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Many people have difficulty in understanding Quranic Grammar. They resort to taking courses or watching lengthy videos. I did that too. But there is an easy way out to understand the Quran. This document will help you understand the Quran without knowing any grammar.
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How to understand the quran without knowledge of grammar.pdf
- 1. How to Understand the Quran without learning Grammar Special thanks to https://corpus.quran.com https://conjugator.reverso.net/conjugation-arabic.html (C) sharjeel faiz
- 2. All praise be to Allah Peace and blessings be upon the Prophet Muhammad saws and his companions. 2022 (C) sharjeel faiz
- 3. I wanted to understand the Quran when I heard it, or when I read it. Grammar was difficult so this document will help bypass grammar. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 4. Past Tense (C) sharjeel faiz
- 5. ََلَعَف He did Or (rarely) the middle letter can have kasrah. If all letters have fathah, it means “he” in past tense. َ َمِلَع He knew (C) sharjeel faiz
- 6. To identify other past tense verbs, look at the verb ending. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 7. َ َلَعَف َ ت She did ْ ت at a verb end means “feminine” in past tense. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 8. Example: Feminine verbs end with َ ت He [Zakaria as] said, "O Mary, from where is this [coming] to you?" She said, "It is from Allah. َ ذَٰ ه ِ كَل ٰى ََّنأ َُ َيْ رَ م َ َي َ الَق ا َ َلاَق َ ت ا ِ دْنِ ع ْ نِ م َ وُ ه ِى ّلل (C) sharjeel faiz
- 9. ََعَف َ ل وا They did If a verb ends with dammah & balance letters are same as singular, it is plural. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 10. َ الَق وا َ انَ ك وا َ لَ عَ ج وا َ َ لَ عَ ج ََ ناَ ك ََ الَق Examples: Plural has dammah at the end; rest is same as singular (C) sharjeel faiz
- 11. َ َعَف َ ل ََت If you see ta at a verb end, it means “you” in past tense. you did (C) sharjeel faiz
- 12. َ َعَف َ ل َ ت َ م If you see tumat verb end, it means “you all” in past tense. You all did (C) sharjeel faiz
- 13. َ َعَف َ ل َ ت I did If you see tu at the end, it means “I” in past tense. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 14. َ َعف َ ل َ َن ا we did If you see Na at verb ending, it means “we” in past tense. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 15. Past tense: How to identify passive voice? First letter has dammah Third can be any of the letters that we have learnt for past tense, e.g. ta, tum, tu or na. See the examples. Second letter has kasrah ﹹ ﹻ Look for this pattern (C) sharjeel faiz
- 16. Examples: How to identify passive voice in past tense? َ قِلُخ َ تلِتُق He was created ََلِعف She was killed It was done ﹹ ﹻ (C) sharjeel faiz
- 17. Examples: How to identify passive voice in past tense? وُكِله ُ أ ا َ نقِزُر ا They were destroyed َ بِرُضو َ ت We were provided And they were struck ﹹ ﹻ (C) sharjeel faiz
- 18. How to translate passive voice َ قلخ َُت I created َ قِلُخ َُت I was created (C) sharjeel faiz Take active voice Add “was”
- 19. Present Tense To identify present tense, there is just one rule and that same rule gets repeated all the time with different letters. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 20. How to identify “he” in present tense? Look for ََ ي at start of a verb. َ َي َ َلع َ م In addition, if you find نat the end, it means “they”. or َي َ نِ مؤ و Look for ُ ي at start & kasrah after it. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 21. َُونيمِقي َو ُ َة ٰ وَلَّصٱل they establish prayer ََ نوقِ فني they spend َُوننِقوي they have firm belief Go to verse 2 &3 of Sura Baqarah Example: How to identify “he” in present tense? (C) sharjeel faiz
- 22. How to identify “you” in present tense? Look for ََ ت at start of a verb. َ َت َ َلع َ وم ا In addition, if you find نat the end, it means “you all”. or َت َ نِ مؤ وا Look for َ ت at start & kasrah after it. Same rule but another letter (C) sharjeel faiz
- 23. How to identify “we” in present tense? Look for ََ ن at start of a verb. َ َن َ َلع َ م we know or َن َ نِ مؤ Look for ُ ن at start & kasrah after it. we believe Same rule but another letter (C) sharjeel faiz
- 24. How to identify “I” in present tense? َ َأ َ َلْع َ م Look for َ َأ the start of a verb. or Look for َ أat the start followed by kasrah. َ ِ زنأ َ ل Same rule but another letter (C) sharjeel faiz
- 25. Let’s practice how to identify “I” in present tense? Look for َ َأ the start of a verb. Look for َ َأ at the start followed by kasrah. ِ هِب ُ يبِ صُأ ِ اِبَ ذَ ع َ الَق ْ نَ م ُاءَ شَأ Quran 7:156 (C) sharjeel faiz
