To be lowly This article is from The Qur’an: A Complete Revelation. rakaʿa – to be lowly The word rakaʿa is associated by the Traditionalist with bow or bowing (specifically, to bow as part of
More...Proof or proofs This article is from The Qur’an: A Complete Revelation. āya/āyāt – proof / proofs The Traditionalist translates āya and āyāt generally as either the singular or plural of
More...The meaning of kitāb This article is from The Qur’an: A Complete Revelation. kitāb According to the Traditionalist, kitāb in the Qur’an means something like book or scripture. At least, this
More...The covenant about which there is no doubt This article is from The Qur’an: A Complete Revelation. al kitāb lā ryaba fī hi – the covenant about which there is no doubt Traditionalists either
More...The law and laws This article is from The Qur’an: A Complete Revelation. al kitāb – the law kutub – laws I refer the reader first to my comments on 3:48 in the introductory portion of this article. The
More...Kitāb This short article is from The Qur’an: A Complete Revelation. kitāb – decree (when not part of definite composite) Whereas the law indicates a body of law, in the indefinite kitāb indicates
More...Doctors of the law This article is from The Qur’an: A Complete Revelation. ahl kitāb – doctors of the law The Traditionalist regards ahl kitāb as the people of the book, which for him means Jews
More...A decree of paired comparison This article is from The Qur’an: A Complete Revelation. kitāb mutashābih mathāniya – a decree of paired comparison This convention occurs only once. The broad array
More...The law of God This article is from The Qur’an: A Complete Revelation. kitāb allah – the law of God In general discourse the Traditionalist would have us believe that kitāb allah means the book
More...A decree we have sent down, one blessed This article is from The Qur’an: A Complete Revelation. kitābun anzalnāhu mubārakun – a decree we have sent down, one blessed Again, the Traditionalist
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