherkind,suchasfromJinnoranimals,therewould neverhavebeenharmonybetweenthemandtheirspouses.Therewouldhavebeenrevulsionifthe spouseshadbeenfromadifferentkind.OutofAllah'sperfectmercyHemadetheirwivesfromtheir ownkind,andcreatedloveandkindnessbetweenthem.Foramanstayswithawomanbecausehe lovesher,orbecausehefeelscompassiontowardsheriftheyhaveachildtogether,orbecauseshe needshimtotakecareofher,andsoon. ManymayfeelembarrassedthatthisverseismentionedintheQur'an,butsubhanAllah,thisisjust anotherbeautifulexamplewhichshowsthatourdeenistrulycompleteandthatAllahhavegivenus guidancethroughHisBookforeveryaspectofourlives,andforthisweshouldbethankful alhamdulillah. ThisparablebetweenaspouseandagarmentisoneofthemanyparablesintheQur'anthatweshould ponderandreflectover,andthisisfromtheUltimateWisdomandMercyofAllah()thatHe explainsHisversesandsignstousinamannerthatismostfittingtoourintellect. Walillahilhamd.

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AssalamuAlaikum. http://arabicgems.wordpress.com/2007.../loveohlove/

Love,ohlove
alSalmualaykumwarahmatullh, ThewordloveappearedasanounintheQurantentimesofthoseten,ninewereusingtheword hubb,asintheverse,

Andofmankindaresomewhotake(forworship)othersbesidesAllahasrivals(toAllah).Theylove themastheyloveAllah. andoncewasusingthewordmahabbah, intheverseconcerningProphetMusa(peacebeupon him),

Saying:Puthim(thechild)intotheTabut(aboxoracaseorachest)andputitintotheriver(Nile),then therivershallcastituponthebank,andthere,anenemyofMineandanenemyofhisshalltakehim. AndIenduedyouwithlovefromMe,inorderthatyoumaybebroughtupunderMyEye, Thewordhubbistheoriginalverbalnounoftheverbhabba,whilethewordmahabbahiswhatis knownasthemasdarmeemi(verbalnounbeginingwithalettermeem)ofthesameverb.Asitisthe

knownasthemasdarmeemi(verbalnounbeginingwithalettermeem)ofthesameverb.Asitisthe originalverb,itistheorigin,theasl,andthusitappeared9times.Butmahabbahonlyappearedonce. Thereasonforthisliesinthedifferencebetweenthesetwowords,whichcanbesummedupinthe followingthreepoints: 1.Intheninetimesinwhichthewordhubbappeared,itwasmentionedwithregardstheactionsofman towardsAllaah,orwithregardsinstancesrelatedtolife.WhenAllaahtheExaltedusedthewordin referencetoHimselftowardsoneofHisCreationMusa(peacebeuponhim)Heusedadifferentword (mahabbah),thatwasonlyeverusedtodescribeHisownactions,asismostbefittingofHismajesty. Thus,whenthelovestemsfrommankind,thewordhubbwasused,butwhenitstemsfromAllaah,the wordmahabbahwasused. 2.ThelovethatwasbestoweduponMusafromAllaahsettledinthesoulofMusaandbeganto emanatefromhimjustaslightemanatesfromthesun,anditsbeautifulfragrancewouldattractthe peopletohimandmakethemlovehim.Thus,Aasiyah,thewifeofFirawn(amongmanyothers), immediatelyfellinlovewithhimandrequestedfromherhusbandthathenotkillthebabyMusa(seeal Qasas,verse9). Butwhenhumansshowlovetooneanother,itdoesnotpenetratethebelovedsuchthatothersthen begintolovethemalso.ThisonlyoccurswhenAllaahlovesHisservant.Thus,itwasonlyrighttouse differentwordstoexpressthesedifferenttypesoflove. 3.Thewordhubbismuchmorewidelyusedthanthewordmahabbah.Thus,themorecommonword wasusedwithasubjectthatisgreatinnumber(i.e.mankind),whiletherarewordwasusedwitha Subjectthatisnot(i.e.Allaah).

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AssalamuAlaikum. http://knowledgeofislam.net/index.ph...6&Itemid=169

TawhidThroughInshaaInterpretationByShakielHumayun
SpeechintheArabiclanguageisclassifiedintokhabarandinshaa.Khabarisspeechthatcanbe validatedordiscredited.Speechisvalidatedifitconformstorealityanddiscreditedifitdifferswith reality.Inshaaisspeechthatisnotsubjectedtoanyformofvalidation.Someexamplesofinshaaare commands,prohibitions,questions,etc.TheQuranisthespeechofAllahrevealedintheArabic languagesoaccordinglyitiscomposedofkhabarandinshaa.ThekhabarwithintheQuranisfactual andtheinshaa,orcommandsandprohibitionsinthiscase,areallfairandjust.Allahelucidatesthis pointbyHiswords:

AndthewordofyourLordhasbeenfulfilledintruthandinjustice. SurahalAnam[6:115] Allahsnamesandattributesareunique,andthisuniquenessisarticulatedinHissaying:

DoyouknowofanysimilaritytoHim? SurahMaryam[19:65] IntheArabiclanguage,theoriginalobjectiveforaskingaquestionistoobtainknowledgeaboutwhat waspreviouslyunknown.AllahisAllKnowing,theAcquainted,whatthenistheobjectiveofthe questioninthisayah?Inthescienceofbalaghah,theelementsofinshaa,suchasaninterrogative,can departfromtheirconventionalobjectivesandmeaningstoanotheroneasdictatedbythetextorcontext. Amongstthemeaningsthataninterrogativecanacquireisnegation.Applyingthistotheayah,the interrogative,hal,wouldthenbenegatory.ThisinterpretationissupportedbyQatadahsexegesisof theayah,TherearentanysimilaritiestoAllahoranyequals.[1] However,anotherquestioncouldbepropounded,andthatis,whywasntaparticleofnegationsuchas laausedinsteadofaninterrogativeifanegationwasintended?Therichnessofmeaningand eloquenceisaugmentedbythecombineduseoftheinterrogativeandnegation,asopposedtothesole useofthenegation.ThiscombinedformatdeliverstotheArabicreaderanallusiontoachallengeif thereisanotheroneworthyofworshipandyouaretruthfultheninrealitydoyouknowofanysimilarity toHim?! [1]TafsiratTabari

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AssalamuAlaikum.

TawhidThroughLanguageStructurealEbadah:TheWorshipBy ShakielHumayun
Thisarticleneedstoreaddirectlyfromthesourceasitcan'tbecopiedproperly. http://knowledgeofislam.net/index.ph...2&Itemid=169 Part2follows.... ________________________________________________________ http://knowledgeofislam.net/index.ph...3&Itemid=169

TawhidThroughLanguageStructurealHamd:ThePerfectionBy ShakielHumayun
Inthepreviousarticle,welearnedabouttheprinciple,Advancingatermwhosenormistobea successorprovidesthemeaningofexclusivity.Letstakeanotherapplicationofthisprincipleinthe wordsofAllah:

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Allperfection[alhamd]isforAllahtowhombelongswhateverisintheheavensandwhateverisinthe earth, andforHimistheperfection[alhamd]intheHereafter.AndHeistheWise,theAcquainted. SurahSaba[34:1] AllahbeginsseveralsurahsintheQuranbyascribingperfectiontoHimself.Thewords,,canbe foundasthefirstwordsinthefirstayahofseveralsurahs,amongstthemalFatihah[1:1],alAnam [6:1],alKahf[18:1],alFatir[35:1],andSaba[34:1].Interestingly,inoneayahofsurahSaba[34:1],Allah ascribesalhamdtoHimselftwice.AratiocinativereadercomingacrossthisinArabicwouldbe compelledtoinquireaboutthewisdomofitsrepetitioninpursuitofdecodingitseloquenceand expressivenature. Keepingtheprinciplewehavelearnedpreviouslyinmind,letusidentifythepositioningofAllahsname andthepronounreferringtoHiminrespecttothewordalhamd.Inthebeginningoftheayah,Allahs namecomesasasuccessortothewordalhamd,whereasinthelatterpartoftheayahthepronoun referringtoAllahcomesasanantecedenttothewordalhamd.

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Anothervalidgrammaticalsequenceistomakethepronounasuccessor:

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Yet.intheayahthissequencewasnotused.Theprincipleisoperablehere:"Advancingatermwhose normistobeasuccessorprovidesthemeaningofexclusivity".AlHamd,orcompleteperfection,inthis worldisascribedtoAllahandtootherdeitiesaswell,albeitwrongfully.However,inthehereafternone shallbeascribedwithcompleteperfectionexceptAllah.AlHamdonthatdayisexclusivelyforHim. Hence,incontrasttotheotherpreviouslymentionedayaatsofalhamd,whenspeakingaboutalhamdin thehereafter,thepronounreferringtoAllahwasadvancedtoprovidethisinterpretationofexclusivity.

AndforHimistheperfection[alhamd]intheHereafter.

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MayAllahblessSheikhShakielHumayun.....Amin

__________________ AdhDhahabeeinSiyarAlamAnNubalareportsAlAwzaeeassaying:Weusedtojokeandlaugh, thenwhenwebecamelookedatasrolemodelsIwasafraidthatevensmilingwouldnotbesuitablefor us.AndIbnKatheersaysinAlBidayahWanNihayah:Itisbindinguponthescholartobecautiousof makingfaultsandtoavoidtheprohibitions,forhisshortcomingisbeingobserved,theignorantoneready tofollowit.

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AlHabeshi

Ameen,thisthreadiscoolpleasekeepthemcoming,Jazakumullahukhayr __________________ Alhamdulillah,theOnewhostoppedmefromuselesstalksuchthatwhenIreviewmyoldpostsI'mnotthat ashamed.

27)Donotbehappywhenothersmakemistakeseveniftheyapposeyouropinion.

