The Holy Qor-aan 005:005
يَسۡـَٔـــلُوۡنَكَ مَاذَاۤ اُحِلَّ لَهُمۡ ؕ قُلۡ اُحِلَّ لَـكُمُ الطَّيِّبٰتُ ۙ وَمَا عَلَّمۡتُمۡ مِّنَ الۡجَـوَارِحِ مُكَلِّبِيۡنَ تُعَلِّمُوۡنَهُنَّ مِمَّا عَلَّمَكُمُ اللّٰهُ فَكُلُوۡا مِمَّاۤ اَمۡسَكۡنَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَاذۡكُرُوا اسۡمَ اللّٰهِ عَلَيۡهِ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَرِيۡعُ الۡحِسَابِ
Yus-aloo-na-ka-maa-zaa-o-hil-la-la-hoom Qool-o-hil-la-la-ko-moot-toy-yay-baa-to Wa-maa-ul-lum-toom-may-nul-ja-waa-ray-hay Mo-kul-lay-be-na-to-ul-lay-moo-na-hoon-na Mim-maa-ul-la-ma-ko-mool-laa-ho
Fa-ko-loo-mim-maa-um-suk-na-alai-koom Wuz-ko-roos-mul-laa-hay-alai-hay Wut-ta-qool-laa-ha In-nul-laa-ha-sa-ree-ool-hay-saa-b
They ask you what is allowed for them Say, “Allowed for you are the clean things And what you taught among hunting animals Tamed by what you teach them Out of what Allah has taught you.”
So eat from what they have stopped for you And remember the name of Allah upon that. And you should love Allah Indeed Allah is very swift in reckoning.
- يَسۡـَٔلُونَ — Yus-aloo-na — They ask (= v., pres. pl., 3rd person. Ask; beg; demand; inquire; interrogate; question; request; seek info)
- كَ — Ka — You(= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You single male. The addressee of this divine message is initially the Holy Prophet s.a.w and secondarily every Moslem in fact any human being who practices, professes and presents the teachings of Islam as revealed in the Holy Qor-aan . See the Note under 002:005. A/t/a, ‘thee (O Muhammad)’
- مَاۤ — Maa — What (= All that; whatever; whatsoever. A/t/a, ‘as to’)
- ذَاۤ — Zaa — Is (= Exists; there is)
- اُحِلَّ — O-hil-la — Allowed (= v., pass., past., 3rd person. Accepted; allowed; approved; authorized; legalized; licensed; permitted. Also, declared appropriate, kosher or proper. A/t/a, ‘declared lawful,’ ‘made lawful,’ ‘Lawful … (as feed),’ ‘lawful … (as food)’ and ‘lawful’)
- لَ — La — For (= For the person; intended for; meant for; concerning; regarding; relative to)
- هُمۡ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3 rd person. Those men; they; their)
- قُلۡ — Qool — Say (= v., pres., s, 2nd person. Announce; assure; broadcast; call; command; convey; explain; inform; instruct; maintain, mandate; order; proclaim; specify, state; tell; train or tutor. See Commentary ‘You say’ means‘)
- اُحِلَّ — O-hil-la — Allowed (= v., past., pass., pl., 3rd person. Allowed; approved. See اُحِلَّ above. A/t/a, ‘declared lawful’)
- لَ — La — For (= For; intended for; meant for; concerning; regarding; relative to. A/t/a, ‘to’ and ‘unto’)
- كُمُ — Ko-mo .. (ot) — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person., You. The Holy Qor-aan states that way when addressing both men and women jointly)
- الطَّيِّبٰتُ — Toy-yay-baa-to — Clean foods (= n., pl., The prior operative word اُحِلَّ narrows the meanings of this word to only clean good, holy and lawful foods, etc. See الطَّيِّبٰتُ in 002:058. A/t/a, ‘(all) things good and pure,’ ‘(all) good things,’ ‘All good and pure things,’ ‘good things,’ ‘all good things’ and ‘Tayyibat [all kinds of Halal (lawful good) foods Allah has made lawful (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables, and fruits)]’
- وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet, A/s/a, ‘Also (made lawful) is’ and ‘as well as’)
- مَاۤ — Maa — What (= All that; whatever; whatsoever. A/t/a, ‘what,’ ‘that which’ and ‘those … which’)
- عَلَّمۡ — Ul-lum — Taught (= v., past., pl., 2nd person Coached, directed, educated, guided, instructed, mandated, ordained, prescribed, taught, trained and tutored with knowledge. A/t/a, ‘have taught’ and ‘have trained.’ But ‘teach’ in the present tense is no translation of what the Holy Qor-aan has stated in the past tense)
- تُمۡ — Toom — You (= pro., pl., 2nd person. You all. See كُمُ above. A/t/a, ‘ye’)
- مِّنَ — May-na…(ul) — From (= Among, from or out of the class or category of several. A/t/a, ‘which’)
- الۡجَـوَارِحِ — Ja-waa-ray-hay — Hunting animals (= n., pl. Aggressive, assailant, attacking, hunting or preying animals. Predator creatures. Birds like hawks and animals like dogs with innate nature to hunt and eat other animals. A/t/a, ‘hunting animals,’ ‘beasts and birds of prey’ and ‘birds and beasts of prey’)
- مُكَلِّبِيۡنَ — Mo-kul-lay-be-na — Tamed (= n., pl. Tamed and trained. Living creatures like hounds and hawks that have been broken into, domesticated or house-trained to obey their human masters to catch for them as the hunts. A/t/a, ‘game held down,’ ‘ye have trained as hounds,’ ‘training … for hunting,’ ‘to catch for you,’ ‘to catch’ and ‘catch and hold for you’)
- تُعَلِّمُوۡنَ — To-ul-lay-moo-na — You teach (= v., pres., pl., 2nd person. Coach; edify; educate; teach; train; tutor. See عَلَّمۡ above. A/t/a, ‘training … to hunt,’ ‘training,’ ‘ye teach,’ ‘training … for the hunt,’ ‘training and teaching them (to catch)’ and ‘teaching them.’ But ‘you trained (To catch) in the manner,’ ‘you have trained,’ ‘you have trained as hounds’ and ‘you have trained to hunt’ in past tense are no translations of what the Holy Qor-aan has stated in the present tense)
- هُنَّ — Hoon-na — Them (= pro., pl, f., in 3rd person. They. Refers to the hunting animals)
- مِمَّا — Mim-maa — Out of what (= Combination of two words. The first word مِنۡ (min) means ‘among, from or out of the class, category, kind count or several persons or things.’ The second word مَاۤ (maa) means ‘all that, what, whatever, any time, when, whenever.’ The combination of both words means ‘for what; out of what; concerning, regarding, relative to; thereby. A/t/a, ‘those … which,’ ‘of what,’ ‘that which,’ ‘according to,’ ‘provided you set them at it to catch (it living) for you, (without their own eating from it after killing it)’ and ‘as’)
- عَلَّمَ — Ul-la-ma — Taught (= v., past., pl., 3rd person. Coached; directed; educated; taught. See عَلَّمۡ above. A/t/a, ‘in the manner … as directed to … by,’ ‘directed’ and ‘the knowledge … has given,’ But ‘since you train them according to the knowledge given’ in the present tense is not a translation of what the Holy Qor-aan has stated in the past tense)
- كُمُ — Ko-mo…(ol) –You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person., You. See كُمُ above)
- اللّٰهُ — Laa-ho — Allah (= The One and the Only One Almighty God)
- فَ — Fa — Then (= After all this; at the end; consequently; finally; hence; in conclusion; so; thereafter; therefore; thus)
- كُلُوۡا — Ko-loo — Eat (= v., pres., pl., 2nd person. Consume; eat; partake)
- مِمَّا — Mim-maa — Out of what (= Combination of two words. See مِمَّا above)
- اَمۡسَكۡنَ — Um-suk-na — They stopped (= v., past., pl., 3rd person. Downed, dropped or fallen for you; what hunting hounds and hawks have caught and brought to a stand still for you. A/t/a, ‘they catch,’ ‘they hold down’ and ‘it catches and holds for’ in the present tense is not a translation of what the Holy Qor-aan has stated in the past tense)
- عَلَيۡ — Alai — For (= Above; against; before; for; on; on top of; over; upon)
- کُمُ — Ko-mo…(ol) –You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person., You. See كُمُ above)
- وَ — Wa … (uz) — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ above. A/t/a, ‘But’)
- اذۡكُرُوا — Uz-ko-roo … (s) — Remember (= v., pres., pl., 2nd person. 1. Attend to; bear in mind; call to mind; consider; contemplate; keep in mind; mention pay attention; ponder; recall; reflect; think about or of. 2. Beseech, celebrate the praise, glorify, pray or praise with gratitude. Offer prayers; perform worships. A/t/a, ‘pronounce,’ ‘you should pronounce,’ ‘pronouncing and ‘pronounce … (while slaughtering it or while sending the hunting creatures after it)’
- اسۡمَ — (U)s-ma…(ul) — Name (= n., s., Attribute; name. A/t/a, ‘In the name of’)
- اللّٰهِ — Al-laa-hay — Allah (= The One and the Only One Almighty God)
- عَلَيۡ — Alai — Upon (= Above; against; before; for; on top of; over; upon. A/t/a ‘thereon’)
- هِ — Hay — That (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the aforesaid hunt)
The Holy Qor-aan has used the Phrase Wut-ta-qool-laa-ha … in many contexts
- وَ — Wa … (ut) — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ above)
- اتَّقُوا — Ta-qoo … (la) — You love (= v., pres., pl., 2nd person. Act piously and avoid angering Allah by being deeply in love with Him; be afraid, pious or righteous. See our Commentary titled as The Righteous. A/t/a, ‘observe … duty,’ ‘be mindful of duty to,’ ‘fear’ and ‘have fear’)
- ٱللَّهَ — Laa-ha — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
The construction of next four (4) word is in 003:200 and 005:005
- اِنَّ — In-na…(ul) — Certainly (= Absolutely; definitely; doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; positively; really; seriously; surely; truly; verily)
- اللّٰهَ — Laa-ha — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
- سَرِيۡعُ — Sa-ree-oo…(l) — Swift (= Hurried; In an expedited manner; promptly; quick)
- الۡحِسَابِ — Hay-saa-b — Reckoning (= Accounting; adjusting credit and debits; balancing; calling to count; finalizing the gives and takes; reckoning; settlement of account. A/t/a, ‘taking account’ and ‘to take account’)