5:2

Salaam all,

This is 5:2
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ لاَ تُحِلُّواْ شَعَآئِرَ اللّهِ وَلاَ الشَّهْرَ الْحَرَامَ وَلاَ الْهَدْيَ وَلاَ الْقَلآئِدَ وَلا آمِّينَ الْبَيْتَ الْحَرَامَ يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلاً مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَرِضْوَانًا وَإِذَا حَلَلْتُمْ فَاصْطَادُواْ وَلاَ يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَآنُ قَوْمٍ أَن صَدُّوكُمْ عَنِ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ أَن تَعْتَدُواْ وَتَعَاوَنُواْ عَلَى الْبرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَلاَ تَعَاوَنُواْ عَلَى الإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ وَاتَّقُواْ اللّهَ إِنَّ اللّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ
Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la tuhilloo shaAAaira Allahi wala alshshahra alharama wala alhadya wala alqalaida wala ammeena albayta alharama yabtaghoona fadlan min rabbihim waridwanan waitha halaltum faistadoo wala yajrimannakum shanaanu qawmin an saddookum AAani almasjidi alharami an taAAtadoo wataAAawanoo AAala albirri waalttaqwa wala taAAawanoo AAala alithmi waalAAudwani waittaqoo Allaha inna Allaha shadeedu alAAiqabi

The Aya says:
O you who made themselves safe (in Allah) do not violate Allah’s rituals nor the month/months that is forbidden to violate nor the gift, nor the neck-laced nor (violate) those pursuing the shelter that is forbidden to violate. They desire favor from their nurturing Lord and loving acceptance. And when you are finished with Ihram then hunt and do not let hatred of a people, because they blocked you from the forbidden to violate Mosque, compel you to become aggressors. And collaborate upon achieving goodness and action in consciousness (of Allah). And do not collaborate upon sin and aggression. And act consciously of Allah. Indeed, Allah is severe in the punishment.

My personal note:
This Aya carries with it some important instructions related to pilgrimage but also the instructions for all the Muslims in the path of the pilgrims to grant them safe passage and also grant their animals safe passage. The aya mentioned that when we are out of Ihram= ritualistic state of non violation then we can go back to hunting.

The Aya also asks the pilgrims not to let hatred of people who may have blocked their path in one way or another make them aggressors.

God asks us to collaborate on achieving good and acting in His consciousness and forbids us from collaborating on sin or aggression and then it reminds us of the severe consequences.

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/ do not
Tuhilloo: make permitted/ violate/ break
Note: the root is Ha-L-L and it means settling. Conceptually, this settling can be in time or place of quality as in settling or solving a problem, a knot and it can extend to acceptable or enjoined words or deeds. This sentence gives the context of acceptable or enjoined or allowed. TUHILLOO is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making the object (SHaAAaIRA= rituals) unknoted is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural). The form LA TUHILLOO is an order or a request to not violate or break in this context.
shaAAaira: rituals of
Note: the root is SH-Ain-R and it means appendages of the skin as hair and so forth. They are also used to mean signs of an entity as well as sensations. SHaAAIR is the plural of signs leading to. In this context, it means rituals as signs of Allah.
Allahi: Allah
Wala: and not/ nor
Alshshahra: the month
Note: the root is SH-H-R and it means the appearing moon. The concrete means known or apparent because it appears as clearly as the moon. It is also used to mean month, because the month corresponds with the appearing moon, it starts with the moon when it appears and the new month comes with the reappearance of the new moon. ALSHSHAHRA means the month.

Alharama: the forbidden to violate
Note: the root is Ha-R-M and it means “forbidding and forbidden to violate”. ALHARAMA means: the entity that is forbidden to violate.
Wala: and not/ nor
Alhadya: the gift/ the offering
Note: the root is root H-D-Y and it means gift in all it’s forms and it carries the meaning of guidance since guidance is a gift. ALHADYA is the gift or offering.
Wala: and not/ including not
Alqalaida: the neck-laced
Note: the root is Qaf-L-D and it means when one bends the two ends of the straight line so they meet each other. This is then used for necklace or bracelet and so on. The term is also used conceptually whenever a person brings things together in one place, as in water in a container and so on. ALQALAIDA are the entities that were dressed with a necklace. This includes some of the animals that were dressed with a necklace as a sign of them becoming offerings as well as people dressed with a necklace from Mecca as a sign to help them have safe passage.
Wala: and not/ including not
Ammeena: pursuing/ visiting / making destination
Note: the root is Hamza-M-M and it means mother or sources/origin if said as UMM and destination if said as AMM. AMMEENA means: making destination or pursuing or visiting in this context.
Albayta: the house/ the shelter
Note: the root is B-Y-T and it means to reach the night and BAYT is the place that you spend the night in. It is also used for any structure that can be used for that purpose and for animal dwellings. Therefore BAYT is closer to a shelter as the conceptual meaning and within that meaning falls the home or the house. ALBAYTA is the house or the shelter.
Alharama: the forbidden to violate
Note: the root is Ha-R-M and it means “forbidding and forbidden to violate”. ALHARAMA means: the entity that is forbidden to violate.

