11:54

 Salaam all

11:54

إِن نَّقُولُ إِلاَّ ٱعْتَرَاكَ بَعْضُ آلِهَتِنَا بِسُوۤءٍ قَالَ إِنِّيۤ أُشْهِدُ ٱللَّهَ وَٱشْهَدُوۤاْ أَنِّي بَرِيۤءٌ مِّمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ 

 

in naqūlu illā iʿ`tarāka baʿḍu ālihatinā bisūin qāla innī ush`hidu l-laha wa-ish`hadū annī barīon mimmā tush`rikūna

 

The Aya says:

We say that some of our God must have rubbed you with badness.  He responded: “I ask Allah to witness and you witness that I am unaffiliated with your polytheistic acts”

 

My personal note:

The claim that some harm hit him because of their gods but he responded emphatically that he rejects all their polytheism.  He asks Allah to be his witness.

 

Translation of the transliterated words:

in: that

naqūlu: we say/ we claim

Note: NAQOOLOO is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying or communicating in any way possible whether in words or otherwise. NAQOOLOO is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means the action of saying is happening or will be happening by the subject (first person plural).

 

Illā: if not/ only thing

iʿ`tarāka: they rubbed you

Note the root is Ain-R-K and it means in concrete rubbing something to produce an effect positive or negative.  It is also used for overcrowding when people are overcrowded and then they are shuving and perhaps hitting each other as in battle and so on.  iAATARAKA is action that is completed.  It means the action of rubbing the object (KA= singular you) happened by the subject (third person singular or plural)

baʿḍu: some of

Note: the root is B-Ain-Dhad and it means some of whole or just some. BaAADU means some of.

 

Ālihatinā: our gods/ our worshipped entities

Note: the root is Hamza-L-H and it means worthy of worship. ALLAH is the entity worthy of Worship and that is one of the names of God in Arabic and the most commonly used in Arabic by Muslim Arabs and non Muslim Arabs. ALIHATAN is plural of ILAH and ILAH means entity (singular) worthy of worship.  ALIHATI means Gods of.  NA means us

 Bisūin: with badness/ with harm

Note: BI signifies an attachment or close linkage between what is before and what is after it.  In a Verbal sentence it can mean attachment to the action or to the subject as it does the action.  This attachment can then signify many things according to the verb and to the sentence and so on.  In this context it points to association or so.  SOOIN is derived from the root S-Y-Hamza or S-W-HAMZA and it means hated word or deed or something. It can also conceptually 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.  SOOIN means badness and so on.

qāla: He said/ he responded

Note: 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: they said or claimed. In this context it takes the meaning of they responded.

 Innī: I

ush`hidu: Ask to witness

Note: the root is SH-H-D and it means witnessing of truth and it also denotes that the witness knows very well what he or she is witnessing about. The concrete meaning is the honey mixed with wax therefore the wax is the witness of the truth that the honey is the honey. Another concrete meaning is the baby that was just born and is covered with a membrane. In both, there is close association which is proof or witness of the fact.  USHHIDU is an action that is happening or will be happening. It means: the action of asking the object (Allah coming up) to witness is happening or will be happening by the subject (first person singular).

l-laha: Allah

wa-ish`hadū: and you (plural) witness

Note: WA here means And.  ISHHADOO is derived from the root SH-H-D and it means witnessing of truth and it also denotes that the witness knows very well what he or she is witnessing about. The concrete meaning is the honey mixed with wax therefore the wax is the witness of the truth that the honey is the honey. Another concrete meaning is the baby that was just born and is covered with a membrane. In both, there is close association which is proof or witness of the fact.    ISHHADOO is an order or a request addressed to a group. It means: witness

Annī: That I

Barīon: free of/ unaffiliated with

Note: the root is B-R-Hamza and it means dissociation from an entity. This takes many meanings according to the situation. One of them is cure from disease because it is dissociation from disease, another is creation of a living thing out of a dead thing and that is dissociation from the state of death and any other type of dissociation in between. BARION means dissociated/ non- committed/ unlinked and not accountable.

Mimmā: from what

tush`rikūna:  you worship in association/ your polytheism

Note: the root is SH-R-K and it means partner or partnership and with this partnership is a measure of equality or being on par.  TUSHRIKOON is an action that is happening or will be happening.  It means the action of associating partners (in worship) is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural)

 

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein

11:53

 Salaam all

11:53

 قَالُواْ يٰهُودُ مَا جِئْتَنَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَارِكِيۤ آلِهَتِنَا عَن قَوْلِكَ وَمَا نَحْنُ لَكَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ

 

qālū yāhūdu mā ji`tanā bibayyinatin wamā naḥnu bitārikī ālihatinā ʿan qawlika wamā naḥnu laka bimu`minīna

 

The Aya says:

They responded: “Oh Huud, you did not come to us with proof and we are not leaving our gods because of your statement and we do not believe you.”

