Quran Vocabulary

Allah says: 'We found it filled with powerful guards (haras)' (Al-Jinn: 8). Al-haras: the guards. This verse reports the words of the jinn noting that...

Al-dirâya: knowledge acquired through effort of cunning or reflection. One says 'daraytu' (I knew). Allah says: 'And what will make you know (mâ adrâk...

Al-'aqd: gathering the ends of something. Used for hard bodies then for commitments. The Almighty says: 'O you who believe, fulfill the contracts' (Al...

Al-Qatl refers to the act of taking life. The Almighty says: 'Do not kill the soul which Allah has made sacred' (Al-An'am 151). Qatala nafsahu means t...

Al-Mulk refers to sovereignty and possession. The Almighty says: 'To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth' (Al-Ma'idah 120). Al-Mal...

An-Nasab refers to kinship and lineage. The Almighty says: 'When the Horn is blown, there will be no kinship among them' (Al-Mu'minun 101). Nasaba mea...