Yabtaghoona: they desire for themselves/ they desire
Note: the root is B-GHain-Y or B-ghain-w and it means the young unripe fruit and the young animal. This is some of the concrete meaning. It does attain the meaning of something desirable or desire as well as something bad. Both may share that youth is desirable and youth is associated with immaturity and foolish actions. YABTAGHOONA is a action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of desiring the object (fadlan= favor) for oneself is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Fadlan: favor/ bounty
Note: FADLAN is derived the root F-Dhad-L and it means overflowing of good or being able to fulfill all your needs from an entity and then still have more of it spared. It can also mean abundance due to the same reason. FADLAN means: overflowing of good or provision of more goodness than is required to cover the needs so that there will remain more of it left.
Min: from/ of
Rabbihim: their nurturing lord
Note: the root is R-B-B and it means nurturing and Lordship as two components of the meaning that can be present together or one at a time according to the context of the sentence. RABBI is nurturing Lord of. HIM means them.
Waridwanan: including loving acceptance/ and loving acceptance
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. RIDWAN is derived from the root R-Dhad-Y and it means accepting lovingly. RIDWANAN means loving acceptance or acceptance lovingly of.
Waitha: and when/ if
Halaltum: you (plural) became unknotted/ you left Ihram
Note: the root is Ha-L-L and it means settling. Conceptually, this settling can be in time or place of quality as in settling or solving a problem, a knot and it can extend to acceptable or enjoined words or deeds. This sentence gives the context of acceptable or enjoined or allowed. HALALTUM is an action that is completed. It means the action of becoming unknotted happened by the subject. In this context, the unknotting carries the meaning of getting out of Ihram. Because this action is happening after the ITHA= when, it is in the past tense, even if the action is to happen in the future because the ITHA suggests a timed conditional for future actions.
Faistadoo: then hunt
Note: FA means then or therefore or so. ISTADOO is derived from the root Sad-Y-D and it means catching what does not belong to anyone. This is then taken for mostly hunting. ISTADOO is an order or a demand addressed to a group. It means hunt. Although it comes in the form of an order, it is not understood as a must do, but as a permission to do because it comes after a prohibition to hunt.
Wala: and not
Yajrimannakum: separate you/ sever your ties from appropriateness/ make you criminals/ compel you
Note: the root is J-R-M and in concrete it means: harvesting the dates from the tree or separating the dates from the tree. Conceptually, this word then carries many other meaning including a transgression because the transgression/criminal act is a separation or severing of ties with what is appropriate. WALA YAJRIMANNAKUM is an action that means: And let not the object (SHANAANU= hatred/dislike/ animosity) make you sever ties from what is appropriate or make you act criminally.
Shanaanu: animosity of/hatred of
Note: The root is SH-N-Hamza and it means hatred of an entity or animosity towards it. SHANAANU means animosity or hatred of.
Qawmin: a people
Note: the root is Qaf-Y-M and it means standing or standing upright. QAWMIN are the people that stand together and that makes the group or people or nation, basically, any group of people that stand together or form a group.
An: that/ because
Saddookum: they blocked you
Note: SADDOO is derived from the root Sad-D-D and it means in concrete when the clapping of the hands or the expression of puss when the skin is squeezed opposite itself. Therefore, the concept carries the meaning of something opposite something or something blocking something or tightening on something as in squeezing it and making it difficult to proceed. SADDOO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of blocking and tightening the object (Aan ALMASJID= from the masjid/place of worship) from another object (KUM= plural you) happened by the subject (third person plural).
AAani: about/ away from
Note: this word takes the meaning of from, but at times takes the meaning of away from and so on.
Almasjidi: the place of worship/ the place of sujood/ the mosque
Note: the root is S-J-D and in concrete it means in one concrete form: a tree that is tilting downward due to a heavy load of fruits. It therefore is used conceptually to mean tilting downward of the face or the body including prostration as well as showing any sign of submission to a higher power. The range of meaning all those meanings together and one needs to understand it as both unless there is a strong reason in the sentence or elsewhere in the Qur’an to make one meaning inappropriate or impossible. ALMASJID is the place of Sujood and that is prostration. The term is used for any place of worship and more particularly a mosque.
alharami: the forbidden to violate
Note: the root is Ha-R-M and it means “forbidding and forbidden to violate”. ALHARAMI means: the entity that is forbidden to violate.
An: that
taAAtadoo: you become aggressors/ you (plural) overstep boundaries
Note: the root is Ain-D-W and it means running or overstepping boundaries since the running is a form of overstepping a boundary. Conceptually, it is also used to point to animosity since animosity stems from overstepping boundaries or enemies overstep boundaries of each other. TaAATADOO is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of overstepping boundaries or transgressing is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural) with some emphasis.

wataAAawanoo: and collaborate/ and help each other
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. TaAAaWANOO is derived from the root Ain-W-N and it means Aid or help. When the word is used for animals then it applies to the female that has had children and is not old yet, which is the animal that is most helpful to her baby and to people. TaAAaNOO is an action that is interactive and is an order or a request addressed to a group. It means: help interactively and this then means: collaborate or help each other.
AAala: upon/ on
Albirri: the good landing/ the good achievement
Note: the root is B-R-R and it means solid land or firm ground. This is the concrete meaning and the abstract is related to it as in firm grounding or the good landing because the word is associated with goodness as a process to goodness and the achievement of goodness. ALBIRRI is the good landing since this term has the process and the result at the same time.