 

My personal note:

The responded to him that they did not see proof of what he says and therefore they do not believe him and will continue to worship their gods.

 

Translation of the transliterated words:

qālū: they said/ they claimed/ they responded

Note: QALOO is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. QALOO 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: they said or claimed. 

 Yāhūdu: O Hud (the U sounding as in Jude)

Mā: not

ji`tanā: you (singular) came to us

Note: JI’TANA is derived from the root t J-Y-Hamza and it means coming. One concrete word that is derived from this word is the pool where the rain water comes. JI’TA is an action that is completed.  It means: the action of coming to the object (NA=us) happened by the subject (second person singular).

 

Bibayyinatin: with calrity/ with clear evidence

Note: BI signifies an attachment or close linkage between what is before and what is after it.  In a Verbal sentence it can mean attachment to the action or to the subject as it does the action.  This attachment can then signify many things according to the verb and to the sentence and so on.  In this sentence it signifies more of an object of the action. BAYYINATIN is derived from the root 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. BYYINATIN means clear proof or clarifying entity and so on. BAYYINATIN here means clear guidance.

Wamā: and not/nor

naḥnu: we

bitārikī: leaving/ abandoning

Note: BI signifies an attachment or close linkage between what is before and what is after it.  In a Verbal sentence it can mean attachment to the action or to the subject as it does the action.  This attachment can then signify many things according to the verb and to the sentence and so on.  In this sentence it adds a little emphasis to what comes next.  TARIKEE is derived from the root T-R-K and it means what was left. In concrete it is used at times for the egg shell after the little bird has hatched and left the egg.  Conceptually, it is used for leaving and abandoning and so on.  TARIKEE means leaving behind or abandoning.

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Ālihatinā: our gods/ our worshipped entities

Note: the root is Hamza-L-H and it means worthy of worship. ALLAH is the entity worthy of Worship and that is one of the names of God in Arabic and the most commonly used in Arabic by Muslim Arabs and non Muslim Arabs. ALIHATAN is plural of ILAH and ILAH means entity (singular) worthy of worship.  ALIHATI means Gods of.  NA means us

ʿan: about/ because of

Qawlika: your saying/ your statement

Note: the root is Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible.  QAWLI means speech or words or saying of.  KA is singular you

 

Wamā: and not/nor

naḥnu: we

laka: to you (singular)

bimu`minīna: believing

Note: BI signifies an attachment or close linkage between what is before and what is after it.  In a Verbal sentence it can mean attachment to the action or to the subject as it does the action.  This attachment can then signify many things according to the verb and to the sentence and so on.  In this sentence it adds a little emphasis to what comes next.  MUMINEEN is derived from the root is derived from the root Hamza-M-N and it means safe or safety.  MUMINEENA are those who are on the path of safety in Allah and those are the faithful.  When the word is preceded or followed by Li (to) then it takes the meaning of belief more than faith while when it is preceded or followed by Bi then it takes more faith meaning.

 

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein

11:52

 Salaam all

11:52

وَيٰقَوْمِ ٱسْتَغْفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوۤاْ إِلَيْهِ يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِّدْرَاراً وَيَزِدْكُمْ قُوَّةً إِلَىٰ قُوَّتِكُمْ وَلاَ تَتَوَلَّوْاْ مُجْرِمِينَ

 

wayāqawmi is`taghfirū rabbakum thumma tūbū ilayhi yur`sili l-samāa ʿalaykum mid`rāran wayazid`kum quwwatan ilā quwwatikum walā tatawallaw muj`rimīna

The Aya says:

And my people seek Your nurturing Lord’s forgiveness then return to him.  He will send you the skies generously and increases your already existing strength.  And do not turn away being guilty.

 

My personal note:

Hud continues in telling them to do istighfar which is often understood as asking forgiveness in the form of seeking shelter from the ill effects of our wrong actions.  He also mentioned tawba which is a return to Allah.  He assures them that the effects of such actions is abundant skies as in good rain and einforcemen of strength.  The Aya reinforces that the good conduct in this life leads to good effects on the person in this life and the next.

