002:140

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                            002:140

قُلۡ اَ تُحَآجُّوۡنَـنَا فِى اللّٰهِ وَهُوَ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّکُمۡۚ وَلَنَآ اَعۡمَالُـنَا وَلَـكُمۡ اَعۡمَالُكُمۡۚ وَنَحۡنُ لَهٗ مُخۡلِصُوۡنَۙ‏

                Qool-aa-to-haaj-joo-na-naa-fil-laa-hay–wa-ho-wa-rub-bo-naa-wa-rub-bo-koom–wa-la-naa-au-maa-lo-naa-wa-la-koom-au-maa-lo-koom–wa-nuh-no-la-hoo-mookh-lay-soon.

                Say, “Do you argue with us regarding Allah?   And  He is our God and your God.  And for us are our deeds.  And for you are your deeds.  And we are and forever remain devotees to Him.

  • قُلۡ — Qool — You say (= v., 2nd person. Ask; admonish; announce; assert; call; broadcast; challenge; contend; contest; counter; warn.   See more meanings in our Commentary titled as “‘You say’ means…”)
  • اَ  — Aa — Do (= Question mark like Are, Can, Have, Shell or Will?)
  • تُحَآجُّوۡنَ — To-haa-joo-na — Argue (= Dispute. Unnecessarily discuss. Wrangle)
  • نَآ — Naa — Us (= pro., pl., m & f., 1st person. We / Us)
  • فِىۡ — Fee…(il) — Regarding (= About; concerning; in reference, relative to; in the matter of)
  • اللّٰهِ — Laa-hay — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • هُوَ — Ho-wa — He (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the Almighty Allah)
  • رَبُّ — Rub-bo — God (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures;
    Cherisher; Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident.   The Only One Who provides all that sustains life.   The Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist)
  • نَآ — Naa — Our (= pro., pl., m & f., 1st person. We / Us)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • رَبُّ — Rub-bo — God (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures;
    Cherisher; Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist)
  • کُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., m. 2nd person. You men. Generally this way the Holy Qor-aan addresses both men and women)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • لَ — La — For (= For the attention, benefit, purpose or reason of. To be rewarded or responsible for decision or judgment)
  • نَآ — Naa — Us (= pro., pl., m & f., 1st person. We / Us)
  • اَعۡمَال — Au-maa-lo — Deeds (= Actions; good deeds; performances; virtuous works)
  • نَآ — Naa — Our (= pro., pl., m & f., 1st person. We / Us)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • لَ — La — For (= For the attention, benefit, purpose or reason of. To be rewarded or responsible for decision or judgment)
  • کُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., m. 2nd person. You men. Generally this way the Holy Qor-aan addresses both men and women)
  • اَعۡمَال — Au-maa-lo — Deeds (= Actions; good deeds; performances; virtuous works)
  • کُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., m. 2nd person. You men. Generally this way the Holy Qor-aan addresses both men and women)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • نَحۡنُ — Nuh-no — We * (= pro., pl., m & f., 1st person. Points to those obeying the Command mandated in this verse)
  • لَ — La– To / For (= Toward; For the attention, benefit, purpose or reason of)
  • هٗ — Hoo — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to The Almighty God)
  • مُخۡلِصُوۡنَۙ‏ — Mookh-lay-soon — Devotees (= Dedicated. Exclusive and sincere obedient devotees. Abstaining from ascribing associates or partners to God. Exclusively offering and reserving all sincere devotion to God. Being sincere. Bearing the true faith only in God. Keeping the religion purely for God; sincerely obedient devotee)

* Note 002:140. The construction  نَحۡنُ لَهٗ   typically conveys the meaning that we are and forever remain in the character of the word that follows it. Other examples of the phraseology like that are verses 002:134, 002:137 and 002:139.  The verse 002:140 with the with the word مُخۡلِصُوۡن ‏  thus means ‘we are and forever remain Devotees’

 

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002:139

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                        002:139

صِبۡغَةَ اللّٰهِ ‌ۚ وَمَنۡ اَحۡسَنُ مِنَ اللّٰهِ صِبۡغَةً - وَّنَحۡنُ لَهٗ عٰبِدُوۡنَ‏

                 Sib-gha-tul-laa-hay–wa-mun-ah-sa-no-me-nul-laa-hay-sib-gha-ton–wa-nuh-no-la-hoo-aa-be-doon.

                The religion from Allah! And who is better than from Allah in giving a religion. And we are and forever remain worshipers for Him.

  • صِبۡغَةَ — Sib-gha-t..(ul) — Religion (= 1. Faith. The Last Religion God gave men without any rivalry of race, color or creed. Planning and teaching the religion, our Faith. 2. Color. Dye. Faith. Hues. 3. Plan. Scheme of things. Baptism of God)
  • اللّٰهِ — Laa-hay — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • مَنۡ — Mun — Who / what (= Anyone; what; whatsoever; who; whoever; whom; whomever; whoso)
  • اَحۡسَنُ — Ah-sa–no — Better than (= Kinder; lovelier; nicer; prettier. More good, kind, loving, lovely, nice and pretty. Also, baptize better)
  • مِنۡ — Me-n…(ul) — From (= From the class, category, count, kind, persons or out of)
  • اللّٰهِ — Laa-hay — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
  • صِبۡغَةً — Sib-gha-ton — Religion (= 1. Faith. The Last Religion God gave men without any rivalry of race, color or creed. Planning and teaching the religion, our Faith. 2. Color. Dye. Faith. Hues. 3. Plan. Scheme of things. Baptism of God)
  • وّ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • نَحۡنُ — Nuh-no — We * (= pro., pl., m & f., 1st person. Points to those obeying the Command mandated in this verse)
  • لَ — La — For (= For the attention, benefit, purpose or reason of)
  • هٗ — Hoo — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to The Almighty God)
  • عَـٰبِدُونَ — Aa-be-doon — Worshipers (= n., pl., Of Almighty God that you now and forever go on to worship, appreciate, praise, thank serve and be servant to. a/t/a worshippers of ancestral customs, false deities and superstitions that they worship or are ever going to worship)

* Note:  The construction نَحۡنُ لَهٗ typically conveys the meaning that “we are and forever remain” in the characteristic described in the word that follows it. Other illustrations of such phraseology include the verses 002:134, 002:137, and 002:140.  Thus this verse 002:139 with the word عٰبِدُوۡنَ‏ means ‘we are and forever remain worshipers.’

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002:138

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                         002:138

 

فَاِنۡ اٰمَنُوۡا بِمِثۡلِ مَآ اٰمَنۡتُمۡ بِهٖ فَقَدِ اهۡتَدَوْا ‌ۚ وَاِنۡ تَوَلَّوۡا فَاِنَّمَا هُمۡ فِىۡ شِقَاقٍ‌ ۚ فَسَيَكۡفِيۡکَهُمُ اللّٰهُ ‌ۚ وَهُوَ السَّمِيۡعُ الۡعَلِيۡمُؕ‏

.

Fa-in-aa-ma-noo-be-mith-lay-maa-aa-mun-toom-bay-he
Fa-qa-daih-ta-dao
Wa-in-ta-wul-loo-fa-in-na-maa-hoom-fee-she-qaaq
Fa-sa-yuk-fee-ka-ho-mool-laa-ho
Wa-ho-wus-sa-mee-ool-aleem.

.

Then if they believed like what you believed
Then they are on right road. 
And if they turn away, then they are in a misfortune
So Allah will soon suffice you against them. 
And The Only One He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

.

  • فَ — Fa — Then (= After all this; at the end of; hence; in the final analysis; thus; thereafter; therefore; yet)
  • اِنۡ — In — If (= If situation arises; in case; under the circumstances)
  • اٰمَنُوۡۤ — Aa-ma-noo — They believed (= v., past, pl. Had sincerely, totally 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 — Bay — With / In (= The literal equivalent of this word in English is ‘with’. But here it is also appropriate to translate it as ‘in’)
  • مِثۡلِ — Mith-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)
  • مَاۤ — Maa — What (= All that; whatever; whatsoever)
  • اٰمَنۡ — Aa-mun — Believed (= v., past, pl. Had sincerely, totally 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))
  • تُمۡ — Toom — You (= pl., m., 2nd person.   You.   The Holy Qor-aan states this way when the addressees are both men and women)
  • بِ — Bay — With (= By means of; with the instrumentality of )
  • هٖ — He — That (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to ‘what you believed in’)
  • فَ — Fa — Then (= Hence; so, therefore. See فَ  above for more meanings)
  • قَدۡ — Qa-d…(aih) — Surely (= Lays emphasis. Absolutely; categorically; certainly;
    definitely, doubtlessly; for sure; in spite of; positively; specially; specifically; verily; without a doubt)
  • اهۡتَدَوْا — Aih-ta-dao — On right road (= Found, put or placed on correct course, proper path, linear line or way. Guided aright. Rightly guided)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • اِنۡ — In — If (= If situation arises; in case; under the circumstances)
  • تَوَلَّوۡاْ — Ta-wul-lao — Turn away (= v., Change direction. Compromise the truth. Go in a different or the opposite direction. Deviate from the right path. Ignore. Pay or give no heed. Reverse. Slide back. Take wrong road. Turn back)
  • فَ — Fa — Then (= Hence; so, therefore. See فَ  above for more meanings)
  • اِنَّمَا — In-na-maa –Certainly (= The phrase (inna-maa) consists of two words.   The first word اِنَّ (inna) means ‘absolutely, certainly, earnestly, doubtlessly, indeed, in all seriousness, positively, truly really, surely or verily.’   The second word مَاۤ (= maa) means ‘all that, what, whatever, whatsoever.’   The two words اِنَّ and مَاۤ joined in a phrase اِنَّمَا (= inna-maa) lay great emphasis on the information highlighted and make the statement that follows it ‘absolutely and positively the most accurate’)
  • ھُمۡ‌ — Hoom — They (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to ‘those turned away’)
  • فِىۡ — Fee — In (= Contained inside or amidst a duration, event, time, place, period, thing or situation; regarding; relative to)
  • شِقَاقٍ‌ — She-qaaq — Misfortune (= n., Break; division; gulf; hard luck; obstinacy; schism; opposition; split unfortunate situation.  Adversarial ties)
  • فَ — Fa — So (= Hence; so, therefore. See فَ  above for more meanings)
  • سَ — Sa — Soon (= In near term or future; in a short while; quickly; swiftly)
  • يَكۡفِيۡ — Yuk-fee — Suffice (= v., pres., s., 3rd person. With س   before it, the word means … will be adequate, ample, appropriate, enough, plenteous, proper, satisfactory, sufficient, suitable or fully capable and in control)
  • كَ — Ka — You (= pro., s., m., 2nd person.  You.  See Note to 002:005 )
  • هُمۡ‌ — Ho-mo…(ol) — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Points to the people who ‘turned away’
  • اللّٰهُ — Laa-ho — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)