Waalttaqwa: and the conscious acts/ action in consciousness.
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. ALTAQWA is derived from the root W-Qaf-y and it means guarding or protecting. Since the best guarding is through consciousness then it means consciousness. ALTAQWA is the action in consciousness.
Wala; and not/ and do not
taAAawanoo: collaborate/ help each other
Note: TaAAaWANOO is derived from the root Ain-W-N and it means Aid or help. When the word is used for animals then it applies to the female that has had children and is not old yet, which is the animal that is most helpful to her baby and to people. TaAAaNOO is an action that is interactive and is an order or a request addressed to a group. It means: help interactively and this then means: collaborate or help each other.
AAala: upon/ on
Alithmi: the sin/ the injustice
Note: the root is Hamza-TH-M and it means breaking of rule or rules of justice, morality and ethics. This means error or fault with a tinge of knowing it. ALITHM is the breaking of the rule of justice and morality while aware of it. It fits closely with sin when knowing that it is sin. It is also injustice.
waalAAudwani: including aggression/ overstepping boundaries
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. ALAAuDWAN 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. Conceptually, it is also used to point to animosity since animosity stems from overstepping boundaries or enemies overstep boundaries of each other. ALAAuDWAN Is the aggression or the overstepping of boundaries.
Waittaqoo: and act consciously of
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better ITTAQOO is derived from the root W-Qaf-W and it means guarding or protecting. Since the best way to guard is through consciousness and action according to consciousness. ITTAQOO is a demand addressing a group of people. It means: make yourselves act consciously of.
Allaha: Allah
Inna: indeed
Allaha: Allah
Shadeedu: hard in/ tight in/ severe in
Note: The root is SH-D-D and it means tightening the rope for the action and tight for the description. Conceptually, The “tight” can also extend the meaning to hard and strong and so forth. SHADEEDU means tight in or hard in or severe in.
alAAiqabi: the punishment/ the consequence
Note: the root is Ain-Qaf-B and it means back of foot. This is the concrete meaning and it is used to mean end, back or behind including the consequence of a person’s action and it can also mean obstacle. ALAAiQABI here is the consequence and in this context, it is pointing to punishment as a consequence of our bad actions.

Salaam all and have a great day.


Hussein

5:1

Salaam all,

This is 5:1
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ أَوْفُواْ بِالْعُقُودِ أُحِلَّتْ لَكُم بَهِيمَةُ الأَنْعَامِ إِلاَّ مَا يُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ غَيْرَ مُحِلِّي الصَّيْدِ وَأَنتُمْ حُرُمٌ إِنَّ اللّهَ يَحْكُمُ مَا يُرِيدُ
Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo awfoo bialAAuqoodi ohillat lakum baheematu alanAAami illa ma yutla AAalaykum ghayra muhillee alssaydi waantum hurumun inna Allaha yahkumu ma yureedu

The aya says:
O you (plural) who made themselves safe fulfill the dues of what was knotted. The four legged soft animals were permitted for you (plural) except what was recited upon you not permitting the hunt while you are in Ihram. Indeed Allah rules what He seeks.

My personal note:
There are several words that need addressing her. The first is ALAauQOOD which I translated as what was knotted. This term includes many categories and therefore I left it at it’s conceptual level. The categories that are included are oaths and promises, but it also includes rules and regulations that the person agreed to abide by as he or she entered Islam. Therefore the term includes personal business as well as the rules and regulations that Allah made us abide by.

The second term is the term BAHEEMA and it is used for all four legged animals. BAHEEMAT AL ANAaaM is for the “soft” four legged animals and this includes, in this context, the herbivores amongst the domesticated and other than domesticated animals.

The third term is IHRAM or HURUM which was used in the Aya. Conceptually the term means: “while in a state of ritually not violating.” The term is specifically is used for the time of Hajj where the Muslims are ritually prohibited from violating certain things including hunting as mentioned in the Aya.

The fourth term is MA YUREED which I translated as “what He seeks”. It is important to understand this as not the seeking of someone in need but the seeking that can be in two main areas which are not mutually exclusive but can often be separate:

1- What He seeks for us to do, as in what He likes us to do for our own good whether we do it or not.
2- What He seeks to happen and will make it happen. This could be in actively making it happen or allowing it to happen indirectly through His creation. And that is what actually happens in every day life.

The two meanings are not mutually exclusive, but in some statements of the Qur’an the term is used to mean number one, as in this Aya, while at other times number two is the meaning. When we do what Allah asks us to do then 1 and 2 happened and that is the best thing to occur.

Translation of the translated 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.
Awfoo: fulfill dues/ meet dues
Note: the root is W-F-Y and it means meeting or fulfilling dues. This then takes different meanings according to the plane of thought of the sentence. One meaning could be death since it is a meeting of dues, or just a taking of someone or something depending on the situation, or other forms of meeting dues. AWFOO is an order or a request addressed to a group. It means; Meet or fulfill your (plural) dues.

