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Quranic Sciences: Lectures delivered by Hujjat al-Islam Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim

### The Authenticity of the Qur’anic Text One of the important Qur’anic studies is the topic we are addressing here. The result of this study confirms the integrity of the content of the Qur’anic text and the soundness of the principles, concepts, and rulings mentioned in it. The central issue …

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Summary lessons on Tajweed for the Holy Quran

## Chapter Two ### Lesson Four # Characteristics of the Letters (Sifat al‑Huruf) These are the sounds and qualities that accompany letters and distinguish them from others. Through them, letters have specific rulings and names, such as: **(Strength, Elevation, Qalqalah, Whistling, and other characteristics).** The characteristics of the letters are …

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Interpretation of the strange words of the Quran 3

### **Third Type (Words beginning with Tā’)** **(Takā)** *Mutka’* means a cushion on which one reclines. It is also said to mean a seat on which one leans, and it is also said to mean food. It has also been read as *mutkan*. *“Reclining (muttaqi’īn)”* (1) means sitting like kings …

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# The Stages of Human Life in the Qur’an 3

# The Stages of Human Life in the Qur’an ## The Third Stage: Imamate (Leadership) This stage is distinct and different from the two previous stages. In it, the mission of the prophets becomes the **leadership (imamate) of the movement of monotheism (tawḥīd)**. When studying the period preceding this stage—that …

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Qur’anic concepts (justice and leadership) 3

Concepts of the Qur’an (Justice and Imamate) – Sheikh Ja’far al-Subhani – Vol. 1 …[When faced with a grave crisis], a person “uncovers his shin” to move swiftly and plunge into the midst of the unfolding events. **B: “*And they are invited to prostration*”** This invitation is not for the …

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Qur’anic concepts (justice and leadership) 2

Concepts of the Qur’an (Justice and Imamate) – Sheikh Ja’far al-Subhani – Vol. 1 #### **The Ash‘arites and Obligation Beyond Capacity (al-Taklīf bimā lā Yuṭāq)** Regrettably, a group of Muslim theologians went so far as to permit “obligation beyond capacity.” They listened to neither the call of reason (*‘aql*) nor …

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Parables in the Holy Quran are a source of divine guidance. 2

This is a translation of the provided scholarly text by the esteemed researcher Ja’far al-Subhani regarding the nature and function of parables (*Amthal*) in the Quran. *** # A Simplified Study on the Parables Contained in the Holy Book ### Authored by the Esteemed Researcher Ja’far al-Subhani *** **In the …

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Quranic Sciences: Lectures delivered by Hujjat al-Islam Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim

### The Quran and its Names The Holy Quran is the miraculous speech revealed as revelation to the Prophet (PBUH), transcribed in the *Mus-hafs* (codices), transmitted via *tawatur* (mass consecutive narration), and whose recitation is an act of worship. God Almighty chose for this miraculous speech, which He revealed to …

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Summary lessons on Tajweed for the Holy Quran

**Lesson 3: The Chapters of Tajwid** **Chapter One** ■ **Points of Articulation of the Letters (Makharij al‑Huruf)** **Point of articulation (Makharaj):** It is the place where the sound of a letter is produced from the organs of speech, or the position where the sound of a letter stops and thus …

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Interpretation of the strange words of the Quran 2

**(Bāgh wa lā ‘ād)** – “neither seeking it nor transgressing.” (1) Meaning: he does not desire the carcass (dead meat) nor seek it while he can find something else. *“Nor transgressing”* means he does not exceed what satisfies his hunger. The root of **baghy** originally means envy. An oppressor is …

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