003:119

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                                   003:119

 

يٰۤـاَيُّهَا الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا لَا تَتَّخِذُوۡا بِطَانَةً مِّنۡ دُوۡنِكُمۡ لَا يَاۡلُوۡنَكُمۡ خَبَالًا ؕ وَدُّوۡا مَا عَنِتُّمۡ‌ۚ  قَدۡ بَدَتِ الۡبَغۡضَآءُ مِنۡ اَفۡوَاهِهِمۡ  ۖۚ وَمَا تُخۡفِىۡ صُدُوۡرُهُمۡ اَكۡبَرُ‌ؕ قَدۡ بَيَّنَّا لَـكُمُ الۡاٰيٰتِ‌ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ تَعۡقِلُوۡنَ‏


Yaa  auy-yo-ha  ul-la-zee-na  aa-ma-noo                                                                                        Laa  tu-ta-khay-zoo  bay-taa-na-taun  min  do-nay  koom                                                           Laa  yau-loo-na  koom  kha-baa-laa                                                                                             Waud-do  maa  aa-nit-to  toom                                                                                                           Qaud  ba-da-tay  il-baugh-dzaa-o  min  uf-waa-aiy  him                                                              Wa  maa  tookh-fee  so-doo-ro  hoom  auk-bur                                                                                Qaud  buy-yaun  naa  la  ko-mo  ol-aa-yaa-tay                                                                              In  koon-toom  tau-qay-loo-n

 

Listen, you all who believed!                                                                                                  Do not take intimates from among besides you.                                                             They will never fail to corrupt you.                                                                                    They love what severely harms you.                                                                                      Surely the malice manifested from their mouths.                                                           And what their hearts hide is far worse.                                                                             We surely have made clear for you the signs                                                                     So that you act wisely

 

The Holy Qor-aan has used the Phrase Yaa-auy-yo-hul-la-zee-na-aa-ma-noo many times

  • يٰۤ — Yaa — Listen (= Be attentive; hearken; pay attention; O!)
  • اَيُّهَا — Auy-yo-ha … (ul) — You all (= All addressees; entire audience; whole lot of listeners)
  • ٱلَّذِينَ — Ul-la-zee-na — Those who (= pl., m, 3rd person. Those articles, things or persons
  • اٰمَنُوۡۤ — Aa-ma-noo — They Believed (= v., past., pl., 3rd person. Believed in the Holy Qor-aan; became Moslems. Accepted, acknowledged, admitted or witnessed their entry in Iss-laam. See Commentary Believe and Disbelieve)
  • لَا — Laa — No, not (= Absolute denial; never; not at all; total negation)
  • تَتَّخِذُوۡٓا — Taut-ta-khay-zoo — You take (= v., pres., pl., 2nd person. Adopt. Appropriate. Bring in. Catch. Consider. Construe. Make part and parcel. Put in. Treat. The word in other contexts means differently)
  • بِطَانَةً — Bay-taa-na-taun — Intimates (= n., Advisors; close friend; consultants; confidants  of secrets; deep, dear and intimate friends; helpers; protectors. A/t/a close aides; into your intimacy)
  • مِنۡ — Min — From (= Among, from or out of the class or category or several articles, counts, kind, things, persons or phenomenon)
  • دُوۡنِ — Doo-nay — Besides (= Apart from; besides; except; excluding; exclusive of;       from the outside; in preference to; other than; over and beyond; save; to the exclusion of the rest of. A/t/a, ‘outside … ranks’ and ‘pagans, Jews, Christi and hypocrites’)
  • كُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person., You . The Holy Qor-aan states that way when addressing both men and women jointly)
  • لَا — Laa — Never (= Absolute denial; no; not; not at all; total negation)
  • يَاۡلُوۡنَ — Yau-loo-na — Fail (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person.   Falter; miss the opportunity; remiss; show weakness  skip any chance. A/t/a, spare no pains; do their best)
  • كُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person., You . See كُمۡ  above)
  • خَبَالًا — Kha-baa-laa — Corrupt (= adv., Cause or expose to loss. Exploit your weakness  they may find. Corrupt, injure or mislead morally and spiritually like the wind pointed in the previous verse had destroyed the wrongdoers’ harvest physically)
  • وَدُّوۡا — Waud-doo — They love (= v., Cherish; covet; crave, desire; like; long; seek; want;  wish. Intentionally engage in enthusiastic hot pursuit)
  • مَاۤ — Maa — Whatever (= All that; what; whatsoever; any time; when; whenever)
  • عَنِتّ — Aa-nit — Severely harms (= v., pres., s., 2nd person. Affects inimically; brings discomfort; hurts  really; inconveniences; causes harm; hampers; troubles)
  • تُمۡ — Toom — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person. You. See كُمۡ  above)
  • قَدۡ — Qaud — Surely (= This word lays emphasis. Absolutely; categorically; assuredly; certainly; clearly; definitely; specially; doubtlessly; obviously; for sure; in spite of; positively; specifically; verily; with no doubt whatsoever)
  • بَدَتِ — Ba-da-tay … (il) — Manifested (= v., past., f/g., 3rd person. Became apparent, expressed, exposed, manifest, noticeable, obvious, plain or visible.  Showed. A/t/a, ‘rank hatred has already appeared’)
  • الۡبَغۡضَآءُ — Bugh-dzaa-o — Malice (= Bias; hatred; prejudice; vehement disgust)
  • مِنۡ —  Min — From (= Among, from or out of the class or category or several articles, counts, kind, things, persons or phenomenon)
  • اَفۡوَاهِ –Uf-waa-aiy — Mouths (= n., pl. Faces. Includes what comes out of one’s mouth. Words in loudmouth talks and utterance spoken. Words nakedly inferable or quite visible in in malicious conduct, obvious hostilities and manners manifested by  behavior and work in day-to-day life like the judgments in courts of law. See Note 003:119 below)
  • هِمۡ — Him — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3 rd person. Refers to inimical people)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • مَاۤ — Maa — What (=All that; any time; whatever; whatsoever; whenever)
  • تُخۡفِىۡ — Tookh-fee — Hide (= Conceal; keep secret)
  • صُدُوۡرُ — So-doo-ro — Hearts (= n., pl., Breast; chests; inside their hearts and minds)
  • هُمۡ‌ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3 rd person. Refers to inimical people)
  • اَكۡبَرُ‌ — Uk-ba-ro — Far worse (= adj., Bigger; grave; greater; stronger. More heinous,  massive, serious, severe or virulent concern, matter, offense, thing, transgression or wrong)
  • قَدۡ —  Qud — Surely (= This word lays emphasis. Absolutely. See  قَدۡ  above)
  • بَيَّنَّ — Buy-yun … (naa) — Made clear (= v., past., pl., 1st person. Clearly explained with sure,  convincing, irrefutable, manifest and veritable arguments, corroborations, evidence, signs, portents, proofs and testimonies. Made crystal clear or plain)
  • نَآ — Naa — We (= pro., pl., 1st person. Us. Used with God’s name it is the authoritative way a higher-up talks to a subordinate)
  • لَ — La — For (= For the attention, benefit, convenience, determination; object, general convenience or purpose; to; towards. Also, concerning, regarding; relative to; intended for)
  • كُمُ — Ko-mo…(ol) — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person., You . See كُمۡ  above)
  • الۡاٰيٰتِ‌ — Aa-ya-tay — Signs (= sn., pl., 1. Manifestation; message; narrative; revelation;  verse. 2. Command; direction; evidence; law; order. 3. Corroboration; indication; lesson; portent; proof; pointer; symbol; token. 4. Every element to create the crystal- clear picture leading to an absolute conviction.  5. Argument, part or portion that highlights or points to something)
  • اِنۡ — In —  So that (= If; in case; under the circumstances; when; when the situation arises; whenever)
  • كُنۡتُمۡ — Koon-toom — You (= Since the past you were and have been continuously)
  • تَعۡقِلُوۡنَ‏ — Tau-qay-loo-n —  Act wisely (= v., pres., Understand; use intellect; have any wisdom)

 

* Note 003:119. A compact translation of verse 003:119 by NJ Dawood is as follows. “They will spare no pains to corrupt you. They desire nothing but your ruin. Their hatred is clear from what they say, but more violent is the hatred their breasts conceal. We have made plain to you Our revelations. Strive to understand them.”