bialAAuqoodi: by the contracts/ the contracts/ binding obligations/ by the knotted
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. ALAAuQOODI is derived from the root Ain-Qaf-D and it means the tying of the knot in the concrete. Conceptually, it means the finishing of the process or the putting of something into effect and it also can mean making and fulfilling a contract. ALAAuQOODI are the contracts or any process that needs to be finalized or became a committed/ binding obligation.
Ohillat: made permitted
Note: OHILLAT is derived from the root Ha-L-L and it means settling. Conceptually, this settling can be in time or place of quality as in settling or solving a problem, a knot and it can extend to acceptable or enjoined words or deeds. This sentence gives the context of acceptable or enjoined or allowed. OHILLAT is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making the object (baheematu alnaaami= the domestic animal) permitted or enjoined happened by an undeclared subject.
Lakum: to you (plural)
Baheematu: four legged animal
Note: the root is B-H-M and it means the four legged animal of the land or sea. Conceptually, the term is often used for lack of clarity because there is lack of clarity in communications between man and such animals. BAHEEMATU means four legged animal.
alanAAami: the domesticated animals/ the providing animals/ the soft animals
Note: the root is N-Ain-M and it means soft in the concrete sense. In abstract, it means anything that can be understood as soft as in soft to touch and soft in treatment and soft life as in a life that does not have much hardship. ALaNAAaMI are the soft animals and that includes all predominantly herbivorous animals whether domestic or otherwise.
Illa: except/ if not
Ma: what
Yutla: recited/ closely followed
Note: the root T-L-W and it means following closely. The concrete word that is derived from the root is the baby animal after it had been weaned from the breast and who follows his mother everywhere closely. The word means the following closely and also reciting, because that involves following each word with another. YUTLA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of following closely or reciting of an object (MA= what) is happening upon another robject (AAaLAYKUM= upon you (plural))by an undeclared subject.
AAalaykum: upon you (plural)
Ghayra: other than/ not
Muhillee: making permitted
Note: the root is Ha-L-L and it means settling. Conceptually, this settling can be in time or place of quality as in settling or solving a problem, a knot and it can extend to acceptable or enjoined words or deeds. This sentence gives the context of acceptable or enjoined or allowed. MUHILLEE means: making permitted or making enjoined.
Alssaydi: the hunting
Note: the root is Sad-Y-D and it means catching what does not belong to anyone. This is then taken for mostly hunting. ALSSAYDI means the hunting in this context.
Waantum: while you (plural)
Hurumun: in Ihram/ in a state of ritually not violating.
Note: the root is Ha-R-M and it means “forbidding and forbidden to violate”. HURUM means: in a state of non violating. This term is used specifically for the time of pilgrimage when people are in a state of ritually not violating certain principles and actions.
Inna: indeed
Allaha: Allah
yahkumu: rules/ judges/ steers
Note: the root Ha-K-M and it means the steer that steers the animal. This word is used for ruling and judging as well as other meanings that contain steering as part of the concept. HAKEEM means wise or the steering. The steering means the entity that steers in the best way possible using the best tools of knowledge, compassion, justice and mercy, and that is wisdom. YAHKUMU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of ruling or judging is happening by the subject (third person singular).
Ma: what
Yureedu: wants/ seeks
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. YUREEDU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of seeking or wanting is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

4:176

Salaam all,

This is 4:176
يَسْتَفْتُونَكَ قُلِ اللّهُ يُفْتِيكُمْ فِي الْكَلاَلَةِ إِنِ امْرُؤٌ هَلَكَ لَيْسَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَلَهُ أُخْتٌ فَلَهَا نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَ وَهُوَ يَرِثُهَآ إِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّهَا وَلَدٌ فَإِن كَانَتَا اثْنَتَيْنِ فَلَهُمَا الثُّلُثَانِ مِمَّا تَرَكَ وَإِن كَانُواْ إِخْوَةً رِّجَالاً وَنِسَاء فَلِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الأُنثَيَيْنِ يُبَيِّنُ اللّهُ لَكُمْ أَن تَضِلُّواْ وَاللّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
Yastaftoonaka quli Allahu yufteekum fee alkalalati ini imruon halaka laysa lahu waladun walahu okhtun falaha nisfu ma taraka wahuwa yarithuha in lam yakun laha waladun fain kanata ithnatayni falahuma alththuluthani mimma taraka wain kanoo ikhwatan rijalan wanisaan falilththakari mithlu haththi alonthayayni yubayyinu Allahu lakum an tadilloo waAllahu bikulli shayin AAaleemun

The aya says:
They ask for your mature opinion. Say: Allah gives you His ruling in the people without living kids or parents. If a person dies not having child/children and he has a sister, then she gets the half of what he left while he inherits her if she did not have child/children. So, if they were two females then they get the two thirds of what he left. And if they were siblings, men and women, then to the male belongs similar to the take of the two females. Allah makes clear for you in order that you do not get lost. And Allah, in every entity, knowing.

My personal note:
This aya talks about the inheritance of the people who die but they do not have living children or parents who are the main recipients of the inheritance. It mentions that the next in line are the siblings and they inherit.

There is a contrast between this Aya and Aya 4:12 where that Aya gives spouses part of that inheritance. The two Ayat go together as in the above explanation will be with or after having given the spouse their portion of the inheritance and so on. The same goes for whether there was a living mother who will also inherit her allotted portion.

Aya 4:12 also mentions that the person who dies like the above Aya will leave up to the third of his inheritance to his siblings, while 4:176 can give potentially all the inheritance to the siblings. There are two potential ways to reconcile them:

1- The siblings in 4:12 are siblings on the mother side and therefore their inheritance is limited to only the third. This is supported in part by the mother being prominently mentioned in the preceding 4:11. While 4:176 is for siblings on the father’s side or they share both parents. If a person leaves siblings on the mother’s side and the father’s side then the ones on the mother side are still guaranteed their portion and the rest goes to the others.

