Monday, August 11, 2008

4:46

Salaam all,

This is 4:46
مِّنَ الَّذِينَ هَادُواْ يُحَرِّفُونَ الْكَلِمَ عَن مَّوَاضِعِهِ وَيَقُولُونَ سَمِعْنَا وَعَصَيْنَا وَاسْمَعْ غَيْرَ مُسْمَعٍ وَرَاعِنَا لَيًّا بِأَلْسِنَتِهِمْ وَطَعْنًا فِي الدِّينِ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ قَالُواْ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا وَاسْمَعْ وَانظُرْنَا لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ وَأَقْوَمَ وَلَكِن لَّعَنَهُمُ اللّهُ بِكُفْرِهِمْ فَلاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً
Mina allatheena hadoo yuharrifoona alkalima AAan mawadiAAihi wayaqooloona samiAAna waAAasayna waismaAA ghayra musmaAAin waraAAina layyan bialsinatihim wataAAnan fee alddeeni walaw annahum qaloo samiAAna waataAAna waismaAA waonthurna lakana khayran lahum waaqwama walakin laAAanahumu Allahu bikufrihim fala yuminoona illa qaleelan

The Aya says:
Amongst those who were Jewish (some) who edge the statements away from it’s place and they say: we comprehended and we disobeyed and you (singular) listen, not listened to, and you (singular) pay us attention, twisting with their tongues, and stabbing in the religion. And if they said: We comprehended and we obeyed and you (singular) listen and watch over us, then it would have been better for them and more upright. But Allah distanced them from his mercy by their rejection, so they do not make themselves safe (in Him), if not a little.

My personal statement:
The Aya starts with amongst, which points to the fact that it covers some Jews while not covering others, therefore avoiding generalization. According to the books of Tafsir, it relates a response to the message of the prophet by some of the Jews of Medina. The Aya then goes about the statements of that group which are considered wrong. The Aya mentions the issue of Tahrif, which I translated as edging of the statement from it’s place. This could be by playing with the words or playing with the meanings of the words.

The Aya continues with the very complex statement that was said by a group of the Jews of Medina to the prophet (pbuh). The three words that were contestable are “We disobeyed”. The Aya mentioned the preferred one “We obeyed”. Muslims Like others, disobey, but the important is the intention to obey rather than the intention to disobey as in the statement from that group. The other contested word is “RaAAiNA= pay us attention/ treat us preferentially” and the preferred term is “onthurna= watch over us”, also mentioned later in the Aya. The third word is “GHAYRA MUSMAaiN= not listened to and not listening at the same time” and it was addressing the prophet. There was no alternative in the Aya for this because that statement is an attack at the person of the prophet (pbuh).

The end of the Aya was “They do not make themselves safe in Allah, if not a little”. The meaning of this is that the extent of their “Iman= Safety in Allah” ranges from absence to just a little. Basically saying “if there is not a little, then there is nothing.”

Translation of the transliterated words:
Mina: from/ amongst
Allatheena: those who
Hadoo: became Jewish/ were Jewish
Note: the root is H-W-D and it means repentance and return to God. It is used mainly to point to Judaism, often specifically. HADOO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of becoming Jewish happened by the subject (third person plural).
Yuharrifoona: they edge
Note: the root is Ha-R-F and it means conceptually the edge of an entity. It is then used conceptually for many uses, including the letters of the words, because the letters are the edges of the word. YUHARRIFOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of edging the object (alkalim= the word/ statement) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural). In this context, the “edging “of the word takes the meaning of pushing the word off the edge. This can be due to changing some of it’s letters, or changing the meaning of the word, so that it becomes derailed and off it’s edge in both instances.
Alkalima: the statements/ the words
Note: the root K-L-M and it means wound or opening of the skin and that is the concrete word. It is also used to mean words or statements because those are the products of the opening of the mouth, which is an opening of the skin. Here it is used for word or statement. ALKALIMA are the words or statements.
AAan: from/ away from
Note: this word takes the meaning of from, but at times takes the meaning of away from and so on.
mawadiAAihi: their proper placement
Note: the root is W-Dhad-Ain and it means putting down an entity. The word then takes the meaning according to the context of the sentence and plane of thought. MAWADiAAI are places of putting an entity or timing of putting an entity or both. In short, here, it takes the meaning of proper placement and that includes time, place, meaning and context.
Wayaqooloona: and they say/ communicate
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. YAQOOLOONA is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying or communicating. YAQOOLOON is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of saying or communicating is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
samiAAna: We heard/ we comprehended
Note: The root is S-M-Ain and and it means hearing or hearing and understanding or knowing and retaining at the same time. SAMiAANA is an action that is derived from the root and that is completed. It means: The hearing and understanding happened by the subject (first person plural)
waAAasayna: and we disobeyed
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. AAaSAYNA is derived from the root Ain-Sad-Y and it means to go against order/to resist an order, for the verb and the action for the noun. The concrete word is Stick and Staff. The relationship to the above abstract meaning is the fact that the Stick is rigid and unbending, as well as the fact the Stick got detached from the tree. AAaSAYNA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of disobeying the object (unmentioned, but points to God’s orders) happened by the subject (first person plural).
waismaAA: and hear/ and listen/ and comprehend
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. ISMaAA is derived from the root S-M-Ain and and it means hearing or hearing and understanding or knowing and retaining at the same time. ISMaAA is an order or a request addressed to an individual. It means: listen, hear, Comprehend.
Ghayra: not/ other than
musmaAAin: listened to/ comprehended/ heard
Note: the root is S-M-Ain and and it means hearing or hearing and understanding or knowing and retaining at the same time. MUSMaAAiN is the one who is heard or comprehended or listened to. It also applies to the one who listens and comprehends as well.
waraAAina: and pay attention to us/ and give us preferential treatment/ give us consideration
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. RaAAINA is derived from the root R-ain-Y and it means herding as in sheepherding in concrete. Conceptually, it covers the sheep grazing in the pasture and the herder watching and taking care of the sheep. This is then taken to mean watching, give preferential treatment and consideration and so on. RaAAiNA is an order or a request to an individual, in here the prophet (pbuh). It means: take us in consideration, give us preferential treatment and so on.
Layyan: twisting
Note: the root is L-W-Y and it means twisting an entity. LAYYAN is twisting.
Bialsinatihim: by their tongues/ with their tongues.
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If it is an object of the action then it makes it stronger. ALSINATIHIM is derived from the root L-S-N and it means tongue. This is then conceptually taken to mean speech or language or anything that relates to tongues. ALSINATI means tongues of. HUM means them.
wataAAnan: and stabbing
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. TaAANAN is derived from the root TTA-Ain-N and it means stabbing. This is then taken conceptually according to the context of the sentence. TaAANAN means stabbing in a conceptual manner.
Fee: in
Alddeeni: the obligation (of people towards Allah)/ the law/ the religion
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. ALDDEENI is the religion or the obligation of people towards Allah and each other or the law, or all together.
Walaw: and if (with some skepticism)
Annahum: that they
Qaloo: they said
Note: QALOO is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying or communicating. QALOO is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the saying happened by the subject (third person plural).
samiAAna: We heard/ we comprehended
Note: The root is S-M-Ain and and it means hearing or hearing and understanding or knowing and retaining at the same time. SAMiAANA is an action that is derived from the root and that is completed. It means: The hearing and understanding happened by the subject (first person plural)
waataAAna: and we disobeyed
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. ATaAANA is derived from the root Ta-W-ain and it means willingly comply. ATaAANA is an action that is completed and that is derived from the root. It means: the action of making oneself willingly comply happened by the subject (first person plural)
waismaAA: and hear/ and listen/ and comprehend
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. ISMaAA is derived from the root S-M-Ain and and it means hearing or hearing and understanding or knowing and retaining at the same time. ISMaAA is an order or a request addressed to an individual. It means: listen, hear, Comprehend.
Waonthurna: and watch us/ and look us/ observe us
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. ONTHURNA is derived from the root N-THa-R and it means seeing/observing/watching with one side of the meaning stronger than the others according to the situation. At times it means giving reprieve or giving time to correct things and that stems from the observing/watching as if it is time of observation/watching. ONTHURNA is a request or demand addressed to an individual. It means: watch us or observe us.
Lakana: then it would have been
Note: la means then in this context. KANA 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). This in turn means: He was or He happened to be. LAKANA carries the meaning of then it would have been.
Khayran: better
Note: the root is KH-Y-R and it means choice. It is also understood as good or as better, because one would chose the good over the bad. KHAYRAN means: good or best choice.
Lahum: to them/ for them
Waaqwama: and more upright
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. AQWAMU is derived from the root Qaf-W-M and it means standing upright. AQWAMU means more upright and so forth.
Walakin: but
laAAanahumu: He distanced them/ He expelled them from mercy
Note: the root is L-Ain-N and it means distancing or expelling. It is used to mean curse in the form of distancing or expelling from nearness or mercy. The concrete word is scarecrow because it keeps away or at a distance the undesirable birds from the field. LaAAaNAHUMU is an action that is completed. It means that the action of expelling from mercy or distancing of the object (humu= them) happened by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).
Allahu: Allah
Bikufrihim: by their rejection/ by their discarding (of his message)
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If it is an object of the action then it makes it stronger. KUFRIHIM is derived from the root root 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. KUFRI means act of rejecting by. HIM means them.
Fala: therefore not
Yuminoona: they make themselves safe (in Allah)
Note: the root Hamza-M-N and it means safety. Conceptually, it can also be extended to trust as well, because we feel safe in the entity we trust. YUMINOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making oneself safe is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Illa: except/ if not
Qaleelan: a little
Note: the root is Qaf-L-L and it means becoming few in quality or quantity. QALEELAN is little or few in quality and in quantity.

