What does the word Qur'an mean?
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It is said the word Qur?an means - recite. So what does recite mean?
Recite is derived from - 15th century. Directly or via French r?citer < Latin recitare "summon again" "summon repeatedly"
Summon is derived from - 13th century. Via French < Latin summonere "remind secretly" < sub- "under" + monere "warn"
So it would appear Qur?an means, if you accept the English equivalent - 'Remind secretly - warn repeatedly.'
Is this the original classical Arabic concept of the word Qur'an?
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It means recitation, actually, or something similar. It's Arabic to English, lol.
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Here is a lingustic based explanation, I gave some time ago.
Word AL-Qur'an as A proper noun, that we know today could not have exsisted at that time. Based on Jezm/Sukoon concept this is a phrase meaning
Al="the"
Qur, is next word, not Qura as there is Jezm on Ra= One establish(usually used for one with authority)
http//www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume7/00000027.pdf
Aan= I
Hence meaning of phrase should be "The one I established".
Badar Kanwar MD., FCCP.
Here is the link to whole thread
http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9596650.15 -
From PRL
Qaf-Ra-Alif = to recite/read, compilation, collection, reading, recitation, explanation, study, investigation.
Also read http//www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume7/00000032.pdf.
From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary (http//www.merriam-webster.com/)
Main Entry re?cite
Pronunciation \ri-st
Function verb
Inflected Form(s) re?cit?ed; re?cit?ing
Etymology Middle English, to relate, state, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French reciter, from Latin recitare to recite, from re- + citare to summon ? more at cite
Date 15th century
transitive verb
1 to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
2 a to relate in full <recites dull anecdotes> b to give a recital of detail <recited a catalog of offenses>
3 to repeat or answer questions about (a lesson)
intransitive verb
1 to repeat or read aloud something memorized or prepared
2 to reply to a teacher's question on a lesson? re?cit?er noun
Main Entry 1read
Pronunciation \rd
Function verb
Inflected Form(s) read \red; read?ing \r-di
Etymology Middle English reden to advise, interpret, read, from Old English r?dan; akin to Old High German rtan to advise, Sanskrit rdhnoti he achieves, prepares
Date before 12th century
transitive verb
1 a (1) to receive or take in the sense of (as letters or symbols) especially by sight or touch (2) to study the movements of (as lips) with mental formulation of the communication expressed (3) to utter aloud the printed or written words of <read them a story> b to learn from what one has seen or found in writing or printing c to deliver aloud by or as if by reading; specifically to utter interpretively d (1) to become acquainted with or look over the contents of (as a book) (2) to make a study of <read law> (3) to read the works of e to check (as copy or proof) for errors f (1) to receive and understand (a voice message) by radio (2) understand, comprehend
2 a to interpret the meaning or significance of <read palms> b foretell, predict <able to read his fortune>
3 to recognize or interpret as if by reading as a to learn the nature of by observing outward expression or signs <reads him like a book> b to note the action or characteristics of in order to anticipate what will happen <a good canoeist reads the rapids> <a golfer reading a green>; also to predict the movement of (a putt) by reading a green c to anticipate by observation of an opponent's position or movement <read a blitz>
4 a to attribute a meaning to (as something read) interpret <how do you read this passage> b to attribute (a meaning) to something read or considered <read a nonexistent meaning into her words>
5 to use as a substitute for or in preference to another word or phrase in a particular passage, text, or version <read hurry for harry> ?often used to introduce a clarifying substitute for a euphemistic or misleading word or phrase <a friendly, read nosy, coworker>
6 indicate <the thermometer reads zero>
7 to interpret (a musical work) in performance
8 a to acquire (information) from storage; especially to sense the meaning of (data) in recorded and coded form ?used of a computer or data processor b to read the coded information on (as a floppy disk)
intransitive verb
1 a to perform the act of reading words read something b (1) to learn something by reading (2) to pursue a course of study
2 a to yield a particular meaning or impression when read b to be readable or read in a particular manner or to a particular degree <this book reads smoothly>
3 to consist of specific words, phrases, or other similar elements <a passage that reads differently in older versions>? read between the lines to understand more than is directly stated
? read the riot act 1 to order a mob to disperse
2 a to order or warn to cease something b to protest vehemently c to reprimand severely -
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Here is a lingustic based explanation, I gave some time ago.Word AL-Qur'an as A proper noun, that we know today could not have exsisted at that time. Based on Jezm/Sukoon concept this is a phrase meaning
Al="the"
Qur, is next word, not Qura as there is Jezm on Ra= One establish(usually used for one with authority)
http//www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume7/00000027.pdf
Aan= I
Hence meaning of phrase should be "The one I established".
Badar Kanwar MD., FCCP.
Here is the link to whole thread
http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9596650.15This is bad linguistics and has nothing to do with Arabic. The word Qur'an is based off of the wazn or form fu'laan. This form has a role as a verbal ajdective, verbal noun as well as serving as a broken plural.
Here are some plurals Humraan (ahmarred), ru'yaan (raa'inshepard), khullaan (khaleelfriend), dhu'baan (dhi'bwolf), suqfan (saqfroof).
Now here is a verbal adjective 'uryaan ('aarinaked).
Verbal nouns kufraan (kufr), ghufraan (ghufr), shukraan (shukr)
The root is and always will be qaf, raa, hamza. None of these root letters can be taken away.
I hope that helps.