2- There may be a situation of abrogation where the ruling on 4:12 is abrogated by 4:176

However, the books of tafsir Tabari and others go with the first explanation and they have some hadeeths and opinions of early Muslims to support that view.

Translation of the transliterated words:

Yastaftoonaka: they seek your (singular) authoritative opinion/ they seek your strong opinion/ mature opinion
Note: YASTAFTOONAKA is derived from the root F-T-Y and it means in concrete when the youth has just reached maturity. So, it carries the meaning of height of maturity and vigor. Conceptually it is used for youth as well as mature opinions as well as for slaves or servants, because they are generally people who just finished their maturity stages, as they were referred to in early Arabic history. In this context, it is used for the mature authoritative opinion. YASTAFTOONAKA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of seeking an authoritative/strong/ mature opinion from the object (KA=singular you pointing to the prophet) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Quli: Say/ communicate/respond
Note: the root is Qaf-W-L and it means saying or communicating. QUL is an order or a request addressed to a singular. It means: say or communicate.
Allahu: Allah
Yufteekum: gives His Authoritative opinion to you (plural)
Note: the root is F-T-Y and it means in concrete when the youth has just reached maturity. So, it carries the meaning of height of maturity and vigor. Conceptually it is used for youth as well as mature opinions as well as for slaves or servants, because they are generally people who just finished their maturity stages, as they were referred to in early Arabic history. In this context, it is used for the mature authoritative opinion. YUFTEEKUM is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of giving an authoritative opinion to the object (KUM=plural you) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Fee: in
Alkalalati: the one without children, parents
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. It can also be extended conceptually to mean the parts surrounding an entity. In this case, it points to the relatives around the person but who are not children, parents.
Ini: if
Imruon: a person
Note: IMRUON means a person. The relation between the above and this meaning is not clear.
Halaka: died
Note: the root is H-L-K and it means dried and dead plant. This is the concrete and the abstract means death and perdition. HALAKA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of dying happened by the subject (third person singular).
Laysa: not
Lahu: to him/ belong to him/ he has
Waladun: children/ child
Note: the root is W-L-D and it means giving birth or conceiving. WALADUN is the product of giving birth or conceiving.
Walahu: and belongs to him/ he has
Okhtun: A sister
Note: the root is Hamza-KH and it means brother. OKHTUN means sister.
Falaha: then to her/ belongs to her/ then she will have
nisfu: half of
Note: the root is N-Sad-F and it means in concrete the division of an entity into two equal parts. Conceptually it is used for half and can be extended to justice and because of dividing in the middle. NISFU here means the half of or one of the two equal parts of.
Ma: what
Taraka: left
Note: TARAKA is derived from the T-R-K and it means what was left. In concrete it is used at times for the egg shell after the little bird has hatched. TARAKA is an action that is completed that is related to the root. This means: the action of leaving something behind happened by the subject (third person singular).
Wahuwa: while he
Yarithuha: inherits her
Note: the root is W-R-TH and it means inheritance or inheriting. YARITHU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means the action of inheriting the object (HA= her and points to the sister), is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
In: if
Lam: not
Yakun: will happen to be/ 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
laha: to her/ belongs to her
Waladun: children/ child
Note: the root is W-L-D and it means giving birth or conceiving. WALADUN is the product of giving birth or conceiving.
Fain: so if
Kanata: the two sisters happened to be
Note: the root is K-W-N and it means being. KANATA is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of being happened by the subject (third personal dual form feminine). This in turn means: The two sisters happened to be
Ithnatayni: two females
Note: the root is TH-N-Y and it means to fold something. This is then used to make the one two through folding and other meanings. ITHNATAYNI means two females
Falahunna: then to them belongs
Alththuluthani: the two thirds of/ two of three of
Note: the root is root Th-L-Th and it means three. ALTHTHULUTHAN is the two of three or the two thirds
Mimma: of what
Taraka: he left
Note: TARAKA is derived from the T-R-K and it means what was left. In concrete it is used at times for the egg shell after the little bird has hatched. TARAKA is an action that is completed that is related to the root. This means: the action of leaving something behind happened by the subject (third person singular).
Wain: and if/ while if
Kanoo: happened to be
Note: the root is K-W-N and it means being. KANOO is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of being happened by the subject (third personal plural). This in turn means: they were or they happened to be
Ikhwatun: siblings/ brothers
Note: the root is Hamza-KH and it means brother. IKHWATUN means brothers and as masculine plural, it is sex inclusive of males and females.
Rijalan: men
Note: the root is R-J-L and it means legs. The word also means men depending on the situation. One possible link could be because when men and women are in the caravan and the ability to ride is limited, then the men will be on their legs, while the women will be riding the camels or so forth. RIJALAN means men.
Wanisaan: and women
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. NISAAN is derived from 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. NISAAN means women.