The translation clearly spells out a forecast for all times to come to be filled again and again wherever Moslem live. An illustration was provided by Lahore High Court’s Justice Afzal Zullah. In 1980’s he issued an ultra vires notice of Contempt of Court to Mirza Tahir Ahmad [Head of the Ahmadiyya Community in Islam] on the ground that he in England called himself a Moslem whereas Pakistani Laws had made it a crime that an Ahmadi calls himself a Moslem.

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003:118

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                               003:118

 

مَثَلُ مَا يُنۡفِقُوۡنَ فِىۡ هٰذِهِ الۡحَيٰوةِ الدُّنۡيَا كَمَثَلِ رِيۡحٍ فِيۡهَا صِرٌّ اَصَابَتۡ حَرۡثَ قَوۡمٍ ظَلَمُوۡۤا اَنۡفُسَهُمۡ فَاَهۡلَكَتۡهُ ‌ؕ وَمَا ظَلَمَهُمُ اللّٰهُ وَلٰـكِنۡ اَنۡفُسَهُمۡ يَظۡلِمُوۡنَ

 

Ma-tha-lo  maa  yoon-fay-qoo-na  fee  haa-zay-hay                                                                      Il-ha-yaa-tay  id-doon-yaa  ka  ma-tha-lay  ree-hin  fee   haa                                                    Ser-roon  aa-saa-but  hur-tha  qao-min                                                                                            Za-la-moo   un-fo-sa  hoom  fa  aah-la-kut  ho                                                                                 Wa  maa  za-la-ma  ho-mo  ol-laa-ho                                                                                              Wa-laa-kin  un-fo-sa  hoom  yauz-lay-moo-n

 

Example of all that they spend in this                                                                                   Present life is like a fierce wind in it is                                                                              A freezing cold that struck crops of the people                                                                Who wronged themselves, so it (the wind) destroyed that (harvest).                     And Allah never wronged them                                                                                              But they do wrong to themselves.

 

  • مَثَلُ — Ma-tha-lo — Example (= Duplication; identical in nature; likeness; being the same way; resembling; similar; similitude. Of the same kind, looks quality, shape or type. Of comparable recital)
  • مَاۤ — Maa — All that (= What; whatever; whatsoever; when; whenever)
  • يُنفِقُونَ — Yoon-fay-qoon — They spend (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person. Contribute, donate, expend, give, invest, lay out, put or use. The Holy Qor-aan has used this word for any or all above acts done for any charity, good cause, noble purpose or poor person.
    A/t/a ‘The wealth they spend’)
  • فِىۡ — Fee — In (= Inside a duration, event, time, place, period, pursuit or situation)
  • هٰذِهِ — Ha-zay-h … (il) — This (= This particularly pointed out; present right here; what is in front of you)
  • لۡحَيٰوةِ — Ha-yaa-t … (id) — Life (= n., A creature’s condition of breathing by inhaling and  exhaling. The quality shown by functions among other of growth and response to stimulation and reproduction by which living organisms are distinguished from dead organisms and inanimate matter. Extensions in living. Peaceful life with safety and security. Any measure to save and safeguard life)
  • ٱلدُّنۡيا — Doon-ya — The present (= Close at hand.  Life … on earth, in the near or short term. The near life, of this world. The near one. The World at hand with its benefits, happiness or pleasures. The Hither, the opposite of the Hereafter or Life after death)
  • كَ  — Ka — Like (= Identical; resembling; similar to the one stated in prior verse to. Take the example or similitude of)
  • مَثَلِ — Ma-tha-lay — Like (= Duplicate; identical in nature; just like; the same way; resembling; similar; substitute. Of the same kind, looks quality, shape or type. Of comparable recital)
  • رِيۡحٍ — Re-hin — Fierce wind (= n., s., Flow, gust and stream of air. Storm; whirlwind; wind; windstorm. This word in different context may mean gas from stomach)
  • فِىۡ — Fee — In (= In a duration, event, time, place, period or situation)
  • هَا — Haa — It (= pro., s., f., 3rd person., Refers to aforesaid ‘curse’)
  • صِرٌّ — Ser-roon — Freezing cold (= Biting icy wind; burning frosty blast; extremely and  intensely cold that burns; freezing cold wave; nipping frost)
  • اَصَابَتۡ — Aa-saa-but — Struck  *  (= v., past., f., 3rd person, Affected; afflicted; arrived; befell; came to; got hold of; landed upon; overtook; reached; smote; smut; struck)
  • حَرۡثَ — Hur-tha — Crops (= n., Agriculturally cultivated and harvested edible plants and produce. Fruits. Vegetables. Also, cropland, fields, plantations, tillage, vineyards)
  • قَوۡمٍ — Qao-min — People (= n., s., Addressees; attendees; fellows; followers; folks; nation)
  • ظَلَمُوۡا — Zaa-la-moo — Wronged (= v., past., pl., 3rd person., Acted badly. Behaved wickedly. Caused evil. Committed crimes or cruelty. Did injustice. Harmed. Maltreated. Shortened. Transgressed. Treated improperly or unjustly. Violated rights of others)
  • اَنۡفُسَ —  Un-fo-sa —  Selves (= n., pl., 1. Hearts; individuals; minds; own sake; persons;  souls. Refers also to the loved one’s.  2. Fellow s; folks; followers; individuals; people. 3. Brethren; countrymen; kinsman; nation; tribe; tribesmen)
  • هُمۡ‌ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3 rd person. Refers to aforesaid wrongdoer)
  • فَ — Fa — Therefore (= As a result; consequently; hence; so; then; thereafter; yet. A/t/a After all this; at the end; in the final analysis; in conclusion)
  • اَهۡلَكَتۡ — Aah-la-kut — It destroyed  *  (= v., past., f., 3 rd person. Killed; laid waste; ruined; spent;  squandered; wasted. Some translations have added the word utterly to create emphasis. Some translators narrowed it down to “the good deed of a person is only accepted if he is a monotheist and believes in all the Prophets of Allah, including the Christ (peace on him) and Muhammad (peace and blessings on him)”
  • هُ — Ho — That (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the aforesaid harvest)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • مَاۤ — Maa — Never (= Absolutely not; no)
  • ظَلَم — Zaa-la-ma — Wronged (= v., past., s., 3rd person., Acted badly; acted wickedly; committed crimes; did the evil; did injustice; harmed; maltreated; shorted; transgressed; treated unjustly and improperly; violated the right; were unrighteous and wicked; the evildoers)
  • هُمُ — Ho-mo…(ol) –Them (= pro., pl., m., 3 rd person. All those people; any of them. Refers to aforesaid wrongdoers)
  • اللّٰهُ — Laa-ho — Allah (= The One and the Only One Almighty God)
  • وَ —  Wa — And — (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • لٰـكِنۡ — Laa-kin — But (= However; instead; nevertheless; yet)
  • اَنۡفُسَ —  Un-fo-sa —  Selves (= n., pl., 1. Hearts; individuals; minds; own sake; persons;  souls. Refers also to the loved one’s.  2. Fellow s; folks; followers; individuals; people. 3. Brethren; countrymen; kinsman; nation; tribe; tribesmen)
  • هُمۡ‌ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3 rd person. Refers to aforesaid wrongdoers
  • يَظۡلِمُوۡنَ  — Yauz-lay-moo-n — Do wrong (= v., pre., pl., 3rd person. Acting unjustly; doing injustice; harming, maltreating or mistreating people; shorting; transgressing; violating)

 

* Note 003:118. Translating the Holy Qor-aan requires fully knowing all rules of Arabic grammar. Not knowing the intricacies of the Arabic grammar has plagued many translations of this scripture. Translators who just dovetailed their works on the European model have repeated all those errors. Even Moslem leaders who shun or feign that knowledge are worse in spreading their ignorance further. See Commentary titled as Grammar 4 –  Preciseness’

One big mistake is not knowing the difference between the meanings of one verb in the past tense and another in the present tenses when both verbs are used in the same one verse. The verb in the past tense describes an event that occurred in the past and anyone can see. The verb in the present tense is a forecast of a consequence that will continue to happen in the future.