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AssalamuAlaikum. Okay,I'llkeepgoing,inshaAllah. http://muslimmatters.org/2007/10/19/...ofthequran/ TheLiteraryBeautyoftheQuranNoumanAliKhan TheQuranALiteraryMarvel ThereisenoughacademicworkontheliterarybeautyoftheQuranfromgrammatical,rhetorical, linguistic&otherperspectivestotakeupseverallifetimestoevenskimthrough.IamnoliterarybutIdo haveadeeplyrootedconvictionthatatleastatasteoftheQuransmajesticprecisionandsubtlety shouldbeappreciatedbyasmanyaspossible.Ithinkitaddsanewdimensionofappreciationandawe ofthedivineword,notjustassomethingtobeobservedforitsreligiousdoctrine(thoughitsguidanceis itsprimarypurposeofrevelation),butalsoasawordthatmesmerizesitsreaderorlistener.Notonlyam Inotaliterary,Iamalsonotaprolificwriterasyoumayhaveguessedbynow.Myattemptinthis seriesofminiarticleswillbetosharesomegemsofbeautyIvecometoappreciatefromvarious notablesources.OfthemanyareasofconcentrationwithinlinguisticanalysisoftheQuran,theones thathavecapturedmyattentionthemostare:

Theincrediblypreciseuseofnearsynonyms Theuseofverbalandnominalidiomsandexpressionsthatrequirespecialattentionintranslation& analysis Subtleintricaciesingrammaticalanalysisandresponsestogrammaticalcriticisms Beautifullessonsthatcanonlybelearnedthroughcomparativeanalysisofsimilarayaat. Thestudyofmicroandmacrotransitions(iltifaat)intheQuran. Alloftheaboverequireproperdefinitionwhichwill,inshaAllahbeforthcoming.Itismyhopethatthis briefinquiryintothebeautyoftheQuranwillbenefitmyselfandthereadership,atleastinenhancingour appreciationofAllahsfinalmessagetohumanitywAllahulmustaaan.Iwillattempttokeepthewriting simpleandeasytounderstandandavoidtechnicaljargonandloadedvocabularyasmuchashumanly possible.IaskallofyoutopraythatIamabletocommunicateaclear,authenticandbeneficial message. NEARSYNONYMS ReadatypicaltranslationoftheQuranrenderedintoEnglishandyouwillfindthesamewordinEnglish usedtotranslateawholescoreofwordsinArabic., , ,,, ,

wouldallmoreorlessendupbeingtranslatedasfearforinstance.ImamRaghibsMufradaatul

Quranshedslightonthesubjectsparingly.Thisisntexactlyamajorareaofconcentrationnowadays, norwillyoufindadedicatedsectioninatypicaltafseerbookdealingwiththematter.Evenifanotable workaddressestheissue,itisntthoroughorsystematicenoughtobeconsideredadefinitiveguideor comprehensiveresourceonnearsynonyms.IamofferingyouasimpletranslationofwhatImamRaghib himselfsaidinthemuqaddimahofhisfamouswork.IthinkitsayseverythingthatIwouldendupsaying inamuchlesseloquentfashion: IfAllahwillsthislifetocontinue,Iintendtoproduceanothercomprehensivebookafterthisone (meaningmufradaatulQuran)inwhichthemutaraadifaat(nearsynonyms)willberesearchedalongwith thedifferencesbetweenthemwithgreatclarity.Bymeansofthisstudy,wewillbeinabetterpositionto understandthewisdomintheusageofdifferentwordsorstatementsdealingwiththesamesubject.For instanceconsidertheuseofthewordasopposedtoasopposedto.Similarlywewill explorewhyindealingwiththesamenarrativeAllahwillendbysaying 16:79))whileinanotherplaceintheQuranHewilluse (30:21)andalso (30:24).Whatisthesubtlebeautyburiedinthesewords?Similarly, vs.vs.etcthathavebeenusedacrosstheQuranandmany haveinterpretedthemtomeanessentiallythesamething.Alackofthisattentiontodetailjustifiesthe interpretation

ofas &as
tobeadequatetafsirthathasdonejusticetotheseQuranicexpressions. AccordingtoAbdulRahmanalKilaani(authorofMutaraadifaatulQuraninUrdu),hecouldntfindany workattributedtoImamRaghibthathasbeenalludedtoinhisearlierwork.Therearesomeotherworks inthisareasuchasFiqhAlLughahandAlFurooqAlLughawiyyahbyAbuMansoorAbdulMalikBin MuhammadAlThabaniandAbuHilalAlAskarirespectively.Thoughbeneficialthesebooksareeithernot concentratedinQuranicvocabularyexclusivelyordealwithatmost3nearsynonymsatatimewhich canleadtoconfusionwhenyourunintoadditionalmembersofthepack.InthiscontextIthinkthemost

canleadtoconfusionwhenyourunintoadditionalmembersofthepack.InthiscontextIthinkthemost extensive,exhaustiveandincrediblybeneficialbookwouldhavetobeAbdulRahmanKilaanisbook MutaraadifaatulQuraninUrduandthearticlesbeautifullywrittenbyDr.FadelSalehAlsameraientitled LamasaatBayaaniyyah.Iamgoingtobetakingbitsandpiecesfromboth,hopefullypresentingatleast 10uniquecasesofthepowerfulstudyofnearsynonymsandtheirsubtleuseintheQuran.Thefirstof thesepostswilldealwiththephraseAlHamduLillahandwillprobablybethelongest.

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AssalamuAlaikum. http://muslimmatters.org/2008/01/07/...ofthequran/

AlhamdulillahALinguisticMiracleoftheQuranNoumanAliKhan
WritingabouttheliterarydimensionoftheQuranforanaudiencethatmayormaynothavebackground inArabicgrammarandrhetoriccanberatherchallenging.Imgoingtoattempttonavigatearound technicallingoasmuchaspossible.Buildingabasicfamiliaritywiththesubjectismygoal,not presentingitinasophisticatedfashion. ThewordsAlHamduLillaharemostcommonlyutteredfromMuslimlipsaroundtheworld.Afterthe basmalah(thetagnameusedforBISMILLAHIALRAHMANIALRAHEEMI)itisthefirststatement mentionedintheopeningsurah,alFatiha.Onewaytoexplorethebeauty,precision,andthought provokingeloquenceoftheQuranswordsistoexploretheverychoiceofeachword.Arabicisarich languagefulloftermssimilarinmeaning. Hamd,commonlytranslatedpraise,hassistertermslikeshukr,madHandthanaa. ComparingMadh,Hamd,andThanaa Madh:Praise+Mentionofnoteworthyqualitiesandactionsattributedtosomeoneorsomething. ByComparison Hamd:Praise+Acknowledgementofnoteworthyqualitiesandactionsdoneoutofgenuinelove, veneration,reverence,gratitudeandappreciation. Madhcanbemadeforthelivingaswellasthenonliving,forbeingsofintellect(humans,angels,jinn) andanimals. Hamdisexclusivelydirectedattheliving&intellectual. Madhispossiblebeforeanobledeedorafter(asaresultofit).ItisthereforepossibletomakeMadhof apersonwhomaynothavedoneanythinggoodandnogooddeedmayeverhavebeenattributed towardshim/her. Hamdcanonlybemadeafteranoble/praiseworthycontributionofsomesort. Thanaaisamoreeloquent,moreimpressive,moreflatteringtypeofMadH.

Conclusion:ByusingHamdinsteadofMadhorThanaa a.weacknowledgeAllahasEternallyliving b.werecognizeHisattributesanddecisionsasHamdworthy c.Thereisanelementofsincerityinourpraiseofhimstemmingfromloveandreverence. d.wenotonlypraiseHisincrediblebeing,attributes&works,weappreciatethemasfavorsforwhich wearegrateful ComparingHamdwithShukr Shukr(thanks)isaconsequenceofwhatevergoodcomestoapersonfromsomeoneelse. Hamdisaconsequenceofgoodthatwhoseeffectsgobeyondanindividualfavor. Shukrisexclusivelyrelatedwithfavorsanddoesntincludeappreciationorpraiseofanynoteworthy attributes.Forinstanceyoudontthanksomeoneforbeingsmartorwiseorathletic. Hamdismadebecauseoffavorsandalsoovernoteworthyattributeseveniftheydontbenefitoneself directly.ForexampleIsayAlhamduLillahwhenIhearthatmyfriendpassedhismidtermsor something. a.Madhistoowideinscopeandusingitwouldntbepreciseenough. b.Shukristoonarrowinscopeandusingitwouldntbecomprehensiveenough. c.HamdasopposedtoShukr&Madhalsoimpliesagenuinemotive. TheWordALLAHinalhamdulillah WelookedbrieflyatthechoicesthatwouldhaverepresentedalternativestothewordHamdinthe divinelyrevealedphraseAlHamduLillah.LetusnowtakealookatthewordAllahitself.Itistheunique nameofourLord.WelearnthroughHisrevelationthatHepossessesandrightfullyownsthebest NamesandAttributes(thankyouSheikhYasirforyourawesomeclass!).Whyisitmostappropriateto useHisuniqueNameinthisphraseratherthanAlRahmaan(theexceedinglymerciful),AlKhaaliq(the creator)etc.?SimplybecauseanyofthesenamesmightimplythatHisHamdisassociatedwiththat particularpowerorattribute.ByusingthewordAllah,HamdisacknowledgedforHimindependentof anyofHisattributes,ORforallofthemsimultaneously! AVarietyofWaystoMakeHamdofAllah Arabicoffersgreatflexibilityincommunication.Therearevaryingdegreesofemphasiswithwhicha statementcanbemade.Therearemultipleoptionsthatcanbemanipulatedinsentencestructure. Similarstatementscanbemadesuchas:

IpraiseAllah.

WepraiseAllah.

PraiseAllah!.

PraiseAllah!. 1.AlloftheaboveareJumalFiliyyah.Thissentencestructurenecessarilyimpliestheoccurrenceofan actboundbytime.AlhamduLillahisJumlahIsmiyyahwhich,forone,isafarmoreemphaticformof declarationinClassicalArabicbycomparison.Secondly,itimpliescontinuity,stabilityandpermanence. AnotheruniquefeatureoftheIsmiyyahstructureisthatitcommunicatesadecisivestatement. 2.JumlahFiliyyahexclusivelyattributesanacttoaspecificsubject.Inthesuggestedalternatives above,I,weandyouallarethespecificsubjectsrespectively.,beingaJumlah Ismiyyah,doesntidentifythesubjectwhichmakesitauniversaldeclaration.I,we,you,they,people, animals,rocks,trees,ratherallofcreationcanbeunderstoodasthesubject!Thereisanotherbeautiful subtletyhere.WhetheranyoneoranythingmakesofAllahornot,isstillforAllah! 3.TheJumlahFiliyyahrenditionsabovearelimitedbytimeandapplicability.Theoriginalstatementis timelessandhasuniversalapplicability.Through thewayinwhichthepraiseismadeiskept unspecifiedwhileintheFiliyyahformatthepraisewouldbebythetongue.

