Keys to Understanding the Quranic Text: Root Concepts and the Thematic Architecture of the Quran: Conceptual Foundations of Faith, Knowledge, Justice,

Keys to Understanding the Quranic Text – Volume II
Root Concepts and the Thematic Architecture of the Quran
How do the central concepts of the Quran form a coherent intellectual and moral system?
In Volume II of Keys to Understanding the Quranic Text, Dr. Mohammed Hasan Omar advances a structured study of major Quranic concepts through linguistic analysis, semantic examination, and thematic interpretation. Drawing upon Quranic linguistics and Islamic theology, this volume explores how foundational terms operate within an integrated Quranic worldview.
Rather than treating concepts such as faith, justice, mercy, and the Hereafter in isolation, this work examines their interconnection within a unified theological and ethical framework.
This volume includes in-depth analysis of:

• Faith and disbelief in the Quran (iman, kufr, nifaq, shirk, taqwa)
• Knowledge, certainty, and epistemology in Islam (ilm, jahl, yaqin, hikmah)
• Justice, oppression, and moral balance (adl, qist, mizan, haqq, zulm)
• Mercy and forgiveness in Islamic thought (rahmah, lutf, maghfirah, afw)
• Trial, patience, and psychological laws in the Quran (ibtilaa, fitna, sabr, rida, istidraj)
• The theology of the Hereafter, Paradise and Hell
• The concept of time and embodiment in Quranic discourse

Combining Quranic semantic analysis, Islamic intellectual history, and thematic study, this volume presents the Quran as a structured system of meaning—an architecture of concepts that defines responsibility, accountability, and the moral order of human life.
Designed for students of Islamic studies, scholars of religious studies, and readers interested in Islamic philosophy and Quranic interpretation, Volume II offers a disciplined framework for understanding how Quranic terminology shapes theology, ethics, and civilization.