Falilththakari: then to the male
Note: FA means therefore or so or then. LI means to or belongs to. LTHAKARI is derived from the root TH-K-R and it means many things that may or may not be related. One concrete meaning is male organ or male. ALTHTHAKARI means the male. This also can be extended to mean active, hard and non receptive.
Mithlu: similar to/ equal to
Note: the root M-TH-L and it means similitude or similar. MITHLU means similitude of or similar to. Conceptually, it can also be understood as the example of or equal to.
Haththi: chance of/ take of
Note: the root is Ha-THA-THA and it means: chance as in what one takes by chance or take of a person from what is available of good and so on. HATHTHI means chance of. In the context of this sentence it is talking about the take or right in inheritance.
Alonthayayni: the two females
Note: the root is Hamza-N-Th and it means female. This word is further used to any entity that is soft, passive and receptive as opposed to male which is generally used for active and hard and non receptive. ALONTHAYAYNI means: the two females.

Yubayyinu: He makes clear
Note: YUBAYYINU is derived the root B-Y-N and it means between. This word then assumes many meanings as separation and distancing between two or more things. It also carries the meaning of clarification between two things. Here, it adopts the meaning of clarification. YUBAYYINU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making clear or clarify is happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).

Allahu: Allah
Lakum: to you (plural)/ for you
An: that
Tadilloo: you (plural) get lost/ become lost
Note: the root is Dhad-L-L and it means getting lost as in lost the path or road in concrete terminology. Conceptually, it is used for any form of loosing the path, whether it is the path to a location or to the truth, or to be correct spiritually and so on. The imagery is very strong since loosing the path in the desert can mean near certain death. TADILLOO is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the actions of loosing the path, or becoming misguided is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural). AN TADILLOO here takes the meaning: in order not to become lost.
waAllahu: and Allah
Bikulli: by every/ by each/in every
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. KULLI is derived from the root K-L-L and it means the parts put together. This is the concrete and it means all or every or each. It can also be extended conceptually to mean the parts surrounding an entity. KULLI means every, or each. In this context, it points to action and emphasis of the action.

Shayin: entity/ thing
Note: the root is SH-Y-Hamza and it means entity. SHAYIN means entity. It is taken here to mean a thing or entity.
AAaleemun: 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

4:175

Salam all,

This is 4:175
فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ بِاللّهِ وَاعْتَصَمُواْ بِهِ فَسَيُدْخِلُهُمْ فِي رَحْمَةٍ مِّنْهُ وَفَضْلٍ وَيَهْدِيهِمْ إِلَيْهِ صِرَاطًا مُّسْتَقِيمًا
Faamma allatheena amanoo biAllahi waiAAtasamoo bihi fasayudkhiluhum fee rahmatin minhu wafadlin wayahdeehim ilayhi siratan mustaqeeman

The aya says:
So as for those who made themselves safe in Allah and they made themselves protected by Him, then He will make them enter in mercy of His and bounty and will guide them towards Him, a path leading to uprightness.

My personal note:
In this post I changed my previous explanation of the term SIRAT MUSTAQEEM from my original “Path made straight” to a “path leading to uprightness”. The reason for the change is that the term Mustaqeem has in it’s meaning an aim or a lead or a target and the target of the term is uprightness. This is still the straight path or the path made straight or the self straightening path. However, the emphasis of the word switches to the target of the path rather than it’s actual nature and the target is uprightness.

This understanding is actually in agreement with the books of Tafsir although it is rare to see the term come like this in translations.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Faamma: so as for
Allatheena: those who
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: 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

waiAAtasamoo: made themselves protected/ and made themselves hold
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. iAATASAMOO is derived from the root Ain-Sad-M and it means protecting or protection. One of the meanings of the word is the rope that one holds his animal with to protect against going astray. iAATASAMOO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making oneself protected or holding on to the object (Allah) happened by the subject (third person plural).
Bihi: by him/ With him
Note: Bi suggests that what comes after it is either an association with the action, a tool of the action or an object of the action or any combination of the three. If bi serves as an object of the action that it serves as an emphasis of the action. HI means him and it points to Allah.

Fasayudkhiluhum: then He will make them enter
Note: FA means then or therefore or so. SAYUDKHILUHUM is derived from the root D-KH-L and it means entering. SAYUDKHIL is an action that will be completed. It means: the action of making the object (Hum=them) enter another object (FEE RAHMATIN= in mercy) will be made to happen by the subject (third person plural pointing to Allah).

Fee: in
Rahmatin: mercy
Note: RAHMATIN is derived from the root R-Ha-M and it means womb in concrete. This term is used to mean mercy and all the good that the womb provides. RAHMATIN is the womb-like mercy.
Minhu: from Him/ of His
Wafadlin: including/ and abundance or bounty
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. FADLIN is derived the root F-Dhad-L and it means overflowing of good or being able to fulfill all your needs from an entity and then still have more of it spared. It can also mean abundance due to the same reason. FADLU 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.

Wayahdeehim: And He guides them
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. YAHDEE is derived from the root H-D-Y and it means gift in all it’s forms and it carries the meaning of guidance since guidance is a gift. YAHDEE is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of guiding the object (HIM= them) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).
Ilayhi: towards Him
Siratan: path
Note: the root is Sad-R-TTa and it means path. SIRAT is path.
mustaqeeman: made straight/ self straightening / leading to uprightness
Note: the root is Qaf-W-M and it means standing upright or standing. The upright can be in all planes of position and for a horizontal dimension it means straight. MUSTAQEEM is a derivative word that means literally aiming for or seeking or leading to uprightness. That is then the straight path or the path made straight or self straightening path, but the main thing is the aim of the path and where it leads.

