Reflections on key Quranic terms, meanings, and linguistic notes.
2026-06-09
Quran
terminology
disconnected letters
huruf muqattaat
mutashabihat
tadabbur
hadith
tafsir
tawil
Rashad Khalifa
Hurufism
A Quran-centered reflection on the disconnected letters and how they reveal the boundary of human knowledge, the danger of unsupported claims, and the guiding independence of th...
2026-06-11
Quran
terminology
no compulsion
delivery
freedom of belief
freedom of expression
jihad
justice
Madinah
A Quran-centered reflection on freedom of belief, the Messenger’s duty of delivery, and why jihad cannot mean religious coercion but only the removal of oppression and barriers ...
2026-07-07
Quran
terminology
al-mubin
clear delivery
clear book
obedience to the Messenger
clarification
A Qur’an-centered study of the distortion and misreading of al-mubin, and how separating the Messenger’s clear delivery from the clear Book opens the door to making later report...
2026-06-11
Quran
terminology
sealing of the heart
guidance
misguidance
divine way
heart
free will
justice
A Quran-centered reflection on the sealing of the heart, guidance and misguidance, and why the sealing of the heart is not an initial injustice from The God, but the result of c...
2026-06-09
Quran
terminology
ghayb
faith in the unseen
guidance
taqwa
straight way
Al-Baqarah
reason
tadabbur
A Quran-centered reflection on faith in the unseen, why the Quran begins the guidance of the mindful with belief in the unseen, and how this faith becomes the gateway to Quranic...
2026-07-01
Quran
terminology
covenant
ahd
mithaq
contracts
faith
taqwa
freedom
A Qur’an-centered study of covenant, mithaq, promise, and contracts as a foundational moral pillar: from freedom and faith to social trust and divine promise.
2026-06-30
Quran
terminology
shahid
witness
testimony
martyrdom
sh-h-d
A Qur’an-centered study of the root sh-h-d, showing that shahid in the Qur’an first means witness: one who is present, aware, and testifies to truth.
2026-07-01
Quran
terminology
darb
An-Nisa 4:34
qiwamah
nushuz
family
justice
A Qur’an-centered study of the root d-r-b in An-Nisa 4:34, asking whether the Qur’anic context supports physical beating or decisive nonphysical separation.
2026-06-30
Quran
terminology
qada
qadar
free will
determinism
divine justice
shakilah
A Qur’an-centered reflection on qada and qadar, free will, determinism, human conditions, shakilah, capacity, trial, and divine justice.
2026-07-15
Quran
terminology
shukr
blessing
hamd
kufr
responsibility
A Qur’an-centered rereading of shukr: from saying thank God to recognizing a gift, not covering its value, and giving a responsible and fitting response in awareness, speech, an...
2026-06-10
Taqwa
Quran Terminology
Quran
A Qur’anic study of the root w-q-y, the meaning of taqwa, and why reducing taqwa to fear narrows its Qur’anic meaning.
2026-06-09
Qur’an
terminology
faith
iman
believer
righteous action
People of the Book
reason
justice
trust
A Qur’anic reflection on the meaning of faith: faith in the Qur’an is not a sectarian label, but trust, sincerity, responsibility, righteous action, and conscious submission to ...
2026-06-10
Kafir
Kufr
Infidel
Non Believer
Quranic Terminology
Quran
A Qur’an-centered study of kufr, its difference from ignorance, and why kafir does not simply mean non-Muslim, but one who covers or rejects truth after it has become clear.
2026-07-05
Qur’an
arrogance
istikbar
taghut
Satan
Iblis
Arrogance and Istikbar; Taghut and the Character of Satan
A Qur’an-centered reading of the fall of Iblis, the disease of istikbar, the boundary of Satan’s power, and the dan...
2026-06-04
quran
sultan
logic
authority
reason
A Qur'an-centered reflection on the word sultan as articulate authority, proof, dominance, and the logic that exposes contradiction.
2026-07-05
quran
satan
taghut
choice
sultan
self
A Qur'an-centered reflection on Satan, Taghut, choice, the self, and sultan; and why the field of whispering does not negate divine mercy.
2026-06-08
Quran
terminology
Malik
Owner of Judgment
justice
judgment
The God
Day of Judgment
unseen
human limits
A Qur’anic reflection on Malik, Owner of Judgment, and why final judgment belongs only to The God, who alone knows every cause, intention, possibility, and outcome.
2026-06-08
Quran
terminology
Allah
The God
tawhid
al-ilah
mercy
divine names
A Qur’anic and linguistic explanation of why Allah is not a proper name, but means The God: Al = The, Ilah = God, Al-Ilah = The God.