The study of Quranic language is a fascinating study. Synonyms in Quran website is an attempt to help people with limited knowledge of Arabic to appreciate the beauty of Quranic language, through a study of synonyms and near synonyms in Quran.
Category: Quran
Learning classical Arabic as a non-native
As Ustadh elQabbani tells us, there are four steps to learning classical Arabic: Language acquisition, grammar, acquiring a taste and intuition for Arabic literature, and then finally the formal study of rhetoric.
Reflections from my journey to memorize Quran
I started memorizing Quran as a mother of a toddler and a baby. During the first few years of this journey, I read every available book and article with tips on how to memorize Quran while I struggled to find the time and energy to push my memorization forward. In a way those tips made… Continue reading Reflections from my journey to memorize Quran
The Story of Quranic Text
A beginner level introduction to the Quranic orthography.
From Sirius to Woolly Mammoths
Living with my kids is like living within an encyclopaedia. At any given time you can be fired with information, on anything from prehistoric civilizations to modern gizmos and everything in between, at dizzying speed. Every day I am served a glorious cocktail of history, politics, sciences, philosophy, tech, languages and more, with an assortment… Continue reading From Sirius to Woolly Mammoths
Open your eyes to alFatiha
AlFatiha is the door to Quran. Quran starts with it. But it also has the power to open your eyes, open your heart and open your mind. It can give you a different sight for this world. AlFatiha is a summary of the Quran. Everything you will read in Quran first occurs in alFatiha, in… Continue reading Open your eyes to alFatiha
Taqwah – The Root of Success
Surah alMaidah and surah anNisaa are complementary surahs. Where Surah alMaidah is the surah of society as a whole, Surah anNisaa on the other hand is the surah of individuals. Allah discusses personal reform in Surah anNisaa and then He discusses social reform in alMaidah.
What Counts As A Mercy Of Allah?
So the youngsters take refuge in the cave and ask Allah to have mercy on them, and straighten their affair for them (they were on the run from the polytheist king). إِذْ أَوَى الْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى الْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا [Mention] when the youths retreated to the cave… Continue reading What Counts As A Mercy Of Allah?
The story of easy versus right
These are the surahs of opposites. Of light versus darkness, of high versus low, of right versus wrong, of temptation versus righteousness. In short, these surahs are about human struggle in the way of Allah.
Tafseer notes of Surah Inshiqaq, Burooj, Tariq, and Aala
I have added the tafseer notes of surah al-Inshiqaq, surah al-Burooj, surah al-Tariq, and surah al-Aala Alhamdulillah. You can find the links here. You will need to download the PDFs and open them through a PDF viewer like Adobe Acrobat Reader. The web browsers do not show the annotations properly.