Salaam all and have a great day.


Hussein

4:174

Salaam all,

This is 4:174
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءكُم بُرْهَانٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَأَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ نُورًا مُّبِينًا
Ya ayyuha alnnasu qad jaakum burhanun min rabbikum waanzalna ilaykum nooran mubeenan

The Aya says:
O you people, indeed came to you convincing proof from your nurturing Lord and We descended clarifying light towards you (plural).

My personal note:
This Aya returns the dialogue to all humanity and explains to them that what came down is convincing proof and a clarifying light. In 4:170 it mentions that the messenger came to all humanity. Here, it is giving a description to what came with the messenger.

The theme of light is very strong in Qur’an for we can never see the path except when there is light. The message that came from God is not only a proof, but a light that makes things clear, including making it easy to differentiate between right and wrong and so on.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Ya ayyuha: O you (plural)
Alnnasu: the people/ the society/ the humanity
Note: ALNNAS is derived from the root Hamza-N-S and it means socializing. ALNNAS are the society/the people. In this context, it is addressing the whole of humanity
Qad: indeed
Jaakumu; came to you (plural)
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 pointing to ALRRASOOL= the messenger/envoy) to the object KUM which means: plural you.
Burhanun: convincing proof
Note: the root is B-R-H-N and it means to prove convincingly. BURHAN is the convincing proof.
Min: from
Rabbikum: your nurturing lord
Note: the root is R-B-B and it means nurturing and Lordship as two components of the meaning that can be present together or one at a time according to the context of the sentence. RABBI is nurturing Lord of. KUM means plural you.

waanzalna: and We made descended/ And We brought down
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. ANZALNA is derived from the root N-Z-L and it carries the meaning of arrival to stay and descent. One concrete meaning is the descent of the person from his or her horse or camel as they arrive at the place where they plan to stay. ANZALNA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making arrive or making descend happened by the subject (first person plural).
Ilaykum: to you (plural)/ towards you (plural)
Nooran: light
Note: the root is N-W-R and it means lighting. This could be lighting light or lighting fire according to the word and the context. NOORAN means light.
Mubeenan: making clear/ clarifying
Note: the root is B-Y-N and it means in concrete between. The action of the verb is betweening. This betweening can mean clarifying because one can know better the difference between two things. It also can mean distancing because the betweening makes things become apart. MUBEEN is the one that makes between in a conceptual sense. In this context, NOORAN MEBEEN carries the meaning of light that makes things clear to see and differentiate.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

4:173

Salaam all,

This is 4:173
فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّالِحَاتِ فَيُوَفِّيهِمْ أُجُورَهُمْ وَيَزيدُهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِ وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ اسْتَنكَفُواْ وَاسْتَكْبَرُواْ فَيُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلُيمًا وَلاَ يَجِدُونَ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ اللّهِ وَلِيًّا وَلاَ نَصِيرًا
Faamma allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati fayuwaffeehim ojoorahum wayazeeduhum min fadlihi waamma allatheena istankafoo waistakbaroo fayuAAaththibuhum AAathaban aleeman wala yajidoona lahum min dooni Allahi waliyyan wala naseeran

The Aya says:
So, as for those who made themselves safe (in Allah and His message) including doing righteous deeds, then He will make them meet their due rewards, and increase them from His bounty. And as for those who dismissed and sought arrogance then He will make them suffer painful suffering and they will not find for themselves, short of Allah, a guardian nor a supporter.

My personal note:
It is important to point out that the word ISTAKBAR means more seeking arrogance. This is to point out that although they sought it, they cannot reach it because God is always greater. What they reach is a level that makes them feel falsely and emptily proud.

The Aya points out towards the end “And they will not find, short of Allah, a guardian nor a supporter”. The only guardian or support for humans is God. Even when we sin great sins, He is always ready to take us as we repent and accept him as our sole Guardian and supporter.


Translation of the transliterated words:

Faamma: so as for
Allatheena: those who
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).
waAAamiloo: and did/ including did
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. AAaMILOO is derived from the root Ain-M-L and it means doing or work. AAaMILOO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of doing or making happened by the subject (third person plural).

Alssalihati: the righteous deeds/ good deeds/ deeds of benefit
Note: ALSSALIHATI is derived from the root 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. ALSSALIHATI then here are the deeds of goodness/ benefit and that would be the definition of the righteous.

