8:13

Salaam all,

Thalika biannahum shaqqoo Allaha warasoolahu waman yushaqiqi Allaha warasoolahu fainna Allaha shadeedu alAAiqabi

The Aya says:
That is by them actively rupturing from Allah and His messenger and whoever actively ruptures from Allah and His messenger then Allah is severe in the punishment.

My personal note:
The root SH-Qaf-Qaf points to a fissure or a rupture or a split that occurs while the terms SHAQQA and YUSHAQIQU point to this fissure or split or rupture as occurring in an interactive manner meaning a rupture despite the aim of the other party to stay connected and basically pointing to actively and deliberately moving away and splitting away from Allah and His messenger.

In the context the group being talked about are the people of Mecca who actively rejected the message and actively resisted psychologically, financially, orally politically and in this area with armed conflict that was aimed at annihilating the society of the believers in Medina. The message from Allah is that Allah will punish such a group with severity and evidently in this life and the next.

Translation of the transliterated words

Thalika: that
Biannahum: by them
Shaqqoo: split away/ fissured/ actively moved away
Note: the root is SH-Qaf-QAF and it means fissuring in the concrete from and that means the breaking away process. SHAQQOO is an action that is completed. It means the action of splitting away or fissuring in an interactive and active manner happened by the subject (third person plural) from the object (Allah)
Allaha: Allah
warasoolahu: and his messenger/ and His envoy
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. RASOOLAHU 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. RUSULUN means messengers of and is the plural of RASOOL who is the one that is sent and is used to mean the messenger because he was sent by the sender to the receiver. RASOOLA means messenger of or the envoy of. HU means him and it points to Allah.
Waman: and whoever
Yushaqiqi: actively splits/ moves away
Note: the root is SH-Qaf-QAF and it means fissuring in the concrete from and that means the breaking away process. YUSHAQIQI is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means that the action of splitting actively and interactively is happening by the subject (third person singular or plural) from the object (Allah)
Allaha: Allah
warasoolahu: and his messenger/ and His envoy
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. RASOOLAHU 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. RUSULUN means messengers of and is the plural of RASOOL who is the one that is sent and is used to mean the messenger because he was sent by the sender to the receiver. RASOOLA means messenger of or the envoy of. HU means him and it points to Allah.
Fainna: then / then indeed
Allaha: Allah
shadeedu: hard / tight/ severe/ serious
Note: The root is SH-D-D and it means tightening the rope for the action and tight for the description. Conceptually, The “tight” can also extend the meaning to hard and strong and so forth. SHADEEDUN means tight or hard or severe.
alAAiqabi: the punishment/ the consequence
Note: the root is Ain-Qaf-B and it means back of foot. This is the concrete meaning and it is used to mean end, back or behind including the consequence of a person’s action and it can also mean obstacle. ALAAiQABI here is the consequence and in this context, it is pointing to punishment as a consequence of our bad actions.


Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

8:12

Salaam all,

Ith yoohee rabbuka ila almalaikati annee maAAakum fathabbitoo allatheena amanoo saolqee fee quloobi allatheena kafaroo alrruAAba faidriboo fawqa alaAAnaqi waidriboo minhum kulla bananin

The Aya says:
As your nurturing Lord (O Muhammad) inspires to the angels that I am with you therefore anchor those who attained safety/ trust. I will cast panic in the hearts of those who rejected therefore strike above the necks and strike of them every limb.

My personal note:
The Aya talks about the discussion between Allah and the angels as He orders them to anchor tight the believers in the battle and to fight with the believers against their adversaries in that particular and important battle.

Translation of the transliterated words:

Ith: as
yoohee: He inspires/ He sends subliminal messages
Note: YOOHEE is derived from the root W-Ha-Y and it means communication that is of subtle nature or in a non verbal or other clear way. This includes any communication that comes directly to the mind and heart. YOOHEE is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means the action of communicating with the object (Ila Almalaikati= to the angels) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
rabbuka: 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. RABBU is nurturing Lord of. KA means singular you.
Ila: to/ towards
Almalaikati: to the angels/ to the heavenly messengers
Note: ALMALAIKATI is derived from the root L-Hamza-K and it means to convey a message for the verb and angel or messenger for the noun. ALMALAIKATI means angels. It was not however used to point to human messengers.
Annee: that I (Allah)
maAAakum: with you/ on your side
fathabbitoo: therefore anchor/ hold tight
Note: FA means therefore and so and then. THABBITOO is derived from the root TH-B-T and it means steadiness and being well entrenched or anchored so that it cannot be uprooted and so forth. THABBOTII is an order or a request addressed to a group. It means: anchor/ make them stabilized.
Allatheena: those who
Amanoo: made themselves safe/ caused safety/ caused trust
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 but it can also extend to making safety and trust situation for others as well.

