Continued from 078:001 to 004
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The Holy Qor-aan 078:005 ۙ كَلَّا سَيَعۡلَمُوۡنَ
Kaul laa sa yau-la-moo-na
The fact is that soon they will know the truth
- كَلَّا — Kaul-laa — The fact is * (= Absolutely not; fact is; in effect; indeed; instead; like it was never; nay; the reality is)
- سَ — Sa — Soon (= 1. In near term; in near future; in a short while. 2. Briskly; quickly; swiftly)
- يَعۡلَمُوۡنَ — Yau-la-moo-na — Know (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person. Become aware; get information and knowledge; know the consequence of their calumny and enormity; deliberately; knowingly; with full recognition)
* Note 078:005. The word كَلَّا appears to be the combination of two words. كَ means ‘like or as if.’ لَّا means No, not, never. Jointly it means ‘Absolutely not, by no means, indeed, in effect; instead; it cannot be, like it was never, nay, the fact is; the reality is, this should not have been so)
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The Holy Qor-aan 078:006 ۙ ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعۡلَمُوۡنَ
Thoom-ma kaul-laa sa yau-la-moo-na
Again, the fact is that soon they will know the truth
- ثُمَّ — Thoom-ma — Then (= After that; further more; subsequently; thereafter)
- كَلَّا — Kaul-laa — The fact is (= Absolutely not; fact is; in effect; indeed; instead; like it was never; nay; the reality is. See Note 078:005)
- سَ — Sa — Soon (= 1. In near term; in near future; in a short while. 2. Briskly; quickly; swiftly)
- يَعۡلَمُوۡنَ — Yau-la-moo-na — Know (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person. Become aware; get information and knowledge; know the consequence of their calumny and enormity; deliberately; knowingly; with full recognition)
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The Holy Qor-aan 078:007 اَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ الۡاَرۡضَ مِهٰدًا ۙ
Aa laum nauj-aa-lay il-aur-dza may-haa-daun
Did not We make the earth a bed
- اَ — Aa — Do (= Question mark like Are, Can, Have, Shell or Will?)
- لَمۡ — Laum — Not (= Never; no, not at all)
- نَجۡعَلِ — Nauj-aa-lay … (il) — We Make (= v., pres., pl., 1st person. Appoint; assign; bring into being; create; design; fashion; form; set up. In Arabic grammar a verb in the present tense when preceded by لَمۡ (= laum) as in this verse accurately conveys its sense by translating it as if it were a verb in the past tense. See Note 001:007)
- الۡاَرۡضَ — Ur-dza — Earth (= n., Area; country; earth; ground; land; soil; territory
Also, life on earth. )
- مِهٰدًا — May-haa-daun — Bed (= n., An abode, bedstead, home, house or residence for long or indefinite period or a hotel, inn or resting place for a brief or definite duration)
* Note 078:007. The word الۡمَهۡدِ (= mauh-day as in 003:047, 005:111) is in the singular. It is best translated as a bed, bedstead, couch, cot, cradle, crib, divan or spread.
The word مِهٰدًا (= may-haa-daun as in 078:007, 002:207, 003:198) is the plural. It is best translated as a point or place of an assembly or collection of many الۡمَهۡدbeds. It can be for an indefinite, long, permanent or ultimate period like an abode, home, house or residence. Or it can be for a brief, definite, fixed or short duration like a hotel, inn or resting place.
There are other Arabic words like the singular عبد (= Aub-doon that means one slave) which by adding an ا becomes عباد (= Ibaa-doon that means many slaves)
Almighty God created earth to serv as a bed, cot, cradle, crib, expanse or spread and stabilized it by planting mountains in it as bulwarks, pegs, pillars or stakes. He told this reality repeatedly in different contexts like in 002:023, 013:004, 015:020, 016:016, 078:007/008.
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The Holy Qor-aan 078:008 وَّالۡجِبَالَ اَوۡتَادًا
Wa ul-jay-baa-la auo-taa-daun
And the mountains a peg
- وَّ — Wa … (ul) — And (= Conj., It links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
- الۡجِبَا لَ — Jay-baa-la — Mountains (= pl., Hills; high plateaus; peaks)
- اَوۡتَادًا — Auo-taa-daun — Peg (= n., s., Bulwark; pillar; a stake supporting and stabilizing from shaking and throwing everything all around)
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The Holy Qor-aan 078:009 وَّخَلَقۡنٰكُمۡ اَزۡوَاجًا
Wa kha-lauq naa koom auz-waa-jaun
And We created you as Spouses
- وَّ — Wa — And (= Conj., It links words, phrases or clauses. See وَّ above)
- خَلَقۡ — Kha-lauq — Created (= v., past., pl., 1st person. This word is a combination of two words. The first word is خَلَقۡ (= kha-la-qa = v., past., s., 3rd person) which on its own means He brought into being, created in due proportion, designed from scratch out of nothing, fashioned, formed, gave form and face, produced or shape. The second word is نَآ (= naa,= pro., pl., 1st person) and means we or us, but used with the name of God reflects the authoritative way a higher-up talks to a subordinate. When joined the combination is turned into a 1st person’s act. See Note 001:007)
- کُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person. You men. Generally this way the Holy Qor-aan addresses both men and women)
- اَزۡوَاجًا — Auz-waa-jaun — Spouses (= n., Wives. Widows. Counterpart of a married couple. Surviving life companions, mates or spouses)
* Note 078:009. The word زۡوجٌ is single. The plural is اَزۡوَاجً. It can mean a husband or a wife. The verb is generally used for marriage, i.e., initiating a man and a woman to establish matrimonial ties and commence conjugal relationship for procreation of life. But it is extended to the “Pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad”)
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The Holy Qor-aan 078:010 ○ وَّجَعَلۡنَا نَوۡمَكُمۡ سُبَاتًا
Wa ja-aul-naa nao-ma koom so-baa-taun
And We made your sleep for rest
- وَّ — Wa — And (= Conj., It links words, phrases or clauses. See وَّ above)
- جَعَلۡنَا — Ja-aul-naa — We made (= v., past., pl., 1st person. Appointed, assigned, designed, formed, made, ordained or set up. It is a combination of two words, جَعَلۡ and نَآ. See Note 002:067)
- نَوۡمَ — Nao-ma — Sleep (= n., A catnap, doze, nap, slumber or snooze for an extended period in hours)
- کُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person. You men. Generally this way the Holy Qor-aan addresses both men and women)
- سُبَا تًا — So-baa-taun — As the rest (= A means, period, source, thing, time or way to rest; shut down all systems of physical activity to recoup, repose and recover; regenerate; recharge the batteries)
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The Holy Qor-aan 078:011 وَّجَعَلۡنَا الَّيۡلَ لِبَاسًا
Wa ja-aul-naa ul-lai-la lay-baa-saun
And we made the night for cover
- وَّ — Wa — And (= Conj., It links words, phrases or clauses. See وَّ above)
- جَعَلۡنَا — Ja-aul-naa … (ul) — We made (= v., past., pl., 1st person. Appointed, assigned, designed, formed, made, ordained or set up. It is a combination of two words, جَعَلۡ and نَآ. See Note 002:067)
- الَّيۡلَ — Lai-laa — Night (= n., Absence of sunlight; the opposite of a sunlit day. The period of darkness between a sunset and the next sunrise)
- لِبَاسًا — Lay-baa-saun — A cover (= n., Comfort; enable conjugal gratification; recover fatigue and tiredness. See Note 003:072)
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The Holy Qor-aan 078:012 وَّجَعَلۡنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
Wa ja-aul-naa un-na-haa-ra ma-aa-shaun
And We made the day for work
- وَّ — Wa — And (= Conj., It links words, phrases or clauses. See وَّ above)
- جَعَلۡنَا — Ja-aul-naa — We made (= v., past., pl., 1st person. Appointed, assigned, designed, formed, made, ordained or set up. It is a combination of two words, جَعَلۡ and نَآ. See Note 002:067)
- النَّهَارَ — Na-haa-ra — Day (= n., The sun-lit period between a sunrise and the next sunset)
- مَعَاشًا — Ma-aa-shun — Work (= n., A means, period, source, thing, time or way to work. Any activity to earn a living. Opportunity to work. Use and pursue means to earn a living. Seeking and securing for sustenance)
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The Holy Qor-aan 078:013 وَّبَنَيۡنَا فَوۡقَكُمۡ سَبۡعًا شِدَادًا ۙ
Wa ba-nai-naa fao-qa koom saub-aun shay-daa-daun
And we built above you seven strong layers of skies
- وَّ — Wa — And (= Conj., It links words, phrases or clauses. See وَّ above)
- بَنَيۡنَا — Ba-nai-naa — We built (= Created; designed; developed. It is a combination of two words, بَنَي and نَآ. See Note 002:067)
- فَوۡقَ — Fao-qa — Above (= On next degree beyond, over, greater, higher, larger, more or superior. Also, on next degree below, inferior, lower, lesser, smaller or under)
- کُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person. You men. Generally this way the Holy Qor-aan addresses both men and women)
- سَبۡعًا — Saub-aun — Seven (= Numerical number which is a total of 6 + 1)
- شِدَادًا — Shay-daa-daun — Strong layers of skies (= n., pl. Bodies. Heavens. Also, barriers, perimeters or strong outer limits. A/t/a, ‘firmaments,’ ‘strong heavenly bodies of the solar system,’ ‘strong heavens’ and ‘mighty heavens.’ Note 078:013 below.
** Note 078:013. The word شِدَادًا has also been elaborated as follows.
- ‘Ways’ (023:018) by adding ‘Paradise’ as the 7th the other six are the spiritual stages of the growth of Believers as stated in verses (023:002 to 010) and the “major planets of the solar system” [mma].
- ‘Major planets of the solar system of which sun is the center, or seven stages of spiritual development of man mentioned in Surah Al-Mu’minun’ [mgf])
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The Holy Qor-aan 078:014 وَّ جَعَلۡنَا سِرَاجًا وَّهَّاجًا ۙ
Wa ja-aul-naa say-raa-jaun wa-haa-jaun
And We made the dazzling sun
- وَّ — Wa — And (= Conj., It links words, phrases or clauses. See وَّ above)
- جَعَلۡنَا — Ja-aul-naa — We made (= v., past., pl., 1st person. Appointed, assigned, designed, formed, made, ordained or set up. It is a combination of two words, جَعَلۡ and نَآ. See Note 002:067)
- سِرَاجًا — Say-raa-jaun — Lamp (= Light; sun, the great source of light and heat for life on earth)
- وَّهَّاجًا — Wa-haa-jaun — Dazzling (= Brightly burning and shining from a great distance; from so far away; splendor)
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The Holy Qor-aan 078:015 وَّاَنۡزَلۡنَا مِنَ الۡمُعۡصِرٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًاۙۙ
Wa aun-zaul-naa may-na ul-moe-say-raa-tay maa-aun thauj-jaa-jaun
And we sent down from the dripping clouds water pouring down profusely
- وَّ — Wa — And (= Conj., It links words, phrases or clauses. See وَّ above)
- اَنۡزَلۡنَا — Aun-zaul — Sent down (= v., past., pl., 1st person. Delivered; furnished; lowered; poured down; provided; supplied; released; showered. It is a combination of two words, اَنۡزَلۡ and نَآ. See Note 002:067
- مِنَ — May-na … (ul) — From (= Out of the class, category, count, kind or several things)
- الۡمُعۡصِرٰت — Moe-say-raa-tay — Clouds (= Clouds or vaporized water in a condensation process that turns into drops of rainwater forming one drop at a time, and yet the cloudbursts drops them collectively in the form of huge downpours of rain; rainy clouds that shower abundant supply of water)
- مَآءً — Maa-aun — Water (= n., H2O; rain water)
- ثَجَّاجًا — Thauj-jaa-jaun — Pouring down (= adj., Abundant. Coming down abundantly, plenteously and profusely. Torrential rain)
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The Holy Qor-aan 078:016 لِّـنُخۡرِجَ بِهٖ حَبًّا وَّنَبَاتًا ۙ
Lay nookh-ray-ja bay he haub-baun wa na-baa-taun
So that We grow with it a grain and vegetation
- لِّ — Lay — So that (= For the object, purpose or reason of; in order to)
- نُخۡرِجَ — Nookh-ray-ja — We grow (= v., pres., pl., 1st person. Bring forth; produce; sprout)
- بِ — Bay — With (= This word in Arabic literally means ‘with’)
- هٖ — He — It (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the aforesaid rainwater)
- حَبًّا — Haub-baun — A grain (= n., s., The seed from which sprouts the plant for crops like barley, corn or kernel, lentils, rice, wheat, etc.)
- وَّ — Wa — And (= Conj., It links words, phrases or clauses. See وَّ above)
- نَبَاتًا — Na-baa-tuan — Vegetation (= n., 1. Grasses; greenery; growth; pastures. 2. Herbs; vegetables; varied plants. 3. Multiplication of virtues)
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The Holy Qor-aan 078:017 وَّجَنّٰتٍ اَلۡفَافًا Wa jaun-naa-tin aul-faa-faa
And gardens with thick foliage
- وَّ — Wa — And (= Conj., It links words, phrases or clauses. See وَّ above)
- جَنّٰتٍ — Jaun-naa-tin — Gardens (= pl., Big groves; gardens; orchards. The ultimate everlasting Garden. The Heavens)
- اَلۡفَافًا — Aul-faa-faa — Thick foliage (= Growth that is dense, luxuriant, luxurious, thick and tremendous, grows all over, and wraps around everything that surrounds it)
Continued: See 078:018 to 027
Jihad prohibited as a war
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Jihad Prohibited As A War
See our Commentary titled as Islaam – 303 – Jihad is no road to Peace which is the hub-post and refers to about a dozen other Commentaries related to different aspect of Jihad.
The Arabic root ج ه د carries in it the concept of striving, overpowering a resistance with greater will power or struggling for good cause. Ordinary meanings of the words from this root do not involve any militancy or extremism like attacking, killing, slaughtering, slaying or committing murder or mayhem. Instead, the original meanings imply communicating, talking and settling disagreements by peaceful dialogue and conversation.
The noun from this root ‘Je-haad’ (incorrectly spelled as Jihad) means the aforesaid type of striving hard by exerting strong will. The derivative word ‘Jaa-hid’ (009:073) means the ‘doer of the acts of Je-haad’. It has been used to extrapolate that the Holy Prophet s.a.w (See our Commentary Islam, Qor-aan, Mohammad, Relationship) was ordered to ‘fight’ the disbelievers and hypocrites.
Any reasonable person can pin-point the fallacy of such assertion by looking at the reference to the context and the contents of the two verses before it and the three verses after it reproduced below:
These passages make clear that the good fate of Believers is the incentives for others to join them. They urge non-believers to enter the fold by warning of God’s punishment (as all Scriptures, including Torah and Bible, do).
Nowhere is a Moslems ordered to invade the country or homes of non-Moslems to establish his faith. To the contrary, verse 009:074 is explicit: the punishment for non-believers will come from Allah, not from Believers mistakenly wielding a false mandate that God never gave.
In fact, the true meaning of these verses upholds the principles on which United Nations was founded. It prohibits spreading communism, socialism, capitalism or democracy by conquering other sovereign nations to really plunder their natural resources like the South African diamonds, Indian food and spices or middle eastern oil.
To be fair, the verse 002:191 of the Holy Qor-aan clearly confers upon a victim the right of private defense by retaliating against his transgressor. But even that exercise of self-defense is limited (a) to the situation when self-defense advances the cause of Allah, and (b) to the extent it is proportionate to the initial aggression committed against the victim.
This verse (or for that matter, any other verse of the Holy Qor-aan) does not allow, justify, permit or warrant a cart blanch killing of other human beings for any reason whatever — leave alone doing so on the basis of any real or perceived difference in the religion, views, cast, creed or color like Man the animal has always done wanting to ‘conquer the world’ or ‘impose his version of religious, political or economic’ suitability for the whole mankind.
This verse really is an absolute prohibition against initiating, continuing or perpetuating war of any kind. How sad it is that the very prohibition against war has been twisted around by some as a justification to spread their dogmas by crusades, holy wars, Jehad or Jihad, while by others to criticize Islam, which is essentially a message for love, peace and humanism.
This verse merits to be studied along with other verses mentioned in the Law of War.