Thursday, March 07, 2013

7:33

Salaam all,


Qul innama harrama rabbiya alfawahisha ma thahara minha wama batana waalithma waalbaghya bighayri alhaqqi waan tushrikoo biAllahi ma lam yunazzil bihi sultanan waan taqooloo AAala Allahi ma la taAAlamoona

The Aya says:
Say (O Muhammad): My nurturing Lord did not forbid except the indecency what is apparent amongst them and what is hidden and the sin and the aggression without right, and that you make partners to Allah what He did not send evidence/license/ proof of, and that you claim upon Allah in what you have no knowledge of.

My personal note:

The Aya brings about the main categories of entities that are forbidden. FAWAHISH is a term that covers any act that is outside the bounds of decency as generally agreed by societies but also indicated in the books of Allah. One can say that indecencies can cover many forms of sin that are related to general behaviour including in appropriate sexual behavior. The second one is ITHM and it covers any act that is considered injustice to oneself and to God and to others. This act can cover any form of disobeying God whether by not doing what He ordered or doing what He prohibited and the thid sin is aggression without a right. This rules the relationship with other human beings. Aggression without a right is limiting in that it also means that even if you have a “right”, it is limited to the extent of the crime committed by the other and when or if you overstep that limit then you have committed an “aggression without right”.

So, the first three categories judge our general behaviours as human beings. The last two are even more important because they relate to our relationship with God. The first one is that we should be monotheists in our belief and in our conduct. The second is to know the limit of what we can talk about or not talk about related to God. It basically prohibits us from talking about God without knowledge in any form.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Qul: say
Note: QUL is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. QUL is an order addressed to a singular. It means: Say.
innama Harrama: He did nmot make forbidden except/ forbidden to violate
Note: INNAMA is to designate that only what follows the action is included and everything else is excluded. HARRAMA the root is Ha-R-M and it means “forbidding and forbidden to violate”. HARRAMA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making the object (MAN= who) forbidden happened by the subject (third person singular).
rabbiya: my 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. RABBI is nurturing Lord of. ya means mine.
Alfawahisha: abominations/ the ugly words or deeds/ the indecencies
Note: the root is F-Ha-SH and it means: the ugly word or deed or any word or deed that has exceeded the border of decency and appropriateness. The term is often used related to sexual acts, but it is not limited to it. FAWAHISHA are the ugly words or deeds including sexually or nudity/indecent exposure.

Ma: what
Thahara: became apparent/ was apparent
Note: the root is THa-H-R and it means Back (as opposed to stomach) in the concrete word. Conceptually form it can the meaning of To back/to support and also to externalize as opposed to internalize and to be on top since the back of the animal is the top of the animal and so on. THAHARA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of becoming apparent happened by the subject (Minha= of them).

Minha: of them
Wama: and what
Batana: was hidden/ became hidden
Note: the root is B-TTA-N and it means inside or stomach. Conceptually it takes the meaning according to the plane of thought and carries the meaning of the real stomach or anything inside including secrets and so forth. BATANA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of being hidden or internalized happened by the subject (third person plural)
Waalithma: and the injustice/ and the sin/ and what is wrong
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. ALITHMA 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. ALITHM 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.

Waalbaghya: and/including the aggression/ and the transgression
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. ALBAGHYA is derived from the root B-GHain-Y or B-ghain-w 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 desirable or desire as well as something bad as in an aggression or transgression. Both may share that youth is desirable and youth is associated with immaturity and foolish actions. ALBAGHYA in this context means their transgression or their foolish immature actions.

Bighayri: by other than/ without
Alhaqqi: the binding truth/ the binding right
Note: ALHAQQI is derived from the root Ha-Qaf-Qaf and it means binding right where right means correct as well s what is due to one person (rights and obligations). ALHAQQ is binding right or binding truth or just right as the context suggests here.
Waan: and that
Tushrikoo: and to make partners
Note: TUSHRIKOO is derived from the root SH-R-K and it means partner or partnership and with this partnership is a measure of equality or being on par. ALLA TUSHRIKOO is an order or demand addressed to a group not to make partners or associations
biAllahi: by Allah/ in Allah/ to ALLAH
Note: Bi suggests that what comes after it is either a tool of the action or an object of the action or any combination. If bi serves as an object of the action that it serves as an emphasis of the action. ALLAH is Allah.

Ma: what
lam yunazzil: He did not bring down from above/ make descend
Note: LAM is for negation of the action that is following. YUNAZZIL
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. YUNAZZIL is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making the object (bihi= in him) arrive or making it descend is happening or will be happening by the subject(third person singular pointing to Allah).
Bihi: in him and it points to evidence/ by him/ it
Note: Bi suggests that what comes after it is either a tool of the action or an object of the action or any combination. 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 evidence.
Sultanan: power of proof/ proof/ license
Note: the root is 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. SULTANAN can be any of the previous concepts. In this context, it is either a license to make partners or a power of proof that there are partners.
Waan: and that

Taqooloo: you (plural) say/ claim

Note: TAQOOLOO is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. TAQOOLOO is a an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: you (plural) say or claim in this context.
Aaala: upon
Allahi: Allah
Ma: What
La taAAlamoona: you (plural) do not know/ you have no knowledge of facts about.
Note: LA is for negation of the action that is coming up. TaAALAMOON is derived from the root Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. TaAALAMOON is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of knowing the object (not specified but probably points to the piece of information) for fact is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural). MA LA TaAALAMOONA together means: what you (plural) do not know or what you have no knowledge of facts about.

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein

Friday, March 01, 2013

7:32

Salaam all,


Qul man harrama zeenata Allahi allatee akhraja liAAibadihi waalttayyibati mina alrrizqi qul hiya lillatheena amanoo fee alhayati alddunya khalisatan yawma alqiyamati kathalika nufassilu alayati liqawmin yaAAlamoona

The Aya says:
Say (O Muhammad): who forbade the adornments that Allah brought out to his servants, and also the good of the provisions?!! Say (O Muhammad): on the day of Judgment they will belong exclusively to those who made themselves trust (Allah)during this life. As such we make distinct the signs for people who have knowledge.

My personal note:

The Aya repeats the often repeated issue of how problematic for someone to declare something forbidden without a clear order from Allah or His messenger. The Aya also promises that the good things of this life will belong exclusively to those who made themselves safe and trusting of Allah in the next life. May Allah always increased our trust in Him and our safety in Him, Amen


Translation of the transliterated words:
Qul: say
Note: QUL is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. QUL is an order addressed to a singular. It means: Say.
Man: who?
Harrama: He made forbidden/ forbidden to violate
Note: the root is Ha-R-M and it means “forbidding and forbidden to violate”. HARRAMA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making the object (MAN= who) forbidden happened by the subject (third person singular).
Zeenata: adornment of
Note: ZEENA is derived from the root Z-Y-N and it means what one puts on to add beauty to the look. It is used to cover clothes, jewelry and make up. For the land, it is the grass and the flowers. ZEENATA means: adornment of.
Allahi: Allah
Allatee: which
Akhraja: He brought out
Note: AKHRAJA is derived from The root KH-R-J and it means coming out or exiting. That is the conceptual meaning and it assumes it’s more specific meaning or meanings according to the plane of thought of the sentence. AKHRAJA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making the object (ALLATEE= which) come happened by the subject (first person singular pointing to Allah)

liAAibadihi: for His servants/ for His humbled ones
Note: LI means to or for. AAIBADI 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, ABD 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. AAIBADI means the humbled ones of or the servants ones of. HI means him and it points to Allah.
waalttayyibati: and the good things
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. ALTTAYYIBATI is derived from the root TTa-Y-B and it means good according the plane of thought. Conceptually, it is used for any good entity or any entity that is good in it’s nature and effect. Religiously speaking, this suggests that things that are allowed by the religion are good for us, while things that are forbidden are not good for us. ALTTAYYIBATI means: the good things.
Mina: of/ from
Alrrizqi: the provisions
Note: ALRRIZQI is derived from the root R-Z-Qaf and it means provision and conceptually, it covers any form of providing especially for needs. ALRRIZQI is the provision.

Qul: say
Note: QUL is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. QUL is an order addressed to a singular. It means: Say.
Hiya: she/it/they
Lillatheena: to those who/ belongs to those who/ will belong to those who
Amanoo: made themselves safe
Note: the root is Hamza-M-N and it means safe or safety. AMANOO is an action that is derived from the root and that is completed. It means: the action of making the object (not mentioned and therefore the subject and the object can be the same entity here) become safe happened by the subject (third person plural). So, it ends up meaning: they made themselves safe.
Fee: in
alhayati : the life
Note: the root is Ha-Y-W and it means life or movement. The two are related since movement is a sign of life to the Arabs. Conceptually, the term can take other meanings including greetings and shyness as well according to the context. The relationship is that Arabs before Islam used to greet each other by wishing a good and long life. In here, it takes the meaning of greetings. ALHAYATI means the life.

Alddunya: the near/ the nearer/ this life
Note: the root is D-N-W and it means nearness or nearing. ALDUNYA means the near. In this case, it points to this life that we are living in as the near. ALDDUNYA is also this life that we are living. ALHAYATU ALDDUNYA means this life.
Khalisatan: exclusive/ eclusively belonging
Note: the root is KH-L-Sad and it means to become sole as in free from impurities. Conceptually, this can mean becoming pure but it also can mean being designated to a single entity and so on. In this context it carries the meaning of being solely or exclusively designated. KHALISATAN means exclusively belonging.
yawma : day of
Note: YAWMA is derived from the root Y-W-M and it means day. YAWMA means the day of.
Alqiyamati: the standing/ the rising
Note: the root is Q-W-M and it means standing upright. ALQIYAMATI is the standing upright or upright standing. This is a term that is used for the day of judgment because we all stand in front of GOD. YAWMI ALQIYAMATI is the judgment day.
Kathalika: as such/ like that
Nufassilu: We detail/ we distinguish/ we make distinct
Note: the root is F-Sad-L and it means what makes the two things or more distinguishable from one another. This can be because of separation or because of joint or change of color or angle and so on. The action is more of distinction. NUFASSILU is an action that is derived from the root. The action is being completed or will be completed. It means that the action of distinguitiong or detailing of the object (ALAYATI= the signis)is happening or will be happening by the subject (first person plural).

alayati: the signs
Note: AYAT is derived from the root Hamza-Y-H and it means sign. ALAYATI means the signs.
Liqawmin: to people
Note: LI means to. QAWMIN is derived from the root Qaf-Y-M and it means standing or standing upright. QAWMIN 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.
yaAAlamoona: they know/ happen to know
Note: YaAALAMOONA 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 the object (not mentioned) for fact is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural). LIQAWMIN YaAALAMOONA has the meaning of people who know, or people who search for facts.

Salaam all and have a great day
Hussein

Monday, February 25, 2013

7:31

Salaam all,

Ya banee adama khuthoo zeenatakum AAinda kulli masjidin wakuloo waishraboo wala tusrifoo innahu la yuhibbu almusrifeena

The Aya says:

O children of Adam take your adornment at every Masjid and eat and drink and do not be wasteful. He (Allah) indeed does not love the wasteful.

My personal note:
The term ZEENA means adornment or anything that covers the surface or body and makes it better looking. It is used for the grass and flowers that cover the surface of the earth and it is also used for clothing and other things that we put on our bodies. So, the word covers clothing but can also include other adornments. The order here within the context of contrasting to people who visited the Masjid in Mecca naked in the pre islamic times. Zeena does not mean being excessive or putting something that brings too much attention.

This is why the aya ends with ordering us not be MUSRIFS which I translated as wasteful but the term covers any excessive consumption of money or effort and it includes being too extravagant in the consumption and spending but also any spending or any effort done in an area that is forbidden by God.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Ya: O
Banee: sons of/ children of
Note: the root is B-N-Y and it means building and it also mean son or child. The relationship between the two meanings is that the son is the product of building the family. Here, it is used to mean child or son. BANEE: means sone of or children of
Adama: Adam
Khuthoo: take
Note: the root is Hamza-KH-TH and it means to take. KHUTHOO is an order addressed to a group. It means: take.
Zeenatakum: your adornement
Note: ZEENA is derived from the root Z-Y-N and it means what one puts on to add beauty to the look. It is used to cover clothes, jewelry and make up. For the land, it is the grass and the flowers. ZEENATA means: adornment of. KUM I plural you.

Aainda: at
Kulli: every/ each
Note: KULLI is derived from the root K-L-L and it means the parts put together. This is the concrete and it means all or every or each. It can also be extended conceptually to mean the parts surrounding an entity. KULLI means every, or each.
masjidin place of worship/ place and time of sujood/ mosque
Note: the root is S-J-D and in concrete it means in one concrete form: a tree that is tilting downward due to a heavy load of fruits. It therefore is used conceptually to mean tilting downward of the face or the body including prostration as well as showing any sign of submission to a higher power. The range of meaning all those meanings together and one needs to understand it as both unless there is a strong reason in the sentence or elsewhere in the Qur’an to make one meaning inappropriate or impossible. MASJID is the place and can also apply in addition to time of Sujood and that is prostration. The term is used for any place of worship and more particularly a mosque.
Wakuloo: and eat
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. KULOO is derived from the root Hamza-K-L and it means eating. This will then take different meanings depending on the different planes of thought that a person has. KULOO is an order or request addressed to a group. It means: Eat.

Waishraboo: and drink
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. ISHRABOO is derived from the root SH-R-B and it means drinking or drink. ISHRABOO is an order or request addressed to a group. It means drink.
wala tusrifoo: and do not spend frivolously/ and do not spend wastefully/ without benefit
Note: WALA means and not and therefore negate the action that follows. TUSRIFOO is derived from the root S-R-F and it means in concrete the throwing of the water without watering a tree or watering an animal. Conceptually, it is used for inappropriate expenditure or too much expenditure, since that is inappropriate. Basically it carries the concept of wasteful spending of resources and energy for the wrong cause and so on. WALA TUSRIFOO is an order or a request addressing a group. It means: and do not spend frivolously or without benefit.

Innahu: indeed He/ Allah
la: not
Yuhibbu: loves/ like
Note: the root is Ha-B-B and it means in concrete seed. This word also means love. As if the seed is the product of love or the love will end up in a seed. YUHIBBU is an action that is derived from the root and that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of loving is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah) of the object (ALMUFSIDEEN= the ones who cause damage/ harm). LA YUHIBBU means: He does not love.
Almusrifeena: the wasteful spendors/ the frivolous spenders/ the spendors for no benefit
Note: the root is S-R-F and it means in concrete the throwing of the water without watering a tree or watering an animal. Conceptually, it is used for inappropriate expenditure or too much expenditure, since that is inappropriate. Basically it carries the concept of wasteful spending of resources and energy for the wrong cause and so on. ALMUSRIFEENA are the inappropriately wasteful or spending for no benefit or frivolous spenders.

Salaam all and have a great day,
Hussein

Friday, February 22, 2013

7:30

Salaam all,

Fareeqan hada wafareeqan haqqa AAalayhimu alddalalatu innahumu ittakhathoo alshshayateena awliyaa min dooni Allahi wayahsaboona annahum muhtadoona

The Aya says:
A group He guided and a group became deserving of the perdition. They took the devils guardian short of Allah and they estimate that they are guided.

My personal note:
The Aya indicates that the human being is at risk of becoming deserving of misguidance when he or she takes a guardian other than
Allah. So we have to be careful who to take as guardian.

One way to take Allah as guardian is through following His teachings and not the teachings that go opposite to Allah’s teachings. For following those opposite teachings put us at risk of taking other guardians and of becoming deserving of being lost.

This does not mean that we have not hope of finding the path back again. However it depends on our decisions of who we take as guardian and of we return to Allah as our guardian even in small steps then he will support us to the bigger steps and then to the path of salvation.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Fareeqan: a group
Note: the root F-R-Qaf and it means separating apart or dispersing. FAREEQAN is a product of that separation and that means a group.
Hada: He guided
Note: the root is root H-D-Y and it means gift in all it’s forms and it carries the meaning of guidance since guidance is a gift. HADA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of guiding happened by the subject (first person singular) to the object (Fareeq= a group)

Wafareeqan: while another group/ and a group
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. FAREEQAN is derived from the root F-R-Qaf and it means separating apart or dispersing. FAREEQAN is a product of that separation and that means a group.
Haqqa: became binding/ became truly deserving
Note: ALHAQQA is derived from the root Ha-Qaf-Qaf and it means binding right where right means correct as well s what is due to one person (rights and obligations). ALHAQQ is binding right or binding truth or just right as the context suggests here. HAQQA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of becoming binding right or binding happened to the subject (ALDDALALATU= the misguidance)

Aaalayhimu: upon them
Alddalalatu: the misguidance/ the being lost
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. ALDDALALATU means the perdition or the being lost.

Innahumu: they/ they indeed
Ittakhathoo: took/ took for themselves
Note: the root is Hamza-KH-TH and it means to take. ITTAKHATHOO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of taking the object (ALSHSHAYATEEN= the devils) happened by the subject (third person plural).
alshshayateena: Satans/ the ones that is displaced from God’s mercy and works on displacing others/ the devils.
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. ALSHSHAYATEEN are the ones who are 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 or devils or any entity to which this designation applies.
Awliyaa: guardians/ directors
Note: the root is W-L-Y and it means direction or following direction with some guarantee. It comes close to guardianship. AWLIYAA is either the one who is a guardian or the one who receives guardianship of another or both. In this context, guardian and director apply.

