Salaam all,
This is
4:120
يَعِدُهُمْ وَيُمَنِّيهِمْ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ إِلاَّ غُرُورًا
YaAAiduhum wayumanneehim wama yaAAiduhumu alshshaytanu illa ghurooran
The Aya says:
He promises them, and he makes them wishfully hope. And Satan does not promise them except falsehood.
My personal note:
The Aya continues the same theme. It reiterates the technique of Satan of making false promises including making people wishfully think and hope for that falsehood to become true.
Translation of the transliterated words:
YaAAiduhum: He promises them
Note: the root is W-Ain-D and it means promise. YaAAiDU is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of promising is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Satan) to the object HUM which means them.
Wayumanneehim: including he makes them wishfully hope/ and He makes them wishfully hope
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. YUMANNEEHIM is derived from the root M-N-Y and it means to destine/to write a destiny. I used write because in the Arabic mind, destiny is written. One concrete word is sperm because the sperm is destined for becoming a human being. Conceptually, the word is used for writing, reading and wishing an outcome or just outcome/destiny itself. The context of the sentence decides which part of the range of the meaning applies. YUMANNEEHIM Is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making the object (HIM=them) wish an outcome or outcomes is being made to happen or will be made to happen, with emphasis, by the subject (first person singular and that is satan).
Wama: and not/ what
yaAAiduhumu: He promises them
Note: the root is W-Ain-D and it means promise. YaAAiDU is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of promising is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Satan) to the object HUMU which means them.
Alshshaytanu: Satan/ the one that is displaced from God’s mercy and works on displacing others.
Note: the root is SH-Ta-N and it means in one of the concrete meanings the long rope and in another the long rope at the well that one uses to get the bucket out of the water. The term is used to mean far and away (in all the planes of thought) as the long rope and it is also used for displacement or pulling away, as a parallel to the rope that pulls the bucked out of the water. ALSHAITAN is the one who is far or away (from God’s mercy) and who works at pulling others away through his long “rope”. It is the word used from Satan.
Illa: except/if not
Ghurooran: falsehood/ trickiness/ uncertainty
Note: the root is Ghain-R-R and it means false or uncertain and it can take the meaning of tricky. GHUROORAN is falsehood or trickiness or the uncertain as opposed the safe and true and certain.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
4:119
Salaam all,
This is 4:119
وَلأُضِلَّنَّهُمْ وَلأُمَنِّيَنَّهُمْ وَلآمُرَنَّهُمْ فَلَيُبَتِّكُنَّ آذَانَ الأَنْعَامِ وَلآمُرَنَّهُمْ فَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّ خَلْقَ اللّهِ وَمَن يَتَّخِذِ الشَّيْطَانَ وَلِيًّا مِّن دُونِ اللّهِ فَقَدْ خَسِرَ خُسْرَانًا مُّبِينًا
Walaodillannahum walaomanniyannahum walaamurannahum falayubattikunna athana alanAAami walaamurannahum falayughayyirunna khalqa Allahi waman yattakhithi alshshaytana waliyyan min dooni Allahi faqad khasira khusranan mubeenan
The Aya says:
And I shall indeed lead them astray including I shall make them wishfully hope and I shall order them so they will indeed pull out the ears of the domestic animals. And I shall order them so they will alter Allah’s creation. And whoever takes Satan as guardian for himself, short of Allah then he indeed lost a clear loss.
My personal note;
The Aya continues the theme of the previous Aya. It indicates the techniques that Satan uses in leading us astray. They include making us have wishful thoughts and hopes that are false. They also include rituals that that involve altering the created beings of Allah.
The first ritual is the one where people pull the ears of the animals. Clearly it is then forbidden because of the cruelty involved, but also because it is a ritual that is not needed to bring the person closer to Allah.
The other theme mentioned is “Altering Allah’s creation”. This becomes a very big subject. The context of this Aya suggests that this is a prohibition if intended as a ritual of religious significance unless an exception is present. One exception is the case of male circumcision. One would say that the Aya is not banning male circumcision for the main reason that it was a practice before Islam and it continued in Islam before and after the revelation of this Aya. If this aya is to ban male circumcision then the prophet (pbuh) would have prohibited it and the Muslims would have stopped or at least an opinion banning circumcision may have arrived to us from the early Muslim community. There is no evidence of such opinion.
At another level, the term carries with it a general tendency to discourage altering Allah’s creation. This discouragement becomes weaker when our human need to alter God’s creation is stronger (corrective surgery) and the discouragement becomes stronger as the need for alteration becomes weaker. The weakest reason for altering God’s creation is then doing it as a supposed religious ritual.
Here, we need to understand that Allah’s creation is not only living things, but everything that is around us. So, at one level is that we should take care of the earth and the sky and have as minimal impact on them as we can. This is then an environmentalist message.
At another level is the issue that " altering God’s creation" can carry over to altering the spiritual nature of ourselves into something that embraces falsehood and covers truth, even though we were created otherwise.
Translation of the transliterated words:
Walaodillannahum: and I shall lead them astray/ and I shall make them lose the path
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. LAODILLANNAHUM is derived from the root Dhad-L-L and it means getting lost as in lost the path or road in concrete terminology. Conceptually, it is used for any form of loosing the path, whether it is the path to a location or to the truth, or to be correct spiritually and so on. The imagery is very strong since loosing the path in the desert can mean near certain death. LAODILLANNAHUM is an action that is being completed or will be completed and with emphasis. It means: the action of making the object (HUM= them) loose the path or go astray is happening or will be happening, with determination, by the subject (first person singular).
Walaomanniyannahum: and I will indeed make them wish outcomes/ wishfully think
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. LAOMANNIYANNAHUM is derived from the root M-N-Y and it means to destine/to write a destiny. I used write because in the Arabic mind, destiny is written. One concrete word is sperm because the sperm is destined for becoming a human being. Conceptually, the word is used for writing, reading and wishing an outcome or just outcome/destiny itself. The context of the sentence decides which part of the range of the meaning applies. LAOMANNIYANNAHUM Is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making the object (HUM=them) wish an outcome or outcomes is being made to happen or will be made to happen, with emphasis, by the subject (first person singular and that is satan).
Walaamurannahum: and I will indeed order them to implement
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. LAAMURANNAHUM is derived from the root Hamza-M-R and it means ordering something and the implementation of it. Sometimes it attains the implementation part or matter as in personal matter and so forth, and at times it is the order and implementation of the order, depending on the situation in the sentence. LAAMURANNAHUM is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of ordering the object (Hum= them) to implement is happening or will be happening, with emphasis, by the subject (first person singular).
Falayubattikunna: so they will indeed pull out/ cut
Note: Fa means then or therefore or so. LAYUBATTIKUNNA is derived from the root B-T-K and it means in concrete when the person pulls an entity from it’s origin and it ends being cut from it’s source. This is like pulling hair and other pulls that uproots things. Conceptually, it is used to point to cutting any entity from it’s origin or source. LAYUBATTIKUNNA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the pulling out or cutting of the object (ATHANA ALANaAAaMA-= ears of the domesticated animals) is happening or will be happening, with emphasis by the subject (third person plural).
Athana: ears of
Note: the root is Hamza-TH-N and it means ear in concrete. It also means hearing, knowing and approving at the same time and may be extended to acting according to that knowledge. ATHANA means ears of.
alanAAami: the domesticated animals/ the providing animals
Note: the root is N-Ain-M and it means soft in the concrete sense. In abstract, it means anything that can be understood as soft as in soft to touch and soft in treatment and soft life as in a life that does not have much hardship. ALaNAAaMI are the domesticated animals because they are “soft” or because they make our lives softer.
Walaamurannahum: and I will indeed order them to implement
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. LAAMURANNAHUM is derived from the root Hamza-M-R and it means ordering something and the implementation of it. Sometimes it attains the implementation part or matter as in personal matter and so forth, and at times it is the order and implementation of the order, depending on the situation in the sentence. LAAMURANNAHUM is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of ordering the object (Hum= them) to implement is happening or will be happening, with emphasis, by the subject (first person singular).
Falayughayyirunna: so then will indeed change/ make other of
Note: FA means then or therefore or so. LAYUGHAYYIRUNNA is derived from the root GH-Y-R and it means other or different from. LAYUGHAYYIRUNNA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of changing the object (KHALQA AALHI= Created entities or Allah) or making it different from it’s origin is happening or will be happening, with emphasis, by the subject (third person plural).
Khalqa: creation of/ created entities of/ products of creation of.
Note: the root is KH-L-Qaf and it means creating and creation. The word has many little other meanings that revolve around that theme, in concrete, it means the smoothened rock that was shaped that way, so it has the cutting and shaping and making things as part of the meaning as well as creating out of nothing as well. KHALQA in this context points to the products of creation of.
Allahi: Allah
Waman: and whoever
Yattakhithi: Takes/ takes for himself
Note: the root is Hamza-KH-TH and it means to take. YATTAKHITHI is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of taking the object (ALSHSHAYTANA= Satan) for oneself is being made to happen or will be made to happen by the subject (third person singular).
Alshshaytana: Satan/ the one that is displaced from God’s mercy and works on displacing others.Note: the root is SH-Ta-N and it means in one of the concrete meanings the long rope and in another the long rope at the well that one uses to get the bucket out of the water. The term is used to mean far and away (in all the planes of thought) as the long rope and it is also used for displacement or pulling away, as a parallel to the rope that pulls the bucked out of the water. ALSHAITAN is the one who is far or away (from God’s mercy) and who works at pulling others away through his long “rope”. It is the word used from Satan.
Waliyyan: guardian/protégé.
Note: the root is W-L-Y and it means direction or following direction with some guarantee. It comes close to guardianship. WALIYYAN is either the one who is a guardian or the one who receives guardianship of another or both. In this context, it takes the meaning of guardian or protégé because that relationship applies to Satan in both directions.
Min: from
Dooni: short of/ below of
Note: The root is D-W-N and it means short of someone or something. It can also mean lower than at times depending on the plane of thought of the sentence. DOONI means short of or below of.
Allahi: Allah
Faqad: then indeed
Khasira: he lost
Note: the root is KH-S-R and it means to lose. KHASIRA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of losing happened by the subject (third person singular.).
Khusranan: loss
Note: the root is KH-S-R and it means to lose. KHUSRANAN means loss.
Mubeenan: clear/ self evident/ clarifying
Note: the root is B-Y-N and it means in concrete between. The action of the verb is betweening. This betweening can mean clarifying because one can know better the difference between two things. It also can mean distancing because the betweening makes things become apart. MUBEEN is the one that makes between in a conceptual sense. In this context, SULTANAN MEBEEN carries the meaning of clear or self evident and clarifying license to fight.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
This is 4:119
وَلأُضِلَّنَّهُمْ وَلأُمَنِّيَنَّهُمْ وَلآمُرَنَّهُمْ فَلَيُبَتِّكُنَّ آذَانَ الأَنْعَامِ وَلآمُرَنَّهُمْ فَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّ خَلْقَ اللّهِ وَمَن يَتَّخِذِ الشَّيْطَانَ وَلِيًّا مِّن دُونِ اللّهِ فَقَدْ خَسِرَ خُسْرَانًا مُّبِينًا
Walaodillannahum walaomanniyannahum walaamurannahum falayubattikunna athana alanAAami walaamurannahum falayughayyirunna khalqa Allahi waman yattakhithi alshshaytana waliyyan min dooni Allahi faqad khasira khusranan mubeenan
The Aya says:
And I shall indeed lead them astray including I shall make them wishfully hope and I shall order them so they will indeed pull out the ears of the domestic animals. And I shall order them so they will alter Allah’s creation. And whoever takes Satan as guardian for himself, short of Allah then he indeed lost a clear loss.
My personal note;
The Aya continues the theme of the previous Aya. It indicates the techniques that Satan uses in leading us astray. They include making us have wishful thoughts and hopes that are false. They also include rituals that that involve altering the created beings of Allah.
The first ritual is the one where people pull the ears of the animals. Clearly it is then forbidden because of the cruelty involved, but also because it is a ritual that is not needed to bring the person closer to Allah.
