Word Meaning
क़ुरआँ
Qur'ān
Meaning
The Quran; the holy scripture of Islam containing divine revelations.
Detailed Meaning
In Islamic thought and classical Urdu verse, the Quran represents divine revelation, law, and absolute spiritual truth. In this couplet by Iqbal, it serves as the ultimate benchmark of divine truth, which the poet warns is being distorted and undermined by theological sophistry and subjective interpretations. Poetically, the apocopated form 'क़ुरआँ' is used to fit the meter.
Etymology
Arabic root q-r-ʾ (ق-ر-أ), meaning 'to read' or 'to recite'.
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, the poetic contraction 'क़ुरआँ' (قرآں) is frequently chosen over 'क़ुरआन' to maintain poetic meter.
Examples
The teachings of the Quran illuminate the straight path.
Do not alter the truth of the Quran with mere opinions.