Failure to recognize said rule leads to translations which in the very minimum may be innocent errors. But the wicked distortions of those errors has been depicted to develop them into conflicting doctrines. Creation or denial of the characters like Abdulla bin Saba and Shias allegedly out of Islam are examples.

An example of inaccurate translations of several words in the verse 003:113 are detailed in Note 003:113 [See the Commentary titled Arabic Grammar 4 – Preciseness]. Another example of similar inaccuracies is verse 003:124, and anther is the following verse 003:118.

  1. 1. People spending continually in the worldly pursuits is what the word  يُنۡفِقُوۡنَ  describes as an act in the present tense and reflects a continuing process that will go on in the future. Said original text describes the effects of the act by verbs in the past tense اَصَابَتۡ and اَهۡلَكَتۡ  since the doers in the past were punished that way.

— Dr Khan and Dr Al-Hilali correctly translated this part of the verse by saying, “What they spend .. is.. (like) wind .. (that) struck the harvest .. and destroyed it.”

— But A Yusuf Ali inaccurately translated the past tense effect of this part in the present tense by saying “which brings a nipping frost” and “It strikes and destroys the harvest.”

  1. The past tense ظَلَمَ in مَا ظَلَمَهُمُ اللّٰهُ  (Allah never wronged them) described a prior act in past tense. Its present tense  يَظۡلِمُوۡنَ  in  اَنۡفُسَهُمۡ يَظۡلِمُوۡنَ  (They wrong themselves) is like a forecast that will keep on filling again and again as a Rule of Universal Application.

— A Yusuf Ali correctly translated this part of the verse by saying, “Not God that hath wronged them, but they wrong themselves” although inconsistently with his translation of the earlier part of the same verse.

— But Dr Khan and Dr Al-Hilali inaccurately translated the present tense of this part in the past tense by saying, “They wronged themselves.” And this was also inconsistent with their translation of the earlier part of the same verse.

  1. Such inaccuracies and inconsistencies to say the least provide ample fodder to the critics who look only at the translations by westernized translators or western translations of the Holy Qor-aan and allege inconsistencies in it.

Some people insist that such differences are miniscule which do not make a difference in the overall message. They would be right if one could ignore that there are hundreds of sects in Islam. And some sects have issued Fautwas (spiritual-cum-judicial decrees) to kill others who have a different comprehension of the Holy Qor-aan due to above-mentioned inaccuracies and inconsistencies in various translations.

Ask any Ahmadi in Pakistan, particularly those who survived after 98 of them were shot  and killed in Lahore while offering their Friday prayers in two separate simultaneous attacks in two of their mosques located seven miles apart. See Commentary titled as the ‘Jihad Is Striving For The Good.’

No one could close eyes to the murders of millions of Moslems by Moslems in the last fourteen centuries under the label of Jihad and on the ground of conflicting interpretations of the same verse, or sometimes just one or two words like مُتَوَفِّيۡ  and  رَافِعُ as used in 003:056.

The Commentary titled Arabic Grammar 4 – Preciseness illustrates how the translations of the verbs in the past tense into those in the present tense — as well as doing the opposite — has confused and misled many good people.

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003:116

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                              003:116

 

 

وَمَا يَفۡعَلُوۡا مِنۡ خَيۡرٍ فَلَنۡ يُّكۡفَرُوۡهُ ‌ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلِيۡمٌۢ بِالۡمُتَّقِيۡنَ‏

 

Wa-maa-yuf-aa-loo-min-kai-fa-lunn-yuk-fo-roo-ho                                                                     Wul-laa-ho-alee-moon-bil-moof-sa-dee-n

 

And whatever good they do, they won’t be denied it.                                               And by God Allah fully knows about the Righteous

 

  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • مَاۤ — Maa — All that (= 1. What; whatever; whatsoever.  2. Any time; at such time; when; whenever)
  • يَفۡعَلُوۡا — Yuf-aa-loo — They do (= v., active., pl., 3rd person. Accomplish; act; behave; bring about; perform; practice; have or show ability capability and power to do) 
  • مِنۡ — Min — From (= Among, from or out of the class or category or several articles, counts, kind, things, persons or phenomenon)
  • خَيۡرٍ — Khai-rin — Good (= Appreciably happy or pleasant acts, benefits, blessings, bounties, deeds, favors, goodness, persons, occasions, richness or things. Tops
  • فَ — Fa — Therefore (= As a result; consequently; hence; so; then; thereafter; yet. A/t/a After all this; at the end; in the final analysis; in conclusion)
  • لَنۡ — Lunn — Never (= Absolute denial; no; not; not at all; total negation; by no means)
  • يُّكۡفَرُو — Yook-fa-roo — Denied (= v., pass., Ignored, diminished, minimized, reduced,  refused or rejected. A/t/a, denied just reward; withheld the reward for good deed done)
  • هُ — Ho — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the good deed done)
  • وَ — Wa…(ul) — And (= The وَ  vaao is tantamount to taking oath; solemn declaration or calling as a witness)
  • اللّٰهُ — Laa-ho — Allah (= The One and the Only One Almighty God)
  • عَلِيۡمٌ‏ — Alee-moon — Fully knows    (= superlative form indicates the greatest, the highest, the most, and highlights that none more than Him knows or is knowing. Informed to the maximum. Has total and perfect knowledge. Has nothing out of sight. Knows all. Nothing whatever is beyond or out of His knowing. Well-Acquainted. Well-Aware. Most Knowledgeable. All Knowing. Knows full-well)
  • بِ — Bay — About, With (= Literally the word  بِ  means ‘with’. Here the words      ‘about‘ or ‘of’ suit the English usage better)
  • لِّلۡمُتَّقِيۡنَ‏ — Moot-ta-qee-n — Righteous (= n., Clean; pious; doers of duty owed to God Almighty. God-Fearing. Noble. Righteous. Those who avoid angering Allah; Virtuous … See more meanings in the Commentary titled as The Righteous)
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003:115

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                               003:115

 

يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَالۡيَوۡمِ الۡاٰخِرِ وَ يَاۡمُرُوۡنَ بِالۡمَعۡرُوۡفِ وَيَنۡهَوۡنَ عَنِ الۡمُنۡكَرِ وَيُسَارِعُوۡنَ فِىۡ الۡخَيۡرٰتِ ؕ وَاُولٰٓٮِٕكَ مِنَ الصّٰلِحِيۡنَ‏

 

Yoe-may-noo-na-bil-laa-hay-wul-yao-mil-aa-khai-ray                                                          Wa-yau-mo-roo-na-bil-mau-roo-fay                                                                                              Wa-yun-hao-na-unil-moon-ka-ray                                                                                                  Wa-yo-saa-ray-oo-na-fil-khai-raa-tay                                                                                            Wa–olaa-aiy-ka-may-nus-saa-lay-hee-n.

 

They believe in Allah and the Hereafter                                                                              And they urge with the virtue                                                                                               And they stop from the evil                                                                                                    And they hurry in doing the good things                                                                        And they indeed are the Righteous.