 

Translation of the transliterated words:

wayāqawmi: And my people

Note: WA is for continuation of the subject in this context.  YAQAWMI YA is used for calling.  QAWMI is derived from the root Qaf-Y-M and it means standing or standing upright. QAWMI are the people that stand together and that makes the group or people or nation, basically, any group of people that stand together or form a group. YAQAWMI means O my people.

 is`taghfirū: seek forgiveness/ seek protective cover

Note: the root is GH-F-R or Ghain-F-R and it means covering for protection. The concrete word is the helmet of the fighter. In the Qur’an the usual context is protection from the consequences of poor actions or sins. ISTAGHFIROO is an order or a request addressed to a group.  It means ask or seek protective cover and that is  part of forgiveness (asking protection from the harm of the sin).

 

rabbakum: your Lord/ your nurturing Lord

Note: the root is R-B-B and it means nurturing and Lordship as two components of the meaning that can be present together or one at a time according to the context of the sentence.   RABBA is nurturing Lord of.  KUM means plural you.

 

Thumma: then

Tūbū: repent/ return

Note: the root is  T-W-B and it means repentance or the ultimate return to GOD. The concrete word that is related is TABOOT and it means coffin which is what takes us to our ultimate return to GOD or repentance. TOOBOO is an order or a request addressed to a group.  It means repent or return.

Ilayhi: to Him/ towards Him

yur`sili: He sends/ He brings

Note: the root is 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. YURSIL is an action that is happening or will be happening.  It means: the action of sending the object (ALSSAMA=the sky) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular)

 

l-samāa: the sky/ the rain

Note: the root is S-M-W and it means rising. This word is used to mean many things that are related to that meaning. One of the meanings is name because when a person’s name is called, he or she would rise and respond.  ALSSAMAI is the above, that is the sky or beyond.  In this context it points to the sky or the atmosphere or what comes down from the sky as rain.

 

ʿalaykum: upon you (plural)/ on you

mid`rāran: plenty/ Generously/ abundantly

Note: he root is D-R-R and it points in concrete when the milk flows easily and in big amounts or when the tears flow big time.  Conceptually, it is used when something perhaps liquid nature is coming in abundance.  MIDRARAN means abundantly.

wayazid`kum: and He increases you (plural)/ including He adds to you

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 is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better.  YAZEEDUKUM is derived from the root Z-W-D or Z-Y-D and it means the provision of the road or the food that one packs for travel. It has also the conceptual meaning of what is above the need, because one packs a little extra for the road. YAZEEDU is an action that is happening or will be happening.  It means: the action of increasing or adding to the object (KUM- plural you) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah). 

 

Quwwatan: strength/ power

Note: QUWWATAN is derived from the root Qaf-W-Y and it means to become strong for the verb and Strong for the noun.  QUWWATAN means strength or power.

Ilā: in addition to/ to

Quwwatikum: your power/ your existing power

Note: QUWWATI is derived from the root Qaf-W-Y and it means to become strong for the verb and Strong for the noun.  QUWWATI means power or strength of.  KUM is a plural you.

Walā: and not

Tatawallaw: turn away/ ignore / dismiss

Note: the root is W-L-Y and it means direction or following direction with some guarantee. It comes close to guardian and protégé relationship where the protégé follows the guardians leadership and the leader protects them.  TATAWALLAW is an action that is being completed or will be completed.  It means: the action of following own direction is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural).  In this context WALA TATAWALLAW means do not turn away or do not dismiss/ ignore

 

muj`rimīna:  guilty/ wrongdoing

Note: the root is J-R-M and in concrete it means: harvesting the dates from the tree or separating/severing the dates from the tree. Conceptually, this word then carries many other meaning including a transgression because the transgression/criminal act is a separation or severing of ties with what is appropriate.  MUJRIMEEN are committers of bad acts/ wrongdoers./ guilty

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein

11:51

 Salaam all

11:51

يٰقَوْمِ لاۤ أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْراً إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلاَّ عَلَى ٱلَّذِي فَطَرَنِيۤ أَفَلاَ تَعْقِلُونَ

 

yāqawmi lā asalukum ʿalayhi ajran in ajriya illā ʿalā alladhī faṭaranī afalā taʿqilūna

 

The Aya says:

And my people, I do not ask you on it compensation.  My compensation is on the one who created me.  What do not you contemplate?!

 

My personal note:

He is telling them that he is not doing it for ulterior motives.  He is asking them to contemplate on that.

 

Translation of the transliterated words:

 

Yāqawmi: O my people

Note: YA is used for calling.  QAWMI is derived from the root Qaf-Y-M and it means standing or standing upright. QAWMI are the people that stand together and that makes the group or people or nation, basically, any group of people that stand together or form a group. YAQAWMI means O my people.

Lā: not

Asalukum: I ask you (plural)

Note: the root is S-Hamza-L and it means asking. It could be asking a question and it could be asking for help and so forth. AS’ALUKUM an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of asking the object (KUM= plural you) is happening or will be happening by the subject (first person singular).

 

ʿalayhi: uppon it/ for it

ajran : compensation

Note: Note: the root is Hamza-J-R and it means compensation for work done. Conceptually it is used to point to what the person receiving what they deserved. AJRAN means compensation of work or just compensation or reward of or dues of.

In: if/ indeed

Ajriya: my compensation

Note: the root is Hamza-J-R and it means compensation for work done. Conceptually it is used to point to what the person receiving what they deserved. AJRIYA means my compensation of work or just compensation or reward or dues.

illā ʿalā: only on

alladhī: the one who

faṭaranī: created me/made me emerge

Note: the root is F-TTA-R and in concrete it is used when something opens and something comes out of it or inside of it or just opens with consequence and so on. Conceptually, it is used to mean break of the fast because then the mouth opens and food enters, but also any form of creation or birthing that happens when the womb opens and the baby comes out or the seed opens and the plant comes out. So, any form of creation of something from something else may apply. FATARA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of creating or causing the object (NI=me) to be born or to crack open and emerge happened by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah)

Afalā: why not

taʿqilūna:  you (plural) contemplate/ you link/ you process

Note: the root is Ain-Qaf-L and it means tying the animal so that it does not go away. This is the concrete word, but it is also used for any restraint or putting things together as in tying the knot. The word is used for brain or thinking appropriately. That could be because either that one who thinks appropriately is restraining his thoughts from going astray, or that he is tying things together or both. TaAAQILOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed and that is derived from the root. It means: the action of thinking/ contemplating appropriately or with restraint, is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural).  .

 

 Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein

11:50

 Salaam all

11:50

وَإِلَىٰ عَادٍ أَخَاهُمْ هُوداً قَالَ يٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ إِلَـٰهٍ غَيْرُهُ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلاَّ مُفْتَرُونَ

 

wa-ilā ʿādin akhāhum hūdan qāla yāqawmi uʿ`budū l-laha mā lakum min ilāhin ghayruhu in antum illā muf`tarūna

The Aya says:

And to AAAaD their brother Hud.  He said: “O my people worship Allah, there is not for you another entity worthy of worship.  You (plural) are but making things up”

 

My personal note:

The story of Hud and aAAaD is only present in the Qur’an and not in the bible.  The story starts with the prophet being one of them but also asking them to worship the only one God or entity worthy of worship instead of the other Gods that they made up and also worshipped.  That tribe or nation had other vices such as aggression and they were endowed with tall bodies and great physical strengths.

 

Translation of the transliterated words:

 

wa-ilā: and to/ towards

ʿādin: aAAaD

Note: that is a name of a tribe or nation that lived in Southern Arabia in what is now Oman or Yemen or the border between the two.

Akhāhum: their brother/ their member

Note: the term AKH means brother literally or being someone who shares some common elements with another or just being part of the group. AKHA means brother of/ member of.  HUM means them and points to the tribe.

Hūdan: HUD

qāla: He said/ he responded

Note: 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: they said or claimed. In this context it takes the meaning of they responded.

 

Yāqawmi: O my people

Note: YA is used for calling.  QAWMI is derived from the root Qaf-Y-M and it means standing or standing upright. QAWMI are the people that stand together and that makes the group or people or nation, basically, any group of people that stand together or form a group. YAQAWMI means O my people.

uʿ`budū: worship

Note:  oUUBUDOO is derived from the root Ain-B-D and it means slave or servant.  The road that is MUABBAD is the road that is well trodden and made easy to walk or drive on and so on.  Conceptually, aAABD is an entity that is easy to manage and does smooth sailing either by it’s own or by being subject to pressure from above.  It is used for slave or servant or anyone who is humbled for love or devotion or by the sheer power of the other entity.  oUUBDUDOO is an order or a request addressed to a group.  It means worship.

 

l-laha: Allah

mā: not

lakum: to you (plural)/ belongs to you/ for you

min: of

ilāhin: God/ entity worthy of worship.

Note: ILAH is the word for entities worthy of worship.  The word EL also means GOD or entity worthy of worship.

Ghayruhu: other than Him

Note: the root is GH-Y-R or GHAIN-Y-R and it means different or other. GHAYRU means different or other than.  HU means him and points to Allah.

 

in antum illā: you (plural) are but

muf`tarūna: making things up/ concocting

Note: the root is F-R-W or F-R-Y and it means the fur of the animal or the scalp that is normally covered with hair. This word is used when people are concocting things and making things up that are not true. It could be related to the action of cutting the skin apart or making things up as in making a dress out of the skin and so forth. MUFTAROON means people who make things up.

 

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein