12:40

 

12:40

مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِهِ إِلَّا أَسْمَاءً سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُم مَّا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍ ۚ إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ۚ أَمَرَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Ma taAAabudoona min doonihi illa asma’an sammaytumooha antum waaba’okum ma anzala Allahu biha min sultanin ini alhukmu illa lillahi amara alla taAAabudoo illa iyyahu thalika addeenu alqayyimu walakinna akthara aNnasi la yaAAlamoon

 

The Aya says:

You are not worshiping short of Him, except appellations you made up, you and your ancestors.  Allah did not bring down of it any proof.  The order is only Allah’s.  He ordered that you worship only Him.  This is the upstanding religion; however, most people do not know.

 

My personal note:

Here Joseph makes the case for monotheism in worship and that people make up all the other gods they worship other than Allah.

Translation of the transliterated words:

Ma: not

taAAabudoona: you (plural) worship

Note: TaAAaBUDOONA 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.  TaAAaBDUDOONA is an action that is happening or will be happening.  It means: the action of worshipping or humbling oneself is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural)

Min: from/ of

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 points to Allah.

Illa: except/ if not

asma’an: names/ appelations

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.  ASMA’aN are names or appellations.

Sammaytumooha: you named them/ you made them up

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.  SAMMAYTUMOOHA is an action that is completed.  It means: the action of naming the object (HA= them) happened by the subject (second person plural).

Antum: you (plural)

Waaba’okum: and your fathers/ ancestors

Note: WA here is for addition.  A”OBA is derived from the root Hamza-B and it means father or parent. ABA”O means fathers of.  KUM is a plural you.

 

Ma: not

Anzala: brought down/ bring about

Note: the root is 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 bringing down the object (biha=of it) happened by the subject (third person singular). 

 

Allahu: Allah

Biha: of it/ it

Note: Bi here is for giving an object to the action above.  HA means her or it and points to the gods they worshipped.

Min: of/ from

Sultanin: power/ legitimacy

Sultanin is derived from the root S-L-TTA and it means power that can overcome obstacles. As a concept it can be extended to the power that is physical, mental, spiritual and power of argument and proof. It also could mean overpowering. SULTAN means power or legitimacy in this context.

Ini: limited/ indeed not

Alhukmu: the rule/ the judgement/ correct decision

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.  ALHUKM means the rule and judgment and decision.

Illa: except/ if not

Lillahi: belongs to Allah

Amara: He ordered/ He decreed

Note: the root is Hamza-M-R and it means ordering something and the implementation of it.  AMARA is an action that is completed.  It means the action of ordering or instructing happened by the subject (third person singular)

 

Alla: that not

taAAabudoo: you (plural) worship

 Note: TaAAaBUDOO 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.  TaAAaBDUDOO is an action that is happening or will be happening.  It means: the action of worshipping or humbling oneself is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural)

 

Illa: except/ if not

Iyyahu: him/ himself

Thalika: that/ this

Addeenu: the religion/ the obligation/ the commitment

Note: The root is D-Y-N and it means debt or law or religion. What groups them together is the concept of obligation, since religion is the obligation of man towards God. DEENI is obligation of or religion of, with religion being the obligation of man towards God.

Alqayyimu: the upstanding

Note: the root is Qaf-W-M and it means standing upright or standing.  ALQAYYIMU means the standing.

 

Walakinna: but/ however

Note: AKTHARA is derived from the root K-TH-R and it means many or numerous in all the planes of Uthought. AKTHARA means: the bigger number of and that means the majority of or most of.

 

Annaasi: the people/ the society

Note: ALNASSI is derived from the root Hamza-N-S and it means socializing. ALNNAS means the people or humans or the society.

La: not

yaAAlamoon: they know

Note: YaAALAMOON is derived from the root Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. YaAALAMOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of knowing is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).

 Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein

 

12:39

 

12:39

يَا صَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ أَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ

Ya ṣāḥibayi assijni a’arbābun mutafarriqūna khayrun ami AlLāhu alwāḥidu alqahhār?!

 

The Aya says:

O two companions of the prison, are disparate lords better or Allah, the one, the victorious?!

 

My personal note:

Here Jospeh is presenting the case of monotheism is simpler and less confusing and you do not have to navigate with different fears or allegiances.

 

Translation of the transliterated words:

Ya: O

ṣāḥibayi: two companions of

Note: SAHIBAYI is derived from the root Sad-Ha-B and it means companion or companionship. SAHIBAYI means two companions of.

