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ISLAMIC ARCHIVESFour Basic Qur'anic TermsAbul Aʿlā Mawdūdī
Published
1941
Original title
قرآن کی چار بنیادی اصطلاحیں
Language
Urdu
Type
Book
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Read at the source · In copyright (author d. 1979).

Four Basic Qur'anic Terms

قرآن کی چار بنیادی اصطلاحیں

Abul Aʿlā Mawdūdī

An analysis of the Qur'anic terms ilah, rabb, 'ibada and din, arguing that their full meaning includes political and legal sovereignty and not only worship.

Keywords: Qur'an ki Char Buniyadi Istilahen, ilah, rabb, 'ibada, din, hakimiyya

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Islamicstudies.info (English translation)

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Mawdūdī, Abul Aʿlā. Four Basic Qur'anic Terms. 1941. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/maududi-four-basic-quranic-terms/