Saolqee: I shall cast
Note: SA means that the action will happenn. OLQEE is derived from the root L-Qaf-Y and it means receiving as a concept which would be understood more specifically according to the sentence. Concrete uses of the word are a female that gets pregnant easily, therefore she received the sperm well. It is also used for the birds that hunt because they receive the prey easily and so forth. SAOLQEE is an action that will be completed. It means: the action of casting or throwing the object (AlrruAABA= the fear) will happen by the subject (first person singular).
Fee: in
Quloobi: hearts of/ minds of
Note: The root is Qaf-L-B and it means turning 180 degrees or upside down. The word is used for heart, because it is the organ that changes it’s moods often. Therefore QALB is our thoughts and emotions. QULOOBI are hearts and minds of or thoughts and emotions of.
Allatheena: those who
Kafaroo: rejected (Allah and His message)/ discarded
Note: the root is K-F-R and it means cover or bury in the ground, as in put the seed in the ground and cover it. This is then used conceptually for many purposes as in discarding and rejecting as well as burying. KAFARO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of rejection or discarding of the object (not declared, but understood from the context to point to God and/or the message) happened by the subject (third person plural).
alrruAAba: the fear/ the panic
Note: The root is R-Ain-B and it means fear and panic. ALRRuAABA means the panic or the fear.
faidriboo: therefore hit/ strike
Note: Fa means therefore or so or then. IDRIBOO is derived from the root Dhad-R-B and it means hitting of the limbs to serve a function. The word carries mainly three components to the meaning, the hitting of the limbs, a measure and a purpose. This then has many meanings including hitting, or traveling or working with the limbs and so on and so forth. In the context here, it carries the use of the limb to hit or strike. IDRIBOO is a request to a group. It means: hit/ strike.

Fawqa: above
alaAAnaqi: the necks
Note: the root is Ain-N-Qaf and it means the area that connects between the head and the body and that is the neck. ALaAANAQ are the necks
Waidriboo: and hit
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. IDRIBOO is derived from the root Dhad-R-B and it means hitting of the limbs to serve a function. The word carries mainly three components to the meaning, the hitting of the limbs, a measure and a purpose. This then has many meanings including hitting, or traveling or working with the limbs and so on and so forth. In the context here, it carries the use of the limb to hit or strike. IDRIBOO is a request to a group. It means: hit/ strike.

Minhum: of them
kulla: every/ each
Note: KULLA 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. KULLA means every, or each.
Bananin: finger/ limb/ organ
Note: the root is B-N-N and it means the tips of the fingers or toes. It also can mean the smell and that could be that the smells of food stick to the areas. Conceptually it is expanded as well to any body part or limb and so on. BANANIN here means finger, but with the understanding that it can be extended to every limb and every body part or organ.

Salaam all and have a great day
Hussein

8:11

Salaam all,

Ith yughashsheekumu alnnuAAasa amanatan minhu wayunazzilu AAalaykum mina alssamai maan liyutahhirakum bihi wayuthhiba AAankum rijza alshshaytani waliyarbita AAala quloobikum wayuthabbita bihi alaqdama

The Aya says:
As He makes the sleepiness overtake you (plural) safety from Him and He brings down on you water from the sky to cleanse you by it and to make the tremblers of Satan leave you and to hold tight your hearts and anchor by it your feet.

My personal note:
The Aya explains certain things that happened to the Muslims before that battle happened and also the reasons why Allah made them sleepy and overtaken by sleep but also why He caused rain to fall the night before. The sleep gave them rest and safety and the rain gave them water to cleanse themselves and remove any doubts about their ritual cleanliness and also make them more sure footed on the sandy soil by making it more firm and more able to help their movement and their animals’ movement.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Ith: as
Yughashsheekumu: covers you (plural)
Note: the root is GHAIN-SH-Y and it means in one concrete meaning GHISHA’, the thin cover or membrane over something. Conceptually, it can cover the covering of the brain as in unconsciousness and other coverings as well. YUGHASHSHEEKUM is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of covering and shrouding is happening or will be happening to object (KUM= plural you) by another object (ALNUAAaSA= the sleepiness) from the subject (third person singular)

alnnuAAasa: the sleepiness
Note: the root is N-Ain-S and it means sleepiness. ALNNuAAaSA means sleepiness which happens when someone has reached a certain degree of readiness for sleep and safety.
Amanatan: safety
Note: the root is Hamza-M-N and it means safe or safety. EEMANAN means safety or trust as in safe in the belief system they are in and so on and it can point to safety and trust at the same time. AMANATAN means a sense of safety and so on.

Minhu: from Him
Wayunazzilu: and He brings 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. YUNAZZILU 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 (maan= water) arrive or making it descend is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).

AAalaykum: upon you (plural)/ on you (plural)
Mina: from
Alssamai: the sky
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 or what is above, that is the sky or the heaven or any entity from the atmosphere to beyond that

Maan: water/ liquid
Note: the root is M-Y-Hamza and it means water but it applies to any lquid depending on the context. In this context is can apply to water or any liquid that can quench the thirst. MAAN means water or liquid

Liyutahhirakum: to cleanse you (plural)/ to wash you
Note: LI means to or in order to. YUTAHHIRAKUM is derived from the root TTa-H-R and it means clean or cleansed in a concrete, spiritual and other senses. In the Qur’an it is often used for ritual cleansing often if not all the time. YUTTAHIRAKUM is an action that is happening or will be happening. It means the action of cleansing the object (KUM= plural you ) is happening by the subject (third person singular).

