Nov 16, 2011

The meaning of Sheen (ش) in the Arabic language

شUnique characteristic: Tafash-shee (spreading sound) Definition: to pronounce a letter with the filling of the mouth with air allowing the sound to spread greatly over the mouth. Words that possess this letter (specifically the first radical) possess the meaning of spreading and/or diversity. Examples of such words include:  شجرة  treeشعر  hairشيعة group or sectشمس  sunشرك ...

Nov 10, 2011

The Qur'an linguistic challenge - Can anyone do better?

God chose Arabic to be the language of the Qur'an--His final Message to humankind: "Lo! We have revealed it, a Lecture in Arabic, that ye may understand." (Yusuf, 2); "Thus have We revealed it, a decisive utterance in Arabic..." (Ar-Ra'ad, 37) Muslims regard the Qur'an as the greatest miracle of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), as proof of his Prophethood. The challenge to produce 3 verses...

Sep 21, 2011

The linguistic miracle of the Quran - Journey to Allah (preview)

Asalamu alaykum All praise be to Allah (most high) and may His peace and blessings be upon the last and final Prophet, Muhammad. I thank Allah (Most High) for allowing me to learn something of Allah's book and it's language in order to taste some of it's linguistic marvels. I feel I have a duty to the Muslims, especially those who are unfamiliar with the Arabic language, to spread this knowledge...

Aug 20, 2011

The precision of verse endings in the Quran.

Asalamu alaykum  I was asked this question by a student of the Quran and it reads.  Have the scholars explained the wisdom why Allah subhanwataala mentioning He is all hearing, although the verse is relating to Hijab. What is the relationship between His attribute of being "All hearing" and...

Aug 7, 2011

Word Precision in the Quran - Verb and Noun usage

Asalamu alaykum all, The Quran is the word of Allah (swt) and as such is the greatest literally work that mankind has experienced. I want to share one aspect of the Quran which is related to word usage. Specifically I want to mention the difference between verbs and the derived noun from the very same verb. I have produced the following short lesson to demonstrate this subtlety in the Arabic language. After...

Aug 4, 2011

Asalamu alaykum There was a recent video circulating of a discussion between a Muslim activist and an embryologist ( Professor Myers)  about the Quran and the verses related to the embryological stages of Human development. Non Muslims have been circulating this video like wildfire and so I thought I would respond to the allegations presented in the video. I use a classical Quran exegesis to...

Mar 5, 2011

Doubting the day of Judgment ???

Asalamu alaykum In the Quran there are 2 words that are used to mean doubt: الشك and الريبI have produced some videos to demonstrate the difference in meaning and how they are used in the Quran.    It beomes clear that الريب is a state of declusion and is not based on clear proof. Let us see what Allah (swt) says regarding the disbelievers' rejection of an afterlife in Surat Al Jathiya...

Jan 22, 2011

Jan 18, 2011

The linguistic excellence of Ayat Al Kursi Part 3

لاَ تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلاَ نَوْمٌ Neither drowsiness overtaken Him nor sleep Both of the states of سِنَةٌ drowsiness and نَوْمٌ sleep are negated. The negation is made with the repetition of لاَ. It was possible to say it without the second لاَ i.e. لاَ تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَ نَوْمٌ so why was لاَ repeated. Let us take an example to illustrate the point further. If one was to say using one لاَ : مُحَمَّدٌ...

Jan 17, 2011

The linguistic excellence of Ayat Al Kursi Part 2

Let us begin the Analysis:اللّهُ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ Allah – There is no deity except him The verse starts off by with the oneness of Allah and the negation of any partners. This is the most fundamental belief of Islamic Monotheism.  What follows are two predicates [1] for Allah (swt): (1) الْحَيُّ – The Ever-Living  If one were to use this attributes for someone other than Allah...

Jan 15, 2011

The linguistic excellence of Ayat Al Kursi

The linguistic excellence of Ayat Al Kursi by Nabeel Al Khalidy The Prophet Muhammad (saw) said speaking about this verse:  Everything has its pinnacle and the pinnacle of the Quran is Surah al-Baqarah. In it there is an ayah which is the greatest in the Qur'an: Ayat al-Kursi [at-Tirmidhi] In...

Jan 14, 2011

Utilise your precious time to learn Arabic

Asalamu alaykum It is common amongst our youth to waste there time on things that will not benefit them in their future. One thing I regret is not starting to learn Arabic at an earlier age when my mind was sharper and less distracted with family comittments. This is a video by Bro Asif Maherali with advise to the youth on this very issue...

Jan 10, 2011

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