FOUR BASIC QUR’ANIC TERMS By 5. ABUL A‘LA MAUDUDI ENGLISH RENDERING ABU ASAD Isiamic Publications (Pvt) Limited TSE, Shahatam Majket, Lahore (Pakistan}CONTENTS | Preface Introduction 1 Four Basic Terms Importance Why the Misapprehensions The Conscquences Chapter 1: LAH Dictionary Meanings The Pre-Islamic Concept The Criterion for Godhood The Qur'anic Approach Chapter 2: RABB The Jeneral Meanings Qur’anic Uses of the Word False Notions about Rububiyyak Hazrat Noh's People The ‘Aad People: The Thamad © The People of Hazrat Ibrahim end Namrod | Lot's People Shutaib's People The Pharaoh and his Peopte * Gai) ' Page wen Go me 10 “lg 419 20 31 32 85 BS 38 38 40° 46 48 50i) The Jews snd Christians The Meccan Pagans The Message of the Quran Chapter 3: IBABA‘S The Qur'anic Use of the Term . Chapter 4: BEEN Veage and Meaning First and Secorst Bense The Third Sense The Fourth Sense Aa a Comprehensive Term él Ga 7 go PI 9, Us wy