Ten Systems of Roots in the Holy Qur’an

It should be remembered that the Holy Qur’an is comprehensive of ten systems of roots:
 

1. The system in which the existence of God and arguments in support of it, and such Divine attributes, names, actions, ways and habits are set out as are special to the Being of Allah, the Glorious; also those phrases which relate to His perfect praise regarding His glory, beauty and greatness.

2. The system which is comprehensive of the Unity of God and arguments in support of it.
 

3. The system in which the qualities and actions, and conduct and habits, and spiritual and physical conditions are manifested by creatures in the presence of God Almighty in accord with His pleasure or contrary to it.
 

4. The system which contains complete guidance from God concerning admonitions and the teaching
of moral qualities and doctrines, and the rights of God and the rights of His creatures, and wise knowledge, and limits and commandments, and directions and prohibitions, and verities and insights.

5. The system which expounds what is true salvation and what are the true means of achieving it and what are the signs and conditions of the believers and of those close to God who have achieved salvation.
 

6. The system that sets out what is Islam and what is disbelief, and what is shirk, and arguments in support of Islam, and answers to objections.
 

7. The system which refutes all the false doctrines of the opponents of Islam.
 

8. The system that comprises warnings and good news, promises and sanctions, world of the hereafter
and miracles, illustrations and prophecies which foster faith, and such stories as serve to admonish, warn or convey good news.
 

9. The system that comprises the life history and holy qualities of the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] and his excellent example, and the arguments in support of his Prophethood.

10. The system that sets forth the qualities of the Holy Qur’an and its effects and its characteristics.

These are the ten systems which are found in the Holy Qur’an in their perfection like ten circles. In these ten circles, God Almighty has made use of such pure and distinct roots that sane reason immediately testifies that this complete and perfect system of roots was appointed in the Arabic language for the service of the Qur’an. That is why this system of roots is in full accord with the educative system of the Holy Qur’an, which is complete and perfect. The system of roots of other languages is not in accord with the educative systems of those books which are called Divine, and which are said to have been revealed in those languages; nor are the ten circles mentioned above found in those books. It is one of the strong proofs of the deficiency of those books that they are deprived of the necessary circles, and that the roots of the language have not been able to keep company with the teaching of those books. The reason for this is that those books are not the real books, and served only a temporary purpose. There is only one real Book which came into the world which was to serve the welfare of mankind for ever. It was revealed with the ten perfect circles, and its system of roots is in accord with its educative system, and every one of its ten circles is accompanied by its system of roots according to its natural quantity and values in which distinct roots are appointed for the manifestation of Divine attributes, and for the explanation of four types that have been mentioned, and for every circle of teaching a perfect circle of roots is available.

[Minan-ul-Rahman, Ruhani Khaza’in, Vol. 9, pp. 150-152, footnote]