- 26. Present tense: How to identify passive voice? ﹹ ﹷ Look for this pattern (C) sharjeel faiz It is quite similar to past passive
- 27. Present tense: How to identify passive voice? ﹹ ﹷ (C) sharjeel faiz they are asked َ ُي َ س َ أ َ ُل
- 28. Present tense: How to identify passive voice? (C) sharjeel faiz you are ordered َ ُت َ ؤ َ م َ ُر َ ون you are promised َ ُت و َ ع وُد َ ن
- 29. But some words look similar (like twins), but they are not. Some nouns look like the verb starting with “I” in present tense So how to clear the confusion. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 30. ْ نَ مَ و َ مَلظَأ َ م ْ نىِ ِم ا َ د ِ ِاَ ََ م َ ََن ِى ّلل and Who is More unjust The red word is not a verb; it is a noun raised to the highest degree. You can recognize them by reading the full sentence. How to identify nouns that start with alif (C) sharjeel faiz
- 31. How to identify nouns that start with alif Look before the word. ْ مُ كِلَٰ ذ َ ىَ ك َزأ َ و ْ مُ كَل ُ رَ هْطَأ You can recognize them by reading the full sentence. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 32. How to identify questions? (C) sharjeel faiz
- 33. Some questions start with َ َأ followed by a verb. اوُلاَق َ َأ َ نِ مؤن 2:13 How to identify questions? Shall we believe (C) sharjeel faiz
- 34. Look for َ َأ before a verb َ أ َ ُ د ُ ج ْ سأ ْ َ تق َ ل َ ْخن َمِل ا ًن ِ ِْ How to identify questions? Shall I prostrate to one whom you created from clay. Part of verse from Quran 7:61 (C) sharjeel faiz
- 35. How to identify questions? ََ نَيأ َ مَ ك َ نَ م اَ م what who How much or how many where َ َ ِ ل ََ لوَل Why not why Or if you find these words, they are questions. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 36. How to identify imperative? (C) sharjeel faiz
- 37. How to identify imperative? It is easy to spot some imperative commands. They will end in sukun ْ لُق َأ ُى اّلل َ وُ ه دَ َح ُ ولُ قَي َ مْ وَيَ و ْ نُ ك َيَف ُ ُوُ ك Or they will have two sukuns. See next page. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 38. يِ اهَ رْبِإ َ الَق ْذِإَ و ِ بَ ر ُ م ْ لَ عْ ِا Quran 2:126 Mostly, imperative will have two sukuns. How to identify Imperative? Usually, imperative will be connected to the word the comes before it. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 39. يِ اهَ رْبِإ َ الَق ْذِإَ و ِ بَ ر ُ م ْ لَ عْ ِا Quran 2:126 How to identify Imperative? Usually, imperative will be present in sentences that begin with َ الَق Because something is being said (C) sharjeel faiz
- 40. Sometimes, imperative [plural] looks similar to past [plural] But how to spot the difference? How to identify Imperative? (C) sharjeel faiz
- 41. How to differentiate between past plural and imperative plural ِ ل اوُ دُ جْ اس ِ ةَ كِئ َ َلَ مْلِل اَنْلُق ْذِإَ و َ مَ َد اوُ دَ جَ ََف ِلْبِإ ى َّلِإ َ َي And when We said To the angels Prostrate To Adam So they prostrated except Iblis How to identify Imperative? (C) sharjeel faiz
- 42. How to differentiate between past plural and imperative plural ِ ل اوُ دُ جْ اس ِ ةَ كِئ َ َلَ مْلِل اَنْلُق ْذِإَ و َ مَ َد اوُ دَ جَ ََف ِلْبِإ ى َّلِإ َ َي The first two letters of past plural remains same as singular. Imperative plural is similar to present tense. E.g. ََ نودجسَي in this case How to identify Imperative? Isn’t it a miracle that both verbs come in one verse. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 43. َ ينِ ذىلا اَ هُّيَأ َ َي َ آم اوُن اوُنِ آم ِى ّللِ ِب Past plural Imperative plural In some cases, if past plural has fathah, imperative plural will have kasrah. And vice versa How to identify Imperative? (C) sharjeel faiz Both verbs come in one verse, again.
- 44. We can create more verbs (and more meaning) by adding letters to simple verb like ََلَعَف The rules that we have seen until now, will be applied to the next section also. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 45. َ ذك َ ب Some root verbs have a double middle letter. We call them VF2 Repetition of the middle letter shows more intensity. If ََ بَ ذَ ك[VF1] means deny or lied, َ بذك means he rejected. VF2 (C) sharjeel faiz
- 46. َ ق ا َ ت َ ل Some verbs have 4 letters and the second letter is always alif. We call them VF3 He fought These verbs show interaction between two parties. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 47. َ س ا َ عِر to hasten َ ن ا َ ىد to call َ ج ا َ ده to strive ج ا َ لد to argue َ ه ا َ رج to emigrate َ ح َ ا َ ج to argue َ ع ا َ ده to make a covenant (C) sharjeel faiz Some verbs have 4 letters and the second letter is always alif.
