Qur'anic Characteristic #3: Full of Dhikr

Bismillah
Here is the next Characteristic of the Qur’an:
In one of the most beautiful beginnings of the Qur’an, Allah ta’ala starts surah Saad with a powerful reminder. He says:
ص ۚ وَالْقُرْآنِ ذِي الذِّكْرِ
Saad. And by the Qur’an, full of dhikr! [Surah Saad, verse 1]
This ayah begins with a letter, which are known as: huroof muqatta’aat, the [...]

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What is Tabaarak?

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Alhamdulillah we covered: tahmeed, tasbeeh and takbeer. InshaAllah (for now) the last dhikr we will dissect is tabaarak: Blessed is He, He is Greatly Blessed. This word tabaarak is only used for Allah ta’ala.

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What is Takbeer?

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To continue our meanings of the dhikr posts, we’ll analyze Takbeer which means to say: Allahu Akbar.
Allah ta’ala says in Suratul Israa ayah 111:
وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيرًا
“and glorify Him with a great glorification”.
Both of these words in the ayah are from kaaf-ba-ra (ك-ب-ر) or kabar, which means to be great. كَبِّرْهُ Kabirhu means: Make Him great, declare [...]

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What is Tayyib?

Bismillah, walhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘aalameen, was salaatu was salaamu ‘alaa Rasoolihil Ameen.
I would like to dedicate the first official post to an analysis of the word Tayyib. Tayyibaat is plural of Tayyibah which is the feminine form of Tayyib. Tayyib is a very comprehensive word and has a great place in the Qur’an and Sunnah. InshaAllah [...]

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