 

  • يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ — Yoe-may-na — They believe (= v., pres., pl., We have sincerely and wholeheartedly believed in the Holy Qor-aan and accepted Islam. 2. Admitted, affirmed, approved, confirmed, concurred, corroborated, embraced, entered, evidenced, proved, testified and witnessed to have become Moslems)
  • بِ — B…(il) — In (= This word in Arabic literally means ‘with’. Sometimes its English ‘in’ is equally accurate, especially when used with Allah’s name, as is the case here)
  • اللّٰهِ — Laa-hay — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., Connects words, phrases or clauses; also; but; additionally; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • الۡيَوۡمِ –Yao-m…(il) — The Day (= End of a period, term or time; juncture)
  • الۡاٰخِرِ‌ — Aa-khay-ray — Yet to come (= Coming; Hereafter last; later; Judgment Day; Last Day; Resurrection)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)

                   Next seven words repeated in 003:105 in the 3rd person format,                                 and their gist in 003:111 in 2nd person format, verbalize an                                           important concept about Islam. See our Commentary                              titled the ‘Islam – 209 – Commandments and Prohibitions‘  

  • يَاۡمُرُوۡنَ — Yau-mo-roo-na — They urge (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person. The verb here reflects man’s good actions and its best translation is to admonish, administer, bid, bring forth, cause, command, compel, dictate, direct, educate, enforce, enjoin, exhort, force, impose, instruct, lay down as law, lead down the path, mandate, motivate, move, order, preach, profess, prompt, push, spur, stimulate, teach, train, tutor or urge. However, these acts are best if done fairly, gently,  persuasively and not arbitrarily since the Holy Qor-aan requires in the verse 016:126 to ‘call to your God’s way with wisdom and goodly exhortation.’ See our aforesaid Commentary)
  • بِ — Bay…(il) — With (= Literally the word  بِ  means ‘with’)
  • الۡمَعۡرُوۡفِ‌ — Mau-roo-fay — The virtue (= n., Action, gesture, way or word which is appropriate, customary, decent, equitable, fair, good, graceful, gratuitous, honest, honorable, justice, lawful, legal, legitimate, nice, proper, reasonable, right conduct, righteous, suitable, virtuous and within one’s rights. See our aforesaid Commentary)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • يَنۡهَوۡنَ — Yun-hao-na — They stop (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person. They stop or prohibit. See Note 003:105 and aforesaid Commentary )
  • عَنِ — Aa-nay…(il) — From (= About; concerning; regarding; relative to)
  • الۡمُنۡكَرِ‌ — Moon-ka-ray — The evil (= n., Something which inherently and all in itself is bad,  illegal, illegitimate, improper, indecency; repulsive, unacceptable; wicked or wrong.  See our aforesaid Commentary)
  • وَ — Wa — And — (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • يُسَارِعُوۡنَ  — Yo-saa-ray-oo-na — They hurry (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person. Enthusiastically doing the job that has to be done; hastening to outdo; swiftly carrying out the assigned task; vying with each other; quickly.  A/t/a, ‘hasten (in emulation)’  )
  • فِىۡ — Fe…(il) — In (= In a duration, event, time, place, period or situation. Also, about, concerning, regarding or relative to)
  • الۡخَيۡرٰتِ — Khai-raa-tay —  Good things (= n., pl., 1. Acts, deeds, favors, things or tidings that are comparatively superior, more appreciable, and greater or higher in value. 2. God-given gifts like (a) ability, energy, enthusiasm and potentials, (b) belongings,  benefits, benevolences, blessings and bounties, (c) assets, goods, money, possessions, property, riches, substances and wealth, and (d) time, talents and valuables including inheritance and personal and professional contacts. 3. A/t/a, Good works)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • اُولٰٓٮِٕكَ — O-laa-aiy-ka — All of these (= Acts; facts, items, persons or things)
  • مِنَ — May-na…(us) — From (= Among, from or out of the class or category or several   articles, counts, kind, things, persons or phenomenon. A/t/a, ‘In the ranks of’)
  • الصّٰلِحِيۡنَ — Sua-lay-hee-n — The righteous (= n., pl., People who are always clean, good and holy acting piously and appropriately. Pious. Righteous. Upright. Virtuous)
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003:114

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                                 003:114

 

لَـيۡسُوۡا سَوَآءً ‌ؕ مِنۡ اَهۡلِ الۡكِتٰبِ اُمَّةٌ قَآٮِٕمَةٌ يَّتۡلُوۡنَ اٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِ اٰنَآءَ الَّيۡلِ وَ هُمۡ يَسۡجُدُوۡنَ‏

 

Lai-soo-sa-waa-un                                                                                                                                 Min-ah-lil-kay-taa-bay                                                                                                                   Oom-ma-toon-qaa-aiy-ma-toon                                                                                                       Yut-loo-na-aa-yaa-til-laa-hay-anaa-ul-lai-lay                                                                         Wa-hoom-yus-jo-doo-n

 

Not all are alike.                                                                                                                          Among the People of the Book                                                                                              Is an upright group                                                                                                                    They recite the signs of Allah at the ends of the night                                                    And they prostrate in worship.

    

  • لَـيۡسُوۡا — Lai-soo — Not all (= Absolutely not; never at all)
  • سَوَآءً — Sa-waa-oon — Alike (= Equal; identical; similar)
  • مِنۡ — Min — Among (= Among, from or out of the class or category or several articles, counts, kind, things, persons or phenomenon)
  • اَهۡلِ — Aah-lay…(il) — People (= Families; folks; household; those entrusted with)
  • الۡكِتٰبِ — Il-kay-taa-bay — The Book (= 1. The Divine Directive of Commands, Prohibitions,  Rules and Regulations. Holy Scripture. Perfect Book Testament that holds good and is operative eternally. Decreed part of a religion. Spiritual Code codifying the rules of universal application.  2. The Collection of mandated, ordered, prescribed, preserved, recorded, written Do’s and Don’ts.  3. Authentic penned down material in black and white)
  • اُمَّةً — Oom-ma-toon — A group (= Community; followers; many men; nation; party. Also, a large band, body, group, number or portion of people)
  • قَآٮِٕمَةٌ — Qaa-aiy-ma-toon — Upright (= Acting appropriately. Behaving in a well-established manner. Standing up clearly and firmly for the right. Staunch supporter of the right things done the right way. Unrelenting who affirm, carry out, enforce,   implement, maintain and observe whatever is right. Who take the stand. Who are very well set. A/t/a, Not bending, bowing, giving in, sitting or submitting)
  • يَتۡلُوۡنَ — Yut-loo-na — Recite (= v., pres part., pl., 3r person. Engaged in the act to …. 1. Coach, communicate; declare; inform; narrate; tell.  2. Educate; share, study; teach, train or tutor each other. 3. Follow its teachings, obey orders & preach goodness. 4. Ponder. Read. Reflect. Rehearse. Relate. Worship)
  • اٰيٰتِ — Aa-yaa-tay — Signs     *        (= pl of. Manifestation; message; narrative; revelation; verse. 2. Command; direction; evidence; law; order.  3. Corroboration; indication; lesson; portent; proof; pointer; symbol; token. 4. Every element to create the crystal clear picture leading to an absolute conviction.  5. Argument, part or portion that highlights a thing)
  • اللّٰهِ — Laa-hay — Allah (= The One and the Only One Almighty God)
  • اٰنَآءَ — Anaa-a…(ul) — Ends (= n., Beginnings; edges; ends and starts of. Ending hours of the night. Early morning hours. A/t/a, All hours; ‘all night long’; ‘all night’  )
  • الَّيۡلِ — Lai-lay — Night (= s., Absence of sunlight; the opposite of a sunlit day; hours of night or night-time; the period of darkness between the sunset and next sunrise)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • هُمۡ‌ — Hoom — They (= pro., pl., m., 3 rd person. Refers to People of the Book)
  • يَسۡجُدُوۡنَ — Yus-jo-doon — Prostrate (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person, Action in worship wherein one prostrates with his head down and forehead on the ground expressing humility, obedience and reverence. Adore God. Bow down, kneel and put head on floor in  prayer and submission. A/t/a, ‘Prostrate themselves in adoration’

 

* 003:114. The word in the original text is اٰيٰتِ   which is a plural. But M Zafrulla Khan translated it as ‘Word’ which is in singular form. The rules of grammar hold such translation as incorrect. Speaking generically and very generally it may appear to be acceptable. However, the accuracy demands that it be translated in plural. That is why the best translation is as set above.

A typical example of a translator saying what he thinks and not what the original text has stated is verse 003:114. A translator saying what he perceives to be the general idea of a text is not necessarily its accurate translation. Although it is true that this verse is about the People of the Scripture but Ahmad Zidan translated it as follows.

  1. He inserted the word ‘earlier’ before the word الۡكِتٰبِ which means Scripture.
  2. He inserted the words ‘People of the Scripture’ after سَوَآءً, the second word of the verse.
  3. He omitted the People of the Scripture from after the third word of the original text.

 

 

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003:113

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                                     003:113

 

ضُرِبَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ اَيۡنَ مَا ثُقِفُوۡۤا اِلَّا بِحَبۡلٍ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَحَبۡلٍ مِّنَ النَّاسِ وَبَآءُوۡ بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَضُرِبَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ الۡمَسۡكَنَةُ  ؕ ذٰ لِكَ بِاَنَّهُمۡ كَانُوۡا يَكۡفُرُوۡنَ بِاٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَيَقۡتُلُوۡنَ الۡاَنۡۢبِيَآءَ بِغَيۡرِ حَقٍّ‌ؕ ذٰ لِكَ بِمَا عَصَوۡا وَّكَانُوۡا يَعۡتَدُوۡنَ‏

 

Dzo-ray-but-alai-hay-mooz-zil-la-to-aina-maa-tho-qay-foo                                                       Il-laa-bay-hub-lin-may-nul-laa-hay                                                                                               Wa-hub-lin-may-nun-naa-say                                                                                                             Wa-baa-oo-bay-gha-za-bim-may-nul-laa-hay                                                                              Wa-dzo-ray-but-alai-hay-mool-mus-kana-to                                                                                  Zaa-lay-ka-bay-un-na-hoom-kaa-noo                                                                                            Yuk-fo-roo-na-bay-aa-yaa-til-laa-hay-wa                                                                                      Yuk-to-loo-nul-un-bay-yaa-aa-bay-ghai-ray-huq-qin                                                                 Zaa-lay-ka-bay-maa-aa-suw                                                                                                            Wa-kaa-noo-yau-ta-doo-n.

 

The humiliation inflicted on them where all that is found,                                    Except with a connection from Allah                                                                                    And a connection from the people.                                                                                      And they bought the wrath of Allah                                                                                       And the destitution inflicted upon them.                                                                            This was because they had been                                                                                            Rejecting the signs of Allah and                                                                                            They had been persecuting the prophets without justification.                                  This was because they disobeyed                                                                                           And had been continually transgressing.

 

  • ضُرِبَتۡ — Dzo-ray-but — Inflicted (= v., past; pass., s., f., 3rd person. Afflicted, covered, hit, imposed, pitched over, put over; smacked, smitten, stamped, stuck, struck with, thrown in a cleft or thrust upon. The past tense of the verb in its original text was    changed by Ahmad Zidan to the present tense in its English translation.  See the Note 003:113 below)
  • عَلَيۡ — Alai — On (= Above; against; for; on top of; over; upon. A/t/a, lot,  portion or share)
  • هِمُ  — Hay-mo…(oz) — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. This word is used in 002:062 and refers to the Israelites)
  • الذِّلَّةُ — Zil-la-to — Humiliation (= n., Abasement; degradation; disgrace; dishonor,  indignity; insult; ignominy; shame)
  • اَيۡنَ — Aina — Where (= Wherever; which direction or destination; wither)
  • مَاۤ — Maa — All that (= What; whatever; whatsoever; at such time; when)
  • ثُقِفُوۡۤا — Tho-qay-foo — Found (= v., past., pass., Caught; come upon; confronted; faced; met. A/t/a, found out of the discipline.)
  • اِلَّا — Il-laa — Except (= Apart from, besides, but, excluding, save or unless protected and safeguarded by)
  • بِ — Bay — With (= Literally the word  بِ  means ‘with’)
  • حَبۡلِ — Hub-lay…(in) — Connection (= n., Bond; cord; covenant; link; rope; yoke. Agreement, bond, pact, pledge, promise or word to protect against a common threat. Covenant of protection. Something to grasp to save from falling down)
  • مِّنَ — May-na…(ul) — From (= Among, from or out of the class or category or several articles, counts, kind, things, persons or phenomenon)
  • اللّٰهِ —  Laa-hay — Allah (= The One and the Only One Almighty God)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but;  also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • حَبۡلِ — Hub-lay…(in) — Connection (= n., Bond; cord; covenant; link; rope; yoke. Agreement, bond, pact, pledge, promise or word to protect against a common threat. Covenant of protection. Something to grasp to save from falling down)
  • مِّنَ — May-na…(ul)   From (= Among, from or out of the class or category or several     articles, counts, kind, things, persons or phenomenon)
  • النَّاسِ — Un-naa-say — The people (= Factions; folks, mankind, groups, men, nations or tribes. Human beings. All people regardless of color, creed, culture or country of origin)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., Connects words, phrases or clauses; seeوَ above
  • بَآ ءُ وۡ — Baa-oo — They bought (= v., past., Bartered; brought on themselves, earned; got; drew; incurred; laden or loaded with; purchased; took. The past tense of the verb in its original text was changed by A Yusuf Ali to the present tense as ‘draw’ in its English translation. See the Note 003:113 below)
  • بِ — Bay — With (= About; entitled to; of; in ref to; relative to; suited for)
  • غَضَبٍ — Gha-za-bin(m) — Wrath (= Anger; chastisement; displeasure; fury; punishment)
  • مِّنَ — May-na…( ul) — Of / From (= Among, from or out of a class, category, count, kind or several things)
  • اللّٰهِ — Laa-hay — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., Connects words, phrases or clauses; see  وَ  above
  • ضُرِبَتۡ — Dzo-ray-but — Inflicted (= v., past; pass., s., f., 3rd person. Afflicted, covered, hit, imposed, pitched over, put over; smacked, smitten, stamped, stuck, struck with, thrown in a cleft or thrust upon. The past tense of the verb in its original text was    changed by Ahmad Zidan to the present tense in its English translation.  See the Note 003:113 below)
  • عَلَيۡ — Alai — Upon (= Above; against; for; on top of; over; upon)
  • هِمُ — Hay-mo…(ol) — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. This word is used in 002:062  and refers to the Israelites)
  • الۡمَسۡکَنَةُ — Mus-ka-na-to — Destitution (= 1. Homelessness; poverty.  2. Humiliation; misery; wretches; wretchedness.  A/t/a, Destruction; tent of destitution)
  • ذٰلِكَ — Zaa-lay-ka — All this (= This was because; right in there was)
  • بِ — Bay — With (= About; entitled to; of; in ref to; relative to; suited for)
  • اَنَّ — Un-na — Definitely (= Certainly; doubtlessly; indeed, positively, surely)
  • ھُمۡ‌ — Hoom — They (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. This word is used in 002:062 and refers to the Israelites)
  • كَانُوۡا — Kaa-noo — Had been (= v., 3rd person. All those.  14 grammatical variations of this verb indicate an action’s continuity from the past to the present and into the future like continually ‘had been’, ‘used to ‘ or ‘went on doing’)
  • يَكۡفُرُوۡنَ — Yuk-fo-roo-na — Rejecting (= v., pres., 3rd person., pl., Acting ungratefully; denying, disbelieving, discarding, disowning or refusing belief in Allah, the Holy Qor-aan and the Islaam; did not become Moslem; were disbelievers, heretics, infidels,  thankless, unappreciative or unbelievers. The present tense of this verb in its original text was changed by A Yusuf Ali in English translation to “rejected” in the past tense. See the    Note 003:113 below)
  • بِ — Bay — With (= About; entitled to; of; in ref to; relative to; suited for)
  • اٰيٰتِ — Aa-yaa-tay…(il) — Signs (= n., pl. 1. Revelations; verses. 2. Commands; directions;  laws; orders. 3. Corroborations; evidence; indications; lessons; manifestations; messages; pointers; portents; proofs; symbols; token. 4. Parts, portions, proofs or signs that point to the truth. 5. All elements and create a clear crystal picture leading to an absolute conviction)
  • اللّٰهِ — Laa-hay — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., Connects words, phrases or clauses; seeوَ above
  • يَقۡتُلُوۡنَ — Yuq-to-loo-na — Persecuting (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person., Seeking and trying to kill, murder, oppose, oppress, suppress or slay. History shows that no prophet of God including Jesus Christ were ever killed by his enemies. That is why the best translation what this site has done is persecuting and not killing or murdering or slaying. More meanings in the Commentary titled as the Jihad – Is It Fighting. The present tense of this verb in its original text was changed by A Yusuf Ali, N J Dawood and Ahmad  Zidan in their English translations to “slew” in the past tense, and by Dr Khan and Dr Al-Hilali in their English translation to “killed” in the past tense. See the Note  003:113 below)
  • الۡاَنۡۢبِيَآءَ — Un-baye-yaa-aa — Messengers (= pl., Prophets who receive revelations from God and bring them to the people as something new or a news)
  • بِغَيۡرِ — Bay-ghai-ray — Without (= Separately the Arabic words  بِ  means ‘with’ and غَيۡرِ means ‘other, else’, jointly they mean ‘without.’ A/t/a, in defiance)
  • حَقٍّ — Huq-qin — Justification (= Appropriateness; good reason; fairness; just cause;  propriety; reasonableness; suitability; truth)
  • ذٰلِكَ — Zaa-lay-ka — All this (= Right in there was; this was because; the result was)
  • بِمَا — Bay-maa — With that (= Combination of two words. بِ  means ‘with’ and  مَاۤ  means ‘all that, whatever, whatsoever or whenever.’  The combination means ‘because of; on account of; for the reason; due to)
  • عَصَوا — Aa-saoo … (wa) — Disobeyed (= v., past., Denied; flouted; rebelled; refused; violated. Here A  Yusuf Ali correctly translated the verb in the past tense as ‘rebelled‘)
  • وَّ — Wa — And (= Conj., Connects words, phrases or clauses; see وَ  above
  • كَانُوۡا — Kaa-noo — Had been (= v., 3rd person. All those.  Indicates an act’s continuity  from the past to the present and into the future like continuing ‘had been’, ‘used to ‘ or ‘went on doing.’ A/t/a, As usual)
  • يَعۡتَدُوۡنَ — Yau-ta-doo-n — Transgressing (= v., pres., Becoming aggressive; committing excesses; crossing the line; exceeding the limits; violating all bounds and boundaries ‘in Allah’s disobediences, sins and crimes’ [Dr Khan and Dr Al-Hilali]. The present   tense of this verb in its original text was changed into past tense in the English translations by N J Dawood “They were rebels and transgressors“ and A Yusuf Ali as “transgressed”. See the Note 003:113 below)

 

* Note 003:113. The very precise nature of the Arabic language is partially reflected in every one of our several posts titled under Arabic Grammar. But this flaw is conspicuously clear in translating Verse 003:113 of which the following words have been mistranslated.

  1. ضُرِبَتۡ (Dzo-ray-but    = Inflicted). The past tense of the verb in its original text was changed by Ahmad Zidan to the present tense in its English translation.
  2. ثُقِفُوۡۤا (Tho-qay-foo = They be found). The past tense of the verb has been changed in many translations.
  3. بَآ ءُ وۡ (Baa-oo = They bought). The past tense of the verb in its original text was   changed by A Yusuf Ali to the present tense as ‘draw’ in its English translation. See the Note 003:113 below)
  4. يَكۡفُرُوۡنَ (Yuk-fo-roo-na = Rejecting). The present tense of the verb in its original text was changed by A Yusuf Ali to the past tense as “rejected” in its English translation.
  5. يَقۡتُلُوۡنَ (Yuq-to-loo-na = Persecuting). The present tense of the verb in its original text was changed by N J Dawood and Ahmad Zidan to the past tense as “slew” in its English translations. Dr Khan and Dr Al-Hilali similarly used the past tense in translating it as “killed.“
  6. يَعۡتَدُوۡنَ (Yau-ta-doo-n  = Transgressing). The present tense of this verb in its original text was changed into past tense in the English translations by N J Dawood  “They were rebels and transgressors“ and A Yusuf Ali as “transgressed”.

Describing an event in the past tense means that the stated event has already occurred in the past. It is no longer a matter of conjecture. The accuracy of the narration is borne by history.

Describing an act in the present (or present participle) tense shows the specified act as a matter of faith. God Almighty guarantees that it will always happen, keep recurring again and again, at all times in the present and the future. Some people could construe such statement of a forecast as a mere conjecture but really it is a Rule of Universal Application with no exception.

A repeated disregard of the Arabic grammar and arbitrarily changing the present to the past or the past to the present in translating the Holy Qor-aan strengthens the contention of all opponents of Islam who portray it to be just a narration of events in the past history of religions.

The fact is that the Holy Qor-aan is the divine guidance for the mankind forever — for all times from the present to the future that has yet to come. See the Commentary titled as ‘The Holy Qor-aan – Spiritual Guidance Book.’

An inaccurate translation of a fact originally stated in the present or past tenses but then translated into a different or opposite tense is not appropriate. It is arbitrary, inconsistent and a violation of the rules of Arabic grammar. One example is regarding the several words shown above. Another example is in the various translation of verse 003:136.

An inaccurate translation of an act originally specified in the present tense but translated only as an event in the past tense would negate the consequence as a forecast guaranteed by God that it would happen again if similar wrongs were ever committed in the future.

An inaccurate translation of an event in the past tense would lead a reader to conclude that the consequence may or not materialize next time a similar situation arises. The forewarning by the use of present tense as a forecast in describing the act would be practically nullified. We at this site construe such translations of the Holy Qor-aan as a real wrong.

 

 

 

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Arabic Grammar 4 – Preciseness

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Abid

Arabic Grammar 4

 

Preciseness – Hallmark of the Arabic

 

Bureaucratic expansionism in the entire Moslem history has been its most awe-inspiring highlight. See the Commentaries titled as ‘Law of War‘ and ‘MULLAH’S Modifications are NOT the True Teachings of Islam.’

 

Conquering neighboring territories and annexing them to their empires for more revenue was considered lot more important than knowing the language and thus the Holy Qor-aan. See the Commentaries titled as ‘Law – Jihad – Is It Fighting‘ and ‘Mullah’s Jihad is no road to Peace.’

 

Aggrandizing conversions for increased collections in the modern times reflects the same mentality. See the Commentaries titled as ‘The Divine Forecasts Need No Human Assist’ and ‘World Peace Through Law’

 

Biggest beneficiary of promoting ignorance this way created the class of clergymen or Mullah who fanned the ignorance to unparalleled heights in the Moslem bureaucracy. See the Commentary titled as ‘Difference of Opinion.‘

 

Many Moslem states of the modern era follow the old ruling dynasties in treating Arabic grammar as superfluous. Academic discussions, Islamic studies, religious celebrations and other similar lip-service assemblies were generally arranged to advance political agenda of a group or sect. Meetings organized to study the Holy Qor-aan and Arabic did everything other than that though sometimes they generated good social side-effects and occasionally educational benefits too. But then that practice also dwindled to hardly anything of value. And all that was done for the sake of convenience and branded as evolution. See our See our Commentaries titled as ‘Islam and Sect Formation‘ and ‘Islam and ‘Sect Recognition.’

 

Foreign newcomers [See the Commentary titled as ‘Acknowledgements – 4th – To Scholars‘]  naturally benefited.  However, a conspicuous failure was to understand the Arabic grammar which allows using the past tense to describe a past event, and then using the present tense in another part of the same verse to spell out a forecast, a prediction or Rule of Universal Application. The Holy Qor-aan has stated things this way frequently. But many translators failed to comprehend the significance of this methodology and consequently their work was not an accurate translation of the original text. Their error shows itself clearly in their translations of the verses among others of 002:162,  002:215, 003:092, 003:141, 003:142, 003:144, 003:145, 003:150, 003:157, 003:160, 003:162, 003:163, 003:169 , 004:008, and amplified in the Notes to the verses 003:113, 003:118, 003:166 and 003:168a

Foreign translators have frequently made inaccurate translations of the words as used in the Holy Qor-aan. An example is the verse 003:153 that includes the following.

  • The word used is تُحِبُّوۡنَ‌ (to-hib-boo-na). It is a verb in the present tense meaning ‘you love.’ It is inaccurately translated in the past tense as ‘you loved’ and ‘you desired.’
  • The word used is  يُرِيۡدُ  (yo-ree-do). It is a verb in the present tense meaning ‘he aims at or seeks’ and correctly translated as ‘that hanker.’ It is inaccurately translated in the past tense as ‘you desired’ and ‘who desired.’

 

The precise nature of the Arabic language is partly reflected in several Commentaries titled under Arabic Grammar.

 

For example, there is only one word ‘went’ in English language that shows the past tense for all people in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd persons, i.e. ‘he went’, ‘she went’, ‘you’, ‘I went’ or ‘we went’. But 14 words [except for a couple of duplicates] show the past tense in Arabic grammar which differently, distinctly and pin-pointedly reflect when they refer to an act by one in 1st, 2nd or 3rd person, and for one, plural for two persons, and plural for three or more persons.

 

One example from one of its root    ض     ر    ب    that means to strike is as follows.

  1. Dza-ra-ba      – – – –    He one man struck
  2. Dza-ra-baa – – – –    Those two men struck
  3. Dza-ra-boo – – – –    All those men struck
  4. Dza-ra-but – – – –    She one woman struck
  5. Dza-ra-ba-taa – – – – Those two women struck
  6. Dza-rub-na – – – –    All those women struck
  7. Dza-rub-ta – – – –    You one man struck
  8. Dza-rub-to-maa – – – You two men struck
  9. Dza-rub-toom – – – – You all men struck
  10. Dza-rub-tay – – – –    You one woman struck
  11. Dza-rub-to-maa – – – You two women struck
  12. Dza-rub-toon-na- – – You all women struck
  13. Dza-rub-to – – – –    I one man or woman struck
  14. Dza-rub-naa – – – –    We all men or women struck

 

Similarly another 14 words show the present tense and present participle form that also is the basis of its derivates in the future tense.

 

Furthermore, many people speaking other languages experience confusion as to how so many words in the Arabic language that look-alike develop preciseness in their meanings by the mere placement of one vowel above or below one of its letters.

 

Yet exactly that way the many look-alike words do get differentiated by placing one of the vowels above its first letter, or above or below the last of its letters. Without the vowel the following words would look identical but the presence of vowels precipitate different meanings.

Dzo-ray-but [ ضُرِبَتۡ   ] means single female ‘She was hit.’

Dza-ra-but [  ضَرَ بَتۡ  ] means a single female ‘She hit,’

Dza-rub-tay [ ضَرَ بۡتِ   ] means ‘You single female hit.’

Dza-rub-ta [ ضَرَ بۡتَ  ] means ‘You single male hit.’

Dza-rub-to [ ضَرَ بۡتُ  ] means ‘I hit.’

 

One translation of the Holy Qor-aan verse 003:037 is another example of how one  author failed to distinguish the grammatically distinct words وَضَعَتۡ (Wa-dza-ut) from وَضَعۡتُ (Wa-dza-to).  He correctly translated the 1st وَضَعَتۡ (Wa-dza-ut) that described the contemplated action by only a 3rd person in female gender.  He correctly translated the 2nd وَضَعۡتُ (Wa-dza-to) that contemplated action by only a 1st person in female or male genders.  But he translated the 3rd similarly-looking derivates word وَضَعَتۡ (Wa-dza-ut) incorrectly as “God knows what I have delivered” whereas its correct translation is “And God knew better what she had delivered.”

 

The Holy Qor-aan verse 002:231 is another example of the preciseness provided in the Arabic language. It has used the pronoun and verbs meant for only ‘2/pl’ (plural for two) again and again. The woman and man both have equal rights to contract and dissolve their marriage. Several words describe them both as to what they can or should do. This preciseness is unique in the Arabic language and does not exist in the English language.

 

Without knowing the effects of vowels on the Arabic words it is hard for an ‘unknowing’ person to understand the subtleties of the words, their meanings or the niceties thereby created in the language.

 

Accurate translation is commendable. For example, most authors noticed the sharp difference in the meanings that occurred by the different placement of just a vowel of kusrah below the letter ر  as in  اَخۡرِجُوۡ  and fatah above the letter ر  as in  اَخۡرَجُو  in verse 002:192

 

Translating Arabic without knowing the basics of its grammar is against common sense. The comprehension of just the Holy Qor-aan is not easy. But translating the Arabic against its grammar rules while trying to present the Holy Qor-aan accurately to a reader resembles trying to scale the Mount Everest without appropriate equipment and paraphernalia that will surely kill the climber. No wonder so many people have been misled by inaccurate translations.

 

 

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003:112

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                             003:112

 

 

لَنۡ يَّضُرُّوۡكُمۡ اِلَّاۤ اَذًى ‌ؕ وَاِنۡ يُّقَاتِلُوۡكُمۡ يُوَلُّوۡكُمُ الۡاَدۡبَارَ ثُمَّ لَا يُنۡصَرُوۡنَ‏

 

Lun-ya-dzoor-roo-koom-illa-aa-zun                                                                                               Wa-in-yo-qaa-tay-loo-koom-yo-wul-loo-ko-mool-ud-baa-ra                                                    Thoom-ma-laa-yon-sa-soo-n

 

They can’t harm you except a small anguish.                                                                 And if they fight you they will turn backs on you.                                                            Then they will not be helped.

           

  • لَنۡ — Lunn — Never (= Absolute denial; by no means; no; not; not at all; total  negation)
  • يَّضُرُّو — Ya-dzoor-roo —  Harm (= v., pres., 3rd person., pl., Cause real damage, hurt or loss)
  • كُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person., You . The Holy Qor-aan states that way when addressing both men and women jointly)
  • اِلَّا — Il-laa — Except (= Apart from; barring; besides; but; excluding; unless)
  • اَذًى — Aa-zun — Small anguish (= n., Minor, slight, temporary, tiny or trifling annoyance, hurt, or injury)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • اِنۡ — In — If (= In case; under the circumstances; when; when situation arises; whenever)
  • يُّقَاتِلُو — Yo-qaa-tay-loo — Fight (= v. pl., m., 3rd person. Come out, engage in, go to or fight a battle, combat or war. Try to destroy, murder or ruin)
  • كُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person., You . See  كُمۡ   above)
  •  يُوَلُّوۡ — Yo-wul-loo — Turn back (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person., Flee, reverse, revert and run; show their backs)
  • كُمُ — Ko-mo…(ol) — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person., You . See كُمۡ  above)
  • الۡاَدۡبَارَ — Ud-baa-ra — Backs (= n., pl., Backsides; posteriors)
  • ثُمَّ — Thoom-ma — Then (= After that; further more; subsequently; thereafter)
  • لَا — Laa — Not (= Absolute denial; never; not at all; total negation)
  • يُنۡصَرُوۡنَ — Yoon-sa-roon — Will be helped (= v., pres., pass., Aided, assisted or availed. A/t/a, get help. “Never be victorious on you” [daz] although the original text has no words that translate so)
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003:111

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                                      003:111

 

كُنۡتُمۡ خَيۡرَ اُمَّةٍ اُخۡرِجَتۡ لِلنَّاسِ تَاۡمُرُوۡنَ بِالۡمَعۡرُوۡفِ وَتَنۡهَوۡنَ عَنِ الۡمُنۡكَرِ وَتُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ بِاللّٰهِ‌ؕ وَلَوۡ اٰمَنَ اَهۡلُ الۡكِتٰبِ لَڪَانَ خَيۡرًا لَّهُمۡ‌ؕ مِنۡهُمُ الۡمُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ وَاَكۡثَرُهُمُ الۡفٰسِقُوۡنَ‏

 

Koon-toom-khai-ra-oom-ma-tin                                                                                                      Ookh-ray-jut-lin-naa-say                                                                                                                      Tau-mo-roo-na-bil-mau-roo-fay                                                                                                         Wa-tun-hao-na-aa-nil-moon-ka-ray                                                                                                  Wa-toe-may-noo-na-bil-laa-hay                                                                                                          Wa-lao-aa-ma-na-aah-lool-kay-taa-bay                                                                                         La-kaa-na-khai-roon-la-hoom                                                                                                             Min-ho-mool-moe-may-noo-na                                                                                                            Wa-uk-tha-ro-ho-mool-faa-say-qoo-n.

 

You have been the best Nation                                                                                               Evolved for the mankind                                                                                                            You urge with the virtue                                                                                                        You you stop from the evil                                                                                                        And you believe in Allah.                                                                                                            And if the People of the Book had believed                                                                         It surely would have been better for them.                                                                       Among them are the believers                                                                                                But most of them are the Miscreants.

 

  • كُنۡتُمۡ — Koon-toom — You have been (= Since the past were and have been continuously. Dr Khan and Al-Hilali translated ‘you’ to mean”(true believers in Islamic Monotheism, and real followers of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w and his Sunnah)”
  • خَيۡرَ — Khai-ra — Best (= At apex; best; noblest; supreme; top. Comparatively  better, superior, and of greater, higher or more value)
  • اُمَّةٍ — Oom-ma-tin — Nation (= Community; followers; group of people; many men; Also, a large body in the whole wide world)
  • اُخۡرِجَتۡ — Ookh-ray-jut — Evolved (= v., past., 3rd person., f., Brought forth; brought up; delivered; developed; produced; raised up. Different contexts can make this word mean expelled, exposed, revealed, thrown out, thrown up, yielded or shaken off)
  • لَ — Lay…(in) — For (= For the attention, benefit, convenience, determination object, general convenience or purpose; to; towards.  Also, concerning, regarding; relative to; intended for)
  • لنَّاس — Naa-say — The mankind (= Factions; folks, groups, men, nations, people; tribes of Human beings. All people regardless of color, creed, culture or country of origin)

         Next seven words repeated in 003:105 and 003:115 in the 3rd person                      format, and their gist in 003:111 in 2nd person format, verbalize an                                 important concept about Islam. See our Commentary                                             titled the ‘Islam – 209 – Commandments and Prohibitions‘  

 

  • تَاۡمُرُوۡنَ — Tau-mo-roo-na — You urge (= v., pres., pl., 2nd person. The verb here reflects man’s good actions and its best translation is to admonish, administer, bid, bring forth, cause, command, compel, dictate, direct, educate, enforce, enjoin, exhort, force,  impose, instruct, lay down as law, lead down the path, mandate, motivate, move, order, preach, profess, prompt, push, spur, stimulate, teach, train, tutor or urge. However, these acts are best if done fairly, gently, persuasively and not arbitrarily as the Holy Qor-aan requires in the verse 016:126 to ‘call to your God’s way with wisdom and goodly exhortation.’ See our aforesaid Commentary)
  • بِ — Bay…(il) — With (= Literally the word  بِ  means ‘with’)
  • الۡمَعۡرُوۡفِ‌ — Mau-roo-fay — The virtue (= n., Action, gesture, way or word which is appropriate, customary, decent, equitable, fair, good, graceful, gratuitous, honest, honorable, justice, lawful, legal, legitimate, nice, proper, reasonable, right conduct, righteous, suitable, virtuous and within one’s rights. See our aforesaid Commentary)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • تَنۡهَوۡنَ  — Tun-hao-na –You stop (= v., pres., pl., 2nd person. You stop or prohibit. See Note 003:105 and aforesaid Commentary)
  • عَنِ — Aa-nay…(il) — From (= About; concerning; regarding; relative to)
  • الۡمُنۡكَرِ‌ — Moon-ka-ray — The evil (= n., Something which inherently and all in itself is bad, illegal, illegitimate, improper, indecency; repulsive, unacceptable; wicked or wrong. See our aforesaid Commentary)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • تُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ — Toe-may-noon-na — You believe (= v., pres., pl., 2nd person. Confirm; entered faith; have trust)
  • بِ — Bay — In (= Literally the word  بِ  means with, but original intent, in the text is best conveyed in English usage with an in)
  • اللّٰهِ — Laa-hay — Allah (= The One and the Only One Almighty God)
  • وَ  —  Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • لَوۡ — Lao — If (= In case; under the circumstances. A/t/a, had it been)
  • اٰمَنَ  — Aa-ma-na — Believed (= v., past. Confirmed; entered faith; had trusted)
  • اَهۡلُ — Aah-lo…(ol) — People (= Families; folks; household; those entrusted with)
  • الۡكِتٰبِ — Ol-kay-taa-bay — The Book (= 1. The Divine Directive of Commands, Prohibitions, Rules and Regulations. Holy Scripture. Perfect Book Testament that holds good and is operative eternally. Decreed part of a religion. Spiritual Code codifying the rules of universal application.  2. The Collection of mandated, ordered, prescribed, preserved, recorded, written Do’s and Don’ts.  3. Authentic penned down material in black and white. See the Note below)
  • لَ — La — Certainly (= Absolutely; assuredly; categorically; clearly, definitely, doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; positively; really; truly; seriously; sincerely; specifically; surely; verily)
  • ڪَانَ — Kaa-na — Had been (= v., past. s, Had been; was; would have been)
  • خَيۡرًا — Khai-run — Better (= At apex; best; supreme; top. Comparatively better, superior or of greater, higher or more value)
  • لَّ –La — For (= For the attention, benefit, convenience, determination, object, general convenience or purpose; to; towards. Also, concerning, regarding; relative to; intended for)
  • هُمۡ‌ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3 rd person. Refers to   )
  • مِنۡ — Min — From (= Among, from or out of the class or category or several articles, counts, kind, things, persons or phenomenon. Also, only some of)
  • هُمُ — Ho-mo…(ol) — Them  (= pro., pl., m., 3 rd person. Refers to the practitioners of aforesaid Commandment and Prohibition)
  • الۡمُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ‌ — Moe-may-noo-na — The believers (= n,. Adherents of Islam; those who enter the Faith believe and follow the Holy Qor-aan, the Islaam and become Moslems. Men of faith. The faithful)
  • وَ —  Wa — But (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses but distinguishes the later ones from the earlier ones. See وَ  above)
  • اَكۡثَر — Uk-tha-ro — Most of (= Greater or large number; majority; mostly)
  • هُمُ — Ho-mo..(ol) — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3 rd person. Refers to the practitioners of aforesaid Commandment and Prohibition)
  • الۡفٰسِقُوۡنَ‏ — Faa-say-qoo-n — Miscreants (= n., pl., Who have misbelief or false religious faith. Who practice bad, abomination and contemptible ways that are loathed by and frowned upon. See Note 003:083)

 

* Note 003:111. The message in the phrase  تَاۡمُرُوۡنَ بِالۡمَعۡرُوۡفِ وَتَنۡهَوۡنَ عَنِ الۡمُنۡكَرِ  is in 2nd person format. It has been repeated in several places including those in the 3rd person format in 003:105 and 003:115 as a duty of the believers. It has also been reiterated for several situations such as are stated in our in our Commentary titled Islam – 209 – Commandments and Prohibitions.

 

 

 

 

 

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003:110

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                               003:110

 

وَلِلّٰهِ مَا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِى الۡاَرۡضِ‌ؕ وَاِلَى اللّٰهِ تُرۡجَعُ الۡاُمُوۡرُ

 

Lil-laa-hay-maa-fis-sa-maa-waa-tay-wa-maa-fil-ur-dzay                                                        Wa-elul-laa-hay-toor-ja-aa-ool-o-moo-r

 

For Allah is all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth.                           And all matters return to the Almighty Allah.

 

— The “Phrase lil-laa-hay …” in the next nine (9) words has been repeated several places —

  • لِ — L … (il) — For (= Belonging to; for the benefit, person, purpose or reason)
  • اللّٰهِ — Laa-hay — Allah (= The One and the Only One Almighty God)
  • مَاۤ — Maa — All that (= What; whatever; whatsoever)
  • فِى — F … (is) — In (= About; amidst, among, inside a duration, time, place, period, thing or situation. Also, concerning; regarding, relative to or in reference. See Note 002:028)
  • السَّمٰوٰتِ — Sa-maa-waa-tay — The heavens (= n., pl., All above ground or earth; clouds; firmament; heavens; rain; skies; universe. Also, knowledge of astronomical objects in space)
  • وَ — Wa — And  (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet)
  • مَاۤ — Maa — All that (= What; whatever; whatsoever)
  • فِى — F… (il) —  In (= About, inside a time, place or thing. See فِىۡ above)
  • الۡاَرۡضِ — Ul-ur-dzay — Earth (= n., s., Area; country; earth; ground; land; territory. Also, life on earth, nation; people or society in general)
  • وَ  — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • اِلَى — Elul — To (= In the direction of; to; towards)
  • اللّٰهِ — Laa-hay — Allah (= The One and the Only One Almighty God)
  • تُرۡجَعُ — Toor-ja-o — Return (= v., pass., Brought back; come back; revert. A/t/a, “Stand referred to’)
  • الۡاُمُوۡرُ — O-moo-r — Matters (= Affairs, issues, situations, things or issues that require     to be decided, resolved or settled. A/t/a, questions)
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