4.InJumlahFiliyyahthereisthepossibilityofdoinganactforanobjectthatisntworthyofit.For instance,Ipaidhim.Itmaybethathedidntdeservetogetpaid.InJumlahIsmiyyahthenecessary implicationthatthispraiseisactuallyrightfullyplacedisnaturallyimplied,ALHAMDULILLAH! 5.Insaying,wearealsoacknowledgingthatisthepropertyofAllahwhilethisisnot impliedinalternativefiliyyahrenditions.Whenusingthecommandform,PraiseAllahinsteadof Alhamdulillah,thereareanumberofshortcomings.Firstly,thereisthesensethatthispraiseisbeing askedoftheaudience.Bycomparisondeclarestheexistenceofwithoutdependence onanaudiencerespondingtoanimperative.Theimperativemayalsoimplyaresponsethatmayormay notbevoluntarywhileAlhamdulillahisanobservationofthevoluntarypraisedonebyallformsof creation. WhytheAlinAlhamdu? ALHAMDUisdefiniteorproperasIliketocallitinmyintrocourse.AsDr.Fadelputsitinhisarticle, theAlservesthemeaning

Thedistinguished,universallyacknowledgeformofHamdknownamongyoubelongsparticularlyto Allah.TheALalsoservestheimplicationofistighraq,akindofabsolutetotality(AllHamdisAllahs). NoneoftheseenhancementswouldcomeforthintheindefiniteversionHAMDUN. WhyNotInnaAlhamdaLillah? HaveyoueverheardakhateebsayINNALHAMDALILLAHI?ThewordINNAmeanscertainlyandis usedtoemphasizeastatement.WhatbenefitwouldtherebeinNOTemphasizingALHAMDULILLAH intheFatiha?Yousee,Arabicsentencesaredividedandcategorizedfromdifferentanglesand perspectives.OneoftheseanglesisJumlahKhabriyyahvs.JumlahInshaiyyah.Whatthis categorizationbasicallymeansisthatstatementsinthelanguageareeitherdeclarative(whichcanbe judgedaseithertrueorfalse)ortheyarestatementscommunicatinganemotion.Thelatterareaformof subjectivecommunicationwhichdontnecessarilycommunicatefacts,butrathertheyservetovocalize feelingsandsentiments.WhenastatementhasINNA,itcanonlyservetobeinformativeandthe emotionaldimensionofitisremoved.BynotstatingtheINNA,thephraseretainsinformativeand emotionalpotentialdependingonthecontext.Thinkofitthisway:Ifabuswhisksbyyoumissingyou byhalfaninchandyousayALHAMDULILLAH,youarenotreallymakingastatementoffact,rather vocalizingyourinternalfeelings.TheemotionallychargeddimensionofAlHamdulillahiskeptintactby notusingtheINNA.

notusingtheINNA. WhatAboutLillahilhamdu? InHajjseasonwesayALLAHUAKBARwaLILLAHIALHAMDU!WereverseALHAMDULILLAHwith LILLAHIALHAMDU.ThisisaformofTAQDEEMinArabicgrammarandservestocolorasentence withashadeofexclusivity,HamdbelongsONLYtoAllah.Itisappropriateparticularlyontheoccasion ofHajjbecausethatblessedhousewasmisusedforShirksoinresponseastrongdenialofitisimplied evenwhenwesayLILLAHIALHAMDU.ThisTAQDEEMalsoservesthefunctionofIZAALATALSHAK removingdoubt.WhynowsayitthiswayintheFatihathen?ThecontextoftheFatihaisnotonethat demandstheremovalofdoubt.Also,exclusivityexistsinresponsetoachallengetotheoriginal statement.IfsomebodyisattributingHamdtoAllahandotherthanHim,heorsheshouldbetaughtthat HamdisONLYforAllah.TheFatihaisnotaresponseindebatewiththosewhofalselyassociatewith Allah.ButwedofindLillahilHamduintheQuran.Interestingly,itappearsinAlJathiah:36

(36)()
Thecontext,unlikefatihaisonewheredisbelieverswhocreditlifeanddeathtootherthanAllah.Here, theexclusive,emphaticmodeofdeclarationismorebefittingsoweseeLILLAHILHAMDU.TheFatiha declarescertainuniversaltruthsthatarecompletelyinlinewiththeembeddedfitrah(naturalpre disposition)youandIarebornwith.Inourfitrahthereisnocompetitionbetweenbeliefanddisbelief, tauheed&shirk,iman&kufr.Ratherourfaithisanunchallengedmanifesttruthseededdeepwithinour conscience.InFatiha,thistruthisthereforeutteredinafashion(ALHAMDULILLAHandnot LILLAHILHAMDU)thatdoesntevenindicatetheexistenceofanalternatepointofviewbecausewithin ourgenuineconscience,thereisntone.

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UmmMuawiyah
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AssalamuAlaikum. Thisonewassomewhatironicformepersonally.ShereferstoacommentbyImamAsSuyutiinAl Itqaan.Acoupleofyearsago,whenIwasstudyingUsoolofTafseer,Icameacrossaquotebyhim (fromAlItqaan)statingthattheTorahandInjeelwererevealedasawholenotpartbypartastheQuran was.Iwaslike"What'stheproofforthat?".Well,thisarticlegavemetheanswer. http://arabicgems.wordpress.com/2006...perfectform/

Inperfectform
alSalmualaykumwarahmatullh, OneaspectofthemiraculousnessoftheQur'aniclanguageliesintheprecisionofitswords.Asal SuyutisaidinalItqaanfee'UloomalQur'aan, "Itispossibletoconveyasinglemeaningwithavarietyofwords,somemoreexpressivethanothers. Likewiseforthetwopartssubjectandpredicateofasentenceeachmaybeexpressedinthemost eloquentmannerwhentakenalongsidetheother.Thus,itisnecessary[ingoodcomposition]toconsider theoverallmeaningofasentence,thentoconsidereverysinglewordthatmaybeusedtoconveythat meaning,andthentousethemostappropriate,expressiveandeloquentofthosewords.Thisis impossibleformantodoconsistently,orevenmostofthetime,butitiswellwithintheKnowledgeof Allaah[whoseknowledgeisboundless],andthustheQur'anwasconsideredthebestandmost

Allaah[whoseknowledgeisboundless],andthustheQur'anwasconsideredthebestandmost eloquentofallspeech" OneexampleofthisusageliesinthemorphologicalformsfoundintheQur'an,whichwillsometimes reflectthedeepermeaningoftheworditself,anduponreflectionitcanbefoundthatnotasinglewordin theQur'ancanbechangedforanotherwithoutitaffectingthedepthofmeaningconveyedbytheoriginal word. OneexampleofthisisinYusuf,verse23:

Andshe,inwhosehousehewas,soughttoseducehim.Sheclosedthedoorsandsaid:"Come,you." Inthisverse,Allaahusedtheverbformghallaqatomean'closed'.Anotherformfromthesameroot alsomeans'closed'aghlaqa yetthereisaveryeloquentreasonforwhichAllaahusedthe previousform:theconnotationsofthepatternfollowedbytheformghallaqaareonesofrepetitiveness andintensityoftheaction'sperformance,andthusthewordformitselfwouldgivethereaderwhohas knowledgeoftheArabiclanguageanideaoftheintensityoftheemotionanddesirewhichdrovethewife ofal'Azeeztorusharoundclosingthedoorsofherhouse(somemufassiroon(exegetes)commented thatthereweresevendoorsthatsheclosed,andhencetheformalsoindicatestherepetitionofher goingtodoorafterdoorclosingit)soshecouldquicklytrytoseduceYusuf.Noneofthiswouldhave beenreflectedthroughtheuseofthealternativewordformaghlaqa. AnotherexampleofthesameformreflectingrepetitionisinSurahAal'Imraan,verse3,

ItisHeWhohassentdowntheBook(theQuran)toyou(MuhammadSAW)withtruth,confirmingwhat camebeforeit.AndhesentdowntheTorahandtheGospel. AlthoughtheEnglishtranslationreflectsnodifferenceintheoriginalwordsthatwereusedtoconveythe meaningof'sentdown',alookattheArabicwillshowusthattheformnazzalawasusedin

wasusedinreferencetotheTorahandtheGospel. referencetotheQur'anwhiletheformanzala ThereasonforthisgoesbacktothemannerofrevelationtheQur'anwasgraduallyrevealedina numberofstagesthatspannedthe23yearsoftheProphetMuhammad's(sallaaAllaahu'alayhiwa sallam)Prophethood,asisreflectedbytheformnazzalawhichindicatesrepetitionandgrauality,while theTorahandtheGospelwererevealedtotheProphetsMusa(Moses)and'Eesa(Jesus)atonetime, asreflectedbytheformanzala.

ThisdifferenceismorebeautifullysealedwhenwelookatthefirstverseofSurahalQadr,

Verily!Wehavesentit(thisQuran)downinthenightofAlQadr(Decree) Inthisverse,Allaahhasusedtheverbanzalawhichdoesnotreflectgradualitytodescribethe revelationoftheQur'an,althoughHepreviouslyusednazzala!Thereasonforthisisclearwhenthe wordisconsideredinit'scontext,asisexplainedbyIbn'Abbasandothers, "AllahsenttheQur'andownallatonetimefromthePreservedTablettotheHouseofMight(Baytal 'Izzah),whichisintheheavenofthisworld.ThenitcamedowninpartstotheMessengerofAllah basedupontheincidentsthatoccurredoveraperiodoftwentythreeyears.'' Thus,itisclearthatthisverseisreferringtoAllaahsendingtheQur'andownatonetimetoBaytal 'IzzahonLaylatalQadr,andnottoitsgradualrevelationtotheProphetaconceptsopreciselyand beautifullyconveyedjustthroughknowingthemeaningoftheformsusedintheoriginalArabic.

beautifullyconveyedjustthroughknowingthemeaningoftheformsusedintheoriginalArabic.

