The Ketabi journal
Every word
has a root.
We trace the words of the Qur'an back to where they begin. Verified against the classical dictionaries. Every source cited. Yours to keep.
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1. mercy2. the womb
- rahmamercy
- rahimthe womb
- ar-Rahmanthe Most Merciful
Qur'an 7:156 · classical dictionaries of Arabic
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The printed edition is coil-bound so it stays open while you read and write. These are photographs of the finished journal and its actual inside pages.
It began with a simple question: what is a word in the Qur'an actually made of?
Arabic is built on roots. Almost every word grows from three letters, and once you know the root, the word opens. It stops being a term you memorized and becomes a picture you can see. You stop reading over the Qur'an and start reading into it.
Take the one above. The word for mercy, rahma, and the word for the womb, rahim, are the same three letters. The place you were first held and the mercy of the One who made you are, quite literally, spelled the same. You do not forget a verse about mercy again once you have seen that.
صبرsabrto hold in place
Sabr is not gritting your teeth until it passes. Its root means to hold, to restrain, to keep something where it belongs. Patience is the strength that keeps you standing where you are meant to stand while the storm argues with you.
فطرfitrato split open
Fitra is usually translated as your natural disposition. The root, fatara, means to split open, the way dawn splits the night. Your faith is not something you install. It is something you were made with, and keep returning to.
بركbarakahto kneel and stay
The picture behind barakah is a camel kneeling down to stay. Barakah is not more. It is what makes the little you have settle, and stretch further than it should. Some homes have less and hold more. Now you have the word for why.
None of this is invented. Every meaning is traced to the classical dictionaries of Arabic and the verse where the word lives, and the source is printed right there on the page, so you never have to take our word for it.
From One Root
Thirty days. One root a day.
One Arabic root a day, traced to its source, with room to write. A quiet study of the language your prayers are already made of.
- 30 roots
- Every source cited
- A page to reflect on each
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