Wisdom is the marvel and purpose of the soul: this is why it is its beginning and its end. The fields of knowledge which one acquires prior to attaining wisdom are just one of the means towards achiev...
Linguistic Analysis of the Phrase Saghat Qulubu kuma In most languages, and especially in Arabic, specific terms are employed in specific meanings beyond their general implications. A failure to under...
1. The Coherence and Order of Verses This sūrah forms part of the block of the ten sūrahs revealed to reform and purify the believing Muslims according to the Divine promise. Further, it is the last o...
1. The Coherence and Order of Verses This sūrah forms part of the block of the ten sūrahs revealed to reform and purify the believing Muslims according to the Divine promise. Further, it is the last o...
‘Ād and Thamūd A careful analysis of the detailed account of the destruction of ‘Ād as depicted in the holy Qur’ān does not leave one deny the fact that the winds sent on them worked along with winter...
Coherence and Context Q. 51: 20-23 The above discussion sufficiently explains that this comprehensive paragraph contains beauty of order and arrangement. It connects the themes in the best logical way...
Winds and the Promised Retribution The previous discussion makes it clear that the verses 1-4 (The winds that scatter dust, then carry the load, then speed lightly along, and then differentiate the af...
‘Umūd 1 and Naẓm This is the second of the group of seven sūrahs (from sūrah 50 to 56) which prove the veracity of the prophethood and holy Qur’ān, a source of news of the Last Judgment and a warning...
Section Two 1 This is the sūrah of the ṣalāh for the ummah which has practically adhered to it by reciting it in every offering of ṣalāh. The ummah has also transmitted the knowledge regarding the s...
Let us consider the internal coherence in the sūrah. Before taking up that, however, I would like to uncover some of the facts implied in this sūrah, the full extent of which none other than God can f...
1 The coherence in this sūrah is like a multifaceted gem. It can be studied in many distinct aspects. I shall take upon explaining all the facets of coherence in the sūrah one by one. The First Aspect...
This is the tafsīr of the verse bismillāh. This is the first component of the main part of the book Niẓām al-Qur’ān. It follows the short introductions (comprising the principles of interpretation an...
It has been sufficiently proved that the basic purpose of an oath is to ratify a statement. It has also been established that gloriousness of the muqsam bihī is not a necessary characteristic of the o...
Oaths have been used to bestow honor on or glorify 1) the muqsam bihī, 2) the oath-taker himself or 3) the addressees. The Arabs were characterized by truthfulness and honesty. It was a hallmark of th...
Sometimes one needs to stress a statement or to emphasize promises in order to convince one’s audience. This is especially demanding in serious interpersonal, national, international and collective ma...
The Holy Qur’ān itself testifies that it was not revealed in a single instance and that it came down piecemeal. وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْآنُ جُمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً كَذَلِ...
I hold that in case the Qur’ān and the Hadīth contradict each other, the Book of God will take precedence because it is the final judge and the criterion. Now I intend to explain this point in detail....
The Qur’ānic term ma‘rūf refers to what was welcomed as virtuous by the Arabs of the time of the Prophet (sws) and its opposite munkar signifies what they detested as evil. The Arabs of pre-Islamic ag...
Some of the earlier scholars of the ummah have maintained that certain shorter sūrahs are equivalent to one-third of the Holy Qur’ān. Some others they characterized as “the completing ones”. Sufyān bi...
By this discussion we aim to establish that each sūrah is a well-structured unit. It is only lack of consideration and analysis on our part that the sūrahs seem disjointed and incoherent. Every studen...
