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Grammar as the Compass: Understanding Divine Intent in the Qur’an

Grammar as the Compass: How Does a Muslim Grasp the Divine Intent of the Qur’an?

Introduction: Grammar as the Mirror of Meaning Arabic grammar is not a cold skeleton of rigid rules, nor a scholastic luxury reserved for specialists. It is the compass by which the reader navigates the ocean of divine speech. When grammatical inflection shifts, meaning bends—and sometimes breaks. A single vowel may redirect theology; a single syntactic…