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UmmMuawiyah
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AssalamuAlaikum. http://arabicgems.wordpress.com/2007...hextremities/

Dealingwithextremities
alSalmualaykumwarahmatullh, TherearecertainnounformsinArabicknownassiyaghalmubaalaghah(formsof intensification/hyperbolicforms)thatareusedtoputacrossamoreintensemeaningthantheoriginal nounform.Forexample,aliarkaadhibmayalsobeknownasakadhooborakadhdhaab allcarryingthemeaningofliarbutdenotingdifferentlevelsofintensity. AllaahoftenusestheseformsintheQuran,andthuswefindthatHereferstoHimselfasalGhaffaar ( TaHaverse82)andalGhafoor( alBurooj,verse14). Similarly,theslandererhasbeenreferredtoasahammaaz(alQalam,verse11),andahumazah (alHumazah,verse1). Isthereadifferencebetweentheseformsofessentiallythesameword?AbuHilalalAskari,authorof alFurooqalLughawiyyah,saidthatitisimpossiblefortheretobetwodifferentwordsinArabicthat haveexactlythesamemeaning,andthatthosewhoareunawareofthedifferencesthinkthatthe differentwordsareonlydifferenthyperbolicforms,whereastheyalsoreflectdifferentmeanings. Therearetwodifferenttypesofhypberbolicforms: i.Thosethatindicateadifferentmeaningtotheotherforms,forexampletheformsaldahhaak andalduhakah whichstemfromtherootdaadHaakaafconnotinglaughter.Tocall someonedahhaakistopraisehim,asitmeanshelaughsalot.Tocallsomeoneduhakah,however,is aninsult,asitcanmeanhelaughsTOOmuch(suchaswhenitisinappropriatetolaughforexample), orthathelaughsatothersalot. ii.Thosethatindicateadifferentlevelofintensitytootherforms.Someofthemostcommonsiyaghal mubaalaghahare(moreinlaterpostsinshaaAllaah): 1.fa33aal Forexample,hammaaz,orkaffaar( Ibrahim,verse34).Thisformconnotesthe repetitionoftheactiontimeaftertime,somuchsothatitbecomeslikeacharacteristicoftheperson, andthisiswhyitisoftenthisformthatisusedtorefertoapersonstradeorprofessionforexample,a carpenterisknownasanajjaar,atailorisknownasakhayyaat,abutcherisknownasa lahhaam,andsoon. Thus,alRazicommentedonthewordghaffaarintheverse,


Andsaid,AskforgivenessofyourLord.Indeed,HeiseveraPerpetualForgiver. sayingAsthoughthiswasHiscraftandbusiness. Andinthefollowingverse,

[Wesaid],Andtakeinyourhandabunch[ofgrass]andstrikewithitanddonotbreakyouroath. Indeed,Wefoundhimpatient,anexcellentservant.Indeed,hewasonerepeatedlyturningback[to Allah]. theawwaabistheonewhorepentsconstantlyandalwaysturnsbacktoAllah. AndwhenAllaahreferstoHimselfasalGhaffaar,

Butindeed,IamthePerpetualForgiverofwhoeverrepentsandbelievesanddoesrighteousnessand thencontinuesinguidance. itisasthoughHeissayingthatHeconstantly,timeaftertime,forgivesthosewhoturntoHimin repentance. ii.fa3ool Thisformisoriginallyusedtorefertoconcretenounsthatareusedtocarryoutother thinjgs,suchasthewadoo isthewaterusedtocarryouttheablution,andthewaqoodis thewoodusedtolightfires,andthefatoor isthefoodusedtobreakonesfast.Thisformwas thenextendedtobeusedasaformofintensification,andthusitconnotesacharacteristicinaperson thatisconcretewithinhim,asthoughheisasourceandbasisofthatthing.Forexample,tocall someonesaboorisasiftosaythattheirpatience(sabr)representsatypeofcommodityorfuel withinthem,theirdrivingforce,theirmotivations,andtheirdrivei.e.thepersonintheirentirety symbolisesandexemplifiespatience. Thus,whenAllahreferstoHimselfasalGhafoor,

AndHeistheForgiving,theAffectionate, itisasthoughHeissayingthatHeisfullofforgivenessandasourceofit.

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BassamZawadi
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http://miraclesofthequran.com/perfection_01.html

THEINIMITABILITYOFTHEQUR'AN WehavesofarconsideredthemiraculouscharacteristicsoftheQur'anfromthescientificandhistorical pointsofview.Inadditiontothese,theQur'analsopossessesanastounding,inimitablestylefromthe literaryperspective. ItfirstneedstobestatedthattheexpositionintheQur'anaddressesallhumangroupingsfromallages. Nomatterwhatthereader'seducationandculturallevel,theQur'aniswritteninaclear,comprehensible languagewhichcanbeunderstoodbyeveryone.Inoneverse,Allahrevealsthefollowingaboutthe Qur'an: WehavemadetheQur'aneasytoremember(Qur'an,54:22) Despitehavingsuchaneasilycomprehensiblestyle,ithasneverbeenpossibletoimitatetheQur'an fromanypointofview.SomeoftheversesinwhichAllahdrawsattentiontotheinimitablenatureofthe Qur'anare: IfyouhavedoubtsaboutwhatWehavesentdowntoOurservant,produceanothersuraequaltoit,and callyourwitnesses,besidesAllah,ifyouaretellingthetruth.(Qur'an,2:23) Dotheysay,"Hehasinventedit"?Say:"Thenproduceasuralikeitandcallonanyoneyoucan besidesAllahifyouaretellingthetruth."(Qur'an,10:38) OneofthereasonsthattheQur'anisdescribedasmiraculousstemsfromthefactthat,asemphasized intheversesabove,nothinglikeitcaneverbewrittenbyhumanendeavour:Thegreaterthescaleof thatimpossibility,thegreaterthesizeofthemiraclewhichweseebeforeourveryeyes.Therefore,the factthatthestyleoftheQur'anhasbeenincapableofimitationbyevenoneoutofthebillionsofpeople downthecenturiesisoneoftheproofsofitsmiraculousnature.Inhisbook,TheConstructionofthe BibleandtheQur'an,F.F.ArbuthnotmakesthefollowingcommentabouttheQur'an: Fromtheliterarypointofview,theKoranisregardedasaspecimenofthepurestArabic,writtenonhalf poetryandhalfprose.Ithasbeensaidthatinsomecasesgrammarianshaveadoptedtheirrulesto agreewithcertainphrasesandexpressionsusedinit,andthatthoughseveralattemptshavebeen madetoproduceaworkequaltoitasfarelegantwritingisconcerned,nonehasasyetsucceeded.245 ThewordsemployedintheQur'anareexceedinglyspecial,bothintermsofmeaningandalsooffluency andeffectofstyle.However,thosewhoareunwillingtobelievethattheQur'anisaholybookinwhich AllahhasrevealedHiscommandmentsandprohibitions,havecomeupwithavarietyofexcusesasto whytheyshouldnotfollowit.Theyhaveattemptedtotakerefugefromitsbeautybyturningtodenial. Allahrevealsthefollowingaboutthedeniers'descriptionsoftheQur'an: Wedidnotteachhimpoetrynorwoulditberightforhim.ItissimplyareminderandaclearQur'anso thatyoumaywarnthosewhoaretrulyaliveandsothattheWordmaybecarriedoutagainstthe disbelievers.(Qur'an,36:6970) TheSuperiorNatureoftheRhymingSchemeintheQur'an Prof.AdelM.A.Abbas'book,ScienceMiracles AnotheroftheelementswhichmaketheQur'aninimitablestemsfromitsliterarystructure.Despite beinginArabic,theQur'anbearsnosimilaritytotheformsusedinArabicliterature. TherhymingsystemintheQur'anisknownas"rhymedprose"andlinguistsdescribetheuseofthis rhymeintheQur'anasamiracle.InhisbookScienceMiracles,aworkpreparedtodemonstratethatthe Qur'anisalinguisticmiracle,thewellknownBritishscientistProfessorAdelM.A.Abbascarriedouta widerangingstudyofthelettersandrhymingschemeusedintheQur'anbymeansofgraphicsand diagrams.Someratherstrikingfactswereestablishedinthisbookwithregardtotherhymingsystemin theQur'an.

theQur'an. Asweknow,29SurasintheQur'anbeginwithoneormoresymbolicletters.Theselettersareknown as"muqatta'ahletters"or"initialletters."Fourteenofthe29lettersinArabiccomprisetheseinitial letters:Qaf,Sad,Ta,Ha,Ya,Sin,Alif,Lam,Mim,Kaf,'Ayn,Nun,Ra,Ha. Oftheseletters,whenwelookattheuseoftheletter"Nun"inSuratalQalamweseerhymingwiththe letter"Nun"in88.8%oftheverses.84.6%ofSuratashShu'ara',90.32%ofSuratanNamland92.05% ofSuratalQasasarerhymedwith"Nun." WhenapplyingthesestudiestothewholeQur'an,50.08%isrhymedwiththeletter"Nun."Toputit anotherway,morethanhalftheversesintheQur'anendwiththeletter"Nun."Innoliteraryworkof comparablelengthhasitbeenpossibletorhymewithasinglesoundinmorethanhalfthetext.This appliestoalllanguages,notjusttoArabic. Distributionofversesendingwiththeletter"Nun"fromthosesurasbeginningwithinitialletters: VersenumberNameofSuraNumberofletterNun 2alBaqara196 3alImran121 7alAraf193 10Yunus98 11Hud56 12Yusuf93 13arRad5 14brahim6 15alHijr81 19Maryam5 20TaHa0 26ashShuara192 27anNaml84 28alQasas81 29alAnkabut59 30arRum54 31Luqman7 32asSajda27 36YaSin71 38Sd18 40Ghafir32 41Fussilat30 42ashShura6 43azZukhruf78 44adDukhan44 45alGhashiyya30 46alAhqaf26 50Qaf0 68alQalam42 TheabovetableshowsthedistributionofversesendingwiththeletterNuninthoseSurasbeginning withinitial(symbolic)letters. WhenageneralexaminationoftherhymeschemeintheQur'anismade,weseethataround80%ofthe rhymesconsistofjustthreesounds(n,m,a)consistingofthelettersAlif,Mim,YaandNun.246 Excludingtheletter"Nun,"30%oftheversesarerhymedwith"Mim,""Alif"or"Ya." Thefourmostfrequentlyemployedsoundsinrhymes: LetterTotal

LetterTotal Soundsaamn Versenumber94924666631234984 Proportion(%)15.223.9410.6850.0379.92 Theabovetableshowstheproportionaldistributionofthefourletterscomprising79.92%oftherhyme systemintheQuran. Thefollowingversesarejustafewofthemanyexamplesofrhymesusingthesefourletters. SuratalMuminun 1.Qadaflahaalmu/minoona 2.AllatheenahumfeesalatihimkhashiAAoona 3.WaallatheenahumAAaniallaghwimuAAridoona 4.WaallatheenahumlilzzakatifaAAiloona 5.Waallatheenahumlifuroojihimhafithoona 6....awmamalakataymanuhumfainnahumghayrumaloomeena 7....faolaikahumualAAadoona 8.WaallatheenahumliamanatihimwaAAahdihimraAAoona 9.WaallatheenahumAAalasalawatihimyuhafithoona 10.Olaikahumualwarithoona 11....humfeehakhalidoona 12.Walaqadkhalaqnaalinsanaminsulalatinminteenin 13.ThummajaAAalnahunutfatanfeeqararinmakeenin 14....fatabarakaAllahuahsanualkhaliqeena 15.ThummainnakumbaAAdathalikalamayyitoona 16.ThummainnakumyawmaalqiyamatitubAAathoona 17....wamakunnaAAanialkhalqighafileena

SuratanNahl 1....wataAAalaAAammayushrikoona 2....annahulailahaillaanafaittaqooni 3....taAAalaAAammayushrikoona 4....faithahuwakhaseemunmubeenun 5....wamanafiAAuwaminhatakuloona 6.Walakumfeehajamalunheenatureehoonawaheenatasrahoona

SuratalAn'am 1....thummaallatheenakafaroobirabbihimyaAAdiloona 2....thummaantumtamtaroona 3....wayaAAlamumataksiboona 4....illakanooAAanhamuAArideena 5....fasawfaya/teehimanbaomakanoobihiyastahzioona 6....waansha/naminbaAAdihimqarnanakhareena 7....inhathaillasihrunmubeenun 8....thummalayuntharoona 9....walalabasnaAAalayhimmayalbisoona 10....makanoobihiyastahzioona

SuratarRum 6....walakinnaaktharaalnnasilayaAAlamoona 7....wahumAAanialakhiratihumghafiloona 8....wainnakatheeranminaalnnasibiliqairabbihimlakafiroona 9....walakinkanooanfusahumyathlimoona 10....ankaththaboobiayatiAllahiwakanoobihayastahzioona 11....thummailayhiturjaAAoona 12....yublisualmujrimoona 13....wakanoobishurakaihimkafireena 14.WayawmataqoomualssaAAatuyawmaithinyatafarraqoona 15....fahumfeerawdatinyuhbaroona

SurahYunus 26....olaikaashabualjannatihumfeehakhalidoona 27....olaikaashabualnnarihumfeehakhalidoona 28....waqalashurakaohummakuntumiyyanataAAbudoona 29....inkunnaAAanAAibadatikumlaghafileena 30....wadallaAAanhummakanooyaftaroona

30....wadallaAAanhummakanooyaftaroona 31....faqulafalatattaqoona 32....faannatusrafoona 33....annahumlayu/minoona 34....faannatu/fakoona

SuratalAnkabut 6....innaAllahalaghaniyyunAAanialAAalameena 7....walanajziyannahumahsanaallatheekanooyaAAmaloona 8....faonabbiokumbimakuntumtaAAmaloona 9....lanudkhilannahumfeealssaliheena 10....awalaysaAllahubiaAAlamabimafeesudoorialAAalameena 11....walayaAAlamannaalmunafiqeena 12....innahumlakathiboona 13....walayusalunnayawmaalqiyamatiAAammakanooyaftaroona 14....faakhathahumualttoofanuwahumthalimoona

SuratanNaml 12....innahumkanooqawmanfasiqeena 13....hathasihrunmubeenun 14....faonthurkayfakanaAAaqibatualmufsideena 15....minAAibadihialmu/mineena 16....innahathalahuwaalfadlualmubeenu 17....fahumyoozaAAoona 18....sulaymanuwajunooduhuwahumlayashAAuroona 19....waadkhilneebirahmatikafeeAAibadikaalssaliheena

SuratanNisa 23....innaAllahakanaghafooranraheeman 24....innaAllahakanaAAaleemanhakeeman 25....waAllahughafoorunraheemun

26....waAllahuAAaleemunhakeemun 27....antameeloomaylanAAatheeman

SuratalMaida 22....fainyakhrujoominhafainnadakhiloona 23....fatawakkalooinkuntummu/mineena 24....innahahunaqaAAidoona 25....faofruqbaynanawabaynaalqawmialfasiqeena 26....falata/saAAalaalqawmialfasiqeena 27....qalainnamayataqabbaluAllahuminaalmuttaqeena 28....inneeakhafuAllaharabbaalAAalameena 29....wathalikajazaoalththalimeena 30....faqatalahufaasbahaminaalkhasireena 31....faasbahaminaalnnadimeena

SuratalA'raf 2....wathikralilmu/mineena 3....qaleelanmatathakkaroona 4....fajaahaba/sunabayatanawhumqailoona 5....ithjaahumba/sunaillaanqalooinnakunnathalimeena 6....walanasalannaalmursaleena 7....wamakunnaghaibeena 8....faolaikahumualmuflihoona 9....bimakanoobiayatinayathlimoona 10....qaleelanmatashkuroona 11....lamyakunminaalssajideena

SuratatTawba 7....innaAllahayuhibbualmuttaqeena 8....waaktharuhumfasiqoona 9....innahumsaamakanooyaAAmaloona

9....innahumsaamakanooyaAAmaloona 10....waolaikahumualmuAAtadoona 11....wanufassilualayatiliqawminyaAAlamoona 12....laAAallahumyantahoona 13....ahaqquantakhshawhuinkuntummu/mineena 14....wayashfisudooraqawminmu/mineena

SuratalBaqara 62....walakhawfunAAalayhimwalahumyahzanoona 63....waothkuroomafeehilaAAallakumtattaqoona 64....lakuntumminaalkhasireena 65....faqulnalahumkoonooqiradatankhasieena 66....wamawAAithatanlilmuttaqeena 67....aAAoothubiAllahianakoonaminaaljahileena 68....faifAAaloomatu/maroona 69....baqaratunsafraofaqiAAunlawnuhatasurrualnnathireena

SuratalImran 130....waittaqooAllahalaAAallakumtuflihoona 131.WaittaqooalnnaraallateeoAAiddatlilkafireena 132....laAAallakumturhamoona 133....oAAiddatlilmuttaqeena 134....waAllahuyuhibbualmuhsineena 135....walamyusirrooAAalamafaAAaloowahumyaAAlamoona 136....waniAAmaajrualAAamileena 137....faonthurookayfakanaAAaqibatualmukaththibeena 138....wamawAAithatunlilmuttaqeena 139....waantumualaAAlawnainkuntummu/mineena 140....waAllahulayuhibbualththalimeena

SuratalAnbiya

SuratalAnbiya 5....falya/tinabiayatinkamaorsilaalawwaloona 6....afahumyu/minoona 7....inkuntumlataAAlamoona 8....wamakanookhalideena 9....waahlaknaalmusrifeena 10....afalataAAqiloona 11....waansha/nabaAAdahaqawmanakhareena 12....humminhayarkudoona

SuratanNur 47....wamaolaikabialmu/mineena 48....fareequnminhummuAAridoona 49.Wainyakunlahumualhaqquya/tooilayhimuthAAineena 50....balolaikahumualththalimoona 51....waolaikahumualmuflihoona 52....faolaikahumualfaizoona 53....innaAllahakhabeerunbimataAAmaloona 54....wamaAAalaalrrasooliillaalbalaghualmubeena 55....faolaikahumualfasiqoona

SuratalHijr 5....wamayasta/khiroona 6....innakalamajnoonun 7....inkuntaminaalssadiqeena 8....wamakanooithanmunthareena 9....wainnalahulahafithoona 10.WalaqadarsalnaminqablikafeeshiyaAAialawwaleena 11....kanoobihiyastahzioona 12.Kathalikanaslukuhufeequloobialmujrimeena 13....waqadkhalatsunnatualawwaleena

14....feehiyaAArujoona 15....nahnuqawmunmashooroona

Theformationofrhymedprosewithjusttwoorthreesoundsinapoemof200300linesmaygivethat workanimportantquality,sufficientforittobedescribedasamasterpiecebyliterarycriticstoday. However,bearinginmindthelengthoftheQur'an,theinformationitcontainsanditswiseexposition, theextraordinarymannerinwhichitsrhymedprosesystemisusedbecomesevenclearerandmore beautiful.TheQur'anindeedcontainsanoceanofinformationrelatingtoawidevarietyofsubjects.They include:religiousandmoralguidance,lessonsfromthelivesofthepeoplesofthepast,themessageof theProphetsandMessengersofAllah,thephysicalsciencesandhistoricalaccountsofimportant events.Butallofthis,althoughwonderfulinitself,isdeliveredwiththemostfantasticliteraryrhythm andexcellence.Itissimplynotpossibleforsomuchrhymedprosebyuseofsofewsoundsinthe Qur'an,withitsvariedandknowledgeablesubjectmatter,tobeachievedbyhumanendeavour.From thatpointofview,itisnotsurprisingthatArablinguistsdescribetheQur'anas"verydefinitely inimitable."

245.F.F.Arbuthnot,TheConstructionoftheBibleandtheKoran(London:1985),5. 246.Dr.AdelM.A.Abbas,AnneP.Fretwell,ScienceMiracles,NoSticksorSnakes(Beltsville, Maryland,USA:AmanaPublications:2000),13.

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http://miraclesofthequran.com/perfection_02.html SomeCommentsontheLiteraryExcellenceandInimitabilityoftheQur'an ...theMeccansstilldemandedofhimamiracle,andwithremarkableboldnessandselfconfidence MohammadappealedasasupremeconfirmationofhismissiontotheKoranitself.LikeallArabsthey weretheconnoisseursoflanguageandrhetoric.Well,theniftheKoranwerehisowncompositionother mencouldrivalit.Letthemproducetenverseslikeit.Iftheycouldnot(anditisobviousthattheycould not),themletthemaccepttheKoranasanoutstandingevidentmiracle.247(ThewellknownArabist HamiltonGibboftheUniversityofOxford) AsaliterarymonumenttheKoranthusstandsbyitself,aproductionuniquetotheArabicliterature, havingneitherforerunnersnorsuccessorsinitsownidiom.Muslimsofallagesareunitedinproclaiming theinimitabilitynotonlyofitscontentsbutalsoofitsstyle.248(WellknownArabistHamiltonGibb) TheinfluenceoftheKoranonthedevelopmentofArabicLiteraturehasbeenincalculable,andexertedin manydirections.Itsideas,itslanguage,itsrhymespervadeallsubsequentliteraryworksingreateror lessmeasure.Itsspecificlinguisticfeatureswerenotemulated,eitherinthechanceryproseofthenext centuryorinthelaterprosewritings,butitwasatleastpartlyduetotheflexibilityimpartedbytheKoran totheHighArabicidiomthattheformercouldbesorapidlydevelopedandadjustedtothenewneedsof theimperialgovernmentandanexpandingsociety.249(WellknownArabistHamiltonGibb)