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
Wayahsaboona: and they think/ and they suspect/ calculate/ they estimate
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. YAHSABOONA is derived from the root Ha-S-B and it means calculating from all the aspects of it. YAHSABOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of calculation or in this context thinking and estimating is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).

Annahum: that they
Muhtadoona: guided

Note: the root is root H-D-Y and it means gift in all it’s forms and it carries the meaning of guidance since guidance is a gift. MUHTADOON are the ones who are guided with some suggestion, at least in part, of some effort on their part.

Salaam all and have a great day
Hussein

Monday, February 18, 2013

7:29

Salaam all,

Qul amara rabbee bialqisti waaqeemoo wujoohakum AAinda kulli masjidin waodAAoohu mukhliseena lahu alddeena kama badaakum taAAoodoona


The Aya says:
Say (O Muhammad): My nurturing lord ordered by the fairness/ justice and you (plural) establish your faces at every time and place of prostration, and call upon Him making sole to Him your sense of obligation. As He inititated you, you return.

My personal note:
The term AQEEMOO wujahakum Ainda kulli Masjid covers the meaning of establish the face or direction at every time and place of Sujood where the Sujood is used for ritual prayer and that covers the notion that Muslims should pray whenever the time to prayer comes and also whenever they enter into a MASJID even if it is a time for a ritual prayer.

The term call upon Him making sole to Him your sense of obligation is an order that all of our actions that we believe are religiously mandated should be done with the sole purpose of being for Allah. However, this also informs all of our relationships with other human beings as being guided primarily by our relationship with Allah. So, we are supposed to be nice to the fellow man not because of personal reasons but because this is what Allah wants us to do and this way we can become nice to the person that is not likeable for one reason or another. It moderates our human interactions from going to extremes.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Qul: say
Note: QUL is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. QUL is an order addressed to a singular. It means: Say.
Amara: he ordered
Note: AMARA 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. AMARA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of ordering or ordering to implement happened by the subject (third person singular).

Rabbee: my 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. RABBEE is nurturing Lord of mine.
Bialqisti: by the justice
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object of the action that was mentioned. If it is an object of the action then it makes it stronger. ALQISTI is derived from the root Qaf-S-TTA and it means portioning. Some derivatives of this root give the meaning of just portioning and others not. ALQISTI is just portioning and just division or justice.
waaqeemoo: and you (plural)make stand/ make upright/ establish and maintain
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. AQEEMOO is derived from the root Qaf-W-M and it means standing upright or standing. The upright can be in all planes of position and for a horizontal dimension it means straight. AQEEMOO is an order or a request addressed to a group. In this context, it means: you (plural) establish and maintain.
Wujoohakum: your faces/ your direction
Note: the root is W-J-H and it means face. It is used conceptually to mean what meets the eye or what receives others, since the face is what we meet first. WUJOOHA means face of. KUM means plural you.

Aainda: at
Kulli: every/ each
Note: KULLI is derived from the root K-L-L and it means the parts put together. This is the concrete and it means all or every or each. It can also be extended conceptually to mean the parts surrounding an entity. KULLI means every, or each.
masjidin place of worship/ place of sujood/ mosque
Note: the root is S-J-D and in concrete it means in one concrete form: a tree that is tilting downward due to a heavy load of fruits. It therefore is used conceptually to mean tilting downward of the face or the body including prostration as well as showing any sign of submission to a higher power. The range of meaning all those meanings together and one needs to understand it as both unless there is a strong reason in the sentence or elsewhere in the Qur’an to make one meaning inappropriate or impossible. MASJID is the place and can also apply in addition to time of Sujood and that is prostration. The term is used for any place of worship and more particularly a mosque.
waodAAoohu: and call Him/ and supplicate to him
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. ODAAooHU is derived from the root D-Ain-Y and it means calling as in calling someone for help or otherwise. OSAAooHU is an order addressed to a group. It means: the Call upon Him/ supplicate to Him

Mukhliseena: making sincere/ making sole/ designating solely
Note: the root is KH-L-Sad and it means to become sole as in free from impurities. Conceptually, this can mean becoming pure but it also can mean being designated to a single entity and so on. In this context it carries the meaning of being solely or exclusively designated. MUKHLISEEN means you (plural) making sincere/ sole/ solely designated

Lahu: to Him
Alddeena: the religion/ the fulfilled obligation

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. DEENAN is obligation or religion, with religion being the obligation of man towards God.

Kama: as/ like
Badaakum: He started you (plural)/ He initiated you
Note: the root is B-D- hamza and it means the beginning of the matter or the initiation of it or the start of it. BADAAKUM is an action that is completed. It means: the action of initiating or starting the object (KUM= plural you) happened by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah)
taAAoodoona: you (plural) return/ you repeat
Note: TaAAOODOONA is derived from the root Ain-W-D and it means repeat. It can also mean return since the return is a repetition of previous position. TaAAOODOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of repetition or return is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural)

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

Thursday, February 14, 2013

7:28

Salaam all,


Waitha faAAaloo fahishatan qaloo wajadna AAalayha abaana waAllahu amarana biha qul inna Allaha la yamuru bialfahshai ataqooloona AAala Allahi ma la taAAlamoona


The Aya says:

And when they did an abomination they said: “This is what we found our acestors upon and Allah ordered us by it.” Respond (O Muhammad): Indeed Allah does not order by the abomination. Do you say upon Allah what you have no knowledge of?!

My personal note:
The abomination that is mentioned here is related to the subject of clothing that covers our private areas and that was mentioned in the immediately preceding Ayat.

According to the books of Tafsir/ exegesis, the people of Arabia used to circumbulate around the Kaaba naked unless they were of the tribe of Qureish. The Aya basically says that practice has no place and no justification for Allah does not order an abomination.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Waitha: and if/ when
faAAaloo: they did/ they committed
Note: FAAaLOO is derived from the root F-Ain-L and it means doing. FAAaLOO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of doing happened by the subject (third person plural) of the object (FAHISHATAN= an abomination)

Fahishatan: an abomination/ an ugly word or deed
Note: the root is F-Ha-SH and it means: the ugly word or deed or any word or deed that has exceeded the border of decency and appropriateness. The term is often used related to sexual acts, but it is not limited to it. FAHISHA is the ugly word or deeds including sexually or nudity/indecent exposure.

Qaloo: they said/ they communicated
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/ communicated.
Wajadna: we found
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. WAJADNA is an action that is completed that derived from the root. It means: the action of finding the object (ABAANA= our parents/ ancestor) happened by the subject (first person plural).

Aalayha: upon her
Abaana: our parents/ our ancestors
Note: the root is root Hamza-B and it means father or parent. ABAA means parents of or ancestors of. NA means US. Here fathers is extended from parents to the ancestors.

waAllahu: and Allah
amarana: ordered us
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. AMARANA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of ordering or ordering to implement or implementing the object (NA= us) happened by the subject (First person singular)

Biha: by her (the abominable action).
Note: Bi suggests that what comes after it is either a tool of the action or an object of the action or any combination. If bi serves as an object of the action that it serves as an emphasis of the action. HA means herand it points to the abominable action.

Qul: say
Note: QUL is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. QUL is an order addressed to a singular. It means: Say.
Inna: indeed
Allaha: Allah
la yamuru: does not order
Note: LA is for negation of the action that comes next. YAMURU 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. YAMURU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of ordering or ordering to implement is happening by the subject (third person singular).

Bialfahshai: by the abomination/ the abomination
Note: Bi suggests that what comes after it is either a tool of the action or an object of the action or any combination. If bi serves as an object of the action that it serves as an emphasis of the action. ALFAHSHAI is derived from the root is F-Ha-SH and it means: the ugly word or deed or any word or deed that has exceeded the border of decency and appropriateness. The term is often used related to sexual acts, but it is not limited to it. ALFAHSHAI is the ugly word or deeds including sexually or nudity/indecent exposure.

Ataqooloona: Do you (plural) say?/ do you (plural) claim
Note: ATAQOOLOON is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. ATAQOOLOON is a question addressed to a group and it means: Do you say? Or do you claim
Aaala: upon
Allahi: Allah
Ma: What
La taAAlamoona: you (plural) do not know/ you have no knowledge of facts about.
Note: LA is for negation of the action that is coming up. TaAALAMOON is derived from the root Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. TaAALAMOON is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of knowing the object (not specified but probably points to the piece of information) for fact is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural). MA LA TaAALAMOONA together means: what you (plural) do not know or what you have no knowledge of facts about.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein