Verse 5
The Ornaments of Gold • makkah
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Important Words:
أم means, mother; source, origin or basis of a thing or its stay or support; place of collection or comprehension and combination of a thing. أم الکتاب meaning, Mother of the Book signifies source of commandments; basis of the Book (Lane & Aqrab). See also 3:8; 13:40.
Commentary:
The word أم signifying the original source, the expression انه فی أم الکتاب would mean that the Quran existed in the knowledge of God—the original source, or it may signify that this was in the knowledge of God and was eternally decreed that the Quran would form the basis of the Last Perfect Law which God would reveal for the guidance of humanity.
Ummul-Kitab, meaning sources of the commandments (Lane), the expression signifies that the Qur’an existed in the knowledge of God—the Original Source—as the basis of the Shari‘ah, or it may signify that it was eternally decreed that the Qur’an would form the basis of the last Divine Law.