Salaam all and have a great evening.

Hussein

Thursday, August 07, 2008

4:45

Salaam all,

This is 4:45
وَاللّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِأَعْدَائِكُمْ وَكَفَى بِاللّهِ وَلِيًّا وَكَفَى بِاللّهِ نَصِيرًا
WaAllahu aAAlamu biaAAdaikum wakafa biAllahi waliyyan wakafa biAllahi naseeran

The Aya says:
And Allah (is) more knowing of your enemies, and sufficient by Allah as guardian and sufficient by Allah as supporter.

My personal note:
The aya continues the previous theme. It reiterates that Allah is more knowing of the enemies of his people. It then reiterates that the best guardian and supporter a person could have, is God. This is a reminder, that no matter how tempting having another guardian and supporter is, God remains the best and that is one essence of monotheism in action.

Translation of the transliterated words:
WaAllahu: and Allah/ while Allah
aAAlamu: more knowing/ better knowing
Note: the root is Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. aAALAMU is the one who has more or better knowledge.
biaAAdaikum: of your (plural) enemies/ in your enemies
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If it is an object of the action then it makes it stronger. aAADAIKUM is derived from the root Ain-D-W and it means running or overstepping boundaries since the running is a form of overstepping a boundary. aAADAI in this context means enemies of, KUM means plural you.
Wakafa: and sufficient
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. KAFA is derived from the root K-F-W and it means meeting the challenge or the need in any way as in having done enough to meet that challenge and so forth. In this context, it takes the meaning of being sufficient.
biAllahi: by Allah/ in Allah
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If it is an object of the action then it makes it stronger. ALLAH is Allah
Waliyyan: guardian
Note: the root is W-L-Y and it means direction or following direction with some guarantee. It comes close to guardianship. WALIYYAN is either the one who is a guardian or the one who receives guardianship of another or both. In this context, it takes the meaning of guardian, because God is always a guardian and not a receiver of guardianship of others.
Wakafa: and sufficient
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. KAFA is derived from the root K-F-W and it means meeting the challenge or the need in any way as in having done enough to meet that challenge and so forth. In this context, it takes the meaning of being sufficient.
biAllahi: by Allah/ in Allah
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If it is an object of the action then it makes it stronger. ALLAH is Allah
Naseeran: supporter
Note: the root N-Sad-R and it means aid or help at a time of need. NASEERA means: supporter or helper at the time of need.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

4:44

Salaam all,

This is 4:44
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ الْكِتَابِ يَشْتَرُونَ الضَّلاَلَةَ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن تَضِلُّواْ السَّبِيلَ
Alam tara ila allatheena ootoo naseeban mina alkitabi yashtaroona alddalalata wayureedoona an tadilloo alssabeela

The Aya says:
Have you (singular pointing to Muhammad) not seen to those who were brought a portion of the book, they buy the misguidance and they seek that you (plural) loose the path (to guidance)?!

My personal note:
The aya points to some of the people of the book buying or taking misguidance and then wishing that others do the same.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Alam: did not?!
Note: this is a question form that brings the attention of the listener to what is being asked.
Tara: You (singular) see?
Note: the root R-Hamza-Y and it means viewing or seeing. TARA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of vision is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person singular). ALAM TARA takes the meaning of : Did you not see?
Ila: to
Allatheena: those who
Ootoo: were given/ were brought
Note: the root is Hamza-T-Y and it means coming with determination. The concrete word is for the water that flows in a place where it did not rain, therefore suggesting that the water came from somewhere else. OOTOO is a completed action that is derived from the root. It means: the action of coming happened to the object (third person plural) by an undisclosed subject. It then means literally: they were brought/something was made to come to them.
Naseeban: A part/ A portion
Note: The root is N-Sad-B and it means something elevated that it can be seen. It then can take many other meanings as in pursuit of something elevated, uphill or difficult and tiring effort and a worshipped stature since it is usually elevated or pursued. NASEEB is used to mean a portion or part of something. When one places an entity on an elevated area, then it is ready to be picked by some and that may be the relation to portion to be picked and so on
Mina: of
Alkitabi: the book
Note: the root K-T-B and it means putting things together as in grouping the herd together or closing the lips or writing (the most common use), because in writing, one puts the letters and the ideas together. ALKITABA means, the process of writing or the book or anything related to it from the ideas to the ink and paper to the place where all is put together.
Yashtaroona: they buy to themselves/ they take in exchange
Note: the root is SH-R-Y and it means selling something to get something in return or buying something and paying with something else or taking something and giving in return something else. YASHTAROONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of taking an object (Aldalalata= the misguidance) in exchange for an undeclared object (understood to be the guidance) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Alddalalata: the misguidance/ the lost path
Note: the root is Dhad-L-L and it means getting lost as in lost the road or losing something. ALDDALALATA is the state or the act of being lost/ misguided.
Wayureedoona: and they seek/ want
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. YUREEDOONA is derived from the root R-W-D and it means in concrete the person that goes ahead of the people looking for resources. Therefore, the word has within it the meanings of pioneering, seeking and desiring. YUREEDOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means that the action making seeking/desiring/wanting is happening by the subject (third person plural). This in turn means: they desire/ want or seek.
An: that
Tadilloo: you become misguided/ you become lost
Note: the root is Dhad-L-L and it means getting lost as in lost the road or losing something. TADILLOO is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of loosing the path to the object (alssabeel= the path) or misguided is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural).
Alssabeela: the path
Note: the root is S-B-L and it means and it means flowing water from the falling rain from the sky to the flowing water in the river and so forth. This is the concrete and the other uses are related as in path, which allows the flow, to soft flowing hair and so forth. ASSABEEL is the flowing water or the path. It takes the meaning of path or even the trip on the path. The context here is of the path to guidance.

Salaam all and have a great day.