Godbless,
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Since we are basing our analysis on its verses, then it is appropriate to start by asking oneself whether the proper name "Quran" is authorized by The God or not. In other words, should the word that people use to describe it be "quran/reading" or "Quran"?
First, let's see if the word "quran" is used as a proper name or a common description. One of the ways to do this is to check if there is any occurrence of the word quran in the common form. As we start our analysis, we readily see that the common description "a quran" is used many times throughout the quran. For example the following verses make it clear that "quran" simply means "reading" and is not a proper name
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A.L.R., these are the signs of the book, and a clear reading/quran.
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And a reading/quran that We have separated, so that you may explain it for the people over time; and We have brought it down gradually.
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We did not teach him poetry, nor does he need it. This is a reminder and a profound reading/quran.
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Say "It has been inspired to me that a group of Jinn were listening." They said "We have heard a magnificent reading/quran!"
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No, it is a glorious reading/quran.
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And when Our clear revelations are recited to them, those who do not wish to meet Us said "Bring a reading/quran other than this, or change it!" Say "It is not for me to change it from my own accord, I merely follow what is inspired to me. I fear if I disobey my Lord the retribution of a great day!"
In verse 1015, please note that the messenger didn't object to the rejecters using the common description and only objected to making any changes to the reading/quran on his own.
Similarly, there are many verses that use the common description to denote that what The God sent down is an Arabic reading
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We have sent it down an Arabic reading/quran, perhaps you will be logical.
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And it was such that We sent it down as an Arabic reading/quran, and We cited in it many warnings, perhaps they will become forethoughtful or it will cause for them a remembrance.
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A reading/quran in Arabic, without any crookedness, that they may be forethoughtful.
411-3. H. M. A revelation from the Almighty, Most Merciful. A book whose signs are detailed, a reading/quran in Arabic for people who know.
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And had We made it a non-Arabic reading/quran, they would have said "If only its verses were made detailed!" Non-Arabic or Arabic, say "For those who believe, it is a guide and healing. As for those who disbelieve, there is a deafness in their ears, and they are blind to it. These will be called from a place far away"
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And thus We have inspired to you an Arabic reading/quran, so that you may warn the capital town and all around it, and to warn about the day of summoning that is inevitable. A group will be in the garden, and a group in hell.
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We have made it into an Arabic reading/quran, perhaps you may understand.
There are some verses that use the word "quran" to describe other readings, which is yet another indication that it must be a common description as opposed to a proper name
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And if a reading/quran were to be used to move mountains, or to cut away the land, or the dead were spoken to with it. No, to The God is all matters. Did not those who believe know that had The God willed He would have guided all the people? As for those who reject, they continue to be stricken with disaster or it comes near to their houses, until The God?s promise comes true. The God does not break His appointment.
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Say "If all the humans and the "jinn" were to gather to bring a reading/quran like this, they could not come with its like, even if they were helping one another."
In the above verses, the word "quran" is used to describe hypothetical readings other than the ultimate reading/quran we know. Hence, we see that "quran" is used as a common description and not a proper name.
There are also many instances where the reading/quran is pointed to by saying "this" ("hatha" in Arabic). The use of "this" to specify the reading/quran further confirms that reading/quran is not a proper name but is a common description. For example
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This reading/quran could not have been produced without The God, but it is to authenticate what is already present, and detailing of the book in which there is no doubt, from the Lord of the worlds.
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We relate to you the best stories through what We have inspired to you in this reading/quran; and before it you were of those who were unaware.
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This reading/quran guides to that which is more upright, and it gives glad tidings to the believers who do good work that they will have a bountiful reward.
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And We have cited to mankind in this reading/quran of every example, but most of mankind refuse anything except rejection.
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This is an honorable reading/quran.
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And We have cited in this reading/quran so they may remember, but it only increases their aversion.
See also verses such as 619, 1854, 2530, 2776, 3058, 3431, 3927, 4126, 4331, 5921.
There are other verses that talk about "the quran" ("al-quran" (see 2185, 482, 5101, 7204, 9111, 1061, 1587, 1591, 1698, 1745-46, 1760, 1778, 1782, 212, 21114, 2532, 271, 276, 2792, 2885, 362, 381, 4629, 4724, 501, 5045, 5417, 5422, 5432, 5440, 552, 734, 7320, 7623, 8421). For example
1745-46. And when you read the reading/quran, We place between you and those who do not believe in the hereafter an invisible barrier. And we place shields over their hearts, so they should not understand it, and a deafness in their ears. And if you mention your Lord in the reading/quran alone, they run away giving their backs in aversion.
In this case, if we didn't have all the verses that talk about "a reading/quran" in the common sense, it would have been a little more difficult to assess whether "the reading/al-quran" is in the common or the proper form. However, given the fact that the reading/quran from The God doesn't have any inconsistencies we can safely say that those instances where the reading/al-quran is mentioned, it is also in the common meaning.
For example, when somebody tells you to meet him at the restaurant while you are standing in front of a restaurant, then "the restaurant" is this restaurant that you are standing in front of and it is not the proper name of the establishment. Similarly, when verses speak about the reading/quran while you are reading a reading/quran, then this reading/quran is the one you are reading and not a proper name.
In fact given that it is established to the reader as we saw above in many verses that the reading/quran is "this reading/quran" that he/she is currently reading, then saying "the reading/quran" is a device for implying that what the reader is reading is the "ultimate" reading/quran.
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