The other theme mentioned is “Altering Allah’s creation”. This becomes a very big subject. The context of this Aya suggests that this is a prohibition if intended as a ritual of religious significance unless an exception is present. One exception is the case of male circumcision. One would say that the Aya is not banning male circumcision for the main reason that it was a practice before Islam and it continued in Islam before and after the revelation of this Aya. If this aya is to ban male circumcision then the prophet (pbuh) would have prohibited it and the Muslims would have stopped or at least an opinion banning circumcision may have arrived to us from the early Muslim community. There is no evidence of such opinion.
At another level, the term carries with it a general tendency to discourage altering Allah’s creation. This discouragement becomes weaker when our human need to alter God’s creation is stronger (corrective surgery) and the discouragement becomes stronger as the need for alteration becomes weaker. The weakest reason for altering God’s creation is then doing it as a supposed religious ritual.
Here, we need to understand that Allah’s creation is not only living things, but everything that is around us. So, at one level is that we should take care of the earth and the sky and have as minimal impact on them as we can. This is then an environmentalist message.
At another level is the issue that " altering God’s creation" can carry over to altering the spiritual nature of ourselves into something that embraces falsehood and covers truth, even though we were created otherwise.
Translation of the transliterated words:
Walaodillannahum: and I shall lead them astray/ and I shall make them lose the path
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. LAODILLANNAHUM is derived from the root Dhad-L-L and it means getting lost as in lost the path or road in concrete terminology. Conceptually, it is used for any form of loosing the path, whether it is the path to a location or to the truth, or to be correct spiritually and so on. The imagery is very strong since loosing the path in the desert can mean near certain death. LAODILLANNAHUM is an action that is being completed or will be completed and with emphasis. It means: the action of making the object (HUM= them) loose the path or go astray is happening or will be happening, with determination, by the subject (first person singular).
Walaomanniyannahum: and I will indeed make them wish outcomes/ wishfully think
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. LAOMANNIYANNAHUM is derived from the root M-N-Y and it means to destine/to write a destiny. I used write because in the Arabic mind, destiny is written. One concrete word is sperm because the sperm is destined for becoming a human being. Conceptually, the word is used for writing, reading and wishing an outcome or just outcome/destiny itself. The context of the sentence decides which part of the range of the meaning applies. LAOMANNIYANNAHUM Is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making the object (HUM=them) wish an outcome or outcomes is being made to happen or will be made to happen, with emphasis, by the subject (first person singular and that is satan).
Walaamurannahum: and I will indeed order them to implement
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. LAAMURANNAHUM is derived from the root Hamza-M-R and it means ordering something and the implementation of it. Sometimes it attains the implementation part or matter as in personal matter and so forth, and at times it is the order and implementation of the order, depending on the situation in the sentence. LAAMURANNAHUM is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of ordering the object (Hum= them) to implement is happening or will be happening, with emphasis, by the subject (first person singular).
Falayubattikunna: so they will indeed pull out/ cut
Note: Fa means then or therefore or so. LAYUBATTIKUNNA is derived from the root B-T-K and it means in concrete when the person pulls an entity from it’s origin and it ends being cut from it’s source. This is like pulling hair and other pulls that uproots things. Conceptually, it is used to point to cutting any entity from it’s origin or source. LAYUBATTIKUNNA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the pulling out or cutting of the object (ATHANA ALANaAAaMA-= ears of the domesticated animals) is happening or will be happening, with emphasis by the subject (third person plural).
Athana: ears of
Note: the root is Hamza-TH-N and it means ear in concrete. It also means hearing, knowing and approving at the same time and may be extended to acting according to that knowledge. ATHANA means ears of.
alanAAami: the domesticated animals/ the providing animals
Note: the root is N-Ain-M and it means soft in the concrete sense. In abstract, it means anything that can be understood as soft as in soft to touch and soft in treatment and soft life as in a life that does not have much hardship. ALaNAAaMI are the domesticated animals because they are “soft” or because they make our lives softer.
Walaamurannahum: and I will indeed order them to implement
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. LAAMURANNAHUM is derived from the root Hamza-M-R and it means ordering something and the implementation of it. Sometimes it attains the implementation part or matter as in personal matter and so forth, and at times it is the order and implementation of the order, depending on the situation in the sentence. LAAMURANNAHUM is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of ordering the object (Hum= them) to implement is happening or will be happening, with emphasis, by the subject (first person singular).
Falayughayyirunna: so then will indeed change/ make other of
Note: FA means then or therefore or so. LAYUGHAYYIRUNNA is derived from the root GH-Y-R and it means other or different from. LAYUGHAYYIRUNNA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of changing the object (KHALQA AALHI= Created entities or Allah) or making it different from it’s origin is happening or will be happening, with emphasis, by the subject (third person plural).
Khalqa: creation of/ created entities of/ products of creation of.
Note: the root is KH-L-Qaf and it means creating and creation. The word has many little other meanings that revolve around that theme, in concrete, it means the smoothened rock that was shaped that way, so it has the cutting and shaping and making things as part of the meaning as well as creating out of nothing as well. KHALQA in this context points to the products of creation of.
Allahi: Allah
Waman: and whoever
Yattakhithi: Takes/ takes for himself
Note: the root is Hamza-KH-TH and it means to take. YATTAKHITHI is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of taking the object (ALSHSHAYTANA= Satan) for oneself is being made to happen or will be made to happen by the subject (third person singular).
Alshshaytana: Satan/ the one that is displaced from God’s mercy and works on displacing others.Note: the root is SH-Ta-N and it means in one of the concrete meanings the long rope and in another the long rope at the well that one uses to get the bucket out of the water. The term is used to mean far and away (in all the planes of thought) as the long rope and it is also used for displacement or pulling away, as a parallel to the rope that pulls the bucked out of the water. ALSHAITAN is the one who is far or away (from God’s mercy) and who works at pulling others away through his long “rope”. It is the word used from Satan.
Waliyyan: guardian/protégé.
Note: the root is W-L-Y and it means direction or following direction with some guarantee. It comes close to guardianship. WALIYYAN is either the one who is a guardian or the one who receives guardianship of another or both. In this context, it takes the meaning of guardian or protégé because that relationship applies to Satan in both directions.
Min: from
Dooni: short of/ below of
Note: The root is D-W-N and it means short of someone or something. It can also mean lower than at times depending on the plane of thought of the sentence. DOONI means short of or below of.
Allahi: Allah
Faqad: then indeed
Khasira: he lost
Note: the root is KH-S-R and it means to lose. KHASIRA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of losing happened by the subject (third person singular.).
Khusranan: loss
Note: the root is KH-S-R and it means to lose. KHUSRANAN means loss.
Mubeenan: clear/ self evident/ clarifying
Note: the root is B-Y-N and it means in concrete between. The action of the verb is betweening. This betweening can mean clarifying because one can know better the difference between two things. It also can mean distancing because the betweening makes things become apart. MUBEEN is the one that makes between in a conceptual sense. In this context, SULTANAN MEBEEN carries the meaning of clear or self evident and clarifying license to fight.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
Thursday, March 26, 2009
4:118
Salaam all,
this is 4:118
لَّعَنَهُ اللّهُ وَقَالَ لَأَتَّخِذَنَّ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ نَصِيبًا مَّفْرُوضًا
LaAAanahu Allahu waqala laattakhithanna min AAibadika naseeban mafroodan
The Aya says:
Allah expelled him (from his mercy) and he responded: “I will take to myself, from your slaves, a portion, made certain.”
My personal note:
The aya continues the issue of Satan that was mentioned previously. It gives background. That Allah expelled him from his mercy and then Satan mentioned that he will be taking to his side a certain portion of humanity.
There is certainty that some of humanity will follow the steps of Satan. However, all Humanity has the free will and the ability to not follow him but follow Allah’s path. It is only when we allow Satan to manipulate us and manipulate the truths around us that we make ourselves vulnerable to him. We seek refuge in Allah from him for there is no stronger protection than Allah’s. There is also no stronger push to the right path than having safety and trust in Allah. May Allah increase our safety in Him.
Translation of the transliterated words:
LaAAanahu: He distanced him/ He expelled him from mercy
Note: LaAAaNAHU is derived from the root L-Ain-N and it means distancing or expelling. It is used to mean curse in the form of distancing or expelling from nearness or mercy. The concrete word is scarecrow because it keeps away or at a distance the undesirable birds from the field. LaAAaNAHU is an action that is completed. It means that the action of expelling from mercy or distancing of the object (hu= him) happened by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).
Allahu: Allah
Waqala: and he (satan) said/ responded
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. QALA is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. QALA is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means the action of saying happened by the subject (third person plural). This, in turn means: He said or responded or communicated. I chose responded because his communication was a response to the expelling from Allah’s mercy.
Laattakhithanna: I will indeed take to myself
Note: the root is Hamza-KH-TH and it means to take. LAATTAKHITHANNA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of taking the object (min AAiBADIKA= from your slaves/servants) for oneself is being made to happen or will be made to happen by the subject (first person singular) and with emphasis.
Min: from
AAibadika: your slaves/ servants
Note: the root is Ain-B-D and it means slave or servant. AAIBADI means slaves or servants of. KA is a singular you and it points to Allah. Here, the term AAiBADAKA points to all humans.
Naseeban: a portion/ a part
Note: The root is N-Sad-B and it means something elevated that it can be seen. It then can take many other meanings as in pursuit of something elevated, uphill or difficult and tiring effort and a worshipped stature since it is usually elevated or pursued. NASEEB is used to mean a portion or part of something. When one places an entity on an elevated area, then it is ready to be picked by some and that may be the relation to portion to be picked and so on
Mafroodan: made certain/ make obligatory
Note: the root is F-R-Dhad and it means obligatory entity as in what is obligatory in acts of worship and so forth. MAFROODAN means made obligatory. In this context, it is pointing to a certainty of taking a portion of humanity to himself.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
this is 4:118
لَّعَنَهُ اللّهُ وَقَالَ لَأَتَّخِذَنَّ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ نَصِيبًا مَّفْرُوضًا
LaAAanahu Allahu waqala laattakhithanna min AAibadika naseeban mafroodan
The Aya says:
Allah expelled him (from his mercy) and he responded: “I will take to myself, from your slaves, a portion, made certain.”
My personal note:
The aya continues the issue of Satan that was mentioned previously. It gives background. That Allah expelled him from his mercy and then Satan mentioned that he will be taking to his side a certain portion of humanity.
There is certainty that some of humanity will follow the steps of Satan. However, all Humanity has the free will and the ability to not follow him but follow Allah’s path. It is only when we allow Satan to manipulate us and manipulate the truths around us that we make ourselves vulnerable to him. We seek refuge in Allah from him for there is no stronger protection than Allah’s. There is also no stronger push to the right path than having safety and trust in Allah. May Allah increase our safety in Him.
Translation of the transliterated words:
LaAAanahu: He distanced him/ He expelled him from mercy
Note: LaAAaNAHU is derived from the root L-Ain-N and it means distancing or expelling. It is used to mean curse in the form of distancing or expelling from nearness or mercy. The concrete word is scarecrow because it keeps away or at a distance the undesirable birds from the field. LaAAaNAHU is an action that is completed. It means that the action of expelling from mercy or distancing of the object (hu= him) happened by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).
Allahu: Allah
Waqala: and he (satan) said/ responded
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. QALA is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. QALA is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means the action of saying happened by the subject (third person plural). This, in turn means: He said or responded or communicated. I chose responded because his communication was a response to the expelling from Allah’s mercy.
Laattakhithanna: I will indeed take to myself
Note: the root is Hamza-KH-TH and it means to take. LAATTAKHITHANNA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of taking the object (min AAiBADIKA= from your slaves/servants) for oneself is being made to happen or will be made to happen by the subject (first person singular) and with emphasis.
Min: from
AAibadika: your slaves/ servants
Note: the root is Ain-B-D and it means slave or servant. AAIBADI means slaves or servants of. KA is a singular you and it points to Allah. Here, the term AAiBADAKA points to all humans.
Naseeban: a portion/ a part
Note: The root is N-Sad-B and it means something elevated that it can be seen. It then can take many other meanings as in pursuit of something elevated, uphill or difficult and tiring effort and a worshipped stature since it is usually elevated or pursued. NASEEB is used to mean a portion or part of something. When one places an entity on an elevated area, then it is ready to be picked by some and that may be the relation to portion to be picked and so on
Mafroodan: made certain/ make obligatory
Note: the root is F-R-Dhad and it means obligatory entity as in what is obligatory in acts of worship and so forth. MAFROODAN means made obligatory. In this context, it is pointing to a certainty of taking a portion of humanity to himself.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
4:117
Salaam all,
this is 4:117
إِن يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ إِلاَّ إِنَاثًا وَإِن يَدْعُونَ إِلاَّ شَيْطَانًا مَّرِيدًا
In yadAAoona min doonihi illa inathan wain yadAAoona illa shaytanan mareedan
The aya says:
They call upon, short of Him (Allah), nothing but inactive entities and they call upon nothing but a manipulating satanic entity.
My personal note:
This Aya, though short, has very interesting issues. The first big issue is the one regarding the word INATHAN which is generally translated as females, but I translated it as inactive entities. One can use the term females because the Arabs worshipped mainly Goddesses, and therefore this applies as a general rule and is correct.
The term ONTHA in concrete form points to the female organ, while the term THAKAR points to the male organ. While sexually interacting the male organ assumes generally the more active role, while the female organ, the more passive and receptive role. It is true that there is activity on the part of the female organ, but less so in comparison. When those roles are taken conceptually, then the term INATH can be pointing to passive/inactive entities within the context of this sentence. It does not however point to the other potential conceptual meaning of INATH as a receptive entity, because the entities they worshipped were only passive/inactive and never receptive.
The Aya should not be understood as saying anything negative about women or females in general. It was pointing merely to a concept that applies to the idols that they worshipped.
The interesting thing is that the Aya then proceeds to mention a masculine entity in the same sentence in “manipulating satanic entity”. In a sense it maintains a balance. So, one potential message of this Aya is this: “You are calling upon entities that are inactive, but the active entity that you are actually calling while you do this, is a satanic entity that manipulates you or manipulates the truth.” Indeed, the power of Satan is in manipulation. The more we are stable in our being, the less likely we are to be manipulated by him.
One important thing to remember is that Allah is above gender and therefore male and female do not apply to Him. Therefore one should not understand this Aya as suggesting that God is male. The Aya does point to the fact that Allah is an active and not inactive entity. God is also receptive, a feature that is often covered within the conceptual meaning of the term ontha, but not intended in the context of this Aya.
Translation of the transliterated words:
In: if
yadAAoona: they call upon
Note: the root is D-Ain-Y and it means calling as in calling someone for help or otherwise. YADAAooNA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means that the action of calling or calling upon is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural) o the object (INATHAN= females/ inactive).
Min: from
Doonihi: short of him/ below him
Note: The root is D-W-N and it means short of someone or something. It can also mean lower than at times depending on the plane of thought of the sentence. DOONI means short of or below of. HI means him and it points to Allah.
Illa: except/ if not
Note: the sentence IN YADAAooNA MIN DOONIHI ILLA has the meaning of “They call short of him nothing but”.
Inathan: feminine entities/ inactive entities
Note: the root is Hamza-N-Th and it means female. This word is further used to any entity that is soft, passive and receptive as opposed to male which is generally used for active and hard and non receptive. INATHAN means females and the majority of the idols that they worshipped had feminine names. In this context, it can conceptually be pointing entities that are inactive or passive because that is one opposite of male that applies to this context.
Wain: and if
yadAAoona: they call upon
Note: the root is D-Ain-Y and it means calling as in calling someone for help or otherwise. YADAAooNA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means that the action of calling or calling upon is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural) o the object (SHAYTANAN= satan/ devil human or otherwise).
Illa: if not/ except
Note: the sentence WAIN YADAAooNA ILLA has the meaning of “and they call upon nothing but”.
Shaytanan: Satanic entity/ one that is distanced from God’s mercy and works on distancing others.
Note: the root is SH-Ta-N and it means in one of the concrete meanings the long rope and in another the long rope at the well that one uses to get the bucket out of the water. The term is used to mean far and away (in all the planes of thought) as the long rope and it is also used for displacement or pulling away, as a parallel to the rope that pulls the bucked out of the water. ALSHAITAN is the one who is far or away (from God’s mercy) and who works at pulling others away through his long “rope”. It is the word used for Satan but also for anyone that is in the same position whether human or otherwise.
Mareedan: manipulating
Note: the root is M-R-D and it means in concrete when an entity is massaged and stretched sometimes beyond it’s limits and others appropriately. One use of the word is for the young man who has not yet had his beard grow or whose beard was delayed. Conceptually, it is used for any form of stretching of entities and is understood according to the context. In this context, it is used to point to an entity that manipulates the truth. MAREEDAN is one who stretches the truth beyond it’s limits, a manipulator.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
this is 4:117
إِن يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ إِلاَّ إِنَاثًا وَإِن يَدْعُونَ إِلاَّ شَيْطَانًا مَّرِيدًا
In yadAAoona min doonihi illa inathan wain yadAAoona illa shaytanan mareedan
The aya says:
They call upon, short of Him (Allah), nothing but inactive entities and they call upon nothing but a manipulating satanic entity.
My personal note:
This Aya, though short, has very interesting issues. The first big issue is the one regarding the word INATHAN which is generally translated as females, but I translated it as inactive entities. One can use the term females because the Arabs worshipped mainly Goddesses, and therefore this applies as a general rule and is correct.
The term ONTHA in concrete form points to the female organ, while the term THAKAR points to the male organ. While sexually interacting the male organ assumes generally the more active role, while the female organ, the more passive and receptive role. It is true that there is activity on the part of the female organ, but less so in comparison. When those roles are taken conceptually, then the term INATH can be pointing to passive/inactive entities within the context of this sentence. It does not however point to the other potential conceptual meaning of INATH as a receptive entity, because the entities they worshipped were only passive/inactive and never receptive.
The Aya should not be understood as saying anything negative about women or females in general. It was pointing merely to a concept that applies to the idols that they worshipped.
The interesting thing is that the Aya then proceeds to mention a masculine entity in the same sentence in “manipulating satanic entity”. In a sense it maintains a balance. So, one potential message of this Aya is this: “You are calling upon entities that are inactive, but the active entity that you are actually calling while you do this, is a satanic entity that manipulates you or manipulates the truth.” Indeed, the power of Satan is in manipulation. The more we are stable in our being, the less likely we are to be manipulated by him.
One important thing to remember is that Allah is above gender and therefore male and female do not apply to Him. Therefore one should not understand this Aya as suggesting that God is male. The Aya does point to the fact that Allah is an active and not inactive entity. God is also receptive, a feature that is often covered within the conceptual meaning of the term ontha, but not intended in the context of this Aya.
Translation of the transliterated words:
In: if
yadAAoona: they call upon
Note: the root is D-Ain-Y and it means calling as in calling someone for help or otherwise. YADAAooNA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means that the action of calling or calling upon is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural) o the object (INATHAN= females/ inactive).
Min: from
Doonihi: short of him/ below him
Note: The root is D-W-N and it means short of someone or something. It can also mean lower than at times depending on the plane of thought of the sentence. DOONI means short of or below of. HI means him and it points to Allah.
Illa: except/ if not
Note: the sentence IN YADAAooNA MIN DOONIHI ILLA has the meaning of “They call short of him nothing but”.
Inathan: feminine entities/ inactive entities
Note: the root is Hamza-N-Th and it means female. This word is further used to any entity that is soft, passive and receptive as opposed to male which is generally used for active and hard and non receptive. INATHAN means females and the majority of the idols that they worshipped had feminine names. In this context, it can conceptually be pointing entities that are inactive or passive because that is one opposite of male that applies to this context.
Wain: and if
yadAAoona: they call upon
Note: the root is D-Ain-Y and it means calling as in calling someone for help or otherwise. YADAAooNA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means that the action of calling or calling upon is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural) o the object (SHAYTANAN= satan/ devil human or otherwise).
Illa: if not/ except
Note: the sentence WAIN YADAAooNA ILLA has the meaning of “and they call upon nothing but”.
Shaytanan: Satanic entity/ one that is distanced from God’s mercy and works on distancing others.
Note: the root is SH-Ta-N and it means in one of the concrete meanings the long rope and in another the long rope at the well that one uses to get the bucket out of the water. The term is used to mean far and away (in all the planes of thought) as the long rope and it is also used for displacement or pulling away, as a parallel to the rope that pulls the bucked out of the water. ALSHAITAN is the one who is far or away (from God’s mercy) and who works at pulling others away through his long “rope”. It is the word used for Satan but also for anyone that is in the same position whether human or otherwise.
Mareedan: manipulating
Note: the root is M-R-D and it means in concrete when an entity is massaged and stretched sometimes beyond it’s limits and others appropriately. One use of the word is for the young man who has not yet had his beard grow or whose beard was delayed. Conceptually, it is used for any form of stretching of entities and is understood according to the context. In this context, it is used to point to an entity that manipulates the truth. MAREEDAN is one who stretches the truth beyond it’s limits, a manipulator.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
Saturday, March 21, 2009
4:116
Salaam all,
This is 4:116
إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاء وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللّهِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلاَلاً بَعِيدًا
Inna Allaha la yaghfiru an yushraka bihi wayaghfiru ma doona thalika liman yashao waman yushrik biAllahi faqad dalla dalalan baAAeedan
The aya says:
Indeed, Allah does not protectively cover, that He be partnered with. And He protectively covers what is short of that to whomever He wills. And whoever makes partners to Allah then he indeed lost the path, far misguidance.
My personal note:
I used protective cover in this Aya because it carries the profound effect of the Aya. For indeed the one who worships others with Allah have lost Allah’s protective cover and that is the hugest loss.
This Aya carries the meaning of another aya 4:48. They establish an important principle of Islamic thought. The principle is that all sins are forgivable by Allah, or do not remove the person from Allah’s protective cover except the sin of making partners to Allah. In here one needs to understand some main other issues:
1- It does not mean that the other sins will be forgiven for sure, but there is a potential for forgiveness of those sins even if the person does not repent. The criteria for that forgiveness are between the person and Allah. Allah will always judge us with His mercy, justice, love and compassion. It also could mean that the person may still suffer, but less than he or she deserves for the sin. This is an important principle to understand because there are lots of Ayat and sayings of the prophet (pbuh) which carry grave consequences for certain sins, as in murder, usury, adultery and so on. Those grave consequences are understood in the light of this Aya and 4:48 as general rules of grave consequences but with room for exceptions.
2- Making partners with Allah is a sin that is not forgivable without exceptions. However, it will be forgiven with repentance. So, the difference between it and the previous one is that it is the one that requires repentance for it to be forgiven, while others do not.
3- Therefore repentance forgives all sin. Repentance is then defined as accepting the sin and then moving away from it with the intention to never come back. This is addressed in Aya 8:38
The imagery at the end is very important. All movement away from Allah’s path is considered a state of losing the path. The imagery is that polytheism is the deepest form of loosing the path. It is also the deepest form of injustice.
Translation of the transliterated words:
Inna: indeed
Allaha: Allah
La: not
Yaghfiru: He protectively covers/ he forgives
Note: the root is GH-F-R and it means the helmet of the soldier in the battle. This is one of the concrete uses of the word and the word is therefore used to mean protective covering in many fashions as in protecting the person from the error or protecting the person from the consequence of error and that is forgiveness. YAGHFIRU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of protectively covering or forgiving is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).
An: that
Yushraka: be partnered
Note: the root SH-R-K and it means partner or partnership and with this partnership is a measure of equality or being on par. YUSHRAKA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making partner to the object (bihi= with Him pointing to God) is happening or will be happening by an undeclared subject.
Bihi: with Him/ in him
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If it is an object of the action then it makes it stronger. HI means him and it points to Allah.
Wayaghfiru: and He protectively covers/ forgives
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. YAGHFIRU is derived from the root GH-F-R and it means the helmet of the soldier in the battle. This is one of the concrete uses of the word and the word is therefore used to mean protective covering in many fashions as in protecting the person from the error or protecting the person from the consequence of error and that is forgiveness. YAGHFIRU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of protectively covering or forgiving is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).
Ma: what
Doona: short of/ below of
Note: The root is D-W-N and it means short of someone or something. It can also mean lower than at times depending on the plane of thought of the sentence. DOONA means short of or below of.
Thalika: that
Liman: to whomever
Yashao: He wills/ He entities
Note: the root is SH-Y-Hamza and it means entity for noun and to entity for the action. This means making a non entity become an entity, which also means making what was impossible possible, or what was non existent, existent or what was un-allowed allowed, and so forth. YASHAO is an action that is related to the root that is being completed or will be completed. It means: The entity is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular and points to God).
waman: and whoever
Yushrik: makes equal partner
Note: the root SH-R-K and it means partner or partnership and with this partnership is a measure of equality or being on par. YUSHRIK is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making partner to the object (biALLAH= with/in God) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
biAllahi: : in Allah
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If is the object of the action then it makes it stronger. In here the action is making become safe. ALLAH is Allah.
Faqadi: then indeed
Dalla: lost the path/ become misguided
Note: the root is Dhad-L-L and it means getting lost as in lost the path or road in concrete terminology. Conceptually, it is used for any form of loosing the path, whether it is the path to a location or to the truth, or to be correct spiritually and so on. The imagery is very strong since loosing the path in the desert can mean near certain death. DALLA is an action that is completed. It means: the actions of loosing the path, or becoming misguided happened by the subject (third person singular).
Dalalan: a state of perdition/ loss of path/ misguidance
Note: the root is Dhad-L-L and it means getting lost as in lost the path or road in concrete terminology. Conceptually, it is used for any form of loosing the path, whether it is the path to a location or to the truth, or to be correct spiritually and so on. The imagery is very strong since loosing the path in the desert can mean near certain death. DALALAN is a state of being lost or in perdition or misguidance.
baAAeedan: far
Note: the root is b-ain-d and it means further in time or space. in space it means farther in distance and in time, it means after. BaAAeeDAN means far according to the plane of thought. In this context, it seems to fit with distant.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
This is 4:116
إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاء وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللّهِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلاَلاً بَعِيدًا
Inna Allaha la yaghfiru an yushraka bihi wayaghfiru ma doona thalika liman yashao waman yushrik biAllahi faqad dalla dalalan baAAeedan
The aya says:
Indeed, Allah does not protectively cover, that He be partnered with. And He protectively covers what is short of that to whomever He wills. And whoever makes partners to Allah then he indeed lost the path, far misguidance.
My personal note:
I used protective cover in this Aya because it carries the profound effect of the Aya. For indeed the one who worships others with Allah have lost Allah’s protective cover and that is the hugest loss.
This Aya carries the meaning of another aya 4:48. They establish an important principle of Islamic thought. The principle is that all sins are forgivable by Allah, or do not remove the person from Allah’s protective cover except the sin of making partners to Allah. In here one needs to understand some main other issues:
1- It does not mean that the other sins will be forgiven for sure, but there is a potential for forgiveness of those sins even if the person does not repent. The criteria for that forgiveness are between the person and Allah. Allah will always judge us with His mercy, justice, love and compassion. It also could mean that the person may still suffer, but less than he or she deserves for the sin. This is an important principle to understand because there are lots of Ayat and sayings of the prophet (pbuh) which carry grave consequences for certain sins, as in murder, usury, adultery and so on. Those grave consequences are understood in the light of this Aya and 4:48 as general rules of grave consequences but with room for exceptions.
2- Making partners with Allah is a sin that is not forgivable without exceptions. However, it will be forgiven with repentance. So, the difference between it and the previous one is that it is the one that requires repentance for it to be forgiven, while others do not.
3- Therefore repentance forgives all sin. Repentance is then defined as accepting the sin and then moving away from it with the intention to never come back. This is addressed in Aya 8:38
The imagery at the end is very important. All movement away from Allah’s path is considered a state of losing the path. The imagery is that polytheism is the deepest form of loosing the path. It is also the deepest form of injustice.
Translation of the transliterated words:
Inna: indeed
Allaha: Allah
La: not
Yaghfiru: He protectively covers/ he forgives
Note: the root is GH-F-R and it means the helmet of the soldier in the battle. This is one of the concrete uses of the word and the word is therefore used to mean protective covering in many fashions as in protecting the person from the error or protecting the person from the consequence of error and that is forgiveness. YAGHFIRU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of protectively covering or forgiving is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).
An: that
Yushraka: be partnered
Note: the root SH-R-K and it means partner or partnership and with this partnership is a measure of equality or being on par. YUSHRAKA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making partner to the object (bihi= with Him pointing to God) is happening or will be happening by an undeclared subject.
Bihi: with Him/ in him
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If it is an object of the action then it makes it stronger. HI means him and it points to Allah.
Wayaghfiru: and He protectively covers/ forgives
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. YAGHFIRU is derived from the root GH-F-R and it means the helmet of the soldier in the battle. This is one of the concrete uses of the word and the word is therefore used to mean protective covering in many fashions as in protecting the person from the error or protecting the person from the consequence of error and that is forgiveness. YAGHFIRU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of protectively covering or forgiving is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).
Ma: what
Doona: short of/ below of
Note: The root is D-W-N and it means short of someone or something. It can also mean lower than at times depending on the plane of thought of the sentence. DOONA means short of or below of.
Thalika: that
Liman: to whomever
Yashao: He wills/ He entities
Note: the root is SH-Y-Hamza and it means entity for noun and to entity for the action. This means making a non entity become an entity, which also means making what was impossible possible, or what was non existent, existent or what was un-allowed allowed, and so forth. YASHAO is an action that is related to the root that is being completed or will be completed. It means: The entity is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular and points to God).
waman: and whoever
Yushrik: makes equal partner
Note: the root SH-R-K and it means partner or partnership and with this partnership is a measure of equality or being on par. YUSHRIK is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making partner to the object (biALLAH= with/in God) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
biAllahi: : in Allah
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If is the object of the action then it makes it stronger. In here the action is making become safe. ALLAH is Allah.
Faqadi: then indeed
Dalla: lost the path/ become misguided
Note: the root is Dhad-L-L and it means getting lost as in lost the path or road in concrete terminology. Conceptually, it is used for any form of loosing the path, whether it is the path to a location or to the truth, or to be correct spiritually and so on. The imagery is very strong since loosing the path in the desert can mean near certain death. DALLA is an action that is completed. It means: the actions of loosing the path, or becoming misguided happened by the subject (third person singular).
Dalalan: a state of perdition/ loss of path/ misguidance
Note: the root is Dhad-L-L and it means getting lost as in lost the path or road in concrete terminology. Conceptually, it is used for any form of loosing the path, whether it is the path to a location or to the truth, or to be correct spiritually and so on. The imagery is very strong since loosing the path in the desert can mean near certain death. DALALAN is a state of being lost or in perdition or misguidance.
baAAeedan: far
Note: the root is b-ain-d and it means further in time or space. in space it means farther in distance and in time, it means after. BaAAeeDAN means far according to the plane of thought. In this context, it seems to fit with distant.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
Thursday, March 19, 2009
4:115
Salaam all,
This is 4:115
وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ الرَّسُولَ مِن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ الْهُدَى وَيَتَّبِعْ غَيْرَ سَبِيلِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ نُوَلِّهِ مَا تَوَلَّى وَنُصْلِهِ جَهَنَّمَ وَسَاءتْ مَصِيرًا
Waman yushaqiqi alrrasoola min baAAdi ma tabayyana lahu alhuda wayattabiAA ghayra sabeeli almumineena nuwallihi ma tawalla wanuslihi jahannama wasaat maseeran
The Aya says:
And whoever pulls apart from the messenger, after the guidance had become clear to him, and follows other than the path of the ones who make themselves safe (in Allah and the message), We will make him protégé of what he made himself follow and make him reach Hell. And she (Hell) is a hated ending.
My personal note:
Here, the Aya points to the importance of being honest with ourselves once we discover the right path. It becomes an obligation to follow it. It also declares that the right path is the path of Allah’s envoy to us Muhammad (pbuh) and those who followed him.
The other important thing is that if we decide to chose other than Allah’s path then we put ourselves under the guardianship of other than God. We become protégés of those entities and that is a sure path to Hell.
Translation of the transliterated words:
Waman: and who
Yushaqiqi: fissures with/ separates from/ breaks away/ pulls apart
Note: the root is SH-Qaf-QAF and it means fissuring in the concrete from and that means the breaking away process. YUSHAQIQ is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of separating or breaking away or fissuring with the object (alrrasoola = the messenger/ envoy) is happening or will be happening in an interactive manner.
Alrrasoola: the messenger/ the envoy
Note: ALRRASOOLA is derived from the root R-S-L and it means to envoy someone or a group of people or animals. The concrete word is RASL and it means a group of people or animals that were sent by their owners or senders. ALRRASOOLA means the envoy or the messenger.
Min: from
baAAdi: after
Note: the root is B-Ain-D and it means further in time or space. In space it means farther in distance and in time, it means after. BaAADI here means: after.
Ma: what
Tabayyana: became clear/ made itself clear
Note: the root is B-Y-N and it means in concrete between. The action of the verb is betweening. This betweening can mean clarifying because one can know better the difference between two things. It also can mean distancing because the betweening makes things become apart. TABAYYANA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of becoming clear or of making itself clear happened by the subject (AHUDA= the guidance).
Lahu: to him/ to himself
Note: the HIM here points to the person.
Alhuda: the guidance
Note: The root is H-D-Y and it means gift in all it’s forms and it carries the meaning of guidance since guidance is a gift. ALHUDA is the guidance or the gift of guidance.
wayattabiAA: and he follows/ joins and follows
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. YATTABiAA is derived from the root T-B-Ain and it means following footsteps or following behind, or joining and following. YATTABiAA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making oneself follow the object (Ghayra=other than) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Ghayra: other than
Note: GHAYRA is derived from the root GH-Y-R and it means other or different from. GHAYRA means different or other than.
Sabeeli: path of
Note: the root is S-B-L and it means and it means flowing water from the falling rain from the sky to the flowing water in the river and so forth. This is the concrete and the other uses are related as in path, which allows the flow, to soft flowing hair and so forth. SABEELI is the flowing water or the path of. It takes the meaning of path or even the trip on the path.
Almumineena: the ones who make themselves safe (in Allah and His message)
Note: the root Hamza-M-N and it means safety. ALMUMINEENA means ones who make themselves safe.
Nuwallihi: We make him follow/ we make him protégé of/ we put him under guardianship of
Note: the root is W-L-Y and it means direction or following direction with some guarantee. It comes close to guardianship and protégé relationship. NUWALLI is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of making the object (HI=him) follow or become protégé of another object (MA TAWALLA= what he followed) is happening or will be happening by the subject (first person plural). In this context, it carries the meaning of either following the entity he followed or putting him under the guardianship of that entity and both have a shared meaning.
Ma: what
tawalla: He made himself follow
Note: the root is W-L-Y and it means direction or following direction with some guarantee. It comes close to guardianship. TAWALLA is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of making oneself follow own direction with one’s own guarantee, happened by the subject (third person singular). This is used here to mean directing oneself away from what is offered and the guarantee that is offered. In this context, it carries the meaning of following a different path than the path of the ones who are safe in Allah.
Wanuslihi: and We make him reach
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. NUSLIHI is derived from the root W-Sad-L means a connection. Some of the derivatives WOOSOOL mean arrival somewhere (since by arriving, you conceptually connected between two places). NUSLIHI is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making an object (HI=Him) arrive or reach to another object (JAHANNAM=Hell) is happening or will be happening by the subject (first person plural).
Jahannama: Hell
Note: JAHANNAM is one of the Arabic names for Hell. The root J-H-N-M points to a very deep well where if one falls in it, there is no way out or very very difficult to come out. The relationship with Hell is that it is a deep trouble to fall into.
Wasaat: and she is hated/ ugly
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. SAAT is derived from the root S-Y-Hamza and it means hated word or deed. It can also mean ugly or vulnerable. All the meanings are linked somehow by one concept. This word then means different things according to the plane of thought that is being talked about. SAAT is an action that is completed. It means: the action of becoming hated or ugly happened by the subject (Jahannam= Hell).
Maseeran: ending/ final outcome
Note: The root is Sad-Y-R and it means in concrete where the water ends. It is used to mean the end of a transformation or the ending of any process. MASEERAN is the place or time of ending or both. It can also mean the ending.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
This is 4:115
وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ الرَّسُولَ مِن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ الْهُدَى وَيَتَّبِعْ غَيْرَ سَبِيلِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ نُوَلِّهِ مَا تَوَلَّى وَنُصْلِهِ جَهَنَّمَ وَسَاءتْ مَصِيرًا
Waman yushaqiqi alrrasoola min baAAdi ma tabayyana lahu alhuda wayattabiAA ghayra sabeeli almumineena nuwallihi ma tawalla wanuslihi jahannama wasaat maseeran
The Aya says:
And whoever pulls apart from the messenger, after the guidance had become clear to him, and follows other than the path of the ones who make themselves safe (in Allah and the message), We will make him protégé of what he made himself follow and make him reach Hell. And she (Hell) is a hated ending.
My personal note:
Here, the Aya points to the importance of being honest with ourselves once we discover the right path. It becomes an obligation to follow it. It also declares that the right path is the path of Allah’s envoy to us Muhammad (pbuh) and those who followed him.
The other important thing is that if we decide to chose other than Allah’s path then we put ourselves under the guardianship of other than God. We become protégés of those entities and that is a sure path to Hell.
Translation of the transliterated words:
Waman: and who
Yushaqiqi: fissures with/ separates from/ breaks away/ pulls apart
Note: the root is SH-Qaf-QAF and it means fissuring in the concrete from and that means the breaking away process. YUSHAQIQ is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of separating or breaking away or fissuring with the object (alrrasoola = the messenger/ envoy) is happening or will be happening in an interactive manner.
Alrrasoola: the messenger/ the envoy
Note: ALRRASOOLA is derived from the root R-S-L and it means to envoy someone or a group of people or animals. The concrete word is RASL and it means a group of people or animals that were sent by their owners or senders. ALRRASOOLA means the envoy or the messenger.
Min: from
baAAdi: after
Note: the root is B-Ain-D and it means further in time or space. In space it means farther in distance and in time, it means after. BaAADI here means: after.
Ma: what
Tabayyana: became clear/ made itself clear
Note: the root is B-Y-N and it means in concrete between. The action of the verb is betweening. This betweening can mean clarifying because one can know better the difference between two things. It also can mean distancing because the betweening makes things become apart. TABAYYANA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of becoming clear or of making itself clear happened by the subject (AHUDA= the guidance).
Lahu: to him/ to himself
Note: the HIM here points to the person.
Alhuda: the guidance
Note: The root is H-D-Y and it means gift in all it’s forms and it carries the meaning of guidance since guidance is a gift. ALHUDA is the guidance or the gift of guidance.
wayattabiAA: and he follows/ joins and follows
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. YATTABiAA is derived from the root T-B-Ain and it means following footsteps or following behind, or joining and following. YATTABiAA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making oneself follow the object (Ghayra=other than) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Ghayra: other than
Note: GHAYRA is derived from the root GH-Y-R and it means other or different from. GHAYRA means different or other than.
Sabeeli: path of
Note: the root is S-B-L and it means and it means flowing water from the falling rain from the sky to the flowing water in the river and so forth. This is the concrete and the other uses are related as in path, which allows the flow, to soft flowing hair and so forth. SABEELI is the flowing water or the path of. It takes the meaning of path or even the trip on the path.
Almumineena: the ones who make themselves safe (in Allah and His message)
Note: the root Hamza-M-N and it means safety. ALMUMINEENA means ones who make themselves safe.
Nuwallihi: We make him follow/ we make him protégé of/ we put him under guardianship of
Note: the root is W-L-Y and it means direction or following direction with some guarantee. It comes close to guardianship and protégé relationship. NUWALLI is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of making the object (HI=him) follow or become protégé of another object (MA TAWALLA= what he followed) is happening or will be happening by the subject (first person plural). In this context, it carries the meaning of either following the entity he followed or putting him under the guardianship of that entity and both have a shared meaning.
Ma: what
tawalla: He made himself follow
Note: the root is W-L-Y and it means direction or following direction with some guarantee. It comes close to guardianship. TAWALLA is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of making oneself follow own direction with one’s own guarantee, happened by the subject (third person singular). This is used here to mean directing oneself away from what is offered and the guarantee that is offered. In this context, it carries the meaning of following a different path than the path of the ones who are safe in Allah.
Wanuslihi: and We make him reach
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. NUSLIHI is derived from the root W-Sad-L means a connection. Some of the derivatives WOOSOOL mean arrival somewhere (since by arriving, you conceptually connected between two places). NUSLIHI is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making an object (HI=Him) arrive or reach to another object (JAHANNAM=Hell) is happening or will be happening by the subject (first person plural).
Jahannama: Hell
Note: JAHANNAM is one of the Arabic names for Hell. The root J-H-N-M points to a very deep well where if one falls in it, there is no way out or very very difficult to come out. The relationship with Hell is that it is a deep trouble to fall into.
Wasaat: and she is hated/ ugly
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. SAAT is derived from the root S-Y-Hamza and it means hated word or deed. It can also mean ugly or vulnerable. All the meanings are linked somehow by one concept. This word then means different things according to the plane of thought that is being talked about. SAAT is an action that is completed. It means: the action of becoming hated or ugly happened by the subject (Jahannam= Hell).
Maseeran: ending/ final outcome
Note: The root is Sad-Y-R and it means in concrete where the water ends. It is used to mean the end of a transformation or the ending of any process. MASEERAN is the place or time of ending or both. It can also mean the ending.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
Friday, March 13, 2009
4:114
Salaam all,
This is 4:114
لاَّ خَيْرَ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِّن نَّجْوَاهُمْ إِلاَّ مَنْ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوْ مَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ إِصْلاَحٍ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ ابْتَغَاء مَرْضَاتِ اللّهِ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا
La khayra fee katheerin min najwahum illa man amara bisadaqatin aw maAAroofin aw islahin bayna alnnasi waman yafAAal thalika ibtighaa mardati Allahi fasawfa nuteehi ajran AAatheeman
The Aya says:
No good in much of their secret dealings if not who orders by charity or recognized acts of goodness or reconciliation between the people. And whoever does that pursuing Allah’s loving acceptance, then We shall bring him a great reward.
My personal note:
In a sense the aya casts a shadow of skepticism on secret dealings between people unless they were in the direction of charity, reconciliation and recognized acts of goodness. This last one is really important in a sense. MAAaROOF is something that is agreed upon as being good. So, someone cannot say, if it is good in my view only, then it is legitimate. He or she will need the agreement of many others.
The other issue in this Aya is that it suggests that those actions do good for humanity in general and humans that do them will be rewarded by them in this life. However, in the case of those who do them seeking Allah’s loving acceptance, then the reward is always bigger and encompasses this life and the next.
The scholars of the past mentioned that for the action to be accepted by God it has to be khalisan Sawaban= pure and correct. The action is pure when it is done for God only and correct, when it is done as properly as could be.
Translation of the transliterated words:
La: no
Khayra: good
Note: the root is KH-Y-R and it means choice. It is also understood as good or as better, because one would chose the good over the bad. KHAYRA means: good or choice with the understanding that one should chose what is good.
Fee: in
Katheerin: much
Note: the root is K-TH-R and it means many or numerous in all the planes of thought. KATHEERIN means: numerous or many or a lot. In here, it fits much.
Min: of/ from
Najwahum: their secret dealings
Note: The root is N-J-W and it means to come out of a tight situation or place or otherwise according to the situation. It is used to mean saving from a bad place but it can mean other things according to the context. One of the derivatives of the word is NAJWA which means the thing that people keep tightly held and that is their secret. NAJWA here means secret dealings of. HUM means them
Illa: if not/ except
Man: who
Amara: ordered/ implemented
Note: The root is Hamza-M-R and it means ordering something and the implementation of it. Sometimes it attains the implementation part or matter as in personal matter and so forth, and at times it is the order and implementation of the order, depending on the situation in the sentence. AMARA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of ordering or ordering to implement or implementing the object (bisadaqatin= by charity) happened by the subject (third person singular or plural)
Bisadaqatin: by charity/ with charity
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If it is an object of the action then it makes it stronger. SADAQATIN is derived from the root Sad-D-Qaf and it means truth in word or deed. When it is in deed, it takes the shape of charity as the act of truthfulness or that charity is considered giving what truly belongs to the ones who receive it. SADAQTIN means charity.
Aw: or
maAAroofin: recognized act of goodness
Note: MaAAROOF is derived from the root Ain-R-F and it means the elevated place that will be known or recognized from a distance. MaAAROOF is what is recognized. This is also used to mean what is good or recognized as being good or appropriate. MaAAROOFIN means recognized as good.
Aw: or
Islahin: reconciliation/ mending
Note: the root is Sad-L-Ha and it means becoming helpful or useful in a good direction. This means mainly: becoming one of benefit as in benefiting oneself and others. Included in this meaning is becoming fixed after having been broken. ISLAHIN means making fruitfulness and in this context, reconciliation/ fixing what was broken or fissured.
Bayna: between
Alnnasi: the people/ society
Note: ALNNAS is derived from the root Hamza-N-S and it means socializing. ALNNAS are the society/the people.
Waman: and whoever
yafAAal: does
Note: the root is F-Ain-L and it means doing. YAfaAAL is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of doing is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Thalika: that
Note: this points to the issues mentioned in the previous Aya. They are the killing of one’s selves or each other, as well as the eating of each other in illegal ways.
Ibtighaa: seeking/ pursuing
Note: the root is B-GH-Y and it means the young unripe fruit and the young animal. This is some of the concrete meaning. It does attain the meaning of something to aspire to or pursue, as well as something bad or immature. Both may share that youth aspires to mature, and youth is associated with immaturity and foolish actions. IBTIGHAA means the desiring/aspiring/ pursuing for one self or the seeking for oneself.
Mardati: loving acceptance/ approval
Note: the root is R-Dhad-Y and it means loving acceptance, or agreeing and loving at the same time or mainly approval since approval has the meaning of acceptance in a deeper sense. MARDATI means loving acceptance of or approval of.
Allahi: Allah
Fasawfa: then shall
Note: SAWFA means that the action that comes after is in the future.
Nuteehi: give him/ make come to him/ bring to him
Note: the root is Hamza-T-Y and it means in concrete the water that comes from the rain of another land. In concrete it means the coming of something or someone with many of it’s implications. NUTEEHI is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making come of an object (AJRAN= reward) to another object (HI=him) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Ajran: Compensation/reward
Note: the root is Hamza-J-R and it means compensation for work done. AJRAN means compensation of work or just compensation or reward.
AAatheeman: great
Note: the root is Ain-TH-M and it means great/hard/strong. The concrete word is AAaTHM and that is the bones or the hard/strong/firm core of things. AAaTHEEM means great.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
This is 4:114
لاَّ خَيْرَ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِّن نَّجْوَاهُمْ إِلاَّ مَنْ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوْ مَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ إِصْلاَحٍ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ ابْتَغَاء مَرْضَاتِ اللّهِ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا
La khayra fee katheerin min najwahum illa man amara bisadaqatin aw maAAroofin aw islahin bayna alnnasi waman yafAAal thalika ibtighaa mardati Allahi fasawfa nuteehi ajran AAatheeman
The Aya says:
No good in much of their secret dealings if not who orders by charity or recognized acts of goodness or reconciliation between the people. And whoever does that pursuing Allah’s loving acceptance, then We shall bring him a great reward.
My personal note:
In a sense the aya casts a shadow of skepticism on secret dealings between people unless they were in the direction of charity, reconciliation and recognized acts of goodness. This last one is really important in a sense. MAAaROOF is something that is agreed upon as being good. So, someone cannot say, if it is good in my view only, then it is legitimate. He or she will need the agreement of many others.
The other issue in this Aya is that it suggests that those actions do good for humanity in general and humans that do them will be rewarded by them in this life. However, in the case of those who do them seeking Allah’s loving acceptance, then the reward is always bigger and encompasses this life and the next.
The scholars of the past mentioned that for the action to be accepted by God it has to be khalisan Sawaban= pure and correct. The action is pure when it is done for God only and correct, when it is done as properly as could be.
Translation of the transliterated words:
La: no
Khayra: good
Note: the root is KH-Y-R and it means choice. It is also understood as good or as better, because one would chose the good over the bad. KHAYRA means: good or choice with the understanding that one should chose what is good.
Fee: in
Katheerin: much
Note: the root is K-TH-R and it means many or numerous in all the planes of thought. KATHEERIN means: numerous or many or a lot. In here, it fits much.
Min: of/ from
Najwahum: their secret dealings
Note: The root is N-J-W and it means to come out of a tight situation or place or otherwise according to the situation. It is used to mean saving from a bad place but it can mean other things according to the context. One of the derivatives of the word is NAJWA which means the thing that people keep tightly held and that is their secret. NAJWA here means secret dealings of. HUM means them
Illa: if not/ except
Man: who
Amara: ordered/ implemented
Note: The root is Hamza-M-R and it means ordering something and the implementation of it. Sometimes it attains the implementation part or matter as in personal matter and so forth, and at times it is the order and implementation of the order, depending on the situation in the sentence. AMARA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of ordering or ordering to implement or implementing the object (bisadaqatin= by charity) happened by the subject (third person singular or plural)
Bisadaqatin: by charity/ with charity
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If it is an object of the action then it makes it stronger. SADAQATIN is derived from the root Sad-D-Qaf and it means truth in word or deed. When it is in deed, it takes the shape of charity as the act of truthfulness or that charity is considered giving what truly belongs to the ones who receive it. SADAQTIN means charity.
Aw: or
maAAroofin: recognized act of goodness
Note: MaAAROOF is derived from the root Ain-R-F and it means the elevated place that will be known or recognized from a distance. MaAAROOF is what is recognized. This is also used to mean what is good or recognized as being good or appropriate. MaAAROOFIN means recognized as good.
Aw: or
Islahin: reconciliation/ mending
Note: the root is Sad-L-Ha and it means becoming helpful or useful in a good direction. This means mainly: becoming one of benefit as in benefiting oneself and others. Included in this meaning is becoming fixed after having been broken. ISLAHIN means making fruitfulness and in this context, reconciliation/ fixing what was broken or fissured.
Bayna: between
Alnnasi: the people/ society
Note: ALNNAS is derived from the root Hamza-N-S and it means socializing. ALNNAS are the society/the people.
Waman: and whoever
yafAAal: does
Note: the root is F-Ain-L and it means doing. YAfaAAL is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of doing is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Thalika: that
Note: this points to the issues mentioned in the previous Aya. They are the killing of one’s selves or each other, as well as the eating of each other in illegal ways.
Ibtighaa: seeking/ pursuing
Note: the root is B-GH-Y and it means the young unripe fruit and the young animal. This is some of the concrete meaning. It does attain the meaning of something to aspire to or pursue, as well as something bad or immature. Both may share that youth aspires to mature, and youth is associated with immaturity and foolish actions. IBTIGHAA means the desiring/aspiring/ pursuing for one self or the seeking for oneself.
Mardati: loving acceptance/ approval
Note: the root is R-Dhad-Y and it means loving acceptance, or agreeing and loving at the same time or mainly approval since approval has the meaning of acceptance in a deeper sense. MARDATI means loving acceptance of or approval of.
Allahi: Allah
Fasawfa: then shall
Note: SAWFA means that the action that comes after is in the future.
Nuteehi: give him/ make come to him/ bring to him
Note: the root is Hamza-T-Y and it means in concrete the water that comes from the rain of another land. In concrete it means the coming of something or someone with many of it’s implications. NUTEEHI is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making come of an object (AJRAN= reward) to another object (HI=him) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Ajran: Compensation/reward
Note: the root is Hamza-J-R and it means compensation for work done. AJRAN means compensation of work or just compensation or reward.
AAatheeman: great
Note: the root is Ain-TH-M and it means great/hard/strong. The concrete word is AAaTHM and that is the bones or the hard/strong/firm core of things. AAaTHEEM means great.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
4:113
Salaam all,
This is 4:113
وَلَوْلاَ فَضْلُ اللّهِ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَتُهُ لَهَمَّت طَّآئِفَةٌ مُّنْهُمْ أَن يُضِلُّوكَ وَمَا يُضِلُّونَ إِلاُّ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَضُرُّونَكَ مِن شَيْءٍ وَأَنزَلَ اللّهُ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَعَلَّمَكَ مَا لَمْ تَكُنْ تَعْلَمُ وَكَانَ فَضْلُ اللّهِ عَلَيْكَ عَظِيمًا
Walawla fadlu Allahi AAalayka warahmatuhu lahammat taifatun minhum an yudillooka wama yudilloona illa anfusahum wama yadurroonaka min shayin waanzala Allahu AAalayka alkitaba waalhikmata waAAallamaka ma lam takun taAAlamu wakana fadlu Allahi AAalayka AAatheeman
The Aya says:
And if not for Allah’s favor upon you (singular) and His mercy, then would have commenced a group of them to misguide you (singular). And they will not misguide but themselves and they will not harm you (singular) a thing. And Allah sent upon you (singular) the book and the wisdom and made you (singular) know what you did not happen to know. And the favor of Allah upon you (singular) happened to be great.
My personal note:
This aya tells us how the favor of Allah upon the prophet (PBUH) was so great. The book and wisdom is something that I may have mentioned before. In it’s big general terms it encompasses knowledge and application of that knowledge in the best possible way. It also could be looked at as the wisdom as something that is encompassed within the book since both are linked by the WAW and the WAW can mean that one thing is encompassed within another. This would still give the same meaning since two different people can read the same book but what they learn and apply from it are two different things or at least at different degrees of mastery.
This suggests that the prophet (pbuh) was not only given the book, but also the best way to utilize it in his every day life. Thus he would be a great example for all of us.
Another message is that people who are dishonest and who try to misguide others end up mainly harming their own selves.
Translation of the transliterated words:
Walawla: and if not for
Fadlu: bounty of/ favor of/ abundance of
Note: the root is F-Dhad-L and it means overflowing of good or being able to fulfill all your needs from an entity and then still have more of it spared. It can also mean abundance due to the same reason. FADLU means: overflowing of good of or provision of more goodness than is required to cover the needs so that there will remain more of it left.
Allahi: Allah
AAalayka: upon you (singular pointing to Muhammad PBUH)
Warahmatuhu: and His mercy
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. RAHMATUHU is derived from the root R-Ha-M and it means womb in concrete. This term is used to mean mercy and all the good that the womb provides. RAHMATU is the womb-like mercy of. HU means him and it points to Allah.
Lahammat: then would have commenced/ would have contemplated
Note: La is a response to the conditional LAWLA that started the Aya. Then it closer to Then would have as a meaning. HAMMAT is derived from the root H-M-M and it means concern or contemplated thought which may or may not be followed by commencement of action upon that concern. Sometimes, the meaning will take the form of commencement of action alone, others the concern or thought alone and in others, both. HAMMAT is an action that is completed. It means: the action of contemplating or commencing action happened by the subject (third person singular pointing to Taifatun= a group)
Taifatun: a group
Note: the root is TTa-W-F and it means to go around something in circles so that you get the feeling that you surround it. This is the concrete meaning and the abstract can be related to it especially the meaning of knowing something very well and being keen about it. TAIFATUN is a circle in a conceptual manner. In the context of this Aya, it takes the meaning of a group.
Minhum: from them/ amongst them
An: that
Yudillooka: they make you (singular) lost/ misguided
Note: the root is Dhad-L-L and it means getting lost as in lost the road or losing something. YUDILLOOKA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making the object (KA= singular you) loose the path or become misguided is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Wama: and not/ and what
Yudilloona: they make lost/ misguided
Note: the root is Dhad-L-L and it means getting lost as in lost the road or losing something. YUDILLOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making the object (ILLA ANFUSAHUM= except themselves) loose the path or become misguided is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Illa: if not/ except
Anfusahum: themselves
Note: ANFUSAHUM is derived from the root N-F-S and it means to breath but is extended to mean self since the self breathes and that defines her existence. ANFUSA is a noun that is derived from this root and it means Selves of. HUM means them.
Wama: and not
Yadurroonaka: they harm you (singular)/ they make you harmed
Note: the root is Dhad-R-R and it means to harm or opposite of benefit. Concrete word is DAREER and it means blind person or a person that is afflicted with weakness and illness. YADURROONAKA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. The action of making harm against the object (KA= Singular you) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Min: of/ from
Shayin: a thing/ an entity
Note: the root is SH-Y-Hamza and it means entity. SHAYIN means entity. It is taken here to mean a thing or entity.
Waanzala: and He made descended/ And he brought down
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. ANZALA is derived from the root N-Z-L and it carries the meaning of arrival to stay and descent. One concrete meaning is the descent of the person from his or her horse or camel as they arrive at the place where they plan to stay. ANZALA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making arrive or making descend happened by the subject (first person singular).
Allahu: Allah
AAalayka: upon you (singular pointing to Muhammad pbuh)
Alkitaba: the book/ the collection of knowledge
Note: the root K-T-B and it means putting things together as in grouping the herd together or closing the lips or writing (the most common use), because in writing, one puts the letters and the ideas together. ALKITABA means, the process of writing or the book or anything related to it from the ideas to the ink and paper to the place where all is put together. In a sense, it points to the collection of knowledge and information that are communicated.
Waalhikmata: and the wisdom/ including the wisdom/ application
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. AlHIKMATA is derived from the root Ha-K-M and it means rule or judge or to reach the best ruling using the best tools possible including knowledge, compassion and justice. One concrete word is the steer that steers the animals. The relationship is that the steer helps move the animal in the best direction that the steerer wants. ALHIKMATA is often translated as the wisdom and that would be the arrival at the best steering judgment or best application or both.
waAAallamaka: and He taught you (singular)/ made you know
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. AAaLLAMAKA is derived from the root Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. AAaLLAMAKA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making the object (KA= singular you) know happened by the subject (third person singular)
Ma: what
Lam: not
Takun: you (singular) happen to / happen to be
Note: the root is K-W-N and it means being. TAKUN is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of being is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person singular).
taAAlamu: know
Note: the root is Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. TaAALAMU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of knowing the object (undeclared) is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person singular).
Wakana: and happened to be
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. KANA is derived from the root K-W-N and it means being. KANA is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of being happened by the subject (third personal singular pointing to Allah). This in turn means: He was or He happened to be.
Fadlu: bounty of/ favor of/ abundance of
Note: the root is F-Dhad-L and it means overflowing of good or being able to fulfill all your needs from an entity and then still have more of it spared. It can also mean abundance due to the same reason. FADLU means: overflowing of good of or provision of more goodness than is required to cover the needs so that there will remain more of it left.
Allahi: Allah
AAalayka: upon you (singular pointing to Muhammad PBUH)
AAatheeman: great
Note: the root is Ain-TH-M and it means great/hard/strong. The concrete word is AAaTHM and that is the bones or the hard/strong/firm core of things. AAaTHEEM means great.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
This is 4:113
وَلَوْلاَ فَضْلُ اللّهِ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَتُهُ لَهَمَّت طَّآئِفَةٌ مُّنْهُمْ أَن يُضِلُّوكَ وَمَا يُضِلُّونَ إِلاُّ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَضُرُّونَكَ مِن شَيْءٍ وَأَنزَلَ اللّهُ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَعَلَّمَكَ مَا لَمْ تَكُنْ تَعْلَمُ وَكَانَ فَضْلُ اللّهِ عَلَيْكَ عَظِيمًا
Walawla fadlu Allahi AAalayka warahmatuhu lahammat taifatun minhum an yudillooka wama yudilloona illa anfusahum wama yadurroonaka min shayin waanzala Allahu AAalayka alkitaba waalhikmata waAAallamaka ma lam takun taAAlamu wakana fadlu Allahi AAalayka AAatheeman
The Aya says:
And if not for Allah’s favor upon you (singular) and His mercy, then would have commenced a group of them to misguide you (singular). And they will not misguide but themselves and they will not harm you (singular) a thing. And Allah sent upon you (singular) the book and the wisdom and made you (singular) know what you did not happen to know. And the favor of Allah upon you (singular) happened to be great.
My personal note:
This aya tells us how the favor of Allah upon the prophet (PBUH) was so great. The book and wisdom is something that I may have mentioned before. In it’s big general terms it encompasses knowledge and application of that knowledge in the best possible way. It also could be looked at as the wisdom as something that is encompassed within the book since both are linked by the WAW and the WAW can mean that one thing is encompassed within another. This would still give the same meaning since two different people can read the same book but what they learn and apply from it are two different things or at least at different degrees of mastery.
This suggests that the prophet (pbuh) was not only given the book, but also the best way to utilize it in his every day life. Thus he would be a great example for all of us.
Another message is that people who are dishonest and who try to misguide others end up mainly harming their own selves.
Translation of the transliterated words:
Walawla: and if not for
Fadlu: bounty of/ favor of/ abundance of
Note: the root is F-Dhad-L and it means overflowing of good or being able to fulfill all your needs from an entity and then still have more of it spared. It can also mean abundance due to the same reason. FADLU means: overflowing of good of or provision of more goodness than is required to cover the needs so that there will remain more of it left.
Allahi: Allah
AAalayka: upon you (singular pointing to Muhammad PBUH)
Warahmatuhu: and His mercy
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. RAHMATUHU is derived from the root R-Ha-M and it means womb in concrete. This term is used to mean mercy and all the good that the womb provides. RAHMATU is the womb-like mercy of. HU means him and it points to Allah.
Lahammat: then would have commenced/ would have contemplated
Note: La is a response to the conditional LAWLA that started the Aya. Then it closer to Then would have as a meaning. HAMMAT is derived from the root H-M-M and it means concern or contemplated thought which may or may not be followed by commencement of action upon that concern. Sometimes, the meaning will take the form of commencement of action alone, others the concern or thought alone and in others, both. HAMMAT is an action that is completed. It means: the action of contemplating or commencing action happened by the subject (third person singular pointing to Taifatun= a group)
Taifatun: a group
Note: the root is TTa-W-F and it means to go around something in circles so that you get the feeling that you surround it. This is the concrete meaning and the abstract can be related to it especially the meaning of knowing something very well and being keen about it. TAIFATUN is a circle in a conceptual manner. In the context of this Aya, it takes the meaning of a group.
Minhum: from them/ amongst them
An: that
Yudillooka: they make you (singular) lost/ misguided
Note: the root is Dhad-L-L and it means getting lost as in lost the road or losing something. YUDILLOOKA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making the object (KA= singular you) loose the path or become misguided is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Wama: and not/ and what
Yudilloona: they make lost/ misguided
Note: the root is Dhad-L-L and it means getting lost as in lost the road or losing something. YUDILLOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making the object (ILLA ANFUSAHUM= except themselves) loose the path or become misguided is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Illa: if not/ except
Anfusahum: themselves
Note: ANFUSAHUM is derived from the root N-F-S and it means to breath but is extended to mean self since the self breathes and that defines her existence. ANFUSA is a noun that is derived from this root and it means Selves of. HUM means them.
Wama: and not
Yadurroonaka: they harm you (singular)/ they make you harmed
Note: the root is Dhad-R-R and it means to harm or opposite of benefit. Concrete word is DAREER and it means blind person or a person that is afflicted with weakness and illness. YADURROONAKA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. The action of making harm against the object (KA= Singular you) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Min: of/ from
Shayin: a thing/ an entity
Note: the root is SH-Y-Hamza and it means entity. SHAYIN means entity. It is taken here to mean a thing or entity.
Waanzala: and He made descended/ And he brought down
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. ANZALA is derived from the root N-Z-L and it carries the meaning of arrival to stay and descent. One concrete meaning is the descent of the person from his or her horse or camel as they arrive at the place where they plan to stay. ANZALA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making arrive or making descend happened by the subject (first person singular).
Allahu: Allah
AAalayka: upon you (singular pointing to Muhammad pbuh)
Alkitaba: the book/ the collection of knowledge
Note: the root K-T-B and it means putting things together as in grouping the herd together or closing the lips or writing (the most common use), because in writing, one puts the letters and the ideas together. ALKITABA means, the process of writing or the book or anything related to it from the ideas to the ink and paper to the place where all is put together. In a sense, it points to the collection of knowledge and information that are communicated.
Waalhikmata: and the wisdom/ including the wisdom/ application
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. AlHIKMATA is derived from the root Ha-K-M and it means rule or judge or to reach the best ruling using the best tools possible including knowledge, compassion and justice. One concrete word is the steer that steers the animals. The relationship is that the steer helps move the animal in the best direction that the steerer wants. ALHIKMATA is often translated as the wisdom and that would be the arrival at the best steering judgment or best application or both.
waAAallamaka: and He taught you (singular)/ made you know
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. AAaLLAMAKA is derived from the root Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. AAaLLAMAKA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making the object (KA= singular you) know happened by the subject (third person singular)
Ma: what
Lam: not
Takun: you (singular) happen to / happen to be
Note: the root is K-W-N and it means being. TAKUN is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of being is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person singular).
taAAlamu: know
Note: the root is Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. TaAALAMU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of knowing the object (undeclared) is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person singular).
Wakana: and happened to be
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. KANA is derived from the root K-W-N and it means being. KANA is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of being happened by the subject (third personal singular pointing to Allah). This in turn means: He was or He happened to be.
Fadlu: bounty of/ favor of/ abundance of
Note: the root is F-Dhad-L and it means overflowing of good or being able to fulfill all your needs from an entity and then still have more of it spared. It can also mean abundance due to the same reason. FADLU means: overflowing of good of or provision of more goodness than is required to cover the needs so that there will remain more of it left.
Allahi: Allah
AAalayka: upon you (singular pointing to Muhammad PBUH)
AAatheeman: great
Note: the root is Ain-TH-M and it means great/hard/strong. The concrete word is AAaTHM and that is the bones or the hard/strong/firm core of things. AAaTHEEM means great.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
Friday, March 06, 2009
4:112
Salaam all,
This is 4:112
وَمَن يَكْسِبْ خَطِيئَةً أَوْ إِثْمًا ثُمَّ يَرْمِ بِهِ بَرِيئًا فَقَدِ احْتَمَلَ بُهْتَانًا وَإِثْمًا مُّبِينًا
Waman yaksib khateeatan aw ithman thumma yarmi bihi bareean faqadi ihtamala buhtanan waithman mubeenan
The aya says:
And whoever acquires an error or a sin, then he accuses an innocent with it then indeed, he made himself bear an exposed falsehood and self evident sin.
My personal note:
This aya clearly is about prohibiting people from making errors or sins and then accusing others accused of those actions.
BUHTAN is a clear or exposed falsehood and that is a sign that it is such a big falsehood that it should not hide from any perceiving person, yet people still do it.
Translation of the transcribed words:
Waman: and who
Yaksib: earns/ acquires
Note: the root is K-S-B and it means earning, acquiring or collecting. YAKSIB is an action that is being completed or will be completed and that is derived from the root. It means: the action of earning or collecting is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Khateeatan: an error
Note: the root is KH-TTa-Hamza and it means error/mistake. This can be intentional or unintentional. KHATEEATAN is the error or mistake.
Aw: or
Ithman: sin/ injustice
Note: the root is Hamza-TH-M and it means breaking of rule or rules of justice, morality and ethics. This means error or fault with a tinge of knowing it. ITHM is the breaking of the rule of justice and morality while aware of it. It fits closely with sin when knowing that it is sin. It is also injustice.
Thumma: then (can be soon or late)
Note: this is a sequence in time or space or whatever a sequence applies to. As opposed to the FA which is often used as a sequence, the THUMMA allows for an immediate or relaxed sequence, with the possibility of intervening events, while the FA is an immediate sequence only with no intervening events.
Yarmi: targets/ accuses/ throws
Note: the root is R-M-Y and it means in concrete throwing a stone or spear at a target. Conceptually, it can be used for throwing something at a target or for targeting or sometimes, just for throwing according to the context. YARMI is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of throwing the object (BIHI= with it, the sin or error) at another object (bareean= innocent) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Bihi: by him/ With him
Note: Bi suggests that what comes after it is either an association with the action, a tool of the action or an object of the action or any combination of the three. If bi serves as an object of the action that it serves as an emphasis of the action. HI means him and it points to the sin or error.
Bareean: an innocent/ one with no association
Note: the root B-R-Hamza and it means dissociation from something or someone. BAREEAN is someone with no association to the matter and here it points to an innocent person.
Faqadi: then indeed
Ihtamala: he carried/ he made himself bear
Note: the root is HA-M-L and it means in one concrete usage, being pregnant and in another, the new born sheep. Conceptually, it takes the meaning of carrying including taking responsibility for. IHTAMALA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making oneself carrying or bearing responsibility of the object (Buhtanan) happened by the subject (third person singular).
Buhtanan: exposed or clear falsehood
Note: the root is B-H-T and it means exposing falsehood or exposed falsehood. BUHTANAN is a clear or exposed falsehood.
Waithman: and sin/ injustice
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. ITHMAN is derived from the root Hamza-TH-M and it means breaking of rule or rules of justice, morality and ethics. This means error or fault with a tinge of knowing it. ITHM is the breaking of the rule of justice and morality while aware of it. It fits closely with sin when knowing that it is sin. It is also injustice.
Mubeenan: clear/ self evident/ clarifying
Note: the root is B-Y-N and it means in concrete between. The action of the verb is betweening. This betweening can mean clarifying because one can know better the difference between two things. It also can mean distancing because the betweening makes things become apart. MUBEEN is the one that makes between in a conceptual sense. In this context, SULTANAN MEBEEN carries the meaning of clear or self evident and clarifying license to fight.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
This is 4:112
وَمَن يَكْسِبْ خَطِيئَةً أَوْ إِثْمًا ثُمَّ يَرْمِ بِهِ بَرِيئًا فَقَدِ احْتَمَلَ بُهْتَانًا وَإِثْمًا مُّبِينًا
Waman yaksib khateeatan aw ithman thumma yarmi bihi bareean faqadi ihtamala buhtanan waithman mubeenan
The aya says:
And whoever acquires an error or a sin, then he accuses an innocent with it then indeed, he made himself bear an exposed falsehood and self evident sin.
My personal note:
This aya clearly is about prohibiting people from making errors or sins and then accusing others accused of those actions.
BUHTAN is a clear or exposed falsehood and that is a sign that it is such a big falsehood that it should not hide from any perceiving person, yet people still do it.
Translation of the transcribed words:
Waman: and who
Yaksib: earns/ acquires
Note: the root is K-S-B and it means earning, acquiring or collecting. YAKSIB is an action that is being completed or will be completed and that is derived from the root. It means: the action of earning or collecting is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Khateeatan: an error
Note: the root is KH-TTa-Hamza and it means error/mistake. This can be intentional or unintentional. KHATEEATAN is the error or mistake.
Aw: or
Ithman: sin/ injustice
Note: the root is Hamza-TH-M and it means breaking of rule or rules of justice, morality and ethics. This means error or fault with a tinge of knowing it. ITHM is the breaking of the rule of justice and morality while aware of it. It fits closely with sin when knowing that it is sin. It is also injustice.
Thumma: then (can be soon or late)
Note: this is a sequence in time or space or whatever a sequence applies to. As opposed to the FA which is often used as a sequence, the THUMMA allows for an immediate or relaxed sequence, with the possibility of intervening events, while the FA is an immediate sequence only with no intervening events.
Yarmi: targets/ accuses/ throws
Note: the root is R-M-Y and it means in concrete throwing a stone or spear at a target. Conceptually, it can be used for throwing something at a target or for targeting or sometimes, just for throwing according to the context. YARMI is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of throwing the object (BIHI= with it, the sin or error) at another object (bareean= innocent) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Bihi: by him/ With him
Note: Bi suggests that what comes after it is either an association with the action, a tool of the action or an object of the action or any combination of the three. If bi serves as an object of the action that it serves as an emphasis of the action. HI means him and it points to the sin or error.
Bareean: an innocent/ one with no association
Note: the root B-R-Hamza and it means dissociation from something or someone. BAREEAN is someone with no association to the matter and here it points to an innocent person.
Faqadi: then indeed
Ihtamala: he carried/ he made himself bear
Note: the root is HA-M-L and it means in one concrete usage, being pregnant and in another, the new born sheep. Conceptually, it takes the meaning of carrying including taking responsibility for. IHTAMALA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making oneself carrying or bearing responsibility of the object (Buhtanan) happened by the subject (third person singular).
Buhtanan: exposed or clear falsehood
Note: the root is B-H-T and it means exposing falsehood or exposed falsehood. BUHTANAN is a clear or exposed falsehood.
Waithman: and sin/ injustice
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. ITHMAN is derived from the root Hamza-TH-M and it means breaking of rule or rules of justice, morality and ethics. This means error or fault with a tinge of knowing it. ITHM is the breaking of the rule of justice and morality while aware of it. It fits closely with sin when knowing that it is sin. It is also injustice.
Mubeenan: clear/ self evident/ clarifying
Note: the root is B-Y-N and it means in concrete between. The action of the verb is betweening. This betweening can mean clarifying because one can know better the difference between two things. It also can mean distancing because the betweening makes things become apart. MUBEEN is the one that makes between in a conceptual sense. In this context, SULTANAN MEBEEN carries the meaning of clear or self evident and clarifying license to fight.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
4:111
Salaam all,
This is 4:111
وَمَن يَكْسِبْ إِثْمًا فَإِنَّمَا يَكْسِبُهُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَكَانَ اللّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا
Waman yaksib ithman fainnama yaksibuhu AAala nafsihi wakana Allahu AAaleeman hakeeman
The Aya says:
And whoever acquires a sin then he indeed acquires it upon himself. And Allah happened to be knowing, wise.
My personal note:
As if this Aya reiterates the message that the person who sins is someone who is transgressing against himself of herself.
The Aya ends up reassuring us all about God’s knowledge and wisdom. This is important because it means that not only does God have the knowledge, but He will use it in the best way and most just and merciful way.
Translation of the transliterated words:
Waman: and who
Yaksib: earns/ acquires
Note: the root is K-S-B and it means earning, acquiring or collecting. YAKSIB is an action that is being completed or will be completed and that is derived from the root. It means: the action of earning or collecting is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Ithman: sin/ injustice
Note: the root is Hamza-TH-M and it means breaking of rule or rules of justice, morality and ethics. This means error or fault with a tinge of knowing it. ITHM is the breaking of the rule of justice and morality while aware of it. It fits closely with sin when knowing that it is sin. It is also injustice.
Fainnama: so indeed what
Yaksibuhu: he earns him/ acquires him
Note: the root is K-S-B and it means earning, acquiring or collecting. YAKSIBUHU is an action that is being completed or will be completed and that is derived from the root. It means: the action of earning or collecting the object (HU= HIM and it points to the sin) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
AAala: upon
Nafsihi: himself
Note: NAFSIN is derived from the root N-F-S and it means to breath. This is the concept and then it can extend to self or anything that breathes. NAFSI means self of. HI means him.
Wakana: and happened to be
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. KANA is derived from the root K-W-N and it means being. KANA is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of being happened by the subject (third personal singular pointing to Allah). This in turn means: He was or He happened to be.
Allahu: Allah
Aaaleeman: knowledgeable
Note: the root is Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. AAaLEEM is the one that is very knowledgeable.
Hakeeman: Wise/ steering
Note: the root Ha-K-M and it means the steer that steers the animal. This word is used for ruling and judging as well as other meanings that contain steering as part of the concept. HAKEEM means wise or the steering. The steering means the entity that steers in the best way possible using the best tools of knowledge, compassion, justice and mercy, and that is wisdom.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
This is 4:111
وَمَن يَكْسِبْ إِثْمًا فَإِنَّمَا يَكْسِبُهُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَكَانَ اللّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا
Waman yaksib ithman fainnama yaksibuhu AAala nafsihi wakana Allahu AAaleeman hakeeman
The Aya says:
And whoever acquires a sin then he indeed acquires it upon himself. And Allah happened to be knowing, wise.
My personal note:
As if this Aya reiterates the message that the person who sins is someone who is transgressing against himself of herself.
The Aya ends up reassuring us all about God’s knowledge and wisdom. This is important because it means that not only does God have the knowledge, but He will use it in the best way and most just and merciful way.
Translation of the transliterated words:
Waman: and who
Yaksib: earns/ acquires
Note: the root is K-S-B and it means earning, acquiring or collecting. YAKSIB is an action that is being completed or will be completed and that is derived from the root. It means: the action of earning or collecting is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Ithman: sin/ injustice
Note: the root is Hamza-TH-M and it means breaking of rule or rules of justice, morality and ethics. This means error or fault with a tinge of knowing it. ITHM is the breaking of the rule of justice and morality while aware of it. It fits closely with sin when knowing that it is sin. It is also injustice.
Fainnama: so indeed what
Yaksibuhu: he earns him/ acquires him
Note: the root is K-S-B and it means earning, acquiring or collecting. YAKSIBUHU is an action that is being completed or will be completed and that is derived from the root. It means: the action of earning or collecting the object (HU= HIM and it points to the sin) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
AAala: upon
Nafsihi: himself
Note: NAFSIN is derived from the root N-F-S and it means to breath. This is the concept and then it can extend to self or anything that breathes. NAFSI means self of. HI means him.
Wakana: and happened to be
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. KANA is derived from the root K-W-N and it means being. KANA is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of being happened by the subject (third personal singular pointing to Allah). This in turn means: He was or He happened to be.
Allahu: Allah
Aaaleeman: knowledgeable
Note: the root is Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. AAaLEEM is the one that is very knowledgeable.
Hakeeman: Wise/ steering
Note: the root Ha-K-M and it means the steer that steers the animal. This word is used for ruling and judging as well as other meanings that contain steering as part of the concept. HAKEEM means wise or the steering. The steering means the entity that steers in the best way possible using the best tools of knowledge, compassion, justice and mercy, and that is wisdom.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
Monday, March 02, 2009
4:110
Salaam all,
This is 4:110
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ اللّهَ يَجِدِ اللّهَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا
Waman yaAAmal sooan aw yathlim nafsahu thumma yastaghfiri Allaha yajidi Allaha ghafooran raheeman
The Aya says:
And whoever does ugly deed or acts unjustly to himself then seeks Allah’s forgiveness will find Allah, forgiving, merciful.
My personal note:
All sin or all the ugly deeds that we do is a form of transgression against ourselves. I also chose forgiveness this time for the root GH-F-R although protective cover will also apply because it includes forgiveness and more in it’s coverage. However, forgiveness seems to be the main aim in this context.
THUMMA points to things happening in a sequence of time, space or whatever. However, it applies to things happening immediately after or a long time after. So, as long as we live, the door to seeking Allah’s forgiveness and protective cover is open. One never looses hope in reaching safety in God.
Translation of the transliterated words:
Waman: and who/ and whomever
yaAAmal: does
Note: the root is Ain-M-L and it means doing or work. YaAAMAL is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of doing or making is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Sooan: ugly or hated or bad deed/ saying.
Note: the root is S-Y-Hamza and it means hated word or deed. It can also mean ugly or vulnerable. All the meanings are linked somehow by one concept. This word then means different things according to the plane of thought that is being talked about. SOOAN points to an ugly or hated or bad deed or saying
Aw: or
Yathlim: transgresses against/ acts unjustly against/ misplaces right and wrong of
Note: the root is THA-L-M and it means darkness in the most concrete form. This word also takes the meaning of misplacing right from wrong and transgression or injustice since injustice is displacing right from wrong and a decision made in darkness. YATHLIM is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of transgression, injustice or misplacement of right and wrong for the object (NAFSAHU= himself) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Nafsahu: himself
Note: NAFSAHU is derived from the root N-F-S and it means to breath. This is the concept and then it can extend to self or anything that breathes. NAFSA means self of. HU means him.
Thumma: then (can be soon or late)
Note: this is a sequence in time or space or whatever a sequence applies to. As opposed to the FA which is often used as a sequence, the THUMMA allows for an immediate or relaxed sequence, with the possibility of intervening events, while the FA is an immediate sequence only with no intervening events.
Yastaghfiri: He seeks protective cover of/ forgiveness of
Note: YASTAGHFIRI is derived from the root GH-F-R and it means the helmet of the soldier in the battle. This is one of the concrete uses of the word and the word is therefore used to mean protective covering in many fashions as in protecting the person from the error or protecting the person from the consequence of error and that is forgiveness. YASTAGHFIRI is an action that is happening or will be happening. It means: the action of seeking protective cover including forgiveness of the object (Allah) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Allaha; Allah
yajidi; finds/ will find
Note: the root is W-J-D and it means in one concrete meaning the water that has accumulated in the desert. This is then used to mean a find that is really important. YAJID is an action that is derived from the root that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of finding the object (Allaha) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Allaha: Allah
Ghafooran: forgiving/ provider of protective cover
Note: the root is GH-F-R and it means covering for protection. The concrete word is the helmet of the fighter. GHAFOORAN is the one that covers to protect. This, in turn means protection from committing the sin and protection from the consequences of sin, which also means forgiving
Raheeman: Merciful
Note: the root is R-Ha-M and it means womb in concrete. This term is used to mean mercy and all the good that the womb provides. RAHEEM is the one with the womb-like mercy.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
This is 4:110
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ اللّهَ يَجِدِ اللّهَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا
Waman yaAAmal sooan aw yathlim nafsahu thumma yastaghfiri Allaha yajidi Allaha ghafooran raheeman
The Aya says:
And whoever does ugly deed or acts unjustly to himself then seeks Allah’s forgiveness will find Allah, forgiving, merciful.
My personal note:
All sin or all the ugly deeds that we do is a form of transgression against ourselves. I also chose forgiveness this time for the root GH-F-R although protective cover will also apply because it includes forgiveness and more in it’s coverage. However, forgiveness seems to be the main aim in this context.
THUMMA points to things happening in a sequence of time, space or whatever. However, it applies to things happening immediately after or a long time after. So, as long as we live, the door to seeking Allah’s forgiveness and protective cover is open. One never looses hope in reaching safety in God.
Translation of the transliterated words:
Waman: and who/ and whomever
yaAAmal: does
Note: the root is Ain-M-L and it means doing or work. YaAAMAL is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of doing or making is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Sooan: ugly or hated or bad deed/ saying.
Note: the root is S-Y-Hamza and it means hated word or deed. It can also mean ugly or vulnerable. All the meanings are linked somehow by one concept. This word then means different things according to the plane of thought that is being talked about. SOOAN points to an ugly or hated or bad deed or saying
Aw: or
Yathlim: transgresses against/ acts unjustly against/ misplaces right and wrong of
Note: the root is THA-L-M and it means darkness in the most concrete form. This word also takes the meaning of misplacing right from wrong and transgression or injustice since injustice is displacing right from wrong and a decision made in darkness. YATHLIM is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of transgression, injustice or misplacement of right and wrong for the object (NAFSAHU= himself) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Nafsahu: himself
Note: NAFSAHU is derived from the root N-F-S and it means to breath. This is the concept and then it can extend to self or anything that breathes. NAFSA means self of. HU means him.
Thumma: then (can be soon or late)
Note: this is a sequence in time or space or whatever a sequence applies to. As opposed to the FA which is often used as a sequence, the THUMMA allows for an immediate or relaxed sequence, with the possibility of intervening events, while the FA is an immediate sequence only with no intervening events.
Yastaghfiri: He seeks protective cover of/ forgiveness of
Note: YASTAGHFIRI is derived from the root GH-F-R and it means the helmet of the soldier in the battle. This is one of the concrete uses of the word and the word is therefore used to mean protective covering in many fashions as in protecting the person from the error or protecting the person from the consequence of error and that is forgiveness. YASTAGHFIRI is an action that is happening or will be happening. It means: the action of seeking protective cover including forgiveness of the object (Allah) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Allaha; Allah
yajidi; finds/ will find
Note: the root is W-J-D and it means in one concrete meaning the water that has accumulated in the desert. This is then used to mean a find that is really important. YAJID is an action that is derived from the root that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of finding the object (Allaha) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Allaha: Allah
Ghafooran: forgiving/ provider of protective cover
Note: the root is GH-F-R and it means covering for protection. The concrete word is the helmet of the fighter. GHAFOORAN is the one that covers to protect. This, in turn means protection from committing the sin and protection from the consequences of sin, which also means forgiving
Raheeman: Merciful
Note: the root is R-Ha-M and it means womb in concrete. This term is used to mean mercy and all the good that the womb provides. RAHEEM is the one with the womb-like mercy.
Salaam all and have a great day.
Hussein
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