 

Assijni: the Jail/ prison

Note: the root is S-J-N and it means prison or captivity or being held in a place you cannot get out of.  ASSIJN means the jail/ prison/ captivity.

 

 

a’arbābun: Nurturing lords?

Note: RABB is derived from the root 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.   A’ARBABUN is question and a rhetorical statement.  It means: Several lords?!. 

Mutafarriqūna: separate/ divergent/ disparate

Note: the root F-R-Qaf and it means separating apart or dispersing. MUTAFARRIQOON means separate/ apart/ divergent/ disparate.

Khayrun: better/ preferred

Note: the root KH-Y-R and it means choice/ preferrence. It is also understood as good or as better, because one would chose the good over the bad. KHAYRUN means: Good or something that is preferred,  In this context there is a comparison.

 

Ami: Or

AlLāhu: Allah

alwāḥidu: the one

Note: the root is W-Ha-D and it means one. ALWAHID means the one.

 

alqahhār?!: The victorious/ the dominating

Note: the root is Qaf-H-R and it means victory of one entity upon another in case of dispute or fight and clearly establishing dominion and authority. ALQAHHAR means the victorious/ the dominating.

 

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein

12:38

 

12:38

وَٱتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ ءَابَآءِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَـٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ۚ مَا كَانَ لَنَآ أَن نُّشْرِكَ بِٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍۢ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ ٣٨

WattabaAAtu millata aba’ee ibraheema waishaqa wayaAAqooba ma kana lana an nushrika billahi min shay’in thalika min fadli Allahi AAalayna waAAala annasi walakinna akthara annasi la yashkuroon

 

The Aya says:

And I followed religion of my ancestors, Abraham and Isaaq and Jacob.  It is not for us to worship any entity with Allah.  This is from the generosity of Allah upon us and upon the people.  However, most of the people are not grateful.

 

My personal note:

Joseph here continues discussing his belief system before explaining their dreams.  He related his belief system to his father, grandfather and great grandfather.  He also emphasized that monotheism is a blessing to his family and humanity and the need for all people to act in gratefulness to Allah’s blessings on us.

 

Translation of the transliterated words:

 

WattabaAAtu: and I joined and followed

Note: WA here for continuing of the subject.  ITTABaAATU is derived from the root T-B-Ain and it means following footsteps or join and follow footsteps. ITTABaAATU is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making oneself follow footsteps or join and follow footsteps of the object (millata=religion of) happened by the subject (first person).

 

Millata: religion of/ way of

Note: the root is M-L-L and it means to repeat something many times that you become bored with it. MILLA is a word that is derived from this root. It means the way and used in religious terms as the way of the religion. MILLATA is way of or religion of, since the religion is the way.

 aba’ee: my fathers / my ancestors

Note: ABA is derived from the root Hamza-B and it means father or parent. ABA means fathers of.  EE means mine

Ibraheema: Abraham

Waishaqa: And Isaq

wayaAAqooba: and Jacob

ma: not

kana: Happened to be/ was

 

Note: It 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 or plural). 

Lana: for us

Note: the combination of the term ma kana lana takes the meaning: Not for us/ not be for us/ not appropriate for us.

An: that/ to

Nushrika: give partners/ worship partners

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.  NUSHRIKA 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 (first person plural)

 

Billahi: with Allah

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 here it gives the action before it an object.  Allah is Allah.

Min: of/ from

shay’in: a thing

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.  SHAY’IN means a thing or an entity.

 

Thalika: that

Min: of/ from

Fadli: blessing of/ favor of/ generosity of

Note: FADLI is derived from the root 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. FADLI in this context means generosity of/ favor of/ blessing of.

Allahi: Allah

AAalayna: upon us

waAAala: and upon

annasi: the people/ the society/ the humanity

Note: ANNASSI is derived from the root Hamza-N-S and it means socializing. ANNAS means the people or humans or the society.

 

Walakinna: but/ however

Note: AKTHARA is derived from the root K-TH-R and it means many or numerous in all the planes of thought. AKTHARA means: the bigger number of and that means the majority of or most of.

 

Annaasi: the people/ the society

Note: ANNASSI is derived from the root Hamza-N-S and it means socializing. ANNAS means the people or humans or the society.

La: not

Yashkuroon: thank/ grateful

Note: the root is SH-K-R and it means thanking. The thanking can be in words and certainly in deeds.  YASHKUROON is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of thanking or being grateful is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural)

Salaam all

Hussein