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Exploring the linguistic miracle of the Quran, one gem at a time.
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Quran Gem 048: Negation in Translation (opens the original)
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﷽Arabic is interesting in that there are two types of negation; simple negation and absolute negation. And if one is not aware of the difference between these two levels of negation, it can lead to confusion when reading translations. With that in mind, let us turn to an example from the Quran that may perplex us if we do not understand the underlying Arabic. In Sūrat al-Baqarah, Allah ﷻ describes the Day of Judgement as:يَوْمٌ لَّا ب&
Quran Gem 047: Who was Hāmān? (opens the original)
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﷽In the Quran, Allah ﷻ records Pharaoh having ordered a man called Hāmān to bake bricks for construction:وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ مَا عَلِمْتُ لَكُم مِّنْ إِ&
Quran Gem 046: Advice from a Baby (opens the original)
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﷽In Arabic, a set of root letters can be placed into a number of different verb forms (called “Families”), each one with nuances in the meanings it creates. For example, Family II is associated with actions that occur repeatedly, over a period of time. Contrast this with Family IV, whose actions are known for happening once.In the Quran, Allah ﷻ uses the root letters, wāw-sāḍ-yā’ (which means to give sincere counseling and advise) in both Family II (waṣṣā) and IV (</spa
Quran Gem 045: Those Who Declare the Perfection of Allah ﷻ (opens the original)
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﷽In Arabic, there is a rhetorical difference between a present tense verb (fiʿl muḍāriʿ) and a verbal noun (ism fāʿil). A verb connotes a temporary state which can end when the one doing the action stops. A noun connotes a permanent state with no end in sight. With this in mind, let us look at a rhetorical application of it in the Quran.Allah ﷻ makes frequent reference to making “tasbīḥ</span
Quran Gem 044: The Uniqueness of the Name of Majesty (opens the original)
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﷽As we already know, Allah ﷻ is completely unique in His essence, without any equals. What you may not know, however, is that His name is also one-of-a-kind. Based on Arabic grammar, let’s observe how lafẓ al-jalālah (The Name of Majesty; Allah’s name) defies expectations over and over again.One interesting thing about lafẓ al-jalālah is that it can refer to Allah ﷻ even when every letter is stripped away from it. If we take the first letter (‘alif<s
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