Furqan

Etymology

The triliteral root fā rā qāf (ف ر ق) occurs in the Quran 72 times.

Compare with Hebrew «פָרַק-paraq» - "to tear apart or away".

Compare with English «fractal» - from Latin «frāctus» - "broken, shattered", from Proto-Indo-European «*bʰreg-» - "to break".

(2:53) We gave Moses the book and the criterion (Arab. وَالْفُرْقَانَ, wal-fur'qāna) so that perhaps you would be guided.