Quran added extra words in the Arabic language during its revelation periods or not.

 

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Quran added extra words in the Arabic language during its revelation periods or not

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Did the Quran Add Extra Words to the Arabic Language?

1. No “Invention” of New Grammar Rules or Words:

The Quran did not invent a completely new set of grammar rules or a new Arabic language. The Quran was revealed in Classical Arabic—the language spoken and understood by the Quraysh and other Arab tribes of the 7th century. Allah says:

إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
“Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur’an so that you may understand.”
— Surah Yusuf 12:2

2. Expansion and Enrichment of Vocabulary:

While no completely new words were coined that were not understandable to Arabs at the time, the Quran enriched the Arabic language in several important ways:

• Expanded meanings of existing Arabic words:

  • Example: Taqwa (تقوى) already existed but took on deeper, more spiritual meaning in the Quran.

• Used rare and poetic forms from different Arab dialects, including Hudhayl, Tameem, and Himyar.

• Incorporated some foreign words that had already entered Arabic through trade or interaction:

  • Example: Istabraq (إِسْتَبْرَق) from Persian, meaning "silk brocade"

  • Example: Sijjīl (سِجِّيل) likely from Persian sang + gil (stone + clay)

These words were already in use among Arabs, especially those living in cosmopolitan areas like Makkah and Yathrib (Madinah), and were thus considered part of Arabic when used in the Quran.

3. The Quran as a Linguistic Miracle (I‘jaz):

The Quran demonstrated a level of eloquence, structure, and literary beauty never seen before in Arabic. This forced the expansion of Arabic grammar and rhetoric later on to analyze and understand the Quranic style. So while the language already existed, the Quran challenged scholars to describe and document it better.

4. Later Grammarians Developed Arabic Grammar from the Quran:

Famous grammarians like Sibawayh (2nd century AH) used the Quran as a major reference to develop the rules of Arabic grammar. So rather than the Quran following grammar rules, the grammar rules were derived based on Quranic usage.

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✅ Conclusion:

• The Quran did not create new grammar rules or invent words foreign to 7th-century Arabs.

• It used Arabic in the most perfect form, including:

  • Dialectal variations

  • Loanwords already absorbed into Arabic

  • Deepened meanings of existing words

• The Quran’s usage enriched and elevated Arabic, setting a linguistic standard that has never been matched.