Bihi: by it
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. HI means Him and points to the rain water.

Wayuthhiba: and makes go/ and makes go away
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. YUTHHIBA is derived from the root TH-H-B and it means gold. One of the derivatives of the root also means going and it is not clear what the relationship between the two meanings are. YUTHHIB is an action that is a response to the conditional. It means: He would make go or disappear.

AAankum: from you (plural)
Rijza: tremblers of/ fear coming from/ disquiet coming from
Note: the root is R-J-Z and it means a rhythmic movement for the noun and this is mainly a tremor of the body which happens in anger, weakness and fear. It is also used in poetry. For the verb, it means to move rhythmically and that is to tremor (as a sign of fear or anger or weakness or all the three). RIJZ is a noun for this movement or for what causes it. Therefore, here, the point that is being made is that anger and fear and weakness were coming from a sourse.

Alshshaytani: 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.

Waliyarbita: and to tie safely/ and to strongly hold/ and strongly stabilize
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. LI means to or in order to. YARBITA is derived from the root R-B-TTa and it means tying the rope of any other entity together. YARBITA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of strongly tying or holding is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).
AAala: upon/ on
quloobikum: your hearts/ hearts and minds
Note: The root is Qaf-L-B and it means turning 180 degrees or upside down. The word is used for heart, because it is the organ that changes it’s moods often. Therefore QALB is our thoughts and emotions. QULOOBI are hearts and minds of or thoughts and emotions of. KUM means plural you.
Wayuthabbita: and He anchors
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. YUTHABBITA is derived from the root TH-B-T and it means steadiness and being well entrenched or anchored so that it cannot be uprooted and so forth. YUTHABBITA is an action that is happening or will be happening. It means: the action of anchoring and keeping steady the object (ALAQDAM- the feet/ legs) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular)
Bihi: by it/ with it
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. HI means Him and points to the rain water.
Alaqdama: The feet
Note: the root is Qaf-D-M and it means foot or the step forward. This is used conceptually in many occasions to point to moving forward or forwarding something and so on.. ALAQDAM means the feet.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussien

8:10

Salaam all,

Wama jaAAalahu Allahu illa bushra walitatmainna bihi quloobukum wama alnnasru illa min AAindi Allahi inna Allaha AAazeezun hakeemun

The Aya says:
And Allah did not make it but as glad tidings and in order that your hearts reach peace by it. And the decisive help is only from Allah. Indeed Allah is dominantly strong, wisely steering.

My personal note:
The word Hakeem is often translated as wise. This is correct, but the word is generally defined as the one who makes decisions and implementations guided by knowledge, justice and the big picture of things.

The Aya ends up with two names of Allah and those are two attributes that complement each other. The first is Azeez that carries with it the strength that cannot be minimized by any factor or degraded and that will dominate any other adversity standing in it’s way. The second is Hakeem that I defined earlier as the decision making guided by all the best tools and the action guided by the best tools. The two words are complementary because it reassures us that Allah’s dominance in strength is going to be used as a tool in His wise actions and decisions towards us as humans and for that we praise Him.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Wama: and not
jaAAalahu: He made it/ transformed it/ formed it into
Note: JaAAaLA is derived from the root J-Ain-L and it means making, forming or transforming something that already exists. Conceptually, it takes the meaning of transformation more often than formation. JaAAaLA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of transforming or making the the object (HU= him and points to the mountain) by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).

Allahu: Allah
Illa: except
Bushra: glad tidings
Note: the root B-SH-R and it means the outer skin of people. This is also a sign of beauty and good news in the abstract. BUHRA means good tidings or good news.

Walitatmainna: and in order to reach peace/ and in order to relax
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. LI means to or in order to. TATMAINNA is derived from the root TTa-M-N and it means calmness and feeling secure or peaceful. TATMAINNA is an action that is derived from the root that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of becoming calm or secure is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Bihi: in Him/ by him
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. HI means Him and points to Allah’s response of the angels’ coming immediately.
quloobukum: your hearts/ hearts and minds
Note: The root is Qaf-L-B and it means turning 180 degrees or upside down. The word is used for heart, because it is the organ that changes it’s moods often. Therefore QALB is our thoughts and emotions. QULOOBU are hearts and minds of or thoughts and emotions of. KUM means plural you.
Wama: and not
Alnnasru: the help/ the victory/ the helpful towards victory/ the decisive help/ support
Note: the root is N-Sad-R and it means aid or support or backing whether in need or not but that is decisive in nature and can be the one that leads to a decisive victory and so on. ALNNASRU means the aid or support or help that leads to victory.

Illa: except
Min: from
AAindi: At
Allahi: Allah
Inna: indeed
Allaha: Allah
AAazeezun: Dominantly strong/ dominant
Note: the root is Ain-Z-Z and it means the hard earth that will not yield under the rain and therefore, will make the rain water flow rather than seep or cause the earth to erode. It is used for entities that are strong and defeat pressure, basically the combination of strength and dominance.

hakeemun: wise/ well steering/ wisely 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

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussien