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Juz 18 (Surah Al Anbiyaa and Surah Al Hajj)

Here are some beneficial fruits 🍐 from the Quran:

1.) The root (م - و - ت) refers to the disappearance of power and strength 💪 from something. From this root, we obtain the word مَوتٌ (“death”) ⚰, which is called as such because death is the disappearance of strength from the body. Another derived word from this root is مَيِّتٌ, describing the deceased person, as it occurs in its plural form in verse 23:15.

2.) The root (ذ - ك - ر) means to mention something, and is the opposite of forgetfulness. From this root, we obtain the verb ذَكَرَ, which means “to mention.” We also obtain the Form V Verb تَذَكَّرَ (as occurs in verse 24:1), which means “to remember,” and the Form II verb ذَكَّرَ, which means “to remind.”

3.) The root (ن - ك - ح) linguistically refers to a commodity. However, it now has come to give the meaning of marriage 💍, as the verb is نَكَحَ and the مصدر (gerund/infinitive) is نِكَاحٌ. This verb also gives the general idea of intimacy with a spouse.

4.) The root (ر - م - ي) means “to expel something,” and its derived verb is رَمَى, which means “to throw something.” However, this verb can also have a metaphorical meaning of throwing, such as in verse 24:4, in which it means “to accuse” (“to throw an accusation at”). This verse talks about those who accuse chaste women of adultery.

5.) The root (ش - ه - د) indicates the meaning of presence, knowledge, and informing someone of something. From this root, we obtain the word شَهَادَة, which in Modern Standard Arabic, refers to a degree or certification, but in classical Arabic, refers to the testimony that all Muslims believe in, namely that there is no deity or god but God, and that Muhammad ﷺ is His Final Messenger and Prophet. The derived verb شَهِدَ - يَشْهَدُ also means “to witness”. The active participle is “شَاهِدٌ” (“witness”), but which also means a martyr, or someone who dies in the Path of God. In verse, 24:4, this verb comes in the form of bringing witnesses to an accusation of adultery.

6.) The root (د - ر - أ) means to incline towards something. It also means to push back or drive away something. From this, we obtain the verb دَرَأَ, which means to prevent or repel. Verse 24:8 uses this verb, referring to how the punishment of an accused person can be prevented.

7.) The root (غ - ض - ب) indicates the meaning of intensity and strength. In fact, the derived word الغَضْبَةُ refers to a hard stone. From this root, we also obtain the verb غَضِبَ and its مَصدر of الغَضَب (“anger”), called as such because it is an intense form of anger. And interestingly, the word الغَضُوب refers to an enormous snake 🐍, again relating to its root meaning of strength.

8.) The root (ف - ي - ض) refers to the flow of something with ease and fluidity. From this root, we obtain the verb فَاضَ - يَفِيضُ, which means “to overflow.” This verb can also be used for people, describing them as “overflowing” from a place to another place, such as in verse 24:14, in which God states that “Had it not been for God’s grace and mercy upon you in this world and the Hereafter, you would have certainly been touched with a tremendous punishment for what you plunged into.” Here, people are described as “plunging in” to sin and disobedience, aptly using the verb أَفَاضَ in this way. Also from this root, we obtain the word فَيَضَان, which refers to a flood 🌊, so called because a flood is the over-pouring of water.

9) The word لِسَانٌ means “tongue 👅,” and its plural is أَلْسِنَةٌ (as appears in verse 24:15). This word is also often translate as “language,” as language stems from human tongues. Its root is (ل - س - ن), which according to classical sources, gives the meaning of something very long and drawn out without any clear stop. This aptly describes language, as humans can talk non-stop about essentially any topic using languages, as languages are our medium of communication.

10.) The word يَدٌ means “hand 👋,” and its plural is الأَيْدِي (“hands”). This word refers to the common usage of human hands, such as in verse 24:24, in which God states that on the Day of Judgment, tongues, hands, and feet will testify against the criminals for what they would do. However, this word can also be used to refer to يَدُ اللهِ. Here, we would not translate يَدٌ as “hand,” as God does not have hands. Rather, يَد here would be translated as “Dominion.” Therefore, يَدُ اللهِ would refer to the Dominion of God.