- 48. َ أ َ زن َ ل Some verbs have 4 letters and the first letter is always alif. We call them VF4. He brought out VF4 means “to cause Verb Form 1”. Don’t worry and Google if this sounds difficult. Just move ahead. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 49. َ ا ىت he gave َ أ َ اعط he obeyed َ ء َ نام he believed (C) sharjeel faiz َ أ َ ادر he desired َ أ َ جرخ he brought out َ أ َ لسر he sent Some verbs have 4 letters and the first letter is always alif.
- 50. How to identify Verb Form 5 (VF5)? َ ت َ بق َ ل He accepted VF2 + َ ت = VF5 You get these verbs by adding ta to VF2; ta is always present in these words plus VF5 (C) sharjeel faiz
- 51. َ طت َ عو He voluntarily does َ ربت َ أ He disowns َ طقت َع He severs َ تمت َع He takes advantage َ كت َ ب َ ر He was arrogant َ ذأت َ ن He declared VF2 + َ ت = VF5 VF5 (C) sharjeel faiz
- 52. َ جعت َ ل He hurries َ يبت َ ن Has become distinct َ رخأت He delays َ دصت َق Gives charity َ كوت َ ل He trusted َ كذت َ ر He received warning VF2 + َ ت = VF5 VF5 (C) sharjeel faiz
- 53. َ ميت َ م He wipes himself (for cleaning). This verb leads to tayammum َ هطت َ ر He purified himself. This verb leads to taharat. VF2 + َ ت = VF5 َ زنت َُل descended VF5 (C) sharjeel faiz
- 54. to identify “he” or “they” in VF5, you will see ََ تَي at the verb start َ لَ عَتَي ََ نوم to identify “you” in VF5, you will see َتت at the verb start َ َ فَتَت َ ورك ََ ن VF5 (C) sharjeel faiz
- 55. VF6 = VF3 + َ ت How to identify Verb Form 6? VF6 (C) sharjeel faiz
- 56. VF6 = VF3 + َ ت َ ت َ ابش َ ته Looked alike َ ت َ كارب blessed َ ت َ راهظ ا You back up one another VF6 (C) sharjeel faiz
- 57. Verb Form 8 Take VF1 (َْل َع َ )ف and add ِْا before first letter and ْ َ تas third letter. َ بتِا َ ع VF8 (C) sharjeel faiz
- 58. Verb Form 10 َ تسِا َ غ َ رَف He asked forgiveness If you notice ْ َ تسِا at the beginning of a verb, it means “he asked …”. ََ رَ فَغ he forgave; َ تسِا َ رَفغ means he asked forgiveness. VF10 (C) sharjeel faiz
- 59. ْ رِ فْغَتْ اس َ َّل ْ وَأ ْ مَُ َل َت ْ رِ فْغَتْ َ ْ مَُ َل Ask forgiveness You ask forgiveness In Verse 9:80, Allah uses 2 words in the same verse kasrah means imperative & sukun means singular Ta means you. VF10 (C) sharjeel faiz
- 60. ْ مِ هْيَلَ ع اءَ وَ س ْ َسأ َ تْ رَ فْغَت ْ مَُ َل ِ فْغَتْ ََت َْ َل ْ َمأ ْ نَل ْ مَُ َل ْ ر َي َ رِ فْغ ْ مَُ َل ُى اّلل It is all the same for them whether you asked forgiveness for them or not you ask forgiveness for them; never will Allah forgive them. In Verse 63:6, Allah uses 2 words in the same verse Ta at end means past tense and ta at front means present tense Ta means you. Ya means he [this is vf 1] VF10 (C) sharjeel faiz
- 61. Some tips (C) sharjeel faiz
- 62. َ نَ م [whoever] will be followed by “he” (in most cases) َ نَ مَ و َ الَ قْثِ م ْ لَ مْعَي َ رَي اًّ رَ ش ٍ ةى رَذ ُه And whoever [he] does Quran 99:8 َ كِلَٰ ذ َ نَ مِل َ يِ شَ خ ُهىبَ ر Is for whoever [he] feared Quran 98:8 past present (C) sharjeel faiz
- 63. “they” will mostly come after those ََ ينِ ذال ى ُِإ ََ ينِ ذال َ فَ ك وُ ر verily Quran 2:6 Those who [They] disbelieved tips (C) sharjeel faiz
- 64. ْ وَل واانَ ك َ ُوُ مَلْعَي واانَ ك will generally come before ya [they] Quran 2:102 tips (C) sharjeel faiz
