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What are the readings (qira'at) of Quran?
I'll start by answering the last question first.
What is the role of Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) exactly concerning these readings?
Quran has been transmitted through the time by oral ...
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What is the difference between Salat and Salah?
They're exactly the same word. In Arabic, the word صلاة (salah/salat) ends with what is known as a taa marbutah, which can be pronounced either as "t" (if it's in the middle of a sentence) or an "h" ...
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Does the Quran actually refer to the expansion of the universe?
Traditionally the scholars has interpreted the word "lamosi'on" (لَمُوسِعُونَ) to mean; "indeed We are able too".
Most other translations today seems to (subjectively) ignore that ...
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Is Islam a religion only revealed for Arabs?
Islam was revealed for everyone:
ياأيها الناس إني رسول الله إليكم جميعا
Say, [O Muhammad], "O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all
― Quran 7:158
تبارك الذي نزّل الفرقان على ...
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Difference between Rabbul Alamin and Rabbil Alamin
short answer: both are the same words but in different diacritics(tashkeel) تشكيل
detailed answer:
both words are the same "Rabb" (رب) but you add different diacritics(A َ, O ُ, E ِ )(tashkeel) ...
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How to remove or solve a possible shirk Issue from Verse (43:84)?
If we take the Verse (43:84)literally, it would mean that there's a deity in the heaven and an other on earth
No, it would not mean that if you take it literally(and we always should). the verse ...
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What is the literal meaning of the word "Qur'an"?
Beside the well known and among Muslims preferred meanings already explained here "The recitation" or "the continuous recitation" there are others one should know:
Of course if we ...
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Why masjid Haram is called that name?
Well i think it's helpful to know that the Big Mosque in Mekka which includes the Ka'aba has many frequent names (here just a few of them):
Bait-ul Allah al-Haraam بيت الله الحرام or al-Baytu-l Haram ...
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Why sunni scholars say that shadow for asr time should be measured with addition of zenith shadow of same object?
Zuhr's time starts after the sun has declined from its zenith (Zawal), and Asr's time naturally starts after Zuhr.
The issue is that the length of the shadow cast by an object varies with location (...
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What is I'rabul Qur'an?
This is just an addition to the given answers, which have only pointed at one single subject of this science -> grammatical issues in the Quran and the implied linguistic meanings.
A major reason or ...
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What are the readings (qira'at) of Quran?
First you should know that the Quran has been transmitted through the time by oral memorization and recitation on a hand of Scholars beginning with the Sahaba (May Allah be pleased with them) and not ...
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Is Arabic the language of Jinn?
There are many Quranic verses and Ahadith that talk about "jinns", but none of them speaks about their languages, but from some Quranic verses we can deduct that they can speak and understand the ...
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Difference between Rabbul Alamin and Rabbil Alamin
Rabbul Alamin and Rabbil Alamin actually mean the same thing what makes them different is the pronunciation. So actually what makes them different? Simple, Arabic grammar(Nahw) is what makes them ...
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Does خنزير الماء (or literally pig of the sea) in this statement or fatwa really refers to a Capyabra?
From what I can gather, خنزير الماء is meant to be a hypothetical or mythical creature and it isn't defined exactly what it is.
Similar examples which can be found in Fiqh books include إنسان الماء (...
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What is the difference between "Ajirna" and "Ajirni"?
Well in that case the imam on the radio is rather selfish.
اللهم أجرنا من النار.
Allahuma ajirna Mina (a)n-Naar
means something like Allah save us from the hellfire.
And it is correct to say "...
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What does "Jazak Allah Khair" mean?
عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم "مَنْ صُنِعَ إِلَيْهِ مَعْرُوفٌ فَقَالَ لِفَاعِلِهِ جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا فَقَدْ أَبْلَغَ فِي الثَّنَاءِ"
Usamah bin ...
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What does "السلام عليكم أيها النبي" actually mean?
It means: "Peace be upon you, O prophet!"
Your concern is valid and can be dealt in two ways:
During lifetime of the Prophet these words were to be taken literally. After he passed away they should ...
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What is the difference between SHIFA'ah and SHAFA'ah?
In Arabic, words are made up of 2 or more consonant letters, collectively called as Root Words.
Vowels are changed to express tenses.
So,
SHIFA'ah=interceding
SHAFA'ah=intercede
and hence mean ...
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Is "Abdul Athif" an appropriate name for a Muslim?
اللطيف (Al-Latif, sometimes transcribed as Al-Lathif) is one of the 99 names of Allah, meaning the Subtle, or the Most Kind. Abdullathif (عبد اللطيف) would be a perfectly valid name for a Muslim.
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Meaning of ' بين يديه '
stretch both of your arms in front of you and look between your hands. the area that you see between your hands is what is called "between the hands"
as you said. yes it's an old Arabic idiom that ...
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Why near 17 percent of Quranic words start with 'wa' (وَ)? Can we detach 'wa' from those words?
The conjunction "وَ" basically means "and" (although this may change by context, e.g. "!والله" (By Allah!)). Unlike English, a conjunction in Arabic is written attached to the subsequent word when it ...
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Why don't we say "subhanahu wa ta'ala" after saying "assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah"?
You're confusing things.
"Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala" (meaning "the most glorified, the most high")
"assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah" (meaning "peace and mercy of Allah be upon you")
The first one is ...
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Is there a relationship between the Arabic terms عائشة (A'isha) and صلاة العشاء (isha prayer)?
No, there is no connection between the two words. The origin of the word 'ishā' (Arabic: عشاء) is 'asha (Arabic: عشا), which means poor vision. Night is called 'ishā' because vision deteriorates due ...
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Why do some groups transliterate Arabic words in a lengthy way?
It has nothing to do with 'groups' or sects. It has to do with the arabic pronounciation.
Salah is a perfect example. In Arabic Salah is written like this: صَلَاة. The 'Sa' has a short vowel, and ...
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Why is Abu Bakr (R) called Abu Bakr, when out of his sons none is named Bakr?
This is indeed a strange but acceptable kunyah or surname knowing that abu Bakr (whos real name is Abdullah ibn abi Quhafah) had three sons: Abdurrahman, Abudllah and Muhammad and three daughters: ...
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Why is it الرسولا and السبيلا and not الرسول and السبيل in 33:66 and 33:67
The verses that you quoted are two out of seven alifs that have the same conditions and recitations, commonly known as al-Alifāt as-Sab'ah (Arabic: الألفات السبعة) in the topic related to starting and ...
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Has Ibrahim addressed Allah with feminine verb?
Translations of the verse
وَلَا تُخْزِنِي يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ
The verse was translated as follows:
And do not disgrace me on the Day they are [all] resurrected - (Sahih International)
And disgrace ...
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Quranic or linguistic support that قعود is longer than جلوس
First of all both terms are used to express sitting and remaining.
Usage of the terms best practice as per linguists
As for the correct Arabic usage there's a difference that may not be noticed, but
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Do I need to learn Arabic to become a practicing Muslim?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم
الحمدلله خلق الانسان علَّمه البیان نَزَّل القرآن بلسان عربیّ مبین، و الصلاة و السلام علی النبیّ العربیّ سیّد ولد آدم و خاتم الانبیاء و المرسلین
As far as I searched, there is ...
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