Whenever[Prophet]Muhammad[saas]wasaskedamiracle,asaproofoftheauthenticityofhis mission,hequotedthecompositionoftheQur'ananditsincomparableexcellenceasproofofitsdivine origin.And,infact,evenforthosewhoarenonMuslimsnothingismoremarvellousthanitslanguage withsuchapprehensibleplenitudeandagraspingsonorityTheamplenessofitssyllableswitha grandiosecadenceandwitharemarkablerhythmhavebeenofmuchmomentintheconversionofthe mosthostileandthemostsceptic.250(FromPaulCasanova'sarticle,"L'EnseignementdeI'Arabeau CollegedeFrance"[TheArabTeachingattheCollegeofFrance]) It[theQur'an]isaliteralrevelationofAllah,dictatedto[Prophet]Muhammad[saas]byGabriel,perfect ineveryletter.Itisaneverpresentmiraclewitnessingtoitselfandto[Prophet]Muhammad[saas],the ProphetofAllah.Itsmiraculousqualityresidespartlyinitsstyle,soperfectandloftythatneithermen norJinncouldproduceasinglechaptertocomparewithitsbriefestchapter,andpartlyinitscontentof teachings,propheciesaboutthefuture,andamazinglyaccurateinformationsuchas[Prophet] Muhammad[saas]couldneverhavegatheredofhisownaccord.251(FromHarryGaylordDorman's book,TowardsUnderstandingIslam) AllthosewhoareacquaintedwiththeQur'aninArabicagreeinpraisingthebeautyofthisreligiousbook itsgrandeurofformissosublimethatnotranslationintoanyEuropeanlanguagecanallowusto appreciateit.252(FromEdwardMontet'sTraductionFrancaiseduCoran[FrenchTranslationofthe Qur'an]) TheQur'aninitsoriginalArabicdresshasaseductivebeautyandcharmofitsownCouchedinconcise andexaltedstyle,itsbriefpregnantsentences,oftenrhymed,possessanexpressiveforceand explosiveenergywhichitisextremelydifficulttoconveybyliteralwordforwordtranslation.253(From JohnNaish'sbook,TheWisdomoftheQur'an) TheKoranisuniversallyallowedtobewrittenwiththeutmosteleganceandpurityoflanguage,inthe dialectofKoreish,themostnobleandpoliteofallArabiansThestyleoftheQur'anisgenerally beautifulandfluent,andinmanyplaces,specificallywherethemajestyandattributesofGodare described,sublimeandmagnificentHesucceededsowell,andsostrangelycaptivatedthemindsof hisaudience,thatseveralofhisopponentsthoughtittheeffectofwitchcraftandenchantment.254 (FromGeorgeSale'sbook,TheKoran:ThePreliminaryDiscourse) Amiracleofpurityofstyleofwisdomandoftruth.255(FromRev.R.BosworthSmith'sbook, MohammedandMohammadanism) It[theQur'an]hasarhythmofpeculiarbeautyandacadencethatcharmstheear.ManyChristianArabs speakofitsstylewithwarmadmiration,andmostArabistsacknowledgeitsexcellenceindeeditmay beaffirmedthatwithintheliteratureoftheArabs,wideandfecundasitisbothinpoetryandinelevated prose,thereisnothingtocomparewithit.256(FromAlfredGuillaume'sbook,Islam) SomeCommentsontheDivineNatureoftheQur'anandItsEffectonPeople Onthewholewefindinitacollectionofwisdomwhichcanbeadoptedbythemostintelligentofmen, thegreatestofphilosophersandthemostskilfulofpoliticiansButthereisanotherproofoftheDivinity oftheQur'anitisthefactthatithasbeenpreservedintactthroughtheagessincethetimeofits RevelationtillthepresentdayReadandrereadbytheMuslimworld,thisbookdoesnotrouseinthe faithfulanyweariness,itrather,throughrepetition,ismorelovedeveryday.Itgivesrisetoaprofound feelingofaweandrespectintheonewhoreadsitorlistenstoitTherefore,aboveall,whatcaused thegreatandrapiddiffusionofIslamwasthroughthefactthatthisBookwasthebookofAllah257 (FromLauraVecciaVaglieri'sbook,ApologiedeI'Islamisme) TheKoranaboundsinexcellentmoralsuggestionsandprecepts,itscompositionissofragmentarythat wecannotturntoasinglepagewithoutfindingmaximsofwhichallmenmustapprove.This fragmentaryconstructionyieldstexts,andmottoes,andrulescompleteinthemselves,suitablefor commonmeninanyoftheincidentsoflife.258(FromJohnWilliamDraper'sbook,AHistoryofthe IntellectualDevelopmentofEurope)

IntellectualDevelopmentofEurope) Itmustbeacknowledged,too,thattheKorandeservesthehighestpraiseforitsconceptionsofthe DivinenatureinreferencetotheattributesofPower,knowledgeanduniversalProvidenceandUnitythat itsbeliefandtrustintheoneAllahofHeavenandEarthisdeepandferventandthatitembodies muchofthenobleanddeepmoralearnestness,andsententiousoracularwisdom,andhasprovedthat thereareelementsinitonwhichmightynationsandconqueringEmpirescanbebuiltup.259(From theprefaceofTheKoran,translatedfromtheArabicbyRev.J.M.Rodwell) Here,therefore,itsmeritsasaliteraryproductionshouldperhapsnotbemeasuredbysome preconceivedmaximsofsubjectiveandaesthetictaste,butbytheeffectswhichitproducedin[Prophet] Muhammad's[saas]contemporariesandfellowcountrymen.Ifitspokesopowerfullyandconvincingly totheheartsofhishearersastoweldhithertocentrifugalandantagonisticelementsintoonecompact andwellorganizedbody,animatedbyideasfarbeyondthosewhichhaduntilnowruledtheArabian mind,thenitseloquencewasperfect,simplybecauseitcreatedacivilizednationoutofsavagetribes 260(AstatementofDr.Steingass,quotedinT.P.Hughes'DictionaryofIslam) Inmakingthepresentattempttoproducesomethingwhichmightbeacceptedasechoinghowever faintlythesublimerhetoricoftheArabicKoran,Ihavebeenatpainstostudytheintricateandrichly variedrhythmswhichapartfromthemessageitselfconstitutetheKoran'sundeniableclaimtorank amongstthegreatestliterarymasterpiecesofmankindThisverycharacteristicfeature"thatinimitable symphony,"asthebelievingPickthalldescribedhisHolyBookhasbeenalmosttotallyignoredby previoustranslatorsitisthereforenotsurprisingthatwhattheyhavewroughtsoundsdullandflat indeedincomparisonwiththesplendidlydecoratedoriginal.261(FromArthurJ.Arberry'sbook,The KoranInterpreted) Atotallyobjectiveexaminationofit[theQur'an]inthelightofthemodernknowledge,leadsusto recognizetheagreementbetweenthetwo,ashasbeenalreadynotedonrepeatedoccasions.Itmakes usdeemitquiteunthinkableforamanof[Prophet]Muhammad's[saas]timetohavebeentheauthorof suchstatementsonaccountofthestateofknowledgeinhisday.Suchconsiderationsarepartofwhat givestheQur'anicRevelationitsuniqueplace,andforcestheimpartialscientisttoadmithisinabilityto provideanexplanationwhichcallssolelyuponmaterialisticreasoning.262(Dr.MauriceBucaille,former chiefoftheSurgicalClinic,UniversityofParis) [T]heQur'anhasinvariablykeptitsplaceasthefundamentalstartingpointAcreedsoprecise, soaccessibletotheordinaryunderstandingmightbeexpectedtopossessanddoesindeedpossessa marvellouspowerofwinningitswayintotheconsciencesofmen.263(EdwardMontet,aFrench intellectual) ...Wehaveabookabsolutelyuniqueinitsorigin,initspreservationontheSubstantialauthorityof whichnoonehaseverbeenabletocastaseriousdoubt.264(FromRev.BosworthSmith'sbook, MuhammadandMuhammadanism) theQur'anisexplicitinthesupportofthefreedomofconscience.265(FromJamesMichener's article,"Islam:TheMisunderstoodReligion") SenseofjusticeisoneofthemostwonderfulidealsofIslam,becauseasIreadintheQur'anIfind thosedynamicprinciplesoflife,notmysticbutpracticalethicsforthedailyconductoflifesuitedtothe wholeworld.266(Fromalectureon"TheIdealsofIslam"quotedinthebookSpeechesandWritingsof SarojiniNaidu) WemustnotbesurprisedtofindtheQur'anthefountainheadofthesciences.Everysubjectconnected withheavenorearth,humanlife,commerceandvarioustradesareoccasionallytouchedupon,andthis gaverisetotheproductionofnumerousmonographsformingcommentariesonpartsoftheholybook.In thiswaytheQur'anwasresponsibleforgreatdiscussions,andtoitwasindirectlyduetothemarvellous developmentofallbranchesofscienceintheMuslimworldThisagainnotonlyaffectedtheArabsbut alsoinducedJewishphilosopherstotreatmetaphysicalandreligiousquestionsafterArabmethods. Finally,thewayinwhichChristianscholasticismwasfertilisedbyArabiantheosophyneednotbe furtherdiscussed.

furtherdiscussed. SpiritualactivityoncearousedwithinIslamicboundswasnotconfinedtotheologicalspeculationsalone. Acquaintancewiththephilosophical,mathematical,astronomicalandmedicalwritingsoftheGreeksled tothepursuanceofthesestudies.Inthedescriptiverevelations[Prophet]Muhammad[saas]repeatedly callsattentiontothemovementoftheheavenlybodies,aspartsofthemiraclesofAllahforcedintothe serviceofmanandthereforenottobeworshipped.HowsuccessfullyMoslempeopleofallraces pursuedthestudyofastronomyisshownbythefactthatforcenturiestheywereitsprincipal supporters.EvennowmanyArabicnamesofstarsandtechnicaltermsareinuse.Medieval astronomersinEuropewerepupilsoftheArabs. InthesamemannertheQur'angaveanimpetustomedicalstudiesandrecommendedthe contemplationandstudyofNatureingeneral.267(FromProf.HartwigHirschfeld'sbook,New ResearchesintotheCompositionandExegesisoftheQur'an) TheKoranadmittedlyoccupiesanimportantpositionamongthegreatreligiousbooksoftheworld. Thoughtheyoungestoftheepochmakingworksbelongingtothisclassofliterature,ityieldstohardly anyinthewonderfuleffectwhichithasproducedonlargemassesofmen.Ithascreatedanallbutnew phaseofhumanthoughtandafreshtypeofcharacter.Itfirsttransformedanumberofheterogeneous deserttribesoftheArabianpeninsulaintoanationofheroes,andthenproceededtocreatethevast politicoreligiousorganizationsoftheMuhammadanworldwhichareoneofthegreatforceswithwhich EuropeandtheEasthavetoreckontoday.268(FromG.Margoliouth'sintroductiontoTheKoran, translatedfromtheArabicbyRev.J.M.Rodwell) Howeveroftenweturntoit[theQur'an],itsoonattracts,astounds,andintheendenforcesour reverenceItsstyle,inaccordancewithitscontentsandaimisstern,grand,terribleeverandanon trulysublimeThusthisbookwillgoonexercisingthroughallagesamostpotentinfluence.269(Asaying ofGoethequotedinT.P.Hughes'book,DictionaryofIslam) SOMESCIENTISTS'COMMENTSREGARDINGTHEQUR'AN Therearetoomanyaccuracies[intheQur'an]and,likeDr.Moore,Ihavenodifficultyinmymindthat thisisadivineinspirationorrevelationwhichledhimtothesestatements.270(Dr.T.V.N.Persaud, ProfessorofAnatomy,PediatricsandChildHealth,Obstetrics,Gynecology,ReproductiveSciencesat theUniversityofManitoba) Itfollows,Ithink,thatnotonlythereisnoconflictbetweengeneticsandreligionbut,infact,religion canguidesciencebyaddingrevelationtosomeofthetraditionalscientificapproaches,thatthereexist statementsintheQuranshowncenturieslatertobevalid,whichsupportknowledgeintheQuranhaving beenderivedfromGod.271(Dr.JoeLeighSimpson,ProfessorofObstetricsandGynecology,Molecular andHumanGenetics) Asascientist,IcanonlydealwiththingswhichIcanspecificallysee.Icanunderstandembryologyand developmentalbiology.IcanunderstandthewordsthataretranslatedtomefromtheQuran.AsIgave theexamplebefore,ifIweretotransposemyselfintothatera,knowingwhatIknewtodayand describingthings,IcouldnotdescribethethingswhichweredescribedSoIseenothingherein conflictwiththeconceptthatdivineinterventionwasinvolvedinwhathe[ProphetMuhammad(saas)] wasabletowrite.272(Dr.E.MarshallJohnson,ProfessorEmeritusofAnatomyandDevelopmental BiologyatThomasJeffersonUniversity) Inarelativelyfewaayahs[Quranicverses]iscontainedarathercomprehensivedescriptionofhuman developmentfromthetimeofcomminglingofthegametesthroughorganogenesis.Nosuchdistinctand completerecordofhumandevelopment,suchasclassification,terminology,anddescription,existed previously.Inmost,ifnotall,instances,thisdescriptionantedatesbymanycenturiestherecordingof thevariousstagesofhumanembryonicandfetaldevelopmentrecordedinthetraditionalscientific literature.273(GeraldC.Goeringer,AssociateProfessorofMedicalEmbryologyatGeorgetown University)

IthasbeenagreatpleasureformetohelpclarifystatementsintheQur'anabouthumandevelopment.It iscleartomethatthesestatementsmusthavecometo[Prophet]Muhammad[saas]fromGod,or Allah,becausemostofthisknowledgewasnotdiscovereduntilmanycenturieslater.Thisprovestome that[Prophet]Muhammad[saas]musthavebeenamessengerofGod,orAllah.274(Dr.KeithL.Moore, ProfessorEmeritus,DepartmentofAnatomyandCellBiology,UniversityofToronto.Distinguished embryologistandtheauthorofseveralmedicaltextbooks) ...Becausethestagingofhumanembryosiscomplex,owingtothecontinuousprocessofchange duringdevelopment,itisproposedthatanewsystemofclassificationcouldbedevelopedusingthe termsmentionedintheQur'anandSunnah.Theproposedsystemissimple,comprehensive,and conformswithpresentembryologicalknowledge.275(Dr.KeithL.Moore,ProfessorEmeritus, DepartmentofAnatomyandCellBiology,UniversityofToronto) TheintensivestudiesoftheQur'anandHadithinthelastfouryearshaverevealedasystemof classifyinghumanembryosthatisamazingsinceitwasrecordedintheseventhcenturyA.D...the descriptionsintheQur'ancannotbebasedonscientificknowledgeintheseventhcentury...276(Dr. KeithL.Moore,ProfessorEmeritus,DepartmentofAnatomyandCellBiology,UniversityofToronto) Ithinkitisalmostimpossiblethathe[ProphetMuhammad(saas)]couldhaveknownaboutthingslike thecommonoriginoftheuniverse,becausescientistshaveonlyfoundoutwithinthelastfewyearswith verycomplicatedandadvancedtechnologicalmethodsthatthisisthecaseSomebodywhodidnot knowsomethingaboutnuclearphysics1400yearsagocouldnot,Ithink,beinapositiontofindout fromhisownmindforinstancethattheearthandtheheavenshadthesameorigin,ormanyothersof thequestionsthatwehavediscussedhere.277(AlfredKroner,ProfessoroftheDepartmentof Geosciences,UniversityofMainz,Germany.Oneoftheworld'smostfamousgeologists) IfyoucombinealltheseandyoucombineallthesestatementsthatarebeingmadeintheQur'anin termsthatrelatetotheearthandtheformationoftheearthandscienceingeneral,youcanbasically saythatstatementsmadethereinmanywaysaretrue,theycannowbeconfirmedbyscientific methods...Andthatmanyofthestatementsmadeinthereatthattimecouldnotbeproven,butthat modernscientificmethodsarenowinapositiontoprovewhat[Prophet]Muhammad[saas]said1400 yearsago.278(AlfredKroner,ProfessoroftheDepartmentofGeosciences,UniversityofMainz, Germany) Isay,IamverymuchimpressedbyfindingtrueastronomicalfactsinQur'an,andforusmodern astronomershavebeenstudyingverysmallpieceoftheuniverse.Wehaveconcentratedoureffortsfor understandingofverysmallpart.Becausebyusingtelescopes,wecanseeonlyveryfewpartsofthe skywithoutthinkingaboutthewholeuniverse.SobyreadingQur'anandbyansweringtothequestions, IthinkIcanfindmyfuturewayforinvestigationoftheuniverse.279(ProfessorYushidiKusan,Director oftheTokyoObservatory,Tokyo,Japan) Certainly,Iwouldliketoleaveitatthat,thatwhatwehaveseenisremarkable,itmayormaynotadmit ofscientificexplanation,theremaywellhavetobesomethingbeyondwhatweunderstandasordinary humanexperiencetoaccountforthewritingsthatwehaveseen.280(ProfessorArmstrong,Professorof AstronomyservingwithNASA) Itisdifficulttoimaginethatthistypeofknowledgewasexistingatthattime,around1400yearsback. Maybesomeofthethingstheyhavesimpleideaabout,buttodescribethosethingsingreatdetailis verydifficult.Sothisisdefinitelynotsimplehumanknowledge.Anormalhumanbeingcannotexplain thisphenomenoninthatmuchdetail.So,Ithoughttheinformationmusthavecomefromasupernatural source.281(Prof.DorjaRao,ProfessorofMarineGeologyatKingAbdulazizUniversity,Jeddah,Saudi Arabia) IbelievethateverythingmentionedintheQur'an1400yearsagoistrueandcanbeprovenby scientificmethodsThismustbebyinspirationfromGod,orAllah,Whoknowsallscience.Thus,I believethatthisisthetimetosay:"ThereisnogodbutAllahandMuhammadistheMessengerof Allah."282(Prof.TejatatTejasen,HeadoftheDepartmentofAnatomyandEmbryology,Universityof ChiangMai,ChiangMai,Thailand)

ChiangMai,ChiangMai,Thailand) TheQur'ancameseveralcenturiesago,confirmingwhatwediscovered.ThisindicatesthattheQur'an isthewordofGod.283(Prof.JolySumson,ProfessorinGynecologyandObstetrics) It[theQur'an]discussesthepast,therecentperiod,andthefuture.Idonotknowtheculturallevelof thepeopleintheperiodof[Prophet]Muhammad[saas]andIdonotknowtheirscientificlevel.Ifitisas weknowaboutthelowscientificlevelinthisancientperiod,andtheabsenceoftechnology,thenthere isnodoubtthatwhatwearereadingnowadaysintheQur'anisalightfromGod.Heinspireditin [Prophet]Muhammad[saas].IhadmaderesearchintotheearlyhistoryofcivilizationintheMiddleEast inordertoknowiftherewassuchperfectinformationasthis.Iftherewasnootherinformationlikethe Qur'anicinformationinthatancientperiod,thisstrengthensthefaiththatGodsent[Prophet]Muhammad [Prophet]HesenttohimalittleamountfromHislargescience,whichwehavediscoveredonlyin recenttime.WearehopingforcontinuousdialogueinthesubjectofsciencewiththeQur'aninthefield ofgeology.284(Prof.Palmar,oneofthemajorscientistsingeologyintheUSA) Afteradiscussionaboutthefunctionofmountainsforthefixingoftheearth: Ibelievethatthis[theQur'an'sinformation]isveryverystrange,itisnearlyimpossible,Ibelievetruly thatifwhatyouaresayingisright,thus,thisbook[theQur'an]isveryvaluabletobenoticed,Iagree withyou.285(ProfessorSyawda,aJapanesescientistfamousinJapanandinternationallyinthefieldof oceanicgeology.)

247.H.A.R.Gibb,IslamAHistoricalSurvey(OxfordUniversityPress:1980),28. 248.H.A.R.Gibb,ArabicLiteratureAnIntroduction(OxfordatClarendonPress:1963),36. 249.Ibid.,37. 250.PaulCasanova,LEnseignementdeIArabeauCollegedeFrance(TheArabTeachingatthe CollegeofFrance),Lecondoverture,26April1909. 251.HarryGaylordDorman,TowardsUnderstandingIslam(NewYork:1948),3. 252.EdwardMontet,TraductionFrancaiseduCoran(FrenchTranslationoftheQuran),Introduction (Paris:1929),53. 253.JohnNaish,M.A.(Oxon),D.D.,TheWisdomoftheQuran(Oxford:1937),prefaceviii. 254.GeorgeSale,TheKoran:ThePreliminaryDiscourse(London&NewYork:1891),4748. 255.Rev.R.BosworthSmith,MohammedandMohammadanism, www.ndirect.co.uk/~n.today/disc160.htm. 256.AlfredGuillaume,Islam(PenguinBooks:1990[Reprinted]),7374. 257.LauraVecciaVaglieri,ApologiedeIIslamisme(ApologyforIslamism),5759. 258.JohnWilliamDraper,AHistoryoftheIntellectualDevelopmentofEuropeI(London:1875),343 344. 259.Rev.J.M.Rodwell,M.A.,TheKoran(London:1918),15. 260.Dr.Steingass,quotedinT.P.Hughes'DictionaryofIslam,528. 261.ArthurJ.Arberry,TheKoranInterpreted(London:OxfordUniversityPress:1964),x. 262.MauriceBucaille,TheQuranandModernScience,1981,18. 263.EdwardMontet,Paris,1890QuotedbyT.W.ArnoldinThePreachingofIslam(London:1913), 413414. 264.ReverendBosworthSmithinMuhammadandMuhammadanism(London:1874). 265.JamesMichenerinIslam:TheMisunderstoodReligion,ReadersDigest,May1955,6870. 266.LecturesonTheIdealsofIslam,SpeechesandWritingsofSarojiniNaidu(Madras:1918),167. 267.HartwigHirschfeld,Ph.D.,M.R.AS.,NewResearchesintotheCompositionandExegesisofthe Quran(London:1902),9. 268.G.Margoliouth,IntroductiontoJ.M.Rodwell's,TheKoran(NewYork:Everyman'sLibrary:1977), vii. 269.Goethe,quotedinT.P.Hughes'DictionaryofIslam,526. 270.VideotapeentitledThisistheTruth,www.islamguide.com/ch11h.htm. 271.Ibid. 272.Ibid. 273.Ibid.

273.Ibid. 274.VideotapeentitledThisistheTruth,http://www.islamicawareness.org/Qur...cientists.html. 275.Ibid. 276.Ibid. 277.Ibid. 278.Ibid. 279.Ibid. 280.Ibid. 281.Ibid. 282.http://islamweb.net/english/new/week...0%20%20%20%20% 20%20%20%20THE%20 LEADERS%20OF%20MODERN%20.htm. 283.Ibid. 284.Ibid. 285.Ibid.

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http://miraclesofthequran.com/perfection_03.html ASELECTIONOFOTHERSTATEMENTSREGARDINGTHEQUR'AN Everythingmadesomuchsense.ThisisthebeautyoftheQur'anitasksyoutoreflectandreason... WhenIreadtheQur'anfurther,ittalkedaboutprayer,kindnessandcharity.IwasnotaMuslimyet,but IfelttheonlyanswerformewastheQur'anandAllahhadsentittome.286(YusufIslam[CatStevens], formerBritishpopstar) IamnotaMuslimintheusualsense,thoughIhopeIama"Muslim"as"onesurrenderedtoGod,"butI believethatembeddedintheQuranandotherexpressionsoftheIslamicvisionarevaststoresofdivine truthfromwhichIandotheroccidentalshavestillmuchtolearn,and"Islamiscertainlyastrong contenderforthesupplyingofthebasicframeworkoftheonereligionofthefuture."287(Fromthebook IslamandChristianityToday) TheessentialanddefiniteelementofmyconversiontoIslamwastheQur'an.Ibegantostudyitbefore myconversionwiththecriticalspiritofaWesternintellectual...Therearecertainversesofthisbook, theQur'an,revealedmorethanthirteencenturiesago,whichteachexactlythesamenotionsasthe mostmodernscientificresearchesdo.Thisdefinitelyconvertedme.288(AliSelmanBenoist,France, DoctorofMedicine) IhavereadtheSacredScripturesofeveryreligionnowherehaveIfoundwhatIencounteredinIslam: perfection.TheHolyQur'an,comparedtoanyotherscriptureIhaveread,isliketheSuncomparedto thatofamatch.IfirmlybelievethatanybodywhoreadstheWordofAllahwithamindthatisnot completelyclosedtoTruth,willbecomeaMuslim.289(SaifuddinDirkWalterMosig) ThestrengthoftheKoranisthataMuslim,oranyone,canopenittoanypageandgetamessage dealingwithlife'smeaning.290(ThewellknowntheologianJohnEsposito) IhopethetimeisnotfaroffwhenIshallbeabletouniteallthewiseandeducatedmenofallthe countriesandestablishauniformregimebasedontheprinciplesofQur'anwhichalonearetrueand whichalonecanleadmentohappiness.291(FrenchEmperorNapoleonBonaparte)

TonyBlair:"Qur'anInspiredMe" TheBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsaysthathehasreadthewholeQur'anthreetimes.Inhis statements,heoftenmentionedhisadmirationfortheQur'an'smoralteaching.OnMarch29,2000,the BBCreportedonBlair'sadmirationfortheQur'aninafeatureentitled"Blair:Qur'anInspiredMe."He wasreportedtohavesaidthatIslamwasagoodandpeacefulreligion,thatheownedtwocopiesofthe Qur'an,andthathewasquiteinspiredbyit: IfyoureadtheKoran,itissocleartheconceptofloveandfellowshipastheguidingspiritsof humanity.292 Twoorthreedaysbeforethe9/11attacks,theBritishnewspaperTheMailonSundaypublishedan articleinwhichBlairsaidthatformerUSpresidentBillClinton'sdaughterChelseahadgivenhimacopy oftheQur'anasagift,thathehadbeguntoreaditandthatitgivenhimcourageintimesof difficulty.293Aftertheattacks,BlaironceagainsaidinaninterviewonAlJazeeratelevisionthathad readtheQur'an.Healsoadded: IreadthemessageoftheKoran,insofarasitcanbetranslated.AndIreadaboutIslamandIenjoy doingthat.AndIthinkthatIhavelearnedthingsabouttheKoranthatIneverknewbeforeandIthinka lotofChristianswouldbeinterested.294 TimemagazinedescribedBlairas"longtimestudentoftheKoran"inonearticleabouthim.295 AspeechbyBillClintonwhichdescribedhowinfluencedhewasbytheQur'an InhislastyearintheWhiteHouse,formerUSPresidentBillClintonreceivedanumberofMuslims duringRamadan.Atthemeeting,whichbeganwithareadingfromtheQur'an,Clintonusedversesfrom theQur'aninhisownaddressandfrequentlystatedhisinterestinIslam: AndIthoughtitwasparticularlymovingthatImamreadthepassagefromtheKoranthatsaidthatAllah creatednationsandtribesthatwemightknowoneanother,notthatwemightdespiseoneanother. There'sawonderfulpassageintheHebrewTorah,whichwarnspeoplenevertoturnasidethestranger, foritisliketurningasidethemosthighGod.AndtheChristianBiblesaysthatpeopleshouldlovetheir neighborasthemselves.Butit'squitewonderfultosaythatAllahcreatedthenationsandtribesthat theymightknowoneanotherbetter...Letmesay,also,thatthereismuchthattheworldcanlearnfrom Islam.ItisnowpracticedbyoneofeveryfourpeopleonEarth.Americansarelearningmoreinour schoolsanduniversities.Indeed,IrememberthatourdaughtertookacourseonIslamichistoryinhigh schoolandreadlargeportionsoftheKoran,andcamehomeatnightandeducatedherparentsaboutit, andlateraskedusquestionsaboutit...SoIaskyouagaintorededicateyourselvesinthiscomingyear tomakingsurethatothersinthiscountrytrulyunderstandandappreciatethefaithyouembrace,its practices,itsbeliefs,itspreceptsanditsinclusivehumanity...TheKoranalsoteaches,inaddition,to thefactthatweshoulddountoothersaswewishtohavedonetous,andrejectforotherswhatwe wouldrejectforourselves,butweshouldalsomakeacommitmenttoliveinpeace296 GeorgeW.Bush: "It's[theQur'anis]averythoughtfulgift." On26September2001,PresidentGeorgeW.BushheldasubstantivemeetingwithAmericanMuslim leaders,andsaidthat"theteachingsofIslamaretheteachingsofpeaceandgood."Duringthis meeting,Dr.MuzammilSiddiqi,PresidentoftheIslamicSocietyofNorthAmerica(ISNA),presenteda copyoftheHolyQur'antoPresidentBush.Duringabriefpressconferenceafterthemeeting,the Presidentexpressedhispleasuresaying: AndIwanttothankyouverymuchforthethegiftyougaveme,Imam,theKoran.It'saverythoughtful gift.Isay,"Thankyouverymuchforthegift."Hesaid,"It'sthebestgiftIcouldgiveyou,Mr. President."Iappreciatethatverymuch.297

OnSeptember17,2001,PresidentBushvisitedtheWashingtonIslamCentermosque,oneoftheoldest intheUnitedStates.Inhisspeech,heemphasizedthatIslamisareligionofpeaceandthattheterrorist attacksof9/11havenothingtodowiththeteachingsofIslamorthesincereMuslimsoftheworld,allof whomdeploreterrorism.BushstatedthatthosewhoinflictharmoninnocentandcivilianMuslimsare justasinthewrongasthosewhocarryoutterroristattacks.Atthiscrowdedmeeting,coveredlivebya largenumberofdomesticandinternationaltelevisionstations,PresidentBushreadthefollowingverse fromtheQur'an:298 "Inthelongrun,evilintheextremewillbetheendofthosewhodoevil.Forthattheyrejectedthesigns ofAllahandheldthemuptoridicule."(Qur'an,30:10)

286.http://www.alsunnah.com/call_to_isl...ut_islaam.html. 287.W.MontgomeryWatt,IslamandChristianityToday(London:1983),ix. 288.http://www.alsunnah.com/call_to_isl...ut_islaam.html 289.Ibid. 290.JohnEsposito,quotedinJacquelineBlaisPeopleWanttoKnow,SoKoranisBestSeller,USA Today,27November2001. 291.NapoleonBonaparte,quotedinChristianCherfilsBonaparteetIslam(BonaparteandIslam)(Paris, France:1914),125. 292.BBCNews,29March2000. 293.BlairKuranaMerakSalmis(BlairisInterestedintheQuran),Milliyet,11September2001. 294.PrimeMinisterTonyBlairsInterviewwithAlJazeera,9October2001,www.number 10.gov.uk/output/page3562.asp. 295.TravelsWithTony,Time158,12November2001,no.20. 296.www.amaana.org/ISWEB/ramadan.htm. 297.www.amanj.org/bush_meeting.html. 298.RemarksbythePresidentatIslamicCenterofWashington,D.C.,17September2001, http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/islam/s091701b.htm..

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Readsomemoreinterestingstuffherewww.islamicawareness.org/Quran/Q_Studies/(especiallythe oneoniltifaat)

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AsSalamalaykum, Whatisthedifferencebetweennabi,andnabiyyalikeinsurahmaryam? __________________

Alhamdulillah,theOnewhostoppedmefromuselesstalksuchthatwhenIreviewmyoldpostsI'mnotthat ashamed.

27)Donotbehappywhenothersmakemistakeseveniftheyapposeyouropinion.

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