Grammar
Part of SpeechVerb (Fi‘l Māḍī)
Root (Arabic)ج ع ل
Root Transliterationj-ʿ-l
Tajweed & Pronunciation
Phonetic SpellingJa-'a-la
Common MistakePronouncing the middle letter ‘Ayn (ع) as a soft Hamzah ('Ja-ala'), or slurring the three short Fatḥah vowels together.
Learning Notes
Micro TafsirIn Quranic usage, *Ja‘ala* highlights Allah's purposeful design and sovereignty—whether making the earth a resting place, appointing guardians/prophets, or establishing harmony and mercy between spouses (*Ja‘ala bainakum mawaddatan wa raḥmah*).
Memory HookThink of *Ja‘ala* as 'designing with purpose' or 'appointing a role'.
Contextual Verse
Al-Baqarah (2:22)
الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ فِرَاشًا وَالسَّمَاءَ بِنَاءً وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَخْرَجَ بِهِ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ رِزْقًا لَّكُمْ فَلَا تَجْعَلُوا لِلَّهِ أَندَادًا وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
[He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to Allah equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him].