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Juz 25 (Surah Ash Shuraa, Az-Zukhruf, Ad-Dukhan, and Al-Jathiyah)

Here are some beneficial fruits 🍐 from the Quran:

1.) The root (م - و - ت) indicates the disappearance of power from something. From this root, we obtain the word المَوتُ (“death” ⚰️), called as such because death is the removal of power/might from someone.  We also obtain the word المَوَتَان, referring to barren land that is cannot grow anything. The word مَيِّت refers to a deceased person, and its plural is مَوتَى. This plural is seen in verse 42:9, in which God states that He is the One who gives life to the Dead. In fact, it is frequently stated in the Quran that God gives life to various things, including the deceased for their resurrection, as well as to the dead earth to thereby bring forth vegetation 🌱 and life. 

2.)  The root (ب - ط  - ش) refers to the taking of something using force. This root is used in مصدر (verbal noun) form of بَطْشًا in verse 43:8, in which the ayah states that no prophet has ever came that was not ridiculed, and God has destroyed and enveloped nations of old who were even stronger than the Quraysh. This root is used in several places in the Quran.

3.) The root (م - ه - د) refers to leveling and smoothening something, such as how pavement 🛣️is smoothened. From this meaning, we obtain the Form II verb مَهَّدَ, which means “to facilitate something,” such as an assignment, called as such because the facilitation of something is similar to smoothening out its level of difficulty. The Quranic word مَهْد (“bed/cradle”) also comes from this root, as is seen in verse 43:10, in which it states that God made the Earth as a laid-out “bed” for you all, and set in it pathways for you so that you may find your way. 

4.) The root (ف - ل - ك) refers to the state of being round in shape ⚽, or rotundity. From this root, we obtain the word فُلْك, which means “ship,” 🚢, such as appears in verse 43:12, which relates to its root meaning in that a ship circles around and makes a circular shape in the water 🌊. Another related word is فلَلَك (such as occurs in verse 21:33), meaning “orbit,” 🪐 and it relates to this root in that it refers to a celestial round body that is in orbit in relation to other bodies.

5.) The root (ت - ر- ف) refers to blessings and affluence. One of its derivatives, the اسم المفعول (receiving pattern) upon the Form IV verb is seen in the Quran in its plural form, namely مُتْرَفُوهَا, in verse 43:23, in which it is stated that whenever God sent a warner to a society, its elite (literally those who had blessings and affluence) would say, “We found our forefathers following a particular way, and we are walking in their footsteps.” 

6.) The root (ق - س - م) has two root meanings: 1.) beauty, and 2.) the segmentation of something. As for the first root meaning, we obtain the word القَسَامُ, which is similar in meaning to الجَمَال and الحُسْنُ (“beauty”). In fact, one can describe someone as مُقَسَّمُ الوَجْهِ (“beautiful of face”). Furthermore, the word القَسِمَةُ is another way to refer to the human face, called as such because the face is considered the most beautiful part of the body. As for the second root meaning, we obtain the verb قَسَمَ - يَقْسِمُ, which means “to apportion or segment,” as occurs in verse 43:32, in which the question is  rhetorically asked, “Is it they who distribute your Lord’s mercy?”

7.) The root (ع - ي - ش) refers to the general meaning of life and continuity. From this root, we obtain the مَصْدَر (verbal noun) of العَيْشُ (“living”), which itself can refer to الحَيَاة. And a Quranic word (seen in verse 43:32) from this root is مَعِيشَة (“livelihood”), so called because it is that which humans use to sustain their life. God in this verse states that He Alone provides for the livelihood of His creation. The female name عَائِشَةُ also comes from this root, meaning “the one who lives.” 

8.) The word لَيت appears frequently in the Quran. It is used for what we call التَّمَنِّي (“wishful thinking”), meaning wishing for something that is unlikely or impossible to occur. One such usage is in verse 43:38, in which the transgressors will lament on Judgment Day as to why they chose Shaytan as their companion. This usage is also commonly seen in Arab saying/proverbs to express something that is impossible to happen, such as in the following: لَيْتَ الشَّبَابَ يَعُودُ (“if only youthhood would return!”). 

9.) The root (و - ق - ي) refers to the repelling of something from something else. From this root, we obtain the word الوِقَايَة (“protection”). We see the past-tense verb (وَقَى) in verse 44:56, in which it is stated that the believers and doers of good will be protected from the punishment of the Fire. This root is also seen in Verb Form III (اِتَّقَى), which often translates to “having God-consciousness”, because the relationship is that one makes God as a Protection between himself and the Fire 🔥. We also obtain the word التَّقْوَى (“God consciousness”) from this root.

10.) The root (ب - ث - ث) refers to the dispersal of something. From this, we obtain the verb بَثَّ - يَبُثُّ, which means “to disperse.” This verb is seen in verse 45:4, in which it is said, “Surely in the heavens and the earth are signs for the believers. And in your own creation, and whatever living beings He _dispersed_, are signs for people of sure faith. The receiving pattern (مَبْثُوث = “scattered/dispersed”) is also seen in verse 101:4, in which the verse states يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ (“The Day people will be like scattered moths”)