- 65. “ya” will come after َ مهلَ عَل َ مهلَ عَل َي َ ُوُ دُ شْ ر So that they may Quran 2:186 [they are] guided tips (C) sharjeel faiz
- 66. “ta” will come after َ مكلَ عَل َ مكلَ عَل َت َ ُوُ قىت So that you may Quran 2:21 [you] Be righteous tips (C) sharjeel faiz
- 67. َ وُ هَ و يِ ذال َ قَلَ خ And He is created The one who These words are reserved for Allah tips (C) sharjeel faiz
- 68. If first verb is of “x” form, and they are joined by “and”, the following verb will also be ‘x’ form ْ مُى َّنَأ ْ وَلَ و ُنَ آم او َ و اْ وَ قىات Quran 2:103 Here the first verb is plural, so the second verb is also plural tips (C) sharjeel faiz
- 69. So do not ََ لَف َْ ت اوُلَ ع Any verb that appears after َ َ لَف will be “you” You make Quran 2:22 tips (C) sharjeel faiz
- 70. And do not ََ لَ و َٰ ه َ ِبَ رْ قَت َ جى شال ِ هِ ذ َةَ ر Any verb that appears after ََ لَ و will be “you” You approach Quran 2:35 tips (C) sharjeel faiz
- 71. َ و َ َّل ِالى ضال َ ي La and ma are used for negatives. Quran 1:7 tips َ و اَ م ْ ؤُِ ِب ْ مُ ه َ يِنِ م Quran 2:8 ُ مَلَْعأ ِ ّنِإ َ الَق اَ م َت َ َّل َ ُوُ مَلْع Ma also means “what” (C) sharjeel faiz
- 74. Prepositions ِ ِب َ ك ى ّتَ َح َ ل or ِ ل with like until for (C) sharjeel faiz
- 75. Prepositions cause a kasrah on the next word. َ ىَلَ ْع ُق وُل ِِ ب ْ م Due to the preposition, we don’t say ُ مه , but we say ُ مِه (C) sharjeel faiz
- 76. Prepositions cause a kasrah on the next word. َ يَلَ ْع َ مِ ه َ نِ م َ ر ِِ ب ْ م َ َ و ََ نِ م ىنال ا ِ س َِ ف ْ رَْ اْل ِ ض (C) sharjeel faiz
- 77. Pronouns Some pronouns are attached to words while other are not attached. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 78. Pronouns َ ِولسَ ر َ ِ ه َ َحَ رَ و َ ت َ ه His messenger And His mercy (C) sharjeel faiz
- 79. Pronouns َ وبَأ َ ه َ م َ ِاقَنْعَأ َِ ه َ م Their father Their necks (C) sharjeel faiz
- 80. Pronouns َ ّيِإ ََ ك َن ُ دُبْع َ ّيِإَ و ََ ك ْ ََن ُ يِعَت You only, we worship And You only, we ask for help (C) sharjeel faiz
- 81. Pronouns َ لَ عَل َ ك َ م So that you all (C) sharjeel faiz
- 82. Pronouns اَ ده ََ ي My Guidance ََ معِن َِ ت My favour َ طَب َِ ن My womb َِ بَ ر My Lord Use ya for my (C) sharjeel faiz
- 83. Pronouns َِ دبَ ْع ََ ن Our slave َ يِ رذ َ ِت َ َن ا Our offspring َ َءَ آَب ََ ن Our fathers َ ِائَنَبأ َاَن Our children Use na for our (C) sharjeel faiz
- 84. Some pronouns are not attached. See next page. (C) sharjeel faiz
- 85. َُوه ُ مه َُتأن ُ تأن ُ م َانأ ُ َحن ُ ن he them you All of you my our Singular plural dual ُ َمه ُ تأن ُ َم They both You both ُ َحن ُ ن our (C) sharjeel faiz
- 86. Future tense You can find future tense by knowing some letters e.g., ََ س or َُفوَس ََ س َ َذَاً رَ َنىَلصَي ََ ات َ ٍ بََ َل َ لَ ك ََ فوَ س َ َت ََ نومَلع Quran 111:3 Quran 102:3 He will be burnt soon You will know In a fire Full of Blazing flames (C) sharjeel faiz
- 87. What is dual? (C) sharjeel faiz Apart from singular and plural, Arabic has a dual form
- 88. How to recognize dual? (C) sharjeel faiz Look for nouns ending with ِ نْي or َِ ان ََ كَلَ م َِ ي two angels ََ تَأَ رامَ و َِ ن And the two women
- 89. Comments are welcome at sharjeelfaiz@gmail.com (C) sharjeel faiz