• Qunūt (devout reverence) is mentioned in the Quran with two meanings:
– A particular meaning: humble submission (khushūʿ).
– A universal meaning: the qunūt of all created beings in that they yield to Allah’s act of creation, His governance, and His disposal of their affairs.

• Dhikr of Allah: The Quran commands it, praises those who practice it, and assigns a reward for it. The term covers every act of obedience—outward or inward, verbal or physical. Whatever the servant’s heart conceives, intends, does, or utters that brings him closer to Allah is dhikr of Allah. Indeed, Allah has legislated every form of worship to establish His remembrance, so each act of worship is dhikr.
It is also used for verbal remembrance: mentioning His attributes and actions, praising Him for His favors, proclaiming His transcendence (tasbīḥ), His greatness (takbīr), His praise (taḥmīd), His oneness (tahlīl), and sending blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ.
Part of dhikr is recalling His rulings, learning them and teaching them; hence gatherings for study and instruction are called “gatherings of dhikr.”
The best form of dhikr is that in which heart and tongue are in harmony.

• Hudūd of Allah (the prescribed limits):
– The term may refer to what He has forbidden and withheld from His servants, as in: “Those are the limits set by Allah, so do not approach them” (Al-Baqarah 2:187).
– It may also refer to what He has permitted, made lawful, apportioned, and enjoined, as in: “Those are the limits set by Allah; so do not transgress them” (Al-Baqarah 2:229), meaning: do not move from what Allah has made lawful to what He has forbidden, and do not overstep the measure He has set for His servants into anything that contradicts His decree.