Hussein

Sunday, August 03, 2008

4:43

Salaam all,

This is 4:43
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ لاَ تَقْرَبُواْ الصَّلاَةَ وَأَنتُمْ سُكَارَى حَتَّىَ تَعْلَمُواْ مَا تَقُولُونَ وَلاَ جُنُبًا إِلاَّ عَابِرِي سَبِيلٍ حَتَّىَ تَغْتَسِلُواْ وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرْضَى أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ أَوْ جَاء أَحَدٌ مِّنكُم مِّن الْغَآئِطِ أَوْ لاَمَسْتُمُ النِّسَاء فَلَمْ تَجِدُواْ مَاء فَتَيَمَّمُواْ صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُواْ بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُمْ إِنَّ اللّهَ كَانَ عَفُوًّا غَفُورًا
Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la taqraboo alssalata waantum sukara hatta taAAlamoo ma taqooloona wala junuban illa AAabiree sabeelin hatta taghtasiloo wain kuntum marda aw AAala safarin aw jaa ahadun minkum mina alghaiti aw lamastumu alnnisaa falam tajidoo maan fatayammamoo saAAeedan tayyiban faimsahoo biwujoohikum waaydeekum inna Allaha kana AAafuwwan ghafooran

The Aya says:
O those who made themselves safe (in Allah), do not come near prayer in altered minds in order that you know what you say. And not after ejaculation if not passing a path, until you bathe. And if you were ill or on travel or one of you came from the bathroom, or touched the women interactively, so you did not find water, then seek good dust/ top of the earth, then rub your faces and your hands. Indeed, Allah happened to be eraser (of sins), forgiving.

My personal note:
The term Lamastum annisaa which carries the meaning of touched women interactively can be understood as meaning only sex with women, which was the understanding of Ibn Abbas and the majority of Muslims. It can also be understood as any touching of women, which was the understanding of Imam Shafii, or it can be understood as any touching between women and men that takes a sexual tone to it. It seems to me that Shafii’s understanding is a little too literal and therefore I may go with option 1 or three.

The Aya orders us not to come near prayer when our minds are altered. This includes the state of drunkenness or any state that alters the mind, including extreme sleepiness. That is why the prophet (pbuh), in one of the hadeeths, mentioned that if one is too sleepy, then let him go back to sleep and wake up later to do prayer.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Ya ayyuha allatheena: O those who
Note: the three words used here are callings.
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.
La: not
Taqr
aboo: come near/ become near/ near yourselves
Note: The root is Qaf-R-B and it means nearing or becoming near. TAQRABOO is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of nearing is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural) or itself to the object (alssalata= the ritual prayer).
Alssalata: the ritual prayer
Note: the root is Sad-L-Y and it means two main things in concrete. One is the lower back area and this one is used for one who is racing towards a goal and the head is close to the lower back of the one who is ahead. It is also used in concrete to mean heat and warmth and fire. The word is used for prayer as well. In this context, ALSSALATA is the ritual prayer.
Waantum: while you (plural)
Sukara: in altered consciousness/ intoxicated/ drunk/ blocked brains.
Note: the root is S-K-R and it means blocking or closing. This is then used conceptually in many ways, including any state of altered or blocked consciousness, whether because of drinks or drug or because of natural causes. SUKARA means people in altered or blocked consciousness.
Hatta: until/ in order to
taAAlamoo: you (plural) know
Note: the root is Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. TaAALAMOO is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of knowing of fact or knowing the object (ma Taqooloon= what you say), is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural).
Ma: what
Taqooloona: you (plural) say/ communicate
Note: the root is Qaf-W-L and it means saying or communicating. TAQOOLOON is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of saying or communicating is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural).
Wala: and not
Junuban: after ejaculation
Note: the root is J-N-B and it means side of an entity. This word then takes many meanings according to the context, including setting aside, as in avoiding or rejecting as well as being close as in being beside an entity. It also takes the meaning of one who ejaculated, depending on the context. It is not clear the relationship between ejaculation and nearness. It could be because the fluids leave the body to be near it. JUNUBAN in here means: after ejaculation for males and females.
Illa: if not/ except
AAabiree: passing through/ passing
Note: the root is Ain-B-R and it means Passover or crossover or pass through. This can be understood according to the plane of thought of the sentence. It can mean crossing a river. It also can mean understanding the point as in crossing from point A to point B in thought and so forth. AAaBIREE means passing through or just passing.
Sabeelin: path
Note: the root is S-B-L and it means and it means flowing water from the falling rain from the sky to the flowing water in the river and so forth. This is the concrete and the other uses are related as in path, which allows the flow, to soft flowing hair and so forth. SABEELIN is the flowing water or the path. It takes the meaning of path or even the trip on the path.
Hatta: until
Taghtasiloo: you wash yourselves
Note: the root is GHain-S-L and it means washing. TAGHTASILOO is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of washing is being made or will be made to happen by the subject (second person plural) for itself/ to itself.
Wain: and if
Kuntum: you (plural) happened to be
Note: the root is K-W-N and it means being. KUNTUM is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of being happened by the subject (second person plural). This in turn means: you (plural) happened to be
Marda: sick/ ill
Note: the root is M-R-Dhad and it means state of incompleteness or state of imbalance. This means illness or disease as well. MARDA are the persons who became ill or sick.
Aw: or
AAala
: upon/ on
Safarin: travel/ exposure
Note: the root is S-F-R and it means in one of the concrete meanings the wind that blows and therefore exposes something from the dust that covers it. This is then used to mean exposure and movement from one place to another. This word is used to mean travel here. SAFARIN means travel. Travel is a movement from one place to another and is exposure.
Aw: or
Jaa: came
Note: the root is J-Y-Hamza and it means coming. One concrete word that is derived from this word is the pool where the rain water comes. JAA is an action that is completed and that is derived from the root. It means that the action of coming happened by the subject (third person singular ahadun=one)
Ahadun: one
Note: the root is W-Ha-D and it means one. AHADUN means one or anyone.

Minkum: fom you (plural)/ of you (plural)
Mina: from
Alghaiti: the restroom
Note: the root is Ghain-W-TTa and it means the low land or the whole in the ground. This is then used conceptually to mean different things including using the restroom, because they did it in a whole in the ground or the low land in general. Here, it means the restroom.
Aw: or
Lamastumu: touched interactively/ had sex with/ felt interactively
Note: the root is L-M-S and it means skin feeling an object. LAMASTUM is an action that is completed. It means: the action of skin of the subject (second person plural) feeling the object (alnnisaa= the women) interactively, happened. This is then skin feeling another skin and is used to mean mainly sex, or at least some form of foreplay.
Alnnisaa: the women
Note: the word means the women. It has two potential roots that may be related to it. The first N-S-Y and it is the one used for women. This same root is used for the sciatic nerve as a concrete word and for forgetting. The relation between the different meanings is only in an indirect manner. Another root is N-S-Hamza and it means putting things behind in time or space of delaying things. Concrete words are the women that have a delay in the menses because of possibility of pregnancy. ALNNISAA are the women.
Falam: then not/ so not
Tajidoo: you (plural) 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. TAJIDOO is an action that is derived from the root. It means: the action of finding is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural) to the object (Maan=water that is coming up).
Maan: water
Note: the root is M-Y-Hamza and it means water. Conceptually, it can be used to any form of liquid depending on the context. It also can apply to all the natures of water, vapor, liquid and solid. MAAN means water here.
Fatayammamoo: then seek
Note: Fa means then or so or therefore. TAYAMMAMOO is derived from the root Hamza-M-M and it means mother or sources/origin if said as UMM and destination if said as AMM. The AMM is taken for seeking something or somewhere as well and it is the one used here. TAYAMMAMOO is an order for action or a request. It is addressing a group of people and it means: Seek.
saAAeedan: surface/ surface of earth/dust
Note: the root is Sad-Ain-D and it means in concrete, going uphill or going higher. This is then used conceptually in different ways as in to mean moving uphill and others. SaAAeeDAN is the top of the earth or any entity on the surface of the earth, which is mainly dust.
Tayyiban: good
Note: the root is Ta-Y-B and it means good and leads to goodness. The term is used for anything that is good and leads to good results. TAYYIBAN is the good who does good or just the entity that causes good.
Faimsahoo: then rub/swipe
Note: FA means then or therefore or so. IMSAHOO is derived from the root M-S-Ha and it means swipe one surface opposite another or rub. It could also mean anoint. IMSAHOO is an order addressing a group of people. It means: rub or swipe.
Biwujoohikum: your faces
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If it is an object of the action then it makes it stronger. WUJOOHIKUM is derived from the root 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. WUJOOHI means faces of. KUM is plural you.
Waaydeekum: and your hands
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. AYDEEKUM is derived from the root Hamza-Y-D and it means hand and then it takes different meanings according to the plane of thought. AYDEE means hands of. KUM is a plural you.
Inna: indeed
Allaha: Allah
Kana: happened to be
Note: the root is 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). This in turn means: He was or He happened to be
AAafuwwan: eraser (of sin)
Note: The root is Ain-F-W and it means to literally to give up a right. Some concrete uses of the word are when the wind erases the evidence of the footsteps in the desert, or erasing any evidence or entity. Conceptually it means to forgive through erasing the sin from existence, to give charity and to heal by erasing disease.
Ghafooran: forgiving/ provider of protective cover
Note: the root GH-F-R and it means the helmet of the soldier in the battle. This one of the concrete words and the word is therefore used to mean protective covering in many fashions as in protecting the person from the error or protecting the person from the consequence of error and that is forgiveness. GHAFOORAN is the one who provides protective cover, or the one who is forgiving and the two meanings are related.

Salaam all and have a great day.


Hussein

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

4:42

Salaam all,

This is 4:42
يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَعَصَوُاْ الرَّسُولَ لَوْ تُسَوَّى بِهِمُ الأَرْضُ وَلاَ يَكْتُمُونَ اللّهَ حَدِيثًا
Yawmaithin yawaddu allatheena kafaroo waAAasawoo alrrasoola law tusawwa bihimu alardu wala yaktumoona Allaha hadeethan

The Aya says:
That day, the ones who rejected including disobeyed the envoy (of God) will wish that the earth will be leveled by them, and they will not suppress Allah’s saying /action.

My personal note:
The law is a conditional which carries skepticism in it often. Therefore, the Aya carries that they will wish that the earth will be leveled by them, as in they become earth, but the message is that will not happen.

The end of the Aya “La yaktumoon Allah Hadeethan” has a width of meanings. Hadeethan means conceptually happening, which can cover saying and actions and news of the entity. LA YAKTUMOONA Allaha Hadeethan carries the dual meaning of:

1- They do not suppress the happenings of Allah, as His sayings, actions and news, from others.
2- They do not suppress their own happenings, as sayings actions and news, from Allah.

Both are correct and are covered by the sentence. That is part of the depth of the Qur’an, the richness and width of meanings within it’s sentences.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Yawmaithin: that day/ day when
Note: the root is Y-W-M and it means day. YAWM means a day and it spans a day and night cycle. YAWMA means day of. ITHIN means then. YAWMAITHIN then takes the meaning of day when, on that day.
Yawaddu: they love
Note: the root is W-D-D and it means proper love. This means that this love is correct in all it’s angles and not placed in the wrong place. YAWADDU is an action 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 or plural pointing to Allatheena= those who)
Allatheena: those who
Kafaroo: rejected/ discarded (the message or God).
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).
waAAasawoo: and disobeyed/including disobeyed
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. AAaSAWOO is derived from the root Ain-Sad-Y and it means to go against order/to resist an order, for the verb and the action for the noun. The concrete word is Stick and Staff. The relationship to the above abstract meaning is the fact that the Stick is rigid and unbending, as well as the fact the Stick got detached from the tree. AAaSAWOO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of disobeying the object (alrrasool= the messenger/ envoy) happened by the subject (third person plural).
Alrrasoola: the messenger/ the envoy
Note: ALRRASOOLA 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. ALRRASOOLA means the envoy or the messenger.
Law: skeptical if/if
Note: LAW means if or a conditional statement with a background of skepticism that the condition did not or will not happen or at least not very likely to happen.
Tusawwa: she was leveled
Note: the root is S-W-Y and it means balance or equality. Conceptually, it applies to leveling something and according to the context of the situation. TUSAWWA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making the object leveled (Al Ardu= the earth) is being made to happen or will be made to happen, by an undeclared subject.
Bihimu: in them/ by them/ with them
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If is the object of the action then it makes it stronger. HIMU means them.
Alardu: the earth/ the land
Note: ALARDU is derived from the root Hamza-R-Dhad and it means earth or land. ALARDU is the earth/ the land.
Wala: and not
Yaktumoona: they suppress/ they hide
Note: YAKTUMOONA is derived from the root K-T-M and it means suppressing something. Concrete word is for a vine type of plant that cannot rise and stand on it’s own, therefore suppressed to the ground. Conceptually, it is used for suppressing a matter or hiding it. YAKTUMOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of suppressing or hiding the object (ALLAHA hadeethan= speech or news of Allah) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Allaha: Allah
Hadeethan: happening/ saying/ news/ actions
Note: The root is Ha-D-TH and it means to happen for the verb and happening for the noun. This is conceptually then extended to many different understandings that are linked to the context. They carry the meanings of happenings as news, or sayings or new developments or all, as long as the context of the sentence allows it. HADEETHAN here carries the conceptual meanings of happening, which covers sayings and actions of Allah or of people towards Allah.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

Thursday, July 10, 2008

4:41

Salaam all,

This is 4:41

فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِن كُلِّ أمَّةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَـؤُلاء شَهِيدًا
Fakayfa itha jina min kulli ommatin bishaheedin wajina bika AAala haolai shaheedan

The Aya says:
So, how about if/when we came, from every nation, with a witness, and we came with you (singular) upon those, a witness.

My personal note:
The word ITHA is a conditional term that relates to time. Therefore it often carries a meaning that mixes if and when together.

The Aya is telling us that on the Day of Judgment God will bring a witness from every nation to witness on that nation. It tells the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) that he will witness on “those”. " Those" may be pointing to:
1- The ones he came to and to whom he gave his message, believer or non believer.
2- Everyone who received his message or claims to be following his message.

Both meanings are possible and applicable. For his contemporaries, he would witness on how they responded, as for the ones who claimed following him, then he can witness whether what they claimed he ordered was actually ordered or not by him.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Fakayfa: then how/ how about
Itha: if/when
Jina: We brought/ we came
Note: the root is J-Y-Hamza and it means coming. One concrete word that is derived from this word is the pool where the rain water comes. JINA is an action that is completed and that is derived from the root. It means that the action of coming happened by the subject (first person plural pointing to God or God and angels).
Min: from
Kulli: every/ each
Note: the root is K-L-L and it means the parts put together. This is the concrete and it means all or every or each. KULL means each or every.
Ommatin: nation
Note: the root is Hamza-M-M and it means mother or sources/origin if said as UMM and destination if said as AMM. OMMA are conceptually people of the same mother or source and possibly of the same destination. The word, in Arabic is used to mean nation, but it can apply to any group that may share the same goal or origin or both.

Bishaheedin: with a witness/ by a witness
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If is the object of the action then it makes it stronger. In here the action is making become safe. SHAHEED 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. SHAHEED is a witness
Wajina: and we came
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. JINA is derived from the root J-Y-Hamza and it means coming. One concrete word that is derived from this word is the pool where the rain water comes. JINA is an action that is completed and that is derived from the root. It means that the action of coming happened by the subject (first person plural pointing to God or God and angels).

Bika: with you (singular pointing to Mohammad pbuh)/ by you
AAala: on/ upon
Haolai: those
Shaheedan: witness
Note: SHAHEED 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. SHAHEED is a witness

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

4:40

Salaam all,

This is 4:40
إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَاعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِن لَّدُنْهُ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا
Inna Allaha la yathlimu mithqala tharratin wain taku hasanatan yudaAAifha wayuti min ladunhu ajran AAatheeman

The Aya says:
Indeed, Allah does not do injustice to measure of an atom. And if it happens to be act of goodness, He multiplies it, and gives from His presence, great reward.

My personal note:
The word YATHLIMU carries the meaning of darkness and often, decision in darkness, or displacing something out of place. It takes the meaning of injustice because injustice is a decision in darkness and displacing things out of place. Here, God tells us that even the measure of the atom will be put in it’s rightful right place. This applies to everything including our deeds. It further tells us about the generosity of God. It tells us that He multiplies our acts of goodness from His grace.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Inna: indeed
Allaha: Allah
La: not
Yathlimu: do injustice/ displace
Note: the root is THA-L-M and it means darkness in the most concrete form. This word also takes the meaning of misplacing right from wrong and transgression or injustice since injustice is displacing right from wrong and a decision made in darkness. YATHLIMU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of injustice of displacement of the object (mithqal= weight of) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to God).
Mithqala: weight of
Note: The root is TH-Qaf-L and it means weight or weighty as in heavy weight at times. Conceptually, it is used for any weight or heaviness in responsibility and so on. MITHQALA is measure of weight or weight of in here.
Tharratin: an atom/ tiniest entity
Note: the root is TH-R-R and it means in concrete: the smallest entities that one pinches with his hands or fingers and disperses, very much as the grains of salt or sand and so on. Conceptually, this word is used to mean offspring, but also the tiniest entities as dust particles or atoms and so on. THARRATIN is the tiniest entity or an atom.
Wain: and if
Taku: it be
Note: the root is K-W-N and it means being. TAKU is an action that is being or will be completed. It means: the action of being is happening or will be happening by the subject (third personal singular). This in turn means: He or it be or He or it happens to be
Hasanatan: an act of goodness/ beauty
Note: the root is Ha-S-N and it means beauty and goodness in all the aspects of beauty and goodness. HASANATAN is an act of goodness or beauty.
yudaAAifha: He makes her multiplied
Note: the root is Dhad-Ain-F and it means in concrete, when the thing is folded upon itself, therefore giving two potential meanings for the derivatives, one is weakness, since the weak gets folded and the other is multiplication since the fold one object becomes two which is the context of this sentence. YUDaAAiFHA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making the object (HA= her and points to the act of goodness) multiplied is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to God).
Wayuti: and He makes come/ and He gives
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. YUTI is derived from the root Hamza-T-Y and it means in concrete the water that comes from the rain of another land. In a conceptual manner, it means the coming of something or someone with many of it’s implications. YUTI is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making come or giving is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to H=God).
Min: from
Ladunhu: at his/ at his presence
Note: LADUN means at and it points to place or time or others. HU means him which points to Allah. LADUNHU means from Him in general or from His.
Ajran: Compensation/reward
Note: the root is Hamza-J-R and it means compensation for work done. AJRAN means compensation of work or just compensation or reward.
AAatheeman: great
Note: the root is Ain-TH-M and it means great/hard/strong. The concrete word is AAaTHM and that is the bones or the hard/strong/firm core of things. AAaTHEEM means great.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

Saturday, July 05, 2008

4:39

Salaam all,

This is 4:39
وَمَاذَا عَلَيْهِمْ لَوْ آمَنُواْ بِاللّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَأَنفَقُواْ مِمَّا رَزَقَهُمُ اللّهُ وَكَانَ اللّهُ بِهِم عَلِيمًا
Wamatha AAalayhim law amanoo biAllahi waalyawmi alakhiri waanfaqoo mimma razaqahumu Allahu wakana Allahu bihim AAaleeman

The aya says:
And what (is) upon them had they made themselves safe in Allah and the Day of Judgment, and spent of what Allah provided them?! And Allah happened to be knowledgeable of them.

My personal note:
The Aya responds to those who are stingy or those who spend just for show. It says that had they spent because of safety and trust in Allah, then it would have been much better for them and would not have been a burden. They burdened themselves because of their lack of safety and trust in Allah.

May God increase our trust and safety in Him, so that we live in His mercy guided by His guidance.


Translation of the transliterated words:
Wamatha: and what
AAalayhim: upon them
Law: if (with skepticism)
Note: law means if, but it carries often skepticism as in suggesting that the condition did not happen or was not going to happen.
Amanoo: they made themselves safe
Note: the root Hamza-M-N and it means safety. Conceptually, it can also be extended to trust as well, because we feel safe in the entity we trust. AMANOO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making oneself safe is happened by the subject (third person plural).
biAllahi: in Allah
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If is the object of the action then it makes it stronger. In here the action is making become safe. ALLAH is Allah.
Waalyawmi: and the day
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. ALYAWMI is derived from the root Y-W-M and it means day. YAWM means a day and it spans a day and night cycle. ALYAWMI means: the day.
Alakhiri: the remaining/ the last
Note: the root Hamza-KH-R and it means remaining. ALAKHIRI means the remaining or the later. ALYAWMI ALAKHIRI then means: the remaining day or the last day and that is used for the Day of Judgment.
Waanfaqoo: and they spent
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. ANFAQOO is derived from the root N-F-Qaf and it means tunnel in the concrete sense. This is then used to mean anything that is tunneled from one place to another as in hiding your thoughts or presenting different than the ones that you hold. Another is tunneling you money to another destination as in giving some of your money to charity or so forth. Here, it is used for the tunneling of the money or the spending it for charity. ANFAQOO is an action that is derived from the root and that is completed. It means the action of making tunnelling or spending happened by the subject (third person plural).
Mimma: from what/ of what
Razaqahumu: he provided them
Note: the root is R-Z-Qaf and it means provision and conceptually, it covers any form of providing especially for needs. RAZAQA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of providing the object (humu=them) was made to happen by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah)
Allahu: Allah
Wakana: and happened to be
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. KANA 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 pointing to Allah). This in turn means: He was or He happened to be.
Allahu: Allah
Bihim: by them/ in them
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If is the object of the action then it makes it stronger. In here the action is making become safe. HIM means them.
AAaleeman: knowledgeable
Note: the root is Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. AAaLEEM is the one that is very knowledgeable.

Salaam all and have a great day.


Hussein

Thursday, July 03, 2008

4:38

Salaam all,

This is 4:38
وَالَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ رِئَـاء النَّاسِ وَلاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللّهِ وَلاَ بِالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَمَن يَكُنِ الشَّيْطَانُ لَهُ قَرِينًا فَسَاء قِرِينًا
Waallatheena yunfiqoona amwalahum riaa alnnasi wala yuminoona biAllahi wala bialyawmi alakhiri waman yakuni alshshaytanu lahu qareenan fasaa qareenan

The Aya says:

And those who spend their money showing the people and they do not make themselves safe in Allah and in the Day of Judgment. And whoever happens to have Satan as his close associate, then worse of associates.

My personal note:
This Aya continues the same theme. In the previous Aya, it mentions the people who fail to share of what God gave them. Here, it mentions negatively those who spend their money, but only to show to the people.

