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walhamdulillah,
One of the powerful means that the Qur’an spreads its teachings is by dialogue. In many surahs in the Qur’an, Allah ta’ala displays to us the conversations between people: Allah ta’ala and the Angels, Ibrahim alayhi salaam and his father, Musa alayhi salaam and Khidr, the two men of the garden (surah Kahf), and Musa [...]

Bismillah, walhamdulillah.
The next Characteristic of the Qur’an is Mubaarak.
Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala says in Surah Saad verse 29,
كِتَابٌ أَنْزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُولُو الأَلْبَاب
“(This is) a Mubaarak Book which We have sent down to you, that they may reflect upon its signs, and that men of understanding may remember.” (Saad: 38:29)
Mubaarak is that [...]

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walhamdulillah
Allah ta’ala mentions this statement many times in the Qur’an:
إِنَّ ذَلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ الْأُمُورِ
Certainly that is from the noble tasks.
When this statement occurs, it is always in reference to sabr (patience).
However, when this statement appears in Surah Shoora (42), something different occurs that does not in all the other ayaat….Allah azza wa jal states:
إِنَّ [...]

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In the Qur’an, Allah ta’ala swears by many things, which is known as a “qasm” in Arabic–showing the importance and honor of the object. Here is a previous bayyinah gem on qasm. (Assignment for the readers: mention some things that Allah ta’ala swears by in the Qur’an! Hint: there are a lot in Juz ‘Amma) [...]

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walhamdulillah, we received another double gem session last night, but since they are different topics inshaAllah I will post them separately.
So here is Qur’anic gem # seven:
In surah Shu’ara (26), Allah ta’ala mentions the stories of many Prophets, and He says:
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ نُوحٌ
When their brother Nuh (alayhi salaam) said to them, and [...]

Bismillah walhamdulillah,
May Allah ta’ala make us companions of the Qur’an. Ameen.
I’ve been realizing how true the statement “the more you learn, the less you know” is. SubhanAllah as many Qur’an classes you or myself have taken, the bottom line is that we can never finish studying the Qur’an; there is always something to learn.
On Wednesday [...]

Bismillah walhamdulillah,
These gems keep getting better as the class progresses mashaAllah. We actually received a double-whammy on Tuesday. I think these gems are my favorite so far, so here’s Qur’anic gem #5 from Tuesday night:
In Suratul Hajj (22) Allah ta’ala uses two distinct words to give the meaning of “selection”. ( اجتبىand اصطفى)
Allah ta’ala says [...]

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Alhamdulillah after a long break, our bayyinah classes with brother Nouman started again! Here was last night’s gem:
Syntax in the Qur’an
We learned before that the Qur’an doesn’t compromise style or content; it maintains both aspects flawlessly.
Two simple examples from the Qur’an display this fact.
Allah azza wa jal says in Suratul Muddathir verse three:
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ [...]

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Alhamdulillah third day of class was last night, and I was literally blown away by the gem br Nouman shared with us subhanAllah…by far the best that I have heard. O Allah we ask You for the proper understanding of Your Book and Your Deen, Ameen.
Here it is:
Al-Aqsaam (Oaths) in the Qur’an

Bismillah walhamdulillah was Salaatu was Salaamu ‘alaa Rasoolillaah,
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DISCLAIMER: “I know this article is super long, and I tried to condense it as much as possible so I’d like to mention here that this is a simple and basic road map for how someone in the west can BEGIN studying Arabic.
We need to remember that [...]