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Concepts of the Qur’an (Justice and Imamate) – Sheikh Ja’far al-Subhani – Vol. 1 #### **Chapter Five: Misconceptions and Solutions** Rational proofs, as well as Qur’anic texts, indicate that He, the Exalted, maintains justice (*qisṭ*) in all His affairs. Nonetheless, certain misconceptions have been raised surrounding this topic that require …

Fifteenth: Alid Parables The Commander of the Faithful, Imam ʿAli (peace be upon him), was the fountainhead and lawgiver of eloquence, the source and birthplace of rhetoric. From him its hidden treasures emerged; from him its principles were derived. Every eloquent orator modeled himself on his examples, and every powerful …

## The Revelation of the Holy Qur’an ### The Revelation of the Qur’an Through Divine Inspiration The Prophet (peace be upon him) received the Holy Qur’an through **revelation (waḥy)**. Since he received divine revelation from a higher source—God, the Exalted—it is commonly said that the Qur’an **“descended”** upon him. The …

## Lesson Six ### 2. Idghām (Assimilation) Idghām is an **incidental characteristic of letters**. – **Linguistically:** it means *insertion or merging*, that is, inserting one thing into another. – **In Tajwīd terminology:** it occurs when **a silent letter meets a vowelled letter under specific conditions**. ### How Idghām Occurs When …

**“Ḥamiʾa”**: *“muddy”*; and **“ḥāmiyah”** without a hamzah means *hot*. And **“the zealotry of ignorance (ḥamiyyat al-jāhiliyyah)”** refers to their saying: *“Muḥammad has killed our sons and brothers and yet they enter upon us in our homes—let the Arabs not speak of this.”* **“Ḥām”**: the male camel that, once the offspring …

Concepts of the Qur’an (Justice and Imamate) – Sheikh Ja’far al-Subhani – Vol. 1 **2.** “*Say, ‘If I should err, I only err against myself; but if I am guided, it is by what my Lord reveals to me. Indeed, He is Hearing and Near.’*” (34:50) You observe that the …

Fourteenth: Prophetic Parables If a parable means presenting the intended meaning in the form of something observable, adorning the intelligible with the form of the sensible, and making difficult truths accessible, then it is one of the tools of communication and instruction. For this reason, figurative representation became widespread in …

### The Compilation of the Qur’an and Its History ## The Compilation of the Qur’an During the Prophet’s Lifetime The compilation (*jamʿ*) of the Qur’an has two meanings. One meaning is **memorizing it completely**, as when we say “the collectors of the Qur’an,” meaning its memorizers. The other meaning is …

## Lesson Five ### Incidental Characteristics of Letters (Rules of Tajwid) These are the characteristics that affect a letter depending on its **vowel, its proximity to another letter, or the characteristics and vowel of the neighboring letter**. They are divided into **four sections**: 1. Tafkhīm and Tarqīq (Heaviness and Lightness) …

**(Jarā)** *“Majrāhā”* (1) means “its causing to run.” It is also read *majrāhā* (with fatḥah), meaning its running or its course. *Majrā* means the path or channel. *Jāriyah* means a ship. Allah says: *“We carried you in the sailing vessel.”* (2) *Jawārī* means ships. Allah says: *“And among His signs …