The Aya then makes clear that we spend money to those who needed out of our safety in Allah and in the Day of Judgment. So, all our charitable works will need to be in the sake of Allah and not the people.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Waallatheena: and those who
yunfiqoona: spend/ they spend/ they tunnel
Note: the root is N-F-Qaf and it means tunnel in the concrete sense. This is then used to mean anything that is tunneled from one place to another as in hiding your thoughts or presenting different than the ones that you hold. Another is tunneling you money to another destination as in giving some of your money to charity or so forth. Here, it is used for the tunneling of the money or the spending it for charity. YUNFIQOONA is an action that is derived from the root and that is being completed or will be completed. It means the action of making tunneling or spending is happening or will be occurring by the subject (third person plural).
Amwalahum: their money/ belongings
Note: the root is M-W-L and it means what a person owns of gold and silver. This is used to mean anything owned or just money. AMWALIAmeans moneys of. HUM means them.
Riaa: Showing/ making see
Note: the root R-Hamza-Y and it means viewing or seeing. RIAA means showing or making others see.
Alnnasi: the people/ the society
Note: ALNNASI is derived from the root Hamza-N-S and it means socializing. ALNNAS are the society/the people.
Wala: and not
Yuminoona: they make themselves safe/ they trust
Note: the root Hamza-M-N and it means safety. Conceptually, it can also be extended to trust as well, because we feel safe in the entity we trust. YUMINOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making oneself safe is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
biAllahi: in Allah
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If is the object of the action then it makes it stronger. In here the action is making become safe. ALLAH is Allah.
Wala: and not
Bialyawmi: in the day
association with an action that was mentioned. If is the object of the action then it makes it stronger. In here the action is making become safe. ALYAWMI is derived from the root Y-W-M and it means day. YAWM means a day and it spans a day and night cycle. ALYAWMI means: the day.
Alakhiri: the remaining/ the last
Note: the root Hamza-KH-R and it means remaining. ALAKHIRI means the remaining or the later. ALYAWMI ALAKHIRI then means: the remaining day or the last day and that is used for the day of judgment.

Waman: and whoever
Yakuni: happens to be
Note: the root is K-W-N and it means being. YAKUNI is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of being is happening or will be happening by the subject (third personal singular). This in turn means: He happens to be
Alshshaytanu: 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.
Lahu: to him
Qareenan: close associate
Note: the root is Qaf-R-N and it means in concrete horn of the animal. Conceptually, it is used for anything that shares aspects of the horns as it fits in the context. QAREENAN here means close associate. This is because the one horn is always closely associated with the horn on top of the head.
Fasaa: so became bad/ hated/ugly/worse
Note: FA means then or so or therefore. SAA is derived from the root S-Y-Hamza and it means hated word or deed or feeling. It can also 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. SAA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of ugliness, badness, hatedness happened by the subject (third person singular)
Qareenan: close associate
Note: the root is Qaf-R-N and it means in concrete horn of the animal. Conceptually, it is used for anything that shares aspects of the horns as it fits in the context. QAREENAN here means close associate. This is because the one horn is always closely associated with the horn on top of the head.

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein

Monday, June 30, 2008

4:37

Salaam all,

This is 4:37
الَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ وَيَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبُخْلِ وَيَكْتُمُونَ مَا آتَاهُمُ اللّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَافِرِينَ عَذَابًا مُّهِينًا
Allatheena yabkhaloona wayamuroona alnnasa bialbukhli wayaktumoona ma atahumu Allahu min fadlihi waaAAtadna lilkafireena AAathaban muheenan

The Aya says:
Those who are stingy and order people with stinginess including suppressing what Allah had given them of His bounty. And we have prepared for the rejecters, humiliating suffering.

My personal note:
The Aya continues the theme of the previous Aya and gives the definition of the self absorbed, inappropriately proud person. It defines this person as stingy or not sharing. This extends to not sharing material things, but also not sharing knowledge that he or she was given and that is important to share. It also includes in that definition, the suppressing or hiding what God gave them of goods.

The Aya links those descriptions with rejecting His message. This is a very important point. As if it says that one of the essences of the message is sharing with others some of what God had blessed us with.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Allatheena: those who
Yabkhaloona: become stingy/ do not share /do not give
Note: the root is B-KH-L and it means stinginess or not giving or not sharing of what they have. YABKHALOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of stinginess or not sharing/not giving is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Wayamuroona: and order/ and enjoin
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. YAMUROONA 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. YAMUROONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of ordering or ordering to implement or enjoining is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Alnnasa: the people/ the society
Bialbukhli: by the stinginess/ by the not sharing.
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If it is an object of the action then it makes it stronger. ALBUKHLI is derived from the root B-KH-L and it means stinginess or not giving or not sharing of what they have. ALBUKHLI is the not sharing or the stinginess.
Wayaktumoona: and they suppress/ and they hide.
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. YAKTUMOONA is derived from the root K-T-M and it means suppressing something. Concrete word is for a vine type of plant that cannot rise and stand on it’s own, therefore suppressed to the ground. Conceptually, it is used for suppressing a matter or hiding it. YAKTUMOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of suppressing or hiding the object (ma atahumu= what He gave them) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Ma: what
Atahumu: He brought them
Note: ATAHUMU is derived from the root Hamza-T-Y and it means in concrete the water that comes from the rain of another land. In a conceptual manner, it means the coming of something or someone with many of it’s implications. ATA is an action that was completed. It means: the action of making an object (min fadlihi= his abundance) come to another object (humu= them) happened by the subject (first person singular pointing to Allah).
Allahu: Allah
Min: from
Fadlihi: His bounty/ His favor/ His abundance
Note: the root is 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 means: overflowing of good of or provision of more goodness than is required to cover the needs so that there will remain more of it left. HI means Him and it points to God.
waaAAtadna: And we prepared
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. aAATADNA is derived from the root Ain-T-D and it means preparing an entity and so on. One concrete meaning is the box which a woman prepares for her very private items. aAATADNA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of preparing was made to happen by the subject (first person plural).
Lilkafireena: to the rejecters/ for the rejecters
Note: li means to or for. ALKAFIREENA is derived from the root 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. ALKAFIREENA are those who reject or discard the message of God.
AAathabun: suffering
Note: the root is Ain-TH-B and it means an easy to swallow food or drink. AAaTHAB is what makes one not take an easy to swallow food or drink. That is suffering.
Muheenan: Humiliating/ makes them worthless/ weightless.
Note: the root is H-W-N and it means easy and supple and of low weight. Conceptually, it is used for any matter that does not weigh heavily on others. This can be positive as in making something easy. It can be negative as when a person or group of people become with no weight, as in becoming humiliated. MUHEEN means: makes them with no weight. Here it takes the meaning of humiliating or makes them worthless.

Salaam all and have a great evening.


Hussein

4:37

Salaam all,

This is 4:37
الَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ وَيَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبُخْلِ وَيَكْتُمُونَ مَا آتَاهُمُ اللّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَافِرِينَ عَذَابًا مُّهِينًا
Allatheena yabkhaloona wayamuroona alnnasa bialbukhli wayaktumoona ma atahumu Allahu min fadlihi waaAAtadna lilkafireena AAathaban muheenan

The Aya says:
Those who are stingy and order people with stinginess including suppressing what Allah had given them of His bounty. And we have prepared for the rejecters, humiliating suffering.

My personal note:
The Aya continues the theme of the previous Aya and gives the definition of the self absorbed, inappropriately proud person. It defines this person as stingy or not sharing. This extends to not sharing material things, but also not sharing knowledge that he or she was given and that is important to share. It also includes in that definition, the suppressing or hiding what God gave them of goods.

The Aya links those descriptions with rejecting His message. This is a very important point. As if it says that one of the essences of the message is sharing with others some of what God had blessed us with.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Allatheena: those who
Yabkhaloona: become stingy/ do not share /do not give
Note: the root is B-KH-L and it means stinginess or not giving or not sharing of what they have. YABKHALOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of stinginess or not sharing/not giving is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Wayamuroona: and order/ and enjoin
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. YAMUROONA 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. YAMUROONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of ordering or ordering to implement or enjoining is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Alnnasa: the people/ the society
Bialbukhli: by the stinginess/ by the not sharing.
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If it is an object of the action then it makes it stronger. ALBUKHLI is derived from the root B-KH-L and it means stinginess or not giving or not sharing of what they have. ALBUKHLI is the not sharing or the stinginess.
Wayaktumoona: and they suppress/ and they hide.
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. YAKTUMOONA is derived from the root K-T-M and it means suppressing something. Concrete word is for a vine type of plant that cannot rise and stand on it’s own, therefore suppressed to the ground. Conceptually, it is used for suppressing a matter or hiding it. YAKTUMOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of suppressing or hiding the object (ma atahumu= what He gave them) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Ma: what
Atahumu: He brought them
Note: ATAHUMU is derived from the root Hamza-T-Y and it means in concrete the water that comes from the rain of another land. In a conceptual manner, it means the coming of something or someone with many of it’s implications. ATA is an action that was completed. It means: the action of making an object (min fadlihi= his abundance) come to another object (humu= them) happened by the subject (first person singular pointing to Allah).
Allahu: Allah
Min: from
Fadlihi: His bounty/ His favor/ His abundance
Note: the root is 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 means: overflowing of good of or provision of more goodness than is required to cover the needs so that there will remain more of it left. HI means Him and it points to God.
waaAAtadna: And we prepared
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. aAATADNA is derived from the root Ain-T-D and it means preparing an entity and so on. One concrete meaning is the box which a woman prepares for her very private items. aAATADNA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of preparing was made to happen by the subject (first person plural).
Lilkafireena: to the rejecters/ for the rejecters
Note: li means to or for. ALKAFIREENA is derived from the root 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. ALKAFIREENA are those who reject or discard the message of God.
AAathabun: suffering
Note: the root is Ain-TH-B and it means an easy to swallow food or drink. AAaTHAB is what makes one not take an easy to swallow food or drink. That is suffering.
Muheenan: Humiliating/ makes them worthless/ weightless.
Note: the root is H-W-N and it means easy and supple and of low weight. Conceptually, it is used for any matter that does not weigh heavily on others. This can be positive as in making something easy. It can be negative as when a person or group of people become with no weight, as in becoming humiliated. MUHEEN means: makes them with no weight. Here it takes the meaning of humiliating or makes them worthless.

Salaam all and have a great evening.


Hussein

Saturday, June 28, 2008

4:36

Salaam all,

This is 4:36
وَاعْبُدُواْ اللّهَ وَلاَ تُشْرِكُواْ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا وَبِذِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْيَتَامَى وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْجَارِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْجَارِ الْجُنُبِ وَالصَّاحِبِ بِالجَنبِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخْتَالاً فَخُورًا
WaoAAbudoo Allaha wala tushrikoo bihi shayan wabialwalidayni ihsanan wabithee alqurba waalyatama waalmasakeeni waaljari thee alqurba waaljari aljunubi waalssahibi bialjanbi waibni alssabeeli wama malakat aymanukum inna Allaha la yuhibbu man kana mukhtalan fakhooran

The Aya says:
And worship Allah, and do not make any partners with him. And by the two parents perform acts of goodness, and by the relatives, and the orphans and the poor, and the related neighbor and the unrelated neighbor, and the companion by the side and the son of the path and what you have legal authority over (of people). Indeed, Allah does not love who happens to be self absorbed, excessively proud.

My personal note:
The Aya starts with the prohibition against giving partners to God. This is the most important message of the Qur’an, the message of monotheism.

It is interesting that it linked this first message with the order to perform act of goodness to the group that was mentioned. To be mentioned are the neighbors of all kinds, whether relatives, not relatives and companions/friends. It also mentioned two groups worth mentioning:

Ma Malakat Aymanukum: Which means what you have legal authority over. This group includes spouses in them, and therefore there is an order to act acts of goodness to the wives. The group also includes any person under the legal authority of the person, including slaves that they may own.

The other group is the “son of the road” and this includes the traveler or the person who originated somewhere else, but is stuck in another place with no ability to go back.

The ending of the Aya is very important. It tells us who Allah does not love and that is the self absorbed conceited person who may also be arrogant. This is linking those properties with lack of acts of goodness and with making partners for God.

Translation of the transliterated words:
WaoAAbudoo: and worship/ and make yourselves serve/ and enslave yourselves to.
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. oAABUDOO is derived from the root Ain-B-D and it means slave or servant. This is conceptually extended to acts of worship. A person makes himself/ herself a slave voluntarily either out of love or out of recognition of the importance of the entity he or she enslaved himself to, and that is the essence of worship, enslaving oneself to the beloved who is also the almighty. oAABUDOO is an order or a request addressing a group of people. It means: and worship/ make yourselves slaves of the object (Allah).
Allaha: Allah/ the one worthy of worship
Wala: and not
Tushrikoo: you make partners/ equal partners
Note: the root SH-R-K and it means partner or partnership and with this partnership is a measure of equality or being on par. TUSHRIKOO is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making partner to the object (bihi= with Him pointing to God) is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural). WALA Tushrikoo is an order not to make partners.

Bihi: with Him/ in him
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If it is an object of the action then it makes it stronger. HI means him and it points to Allah.
Shayan: an entity/ a thing
Note: the root is SH-Y-Hamza and it means entity. SHAYAN means entity. It is taken here to mean a thing or an entity.
Wabialwalidayni: and by the two parents
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. Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If it is an object of the action then it makes it stronger. ALWALIDAYNI is derived from the root W-L-D and it means giving birth or conceiving. ALWALIDAYNI are the two that conceived or gave birth.
Ihsanan: perform action of goodness/ beauty
Note: the root is Ha-S-N and it means beauty and goodness in all the aspects of beauty and goodness. IHSANAN is a MASDAR, a noun that tells about action. It means: action of beauty or goodness in this context. It gives the impression of order to perform actions of beauty or goodness.
Wabithee: and by those of
Alqurba: the nearness/ the relatives
Note: The root is Qaf-R-B and it means nearing or becoming near. ALQURBA means: the nearness and it is used conceptually here to point to the relatives, or even people who are near to the heart or live near the person as neighbors.
Waalyatama: and the orphans/ the dependants without support
Note: 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. ALYATAMA is derived from the root Y-T-M and it means being alone. This word is used for the orphans because they lost their parent. It is also used for a woman who is alone without support. Conceptually, it covers any dependant person who does not have clear human support amongst the known relatives of parenthood or marriage.
Waalmasakeeni: and the ones without resources
Note: 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. ALMASAKEEN the root is S-K-N and it means Ashes which is the product of the end of the fire. The conceptual meaning has many forms and it means rest or lack of movement, but it also means the lack of energy or running out of energy. ALMASAKEEN are the persons that do not have energy or ability to maneuver. This is used for the poor who have no ability to move out of that situation.
Waaljari: and the neighbor
Note: 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. ALJARI is derived from the root J-W-R and it means in concrete neighbor or an entity that is close to where one is. This is word is then used conceptually for support, neighborhood and at times for injustice because one lands not where he should be, but somewhere else. Here, ALJARI means the neighbor.
Thee: one of
Alqurba: the nearness/ the relatives
Note: The root is Qaf-R-B and it means nearing or becoming near. ALQURBA means: the nearness and it is used conceptually here to point to the relatives, or even people who are near to the heart or live near the person as neighbors.
Waaljari: and the neighbor
Note: 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. ALJARI is derived from the root J-W-R and it means in concrete neighbor or an entity that is close to where one is. This is word is then used conceptually for support, neighborhood and at times for injustice because one lands not where he should be, but somewhere else. Here, ALJARI means the neighbor.
Aljunubi: the next door/ the one beside/ the close by
Note: the root is J-N-B and it means side of an entity. This word then takes many meanings according to the context, including setting aside, as in avoiding or rejecting as well as being close as in being beside an entity. ALJUNUBI here means the neighbor who is close by.
Waalssahibi: and the companion
Note: 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. ALSSAHIBI is derived from the root Sad-Ha-B and it means companion or companionship. ALSSAHIBI means: the companion.
Bialjanbi: by the closeness/ by the side
Note: Bi denotes that what comes after is a tool and/or an object or an association with an action that was mentioned. If it is an object of the action then it makes it stronger. ALJANBI is derived from the root J-N-B and it means side of an entity. This word then takes many meanings according to the context, including setting aside, as in avoiding or rejecting as well as being close as in being beside an entity. ALJANBI here means the side and it points to closeness.
Waibni: and son of/ child of/ product of
Note: 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. IBNI is derived from the root B-N-Y and it means child or son in some of the derivatives and building in another. The two meanings since having children is like building where one builds a family and builds the child to become an adult and so forth. IBNI means son of or child of/ product of
Alssabeeli: the path
Note: the root is B-N-Y and it means child or son in some of the derivatives and building in another. The two meanings since having children is like building where one builds a family and builds the child to become an adult and so forth. ALSSABEEL is the path. IBNI ALSSABEEL is the son of the path and it points to the traveler or the person who arrived at a place and has no ability to go home.
Wama: and what
Malakat: she owned/ she happened to have authority
Note: the root is MLK and it means ownership or authority over something. One concrete meaning is the fruit when it becomes strong and held together. So, in a sense MULK has the meaning of holding things together in a strong bond and with authority over it. MALAKAT is an action that is completed. It means: the action of owning or having authority happened by the subject (third person feminine singular pointing to Aymanukum= your right/ your right hands/ your legal right).
Aymanukum: Your (plural) right/ your right hand/ your legal right/ your oaths.
Note: AYMANUKUM is derived from the root Y-M-N and it means right as in the opposite of left. This is then taken conceptually to mean many other things as in right hand, oath and good luck and so forth. AYMANU means right or right hand or legal right or oath of. KUM means plural you. WAMA MALAKAT AYMANUKUM covers what the meaning of: What you have legal authority over. In this context, it does cover slaves owned by the person or any person they have legal authority over and is in a state of vulnerability.
Inna: indeed
Allaha: Allah
La: not
Yuhibbu: loves
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 (man kana= whoever happened to be)
Man: who/ whoever
Kana: happened to be
Mukhtalan; conceited/ self admiring inappropriately/ self absorbed.
Note: the root is KH-Y-L and it means imagination or thought. It is used conceptually to point to imagination or thought process that may need imagination. It is also extended, depending on the context, to mean imagining self more than what they are. MUKHTALAN is the one who is self absorbed/ self admiring inappropriately/ conceited.
Fakhooran: excessively proud/ arrogant
Note: the root is F-KH-R and it means excessive pride or arrogance. FAKHOOR is the person who is excessively proud or arrogant.

Salaam all and have a great day.


Hussein

Monday, June 23, 2008

4:35

Salaam all,

This is 4:35
وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ شِقَاقَ بَيْنِهِمَا فَابْعَثُواْ حَكَمًا مِّنْ أَهْلِهِ وَحَكَمًا مِّنْ أَهْلِهَا إِن يُرِيدَا إِصْلاَحًا يُوَفِّقِ اللّهُ بَيْنَهُمَا إِنَّ اللّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا خَبِيرًا
Wain khiftum shiqaqa baynihima faibAAathoo hakaman min ahlihi wahakaman min ahliha in yureeda islahan yuwaffiqi Allahu baynahuma inna Allaha kana AAaleeman khabeeran

The aya says:
And if you feared fissuring between the two of them, then send an arbiter from his people and an arbiter from her people. If he and she wanted reconciliation, Allah will cause agreement between them. Indeed, Allah happened to be knowledgeable, informing.

My personal note:
This Aya gives the way people will work on reconciliation between a husband and wife in case of conflict. It suggests arbitration with people from both sides participating. Allah then informs us that if the couple wanted reconciliation, then Allah will grant an agreeable solution to both.

Translation of the transliterated words:

Wain: and if
Khiftum: you (plural) feared
Note: the root is KH-W-F and it means fear or scare. KHIFTUM is an action that is completed. It means: the action of fear happened by the subject (second person plural).
Shiqaqa: fissuring/process of breaking away/breakup
Note: the root is SH-Qaf-QAF and it means fissuring in the concrete from and that means the breaking away process. SHIQAQ is the process of fissuring or process breaking away from each other.
Baynihima: between the two
faibAAathoo: then send/delegate
Note: Fa means then or therefore. IBAAaTHOO is derived from the root B-Ain-TH and it means the change from static position as in death or rest to movement. Conceptually, it is understood as coming back to life or sending, since in both, there is movement after rest. IBAAaTHOO in here is an order to a group of people. It means: send or delegate in this situation.
Hakaman: an arbiter
Note: The root is 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 of steering including not only decisions but actions as well. The best steerer is the one that uses the best tools to steer and that is the Arabic definition of wisdom. HAKAMAN means the person who makes judgment or ruling and in this case, it is an arbiter.
Min: from
Ahlihi: his people
Note: the root is Hamza-H-L and one concrete meaning of the word is the fat that surrounds the back of the animal. It is used conceptually to mean family or any of the people that are closely associated with the entity being discussed. This could be because they are like the fat as in they engulf and protect and so forth and gain protection at the same time. AHLI means people of. or family of. HI means him.
Wahakaman: and an arbiter
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This 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. HAKAMAN is derived from 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 of steering including not only decisions but actions as well. The best steerer is the one that uses the best tools to steer and that is the Arabic definition of wisdom. HAKAMAN means the person who makes judgment or ruling and in this case, it is an arbiter.
Min: from
Ahliha: his people
Note: the root is Hamza-H-L and one concrete meaning of the word is the fat that surrounds the back of the animal. It is used conceptually to mean family or any of the people that are closely associated with the entity being discussed. This could be because they are like the fat as in they engulf and protect and so forth and gain protection at the same time. AHLI means people of. or family of. HA means her.
In: if
Yureeda: the two seek/he and she seek/ desire/want
Note: the root is R-W-D and it means in concrete the person that goes ahead of the people looking for resources. Therefore, the word has within it the meanings of pioneering, seeking and desiring. YUREEDA is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means that the action making seeking/desiring/wanting is happening by the subject (dual form plural pointing to man and wife). This in turn means: they desire/He and she want or seek.
Islahan: fixing what is broken/ fixing what is fissured/ reconciliation
Note: the root is Sad-L-Ha and it means becoming helpful or useful in a good direction. This means mainly: becoming one of benefit as in benefiting oneself and others. Included in this meaning is becoming fixed after having been broken. ISLAHAN means making fruitfulness and in this context, reconciliation/ fixing what was broken or fissured.
Yuwaffiqi: He makes agreement/ agreeable/ He makes success
Note: the root is W-F-Qaf and it means agreeing. This is then used conceptually to mean agreement and agreeable and so on. It is also used for success because it comes with agreement and it is agreeable. YUWAFFIQU is an action that is happening or will be happening. It means: the action of making agreement/ agreeability or success to the object (baynahuma= between the two of them) is happening or will be happening by the subject (Allah).
Allahu: Allah
Baynahuma: between the two
Inna: indeed
Allaha: Allah
Kana: happened to be
Note: the root is 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). This in turn means: He was or He happened to be
AAaleeman: knowledgeable
Note: the root is Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. AAaLEEM is the one that is very knowledgeable.
Khabeeran: informed/ informing/informative
Note: the root is KH-B-R and it means information or informing. KHABEER is the one that is well informed and who informs others as well.

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein