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K EY CONCEPTS IN TH E

QUR ` AN

CHAPTER I

CONCEPTS

RELATED WITH

THE QUR`AN AND

QUR`AN STUDIES

1 Qur`an

2Wahy

(Revelation)

3 Kitab

4 Dhikr

5 Nur (Noor)

6Kalima and

Kalam

7 Ayat

8Ism (Plural:

Asma)

9Muhkam

(Decisive)

10

Mutashabih

(AllegoricalPlural:

Mutashabihat)

11Tafsir (Tafseer)

and Tawil

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12

Qiraat, Tilawat,

and Tartil

(Tarteel)

13 Inzal, Tanzil,and Tabligh

14Tahrif and

Tabdil

15

Nasikh

(Abrogating)

and Mansukh

(Abrogated)

CHAPTER II

KAWNI/TAKWINI

AND SHARI

CONCEPTS

(CONCEPTS

RELATED WITH

LAWS OF

CREATION AND

RELIGION)

1

Ahd (Covenant),

Aqd, Mithaq, and

Bayah

2Haqq and Batil

(Falsehood)

3Din, Millah,

Shariah, Minhaj,

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and Tariqah

4

Sirat, Sabil (Plural:

Subul), Rushd,

Iwaj, Ghayy,Mustaqim, and

Qiyam

5Huda/ Hidayah,

Dalal / Dalalah

6Ilah, Rabb, and

Malik

7Mashiat (Root:Sha-e), Iradah,

Qada, Qadar

8

Amr and Hukm

(Plural: Ahkam)

/Hikmah

9 Khalq

10Barr, Bad`a/ Ibda,Fatr / Fitrah

11

Insha, Tasweer,

Taswiyah/ Istiwa

12Yawm, Dahr, and

Asr

13

Ruh, Nafs, Malak,Cin/ Iblis/

Shaytan

14 Dunya, Akhirah

15 Qalb, Sam, Basar/

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Basirah

16 Hayat and Mawt

17Bashar, Adam,

and Insan

18 Khayr and Sharr

19Tayyib and

Khabith

20Mizan, Qist, and

Adl

CHAPTER III

CONCEPTSRELATED TO

CATEGORIZING

HUMAN

PRACTICE (AMAL)

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AND SHIRK-

KUFR-JAHILIYYAH

AND THEIR

OPPOSITES

1 Halal and Haram

2 Bala and Fitnah

3Hawa (Base

desire)

4Fasad, Sulh/

Salah/ Salih

6 Ithm, Fahsha /Fuhsh, and Baghy

7Hasanah/ Husn,

Sayyi`ah/ Su

8

Safh (Morally

loose), Bazr

(Tabzir

wastefulness),and Israf

9 Zulm

10 Tugyan/ Taghut

11Jurm/ Mujrim,

Fujur/ Fajir

12 Fisq/ Fasiq

13 Shirk/ Mushrik

14 Kufr/ Kafir

15 Nifaq/ Munafiq

16 Tafrika/ Ikhtilaf

17 Mustaqbir and

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Mustazaf

18

Mala (Aimma al

kufr- privileged

few, elite) andMutraf

19 Jahiliyya

CHAPTER 4

CONCEPTSRELATED WITH

ISLAM AND IMAN

IN THE DOMAIN

OF HUMAN

PRACTICE AND

THEIR OPPOSITES

1 Shu`r (Perception,awareness)

2

Fikr/ Tafakkur

(Thinkink/

Reflection)

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3

Aql/ Taaqqul

(Reason/

Intellect)

4Shahid/ Shahadah(Witness/

Witnessing)

5

Rijz (Loathsome,

unclean), Tazkiah

(Purification),

Tuhr (Purity)/

Tathir (Cleansing)

6 Ilm

7

Yaqin (Also

yaqeen)

(Certainty)

8Fiqh

(Jurisprudence)

9 Ghayb (Unseen,unknown)

10

Rahma, Rizq

(Provision), and

Ni`mah (in`am-

Favor, blessing)

11

Sabr

(Patience)andShukr

(Thankfulness)

12Tawbah

(Repentance)

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13Du`a (Invocation,

supplication)

14

Salat (Root:

Saliyah-Blazingfire, burning; Also

prayer,

supplication,

allegiance to the

Prophet)

15

Khawf (Fear),

Khashyah (Awe),and Khushu

(Humility,

submission,

tranquility)

16 Taqwa

17

Ihsan (Also ehsan-

doing good,perfection,

excellence)

18Birr (Root: Berra-

Righteousness)

19 Ikhlas

20

Sidq

(Truthfulness)

21 Hijrah and Jihad

22

Tawhid, Ibadah,

Amanah, Iman,

Islam, and Salam

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CHAPTER 5

CONCEPTS

RELATED WITH

LEADERSHIP

1

Istifa (To choose,

purify), Nabi,

Rasul

2 Sunnah

3 Khalifah

4 Wali (Custodian,protector, helper)

5Umm, Ummah,

and Imam

6 Istifa (To choose,

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purify), Nabi,

Rasul