The text in next four (4) word is repeated in 002:138 and 06:014

  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • هُوَ — Ho-wa … (us) — He, The One (= pron., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the Almighty God)
  • ٱلسَّمِيعُ — Sa-mee-o..(ol) — All-Hearing (= superlative form indicates the greatest, the highest, the most and highlights that none more than Him hears the best. See 001:001. Most Hearing. The Hearer. Hears all wholly, entirely, surely, totally and truly. Real Hearer. The One from Whom nothing is ever missed or out of hearing)
  • الۡعَلِيۡمُ — Aleem — All-Knowing (= superlative form indicates the greatest, the highest ,the most, and highlights that none more than Him knows. See 001:001. Informed to the maximum. The One with the total knowledge and nothing out of sight. Knows all. Most Knowledgeable. Well-Acquainted. Well-Aware)
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002:142

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                       002:142

تِلۡكَ اُمَّةٌ قَدۡ خَلَتۡ‌ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتۡ وَلَـكُمۡ مَّا كَسَبۡتُمۡ‌ۚ وَلَا تُسۡـَٔـلُوۡنَ عَمَّا كَانُوۡا يَعۡمَلُوۡنَ

               Til-ka-oom-ma-toon-qud-kha-lut–la-haa-maa-ka-sa-but-wa-la-koom-maa-ka-sub-toom–wa-laa-toos-aloo-na-um-maa-kaa-noo-yau-ma-loon.

              This nation has certainly passed away. For it was what it accomplished. And for you is what you accomplished. And you won’t be asked regarding what they used to do.

  • تِلۡكَ — Til-ka — This (= 3rd person. This group or category of them)
  • اُمَّةٌ — O0m-ma-toon — A nation (= Category of communities, groups of people and large bodies. Those in the world ‘preaching righteousness’)
  • قَدۡ — Qud — Certainly (= Lays emphasis. Absolutely; categorically; doubtlessly;
    definitely, positively; specifically; surely; verily)
  • خَلَتۡ — Kha-lut — Passed away (= Become history; gone by)
  • لَ — La — For (= Belonging to or intended for the benefit, credit, object, purpose or reason of; concerning, regarding; relative to)
  • هَا — Haa — It (= pro., s., f., 3rd person. (Aforesaid nation or their group)
  • مَاۤ — Maa — What (= All that; whatever; whatsoever)
  • كَسَبَتۡ — Ka-sa-but — Accomplished (= Accumulated; achieved; committed; completed; did; earned; gained; gathered; performed; secured; sought. Picked the harvest. Reaped the fruit)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • لَ — La — For (= Concerning. Regarding. Relative to. See  لَ   above )
  • کُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person. You men. Generally this way the Holy Qor-aan addresses both men and women)
  • مَّا — Maa — What (= All that; what; whatsoever)
  • كَسَبۡ — Ka-sub — Accomplished (= Accumulated, etc.  See كَسَبَتۡ above)
  • تُمۡ — Toom — You (= pl., m., 2nd person. You men.  See کُمۡ   above)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses.  See  وَ   above)
  • لَا— Laa — Not (= Absolute denial; never; no; not at all; total negation)
  • تُسۡـَٔـلُوۡنَ — Toos-aloo-na — Asked (= v., Called upon, demanded, inquired, required, queried, interrogated or questioned to account or answer for)
  • عَمَّا — Um-maa — Regarding (= Combination of two words. The first word عَنۡ means ‘about, concerning, or relative to’. The second word مَاۤ means all ‘that, whatever.’ When joined عَمَّا means ‘of, about, concerning, regarding or relative to all that’)
  • كَانُوۡا — Kaa-noo — Have been (= v., Conveys continuation from the past to the present to the future – like ‘continued, ‘had been’, ‘used to’, etc)
  • يَعۡمَلُون — Yau-ma-loon — Doing (= Acting; performing; practicing; rendering)

*  Note 002:142. The two verses 002:135 and 002:142 are exactly the same.

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002:136

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                               002:136

 

وَقَالُوۡا کُوۡنُوۡا هُوۡدًا اَوۡ نَصٰرٰى تَهۡتَدُوۡا ‌ؕ قُلۡ بَلۡ مِلَّةَ اِبۡرٰهٖمَ حَنِيۡفًا ‌ؕ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الۡمُشۡرِكِيۡنَ‏

 

Wa-qaa-loo-koo-noo-hoo-dun-auo-na-sa-raa-tuh-ta-do                                                    Qool-bul-mil-la-ta-ib-raa-he-ma-ha-nee-faa                                                                                   Wa-maa-kaa-na-may-nul-moosh-ray-keen

 

And they said, “Become a Jew or Christian; you will be led right.”                         You say, “Really the nation of Abraham, the Righteous.”                                         And he was not among the idolaters.

 

  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • قَا لُوۡا — Qaa-loo — They said (= v., past, pl., m; 3rd person. Argued, boasted, challenged, claimed, contended, contested, conveyed, declared, demanded, explained, informed, insisted, maintained, professed, retorted, stated, told, warned or asserted)
  • کُوۡنُوۡا — Koo-noo — Become (= Be. Conveys a command or order to happen, materialize, occur, take place or take shape)
  • هُوۡدًا — Hoo-dun — A Jew (= Followers of Moses; children of Israel; Israelite)
  • اَوۡ — Auo — Or (= Alternatively; in substitution)
  • نَصٰرٰى‌ — Na-saa-raa — Christian (= Followers of Jesus Christ)
  • تَهۡتَدُوۡا — Tuh-ta-doo — You led right (=Put on proper path. Rightly guided. Given the correct course.   Granted salvation.   Shown the right road)
  • قُلۡ — Qool — You say (= Admonish; assert; communicate; See above the word قَا لُوۡا and Commentary titled as’ You Say’ means …)
  • بَلۡ — Bul — Really (= Aye; nay; but; however; instead; in truth; of course; on
    the contrary; nevertheless; rather; the fact is; truthfully; verily; yea; yes indeed)

(Words from here till the end of the verse are also repeated in verse 003:096)

  • مِلَّةَ — Mil-la-ta — Nation (= n. Followers; lifestyle; sure-footed and well-dug way of Life.
  • اِبۡرٰهٖمَ — Ib-raa-he-ma — Abraham (= The name of a Messenger / Prophet of Allah)
  • حَنِيۡفًا — Ha-nee-fa — Righteous (= Forever inclined towards and always bent towards the Almighty Allah in worshiping Him.   Upright.   Worshiper of the One and the Only One God)

The next five (5) words are repeated in verses 002:136. 003:068 and 003:096

  • 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; not at all)
  • كَانَ — Kaa-na — Had been (= v., Conveys continuation from the past to the present to the future – like ‘continued doing’ or ‘went on doing’)
  • مِنَ — May-n…(ul) — Among (= From the class, category, count, kind, persons or out of)
  • الۡمُشۡرِكِيۡنَ — Moosh-ray-keen — The idolaters (= n., m., pl., Those who set up equals, partners, peers etc.,  with the Almighty God. Men who ascribe or associate and worship imaginary gods with the Almighty God. Unbelieving pagan men. See Note 004:037)
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002:135

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                       002:135

تِلۡكَ اُمَّةٌ قَدۡ خَلَتۡ‌ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتۡ وَلَـكُمۡ مَّا كَسَبۡتُمۡ‌ۚ وَلَا تُسۡـَٔـلُوۡنَ عَمَّا كَانُوۡا يَعۡمَلُوۡنَ

               Til-ka-oom-ma-toon-qud-kha-lut–la-haa-maa-ka-sa-but-wa-la-koom-maa-ka-sub-toom–wa-laa-toos-aloo-na-um-maa-kaa-noo-yau-ma-loon.

              This nation has certainly passed away. For it was what it accomplished. And for you is what you accomplished. And you won’t be asked regarding what they used to do.

  • تِلۡكَ — Til-ka — This (= 3rd person. This group or category of them)
  • اُمَّةٌ — O0m-ma-toon — A nation (= Category of communities, groups of people and large bodies. Those in the world ‘preaching righteousness’)
  • قَدۡ — Qud — Certainly (= Lays emphasis. Absolutely; categorically; doubtlessly;
    definitely, positively; specifically; surely; verily)
  • خَلَتۡ — Kha-lut — Passed away (= Become history; gone by)
  • لَ — La — For (= Belonging to or intended for the benefit, credit, object, purpose or reason of; concerning, regarding; relative to)
  • هَا — Haa — It (= pro., s., f., 3rd person. (Aforesaid nation or their group)
  • مَاۤ — Maa — What (= All that; whatever; whatsoever)
  • كَسَبَتۡ — Ka-sa-but — Accomplished (= Accumulated; achieved; committed; completed; did; earned; gained; gathered; performed; secured; sought. Picked the harvest. Reaped the fruit)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • لَ — La — For (= Its own benefit, credit or purpose   See  لَ  above)
  • کُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person.  You men. Generally this way the Holy Qor-aan addresses both men and women)
  • مَّا — Maa — What (= All that; what; whatsoever)
  • كَسَبۡ — Ka-sub — Accomplished (= Accumulated, etc.  See كَسَبَتۡ above)
  • تُمۡ — Toom — You (= pl., m., 2nd person. You men.  See  کُم   above)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses.  See   وَ   above)
  • لَا– Laa — Not (= Absolute denial; never; no; not at all; total negation)
  • تُسۡـَٔـلُوۡنَ — Toos-aloo-na — Asked (= v., Called upon, demanded, inquired, required, queried, interrogated or questioned to account or answer for)
  • عَمَّا — Um-maa — Regarding (= Combination of two words. The first word عَنۡ means ‘about, concerning, or relative to’. The second word مَاۤ means all ‘that, whatever.’ When joined عَمَّا means ‘of, about, concerning, regarding or relative to all that’)
  • كَانُوۡا — Kaa-noo — Have been (= v., Conveys continuation from the past to the present to the future – like ‘continued, ‘had been’, ‘used to’, etc)
  • يَعۡمَلُون — Yau-ma-loon — Doing (= Acting; performing; practicing; rendering)

* Note 002:135. The two verses 002:135 and 002:142  are exactly the same.

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002:134

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                                 002:134

 

اَمۡ كُنۡتُمۡ شُهَدَآءَ اِذۡ حَضَرَ يَعۡقُوۡبَ الۡمَوۡتُۙ اِذۡ قَالَ لِبَنِيۡهِ مَا تَعۡبُدُوۡنَ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِىۡؕ قَالُوۡا نَعۡبُدُ اِلٰهَكَ وَاِلٰهَ اٰبَآٮِٕكَ اِبۡرٰهٖمَ وَاِسۡمٰعِيۡلَ وَاِسۡحٰقَ اِلٰهًا وَّاحِدًا ۖۚ وَّنَحۡنُ لَهٗ مُسۡلِمُوۡنَ‏

 

Um-koon-toom-sho-ha-daa-aa-iz-ha-dza-ra-yau-qoo-bul-mao-to
Iz-qaa-la-lay-ba-nee-hay-maa-tau-bo-doo-na-min-bau-dee
Qaa-loo-nau-bo-do-elaa-ha-ka-wa-elaa-ha-aa-baa-aiy-ka
Ib-raa-he-ma-wa-is-ma-ee-la-wa-is-haa-qa-elaa-hun-waa-hay-dun
Wa-nuh-no-la-hoo-moos-lay-moo-n.

 

Had you been present when the death came to Jacob?
Recall when he said to his sons “Who will you worship after me.”
They said, “We will worship your God and God of your fathers
Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac, the One and only One God.
And for Him we remain submissive.”

 

  • اَم — Um — Did / had / were (= Question mark like could, should, would?)
  • كُنۡ — Koon — Have been (= v., Conveys continuation from the past to the future)
  • تُمۡ — Toom — You (= pl., m., 2nd person.  You men. Generally this way the Holy Qor-aan addresses both men and women)
  • شُهَدَآءَ — Sho-ha-daa-aa — Present (= Helpers; observers; supporters; testifiers; witnesses)
  • اِذۡ — Iz — Recall when (= Behold; call to mind, recall; remember or think of the
    time, event, occasion, opportunity or time)
  • حَضَرَ — Ha-dza-ra — Came (= Approached; arrived; faced; presented; visited)
  • يَعۡقُوۡبَ — Yau-qoo-ba(l) Jacob (= The name of a Messenger / Prophet of Allah)
  • الۡمَوۡتُۙ — Mao-to — Death (= End of life on earth; extinction; hour of death; stupor)
  • اِذۡ — Iz — When (= Behold; call to mind, recall; remember or think of the
    time, event, occasion, opportunity or time)
  • قَا لَ — Qaa-la — He said (= v., past, s., m, 3rd person.  Admonished; advised; asked; called upon; conveyed; directed; emphasized; mandated; preached; queried; questioned; specified; stated; willed; professed; told)
  • لَ — La — For (= To or for the attention, benefit, purpose or reason)
  • بَنِيۡ — Ba-nee — Sons (= Children; followers; nation; tribes)
  • هِ — Hay — His (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the sons of Jacob)
  • مَاۤ — Maa — Who (= What; what will that be; whatever; whom; whoever)
  • تَعۡبُدُونَ — Tau-bo-doona — You worship (= v. pl., Who, what and how you worship. The person, the manner, the method or the way you appreciate, praise, serve and thank that you worship)
  • مِنۡ — Min — From (= Among, from or out of the class, category, count, kind of several articles persons, things phenomenon)
  • بَعۡدِ — Bau-de — After (= Behind; later; subsequently to me)
  • ى — Ee — Me (= s., m & f., 1st person. Jacob pointed to himself)
  • قَا لُوۡا — Qaa-loo — They said (= v., past., pl., m; 3rd person. Acknowledged; admitted; announced; answered; conveyed; declared; explained; expounded; informed; professed; replied; responded; specified; stated; submitted)
  • نَعۡبُدُ — Nau-bo-do — We worship (= v. pl., Who, what and how we worship. The person, the manner, the method or the way we appreciate, praise, serve and thank that we worship)
  • إِلَـٰهَ — Elaa-ha — God (= Any Deity, object, person or value worthy of worship)
  • كَ — Ka — You (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You, referring to Jacob)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • إِلَـٰهَ — Elaa-ha — God (= Any Deity, object, person or value worthy of worship)
  • اٰبَآٮٕ — Aa-baa-aiy — Fathers (= Fathers how-high-so-ever; forefathers)
  • كَ — Ka — Your (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You, referring to Jacob)
  • اِبۡرٰهٖمَ — Ib-raa-he-ma — Abraham (= The name of a Messenger / Prophet of Allah)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above) )
  • اِسۡمٰعِيۡلَ — Is-maa-ee-la — Ishmael (= The name of a Messenger / Prophet of Allah)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • اِسۡحٰق — Is-haa-qa — Isaac (= The name of a Messenger / Prophet of Allah)
  • اِلٰهًا — Elaa-hun — God (= Any Deity, object, person or value worthy of worship)
  • وَّاحِدًا — Waa-hay-dun — The Only One (= A single being, entity, item or individual. Monotonous)
  • وّ — Wa — And  *   (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • نَحۡنُ — Nuh-no — We (= pl., m & f genders., 1st person. We, the sons of Jacob)
  • لَ — La — For (= For the attention, benefit, purpose or reason of)
  • هٗ — Hoo — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to The Almighty God)
  • مُسۡلِمُوۡنَ — Moos-lay-moo-n — Submissive (= n., pl., The believers. The worshippers surrendered to the will of God in dedication and devotion and so at  peace. See Note 003:053)

*  Note 002:134.   The verses 002:134 and 002:137 illustrate how the same words used in different set-ups convey different shades of meanings and why the reference to the context is so important in knowing true meanings of a writing.   The words نَحۡنُ لَهٗ convey the meaning that “we are and forever remain” but are controlled by the word that follows them.   Both these verses end with the word مُسۡلِمُوۡنَ  which means obedient and submissive.  Both verses end with the same five words.  However, the changed underlying scenario gives different shades to the meanings.

In verse 002:134 the said five words are an assurance by Jacob’s sons following their father’s advice and wish to remain submissive to God. That was several centuries before Islam when they could not be Moslems as adherents of a religion that had not yet come.   In verse 002:137 those five words are an expression of obedience by the Moslems to the Almighty God who had commanded them after the advent of Islam and as the readers of the Holy Qor-aan.  So the words used for two different people in two different eras must be translated differently.

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002:133

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                            002:133

 

وَوَصّٰى بِهَآ اِبۡرٰهٖمُ بَنِيۡهِ وَ يَعۡقُوۡبُؕ يٰبَنِىَّ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ اصۡطَفٰى لَـكُمُ الدِّيۡنَ فَلَا تَمُوۡتُنَّ اِلَّا وَاَنۡـتُمۡ مُّسۡلِمُوۡنَؕ‏‏

 

Wa  waus-saa  bay  haa  ib-raa-he-mo  ba-nee  hay  wa  yau-qoo-bo
Yaa  ba-nee-ya  in-na  ul-laa-ha  us-ta-faa  la  ko-mo  od-dee-na 
Fa  laa  ta-moo-toon-na  il-laa  wa  aun-toom  moos-lay-moon

 

And Abraham willed to his sons with this and Jacob did it too
“Listen, my sons, certainly Allah chose the Religion for you.
So don’t you die  except you really are submissive.

 

  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., It links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • وَصّٰى — Waus-saa — Willed (= v., past., s., 3rd person. Admonished; advised; enjoined; laid down; wished. Left as a legacy)
  • بِ — Bay — With (= This word in Arabic literally means with)
  • هَا — Haa — This (= pro., s., f., 3rd person. Refers to the statement in prior verse where Abraham had immediately complied with God’s direction  to ‘submit and surrender’)
  • اِبۡرٰهٖمُ — Ib-raa-he-mo — Abraham (= The name of a Messenger / Prophet of Allah. See our Commentary titled ‘Abraham was not an idolater‘)
  • بَنِيۡ — Ba-nee — Sons (= Kids; off-springs; progeny. It could also be a forecast for the future generations, tribes or nations of the followers)
  • هِ — Hay — His (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to Abraham)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., It links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above
  • يَعۡقُوۡبُ — Yau-qoo-bo — Jacob (= The name of a Messenger / Prophet of Allah)
  • يٰۤ — Yaa — Listen (= Be attentive; pay attention; O!)
  • بَنِىَّ — Ba-ne-yaa — Children (= Sons; off-springs; progeny. It could also be a forecast for the future generations, tribes or nations of the followers)
  • اِنَّ — In-na … (ul) — Certainly (= Absolutely; definitely; doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; in all seriousness; positively; really; surely; truly; verily)
  • اللّٰهُ — Laa-ha … (us) — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
  • اصۡطَفٰى — Us-ta-faa — Chose (= v., past., s., 3rd person. Adopted; chosen; preferred; selected)
  • لَ — La — For (= Concerning. Regarding. Relative to. For the attention, benefit, purpose or reason of. For guiding and helping)
  • كُمُ — Ko-mo … (od) — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person.  You.  The Holy Qor-aan and other scriptures state that way when both men and women are the addressees)
  • الدِّيۡنَ — Ud-dee-na — The religion (= n., The best way to live obeying God’s divine rules.  Lifestyle. The true Faith. The right religion. Also, the conviction that comes when Faith has been established. The conclusion, end, recompense or requital)
  • فَ — Fa — So  (= As a result; at the end of; after all this; in consequence; in the final analysis; so; then; thereafter; therefore; yet)

Text in the next six (6) words is repeated in 002:133 and 003:103

  • لَا — Laa — Do not (= Absolute denial; never; no; not at all; total negation)
  • تَمُوۡتُنَّ — Ta-Moo-toon-na — You die (= v., pres., pl., 2nd person. Breathe your last. Go to next life after death. Depart from life and this world. Leave the world. Let death overtake you. Live every moment of life until the death comes)
  • اِلَّا — Il-laa — Except (= Apart from; besides; except; excluding; save; unless)
  • وَ — Wa — And when (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • اَنۡـتُمۡ — Aun-toom — Really you (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person. You men. Generally this way the Holy Qor-aan addresses both men and women. The first part of the word اَنۡ — that on its own means certainly earnestly, indeed, really, truly, etc., — makes the word convey a state of a totality)
  • مُسۡلِمُوۡنَ — Moos-lay-moo-n — Submissive (= n., At peace. Dedicated, devoted, endowed or obedient. In total submission and surrender like a servant. State of being in complete submission and surrender. Subservient. Some translators have narrowed down his word to mean those “in the Faith of Islam (Muslims  – Islamic Monotheism.” 

* Note 002:133. The last six words of verses 002:133 and 003:103 are the same. In 002:133 they are the advice of prophets Abraham and Jacob, a.s., to their children. In 003:103 they are the direction to Believers to do duty to God as it should be done – appropriately, diligently and judiciously.

These six words have also been translated as ’till your last breath you remain in the state of a total surrender’ to God Almighty’. Their essence is also conveyed in the Urdu prayer Anjaam Ba-khair Ho.

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002:132

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                      002:132

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اِذۡ قَالَ لَهٗ رَبُّهٗۤ اَسۡلِمۡ‌ۙ قَالَ اَسۡلَمۡتُ لِرَبِّ الۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ

 

Iz-qaa-la-la-hoo-rub-bo-hoo–us-lim -qaa-la-us-lum-to-lay-rub-bil-aa-la-mee-n.

 

When his God said to him, ‘Submit,’ he said, ‘I submit to Lord Provident of the Universe.’

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  • اِذۡ — Iz — When (= Call to mind, consider; recall; ponder over; remember)
  • قَا لَ — Qaa-la — He said (= v., past t, s., male, 3rd person. Announced; broadcast; commanded; conveyed; declared; directed; instructed; mandated; ordered; specified; stated; told)
  • لَ — La — For (= For the attention, benefit, purpose or reason of)
  • هٗ — Hoo — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Ref is to ‘Abraham’)
  • رَبُّ — Rub-bo — God (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures;
    Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist)
  • هٗۤ  — Hoo — Him only (= pro., s., m., 3rd person.  Ref is to ‘Abraham’ twice with the same pronoun for laser-sharp pin-pointed emphasis)
  • اَسۡلِم — Us-lim — Submit * (= Carry out; do as told; obey; be docile and subservient)
  • قَا لَ — Qaa-la — He said (= v., past, s., m, 3rd person. Announced; broadcast; told; conveyed; declared; replied, responded; stated)
  • اَسۡلَمۡتُ — Us-lum-to — I submit * (= v., past, s., m, 1st person. Carried out. Did as told. Obeyed. Turned subservient. Read our Commentary titled as ‘Abraham was not an Idolater’)
  • لِ — Lay — For (= For the attention, benefit, object, purpose or reason of)
  • رَبِّ — Rub-b…(il) — Lord Provident (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures; Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist)
  • الۡعٰلَمِيۡنَۙ‏ – Aa-la-mee-n — The Universe (= n., pl., As an attribute of God Almighty the word implies no-limits. It means The Universe, all His creations, all that exists in whole Universe, all that has life, and Mankind.  See Note 001:002)

 

* Note 002:132. Some translations have added the words (a) ‘now’ at the beginning of this verse and (b) ‘already’ before Abraham’s surrender to God.   Such translations reflect as if Abraham’s ‘immediate’ compliance was preceded by a prior non-compliance, and that the Almighty God did not know before that Abraham had already submitted.   Both the insinuations to say the least are preposterous.   Abraham’s obedience was instantaneous and compliance glorious.   Neither of those two superfluous words really accentuate his conduct.   That is why they or their equivalent are not added in the above simple and straightforward translation.

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002:131

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                              002:131

 

وَمَنۡ يَّرۡغَبُ عَنۡ مِّلَّةِ اِبۡرٰهٖمَ اِلَّا مَنۡ سَفِهَ نَفۡسَهٗ ‌ؕ وَلَقَدِ اصۡطَفَيۡنٰهُ فِى الدُّنۡيَا ‌ۚ وَاِنَّهٗ فِى الۡاٰخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصّٰلِحِيۡنَ‏

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Wa-mun-yur-gha-bo-un-mil-la-ta-ib-raa-he-ma                                                                        Il-laa-mun-sa-fay-ha-nuf-sa-hoo                                                                                                      Wa-la-qa-dis-ta-fai-naa-ho-fid-doon-yaa                                                                                        Wa-in-na-hoo-fil-aa-khay-ra-tay-la-may-nus-sua-lay-hee-n

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And who turns away from the religion of Abraham                                                        Except him who makes himself a fool?                                                                                And We most certainly chose him in this life here.                                                        And in the Hereafter most certainly he will be among the righteous.

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  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • مَنۡ — Mun — Who (= Anyone; whoever; whatever; whom; whomever; whoso
  • يَّرۡغَبُ — Yur-gha-bo — Turns away (= 1. Averts; departs; forsakes; renounces. 2. Acts stupidly, foolishly or silly. 3. Returns of his own accord heart, mind and soul quite happily, longingly, voluntarily and willingly)
  • عَنۡ — Un — From (= About; concerning; regarding; relative to)
  • مِّلَّةِ — Mil-la-ta — Religion (= 1. Belief system; Creed; faith; life style; way of life. 2. Followers; following; nation; people. Some translations have stated Abraham’s religion as Islamic Monotheism.  See our Commentary titled as the  ‘Abraham was not an idolater‘)
  • اِبۡرٰهٖمَ — Ib-raa-he-ma — Abraham (= The name of a Messenger / Prophet of Allah)
  • اِلَّا — Il-laa — Except (= Apart from; but; besides; excluding; save; unless)
  • مَنۡ — Mun — Who (= Anyone; whoever; whatever; whom; whomever; whoso)
  • سَفِهَ — Sa-fay-ha — Makes a fool (= 1. Befools; debases fully; makes a fool or ruins himself.  2. Acts foolish, ignorant, slow, retarded, silly or stupid)
  • نَفۡسَ — Nuf-sa — Self (= n., s., An individual’s heart, mind or soul; person)
  • هٗ — Hoo — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Those who rejected Abraham’s religion. Also, 3 words above together = ‘Lost his mind’}
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • لَ — La — Certainly  *  (= Absolutely; definitely; positively; surely; truly; verily)
  • قَدِ —  Qa-d…(is) — Surely  *  (= Lays emphasis as by absolutely; assuredly; categorically certainly definitely, doubtlessly; for sure; in spite of; positively, specially, specifically, verily; without a doubt)
  • اصۡطَفَيۡ — Is-ta-fai — Chose (= 1. Adopted; elevated; exalted; preferred; selected. Made him the chosen one. 2. Cleansed; made him holy; purified; rendered pure)
  • نَآ — Naa — We / Us (= pro., pl., m & f., 1st person. Used with God’s name it is the authoritative way a higher-up talks to a subordinate)
  • هُ — Ho — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the Prophet Abraham)
  • فِىۡ — Fe…(id) — In (= 1. Amidst, among, contained or inside a duration, event time, place, period, thing or situation.  2. Concerning; in reference, regarding; relative to. 3. Belonging to the category of or ranked among)
  • ٱلدُّنۡيا — Doon-yaa — This life here (= 1. Life here on earth, of nearby world, of the world at hand, or of this world. Near life. Worldly.   2. Close at hand; near one; present; short-term.   3. Hither; the opposite of the life Hereafter)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • اِنَّ — In-na — Certainly  *  (= Absolutely; definitely; doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; in all seriousness; positively; really; surely; truly; verily)
  • هٗ — Hoo — He (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the Prophet Abraham)
  • فِىۡ — Fe..(il) –In (= 1. Amidst, among, contained or inside a duration, event time, place, period, thing or situation.   2. Concerning; in reference, regarding; relative to.   3. Belonging to the category of or ranked among)
  • ٱلۡأَخِرَةِ‌ — Aa-khay-ra-tay — The Hereafter (= 1. Judgment Day. Resurrection. The end. The Ending.   2. Life – after death, ahead, later, next, yet to come later.   3. Time – ahead, coming in future, later and yet to come   4. Succeeding hour. Something in the distant.   5. World – the coming, last, later, next or the other)
  • لَ — La — Certainly  *  (= Absolutely; assuredly; definitely; positively; surely; truly; verily)
  • مِنَ — Me-n…(us) — Among (= From the class, category, count, kind, persons or out of)
  • الصّٰلِحِيۡنَ — Sua-lay-hee-n — The righteous (= Clean, good and holy people always acting piously and appropriately. Pious. Upright. Virtuous)

* Note 002:131a.   This verse has two sets of two words which have very similar meanings and are used together to create extreme emphasis.   The first set joined لَ and قَدۡ .   The second set has اِنَّ and لَ .   Other verses where these sets have been used can be seen in our Commentary titled as the ‘2 Words of Emphasis used together Multiply Effect‘)

* Note 002:131b.  The last eight words are the same in verse 002:131 and 029:028.  They have reiterated the blessings on Abraham in different contexts.

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