Wednesday, March 04, 2026

12:15

 Salaam all


12:15

فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُواْ بِهِ وَأَجْمَعُوۤاْ أَن يَجْعَلُوهُ فِي غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلْجُبِّ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُمْ بِأَمْرِهِمْ هَـٰذَا وَهُمْ لاَ يَشْعُرُونَ

 

Falamma thahaboo bihee waajmaOO an yajAAaloohu fee ghayaabati ljubb; waawhaina ilaihi latunabbi‘annahum biamrihim hatha wahum la yashUUuroon

 

The Aya says:

So when they went with him (Joseph) and all agreed to leave him in the depth of the well, and We inspired to him that you will indeed inform of this matter of theirs while they are not feeling.

 

My personal note:

The Aya brings about that the brothers had a plan and they thought well executed but Allah, while allowing their plan to proceed, had another plan for how things will go from here.

 

Translation of the transliterated words:

Falamma: so when

Thahaboo: they went

Note: the root is 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. THAHBOO is an action that is completed.  It means the action of going happened by the subject (third person plural). 

Bihi: by/ with it/ 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 or it and it points to Joseph.  In this context the Bi makes joseph and object to the action of taking.  So THAHABOO bihi takes the meaning of took him away. 

 

 waajmaOO: and they all agreed/ they reached consensus

Note: WA here is to start a statement that is connected to the previous.  AJMaOO is derived from the root J-M-Ain and it means gather the different parts together or putting things together. AJMaOO is an action that is completed.  It means: the action of all reaching the same conclusion happened by the subject (third person plural)

An: that/ to

yajAAaloohu: make him/ place him/ transform him

Note: YAJaAALOO is derived from the root J-Ain-L and it means making, forming or transforming something that already exists or that has not existed yet.  It can also mean providing an attribute or designation to an entity. Conceptually, it takes the meaning of transformation/ designation more often than formation.  In this context it takes the meaning of placement. YAJaAALOO is an action that is happening or will be happening.  It means: the action of placing the object (Hu= him Joseph) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).

Fee: in/ on

Ghayaabati: hidden part of/ inapparent part of

Note: GHAYABAT is derived from the root GH-Y-B or GHAIN-Y-B and it means unperceived in general. One concrete word is the word for thick forest where many things are hidden and unperceived as opposed to the open desert that the Arabs were familiar with. This is then conceptually taken to any thing that disappears or becomes as if it disappeared in the forest. GHAYABAT here points to hidden or unperceived part of.

 

Iljubi: the well/ the cistern

Note: the root is J-B-B and it means cutting off in concrete.  JUBBA is an outfit made of cutoff pieces of cloth put together.  ALJUBB in here means the well or cistern because it is a cut in the earth and dug or naturally cut into the ground to get the water.

Waawhaina: and We inspired/ and we communicated subtley

Note: WA here is for connecting sentences with concomitant occurrence. AWHAINA is derived from the root W-Ha-Y and it means communication that is of subtle nature/ whispering or in a non verbal or other clear way. This includes any communication that comes directly to the mind and heart. NOOHI is an action that is completed. It means the action of communicating to anr object (Ilayhi= to him) happened by the subject (first person plural).

 

Ilaihi: to him/ towards him

latunabbi‘annahum: you will indeed inform them

Note: LA is for emphasis. TUNABI’ANNA is derived from the root N-B-Hamza and it means news.  TUNABBI’ANA is an action that is happening or will be happening.  It means: the action of informing of news or informing is going to happen by the subject (second person singular/ Joseph) to the object (HUM= them/ his brothers).

Biamrihim: in their matter

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.  AMRI is derived from the root hamza-m-R and it means ordering something and the implementation of it.  AMRI is the order or the implementation of His or both at the same time.  In this context, it points to the implementation or matter of decision that is coming to being into effect. HIM means them.

 

Hatha: this

Wahum: while they

La: not

yashUUuroon: feeling/ sensing

Note: the root is SH-Ain-R and it means appendages of the skin as hair and so forth. They are also used to mean signs of an entity as well as sensations. In this context it is related to sensing.  YASHuUUROON is an action that is happening or will be happening. It means: the action of sensing or feeling is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).  It is however preceded by the negation to negate the feeling.

 Salaam all and have a great day


Hussein


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