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The subtleties in the Qur’an are simply amazing. One letter can show such emphasis, empower a statement and send a powerful message to the listeners.
An example of this is in Suratul Waaqi’ah, Allah ta’ala says:
أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ الْمَاءَ الَّذِي تَشْرَبُونَ أَأَنْتُمْ أَنْزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ الْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنْزِلُونَ لَوْ نَشَاءُ جَعَلْنَاهُ أُجَاجًا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ
Tell Me! The water [...]

Bismillah, walhamdulillah.
The two most common names for the Book of Allah are: Qur’an and Kitaab.
We learn when studying the Qur’an that even the words chosen are a revelation from Allah with divine wisdom. So, in that case, what do these two names mean and what is the difference between them?

Bismillah, walhamdulillah.
In Arabic, there are means in which you can empower a statement and also weaken it in degrees. Allah ta’ala says:
وَلَئِن مَّسَّتْهُمْ نَفْحَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ
“And if a breath of the Torment of your Rabb touches them, they will surely cry: “Woe unto us! Indeed we have [...]

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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 [...]