Grammar
Part of SpeechNoun (Ism)
Root (Arabic)ق ر أ
Root TransliterationQ-R-A
Tajweed & Pronunciation
Phonetic SpellingQur-’ān
Common MistakePronouncing the heavy Qaf (ق) like a soft English 'K', or failing to articulate the middle glottal stop (*Hamzah*) before the Madd in 'ān'.
Learning Notes
Micro TafsirRefers to the ultimate, unchanged word of Allah—a book designed primarily to be recited, listened to, understood, and lived by.
Memory HookShares its root with *iqra'* ('read/recite!')—the very first word revealed in the cave of Hira.
Contextual Verse
Al-Isra (17:88)
قُل لَّئِنِ اجْتَمَعَتِ الْإِنسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلَىٰ أَن يَأْتُوا بِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ لَا يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَهِيرًا
Say, "If mankind and the jinn gathered in order to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like of it, even if they were to each other assistants."