Fayuwaffeehim: The He will make them meet their dues
Note: FA means therefore or so or then. YUWAFFEEHIM is derived from the root W-F-Y and it means meeting dues. This then takes different meanings according to the plane of thought of the sentence. One meaning could be death since it is a meeting of dues, or just a taking of someone or something depending on the situation, or other forms of meeting dues. YUWAFFEE is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making the object (third person plural) receive their dues is being made to happen or will be made to happen by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah)

Ojoorahum: their rewards/ compensations
Note: the root is Hamza-J-R and it means compensation for work done. OJOORA means compensation of work or just compensation or reward of. HUM means them.
Wayazeeduhum: and He will increase them/ add for them
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. YAZEEDUHUM is derived from the root Z-W-D or Z-Y-D and it means the provision of the road or the food that one packs for travel. It has also the conceptual meaning of what is above the need, because one packs a little extra for the road. YAZEEDUHUM is an action that is being completed or will be completed and it means: the action of making the object (HUM =them) increase is happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).
Min: from
Fadlihi: His bounty/ abundance/ generous giving
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 is pointing to God.
Waamma: and as for/ while as for
Allatheena; those who
Istankafoo: dismissed/ wiped away
Note: the root is N-K-F and it means in concrete when a person wipes away the tears from his or her cheeks. Conceptually, it can be used in many ways including stopping something or being embarrassed by something and so on and so forth. ISTANKAFOO is an action that is completed. It mean: the action of seeking to wipe out being embarrassed or seeking denial or dismissing of the object (undeclared but points to being a slave/worshipper of Allah) happened by the subject (third person plural)

Waistakbaroo: and sought to be arrogant/ bigger/ including seeking to be arrogant
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. ISTAKBAROO is derived from the root K-B-R and it means big in quality or quantity or any other feature that denotes bigness. ISTAKBAROO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of seeking to make one-self bigger happened (third person plural). Here, the bigger is in relation to being bigger than making one-self slave to Allah and that is the definition of arrogance.

fayuAAaththibuhum: then He will make them suffer
Note: FA means then or therefore or so. YUAAaTHTHIBUHUM is derived from the root 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. YUAAaTHTHIBUHUM is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making the object (HUM=them) suffer is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
AAathaban: 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.
Aleeman: painful
Note: the root is Hamza-L-M and it means pain. ALEEMAN means painful.
Wala: and not/ while not
Yajidoona: they find/ they will find
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. YAJIDOONA is an action that is derived from the root that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of finding is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Lahum: for them/ to them
Min: from
Dooni: short of/ below of
Note: The root is D-W-N and it means short of someone or something. It can also mean lower than at times depending on the plane of thought of the sentence. DOONI means short of or below of.
Allahi: Allah
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.
Wala: and not/ nor
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

4:172

Salaam all,

This is 4:172
لَّن يَسْتَنكِفَ الْمَسِيحُ أَن يَكُونَ عَبْداً لِّلّهِ وَلاَ الْمَلآئِكَةُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ وَمَن يَسْتَنكِفْ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ وَيَسْتَكْبِرْ فَسَيَحْشُرُهُمْ إِلَيهِ جَمِيعًا
Lan yastankifa almaseehu an yakoona AAabdan lillahi wala almalaikatu almuqarraboona waman yastankif AAan AAibadatihi wayastakbir fasayahshuruhum ilayhi jameeAAan

The Aya says:
The messiah will never dismiss being a slave of Allah, nor will the angels that were made close (to Allah) and whoever dismisses away from worshipping Him (Allah) including seeking arrogance then He will gather them all to Him.

My personal note:
Being a slave of Allah in the form of worshipping him is an honor rather than something to be embarrassed about or to dismiss. Thinking of oneself as being bigger than to be a slave of Allah is arrogance and is a great injustice to oneself and to Allah. The consequences are grave.
Enslaving oneself to Allah is a product of love and devotion because it is voluntarily done and not forced. God reciprocates this love back to us.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Lan: never
Yastankifa: Will he wipe away/ seek denial/ consider it an embarrassment/dismiss
Note: the root is N-K-F and it means in concrete when a person wipes away the tears from his or her cheeks. Conceptually, it can be used in many ways including stopping something or being embarrassed by something and so on and so forth. YASTANKIFA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It mean: the action of seeking to wipe out being embarrassed or seeking denial of the object (that he be a slave of Allah) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular) pointing to the Messiah.

Almaseehu: The messiah the Messiah/ the anointed one
Note: the root is M-S-Ha and it means swipe one surface opposite another or rub. It could also mean anoint. ALMASEEHA means the Messiah or the anointed one or rubbed one.
An: that
Yakoona; he happens to be/ he be
Note: the root is K-W-N and it means being. YAKOONA 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, in this context: happen to be.
AAabdan: slave or sevant
Note: the root is Ain-B-D and it means slave or servant. AAaBDAN means slave or servant.
Lillahi: to Allah/ belonging to Allah
Note: LI means to and it carries the meaning of possession here. ALLAHI means Allah.
Wala: and not/ nor
Almalaikatu: the angels
Note: the root is L-Hamza-K and it means to convey a message for the verb and angel or messenger for the noun. ALMALAIKATU are the messengers or angels. It was never however used to point to human messengers.
Almuqarraboona: the ones who were made close
Note: the root Qaf-R-B and it means nearing in all the planes of thought as in time and space and others. ALUQARRABOONA are the ones who were made near or close to God. Closeness, in this context, carries especially the meaning of spiritual closeness.
Waman: and whoever
Yastankif: wipe away/ seek denial/ consider it an embarrassment/dismiss
Note: the root is N-K-F and it means in concrete when a person wipes away the tears from his or her cheeks to make them disappear. Conceptually, it can be used in many ways including stopping something or being embarrassed by something and so on and so forth. YASTANKIF is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It mean: the action of seeking to wipe out being embarrassed or seeking denial of the object (that he be a slave of Allah) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
AAan: from them/ away from them/ about
Note: this word takes the meaning of from or about, but at times takes the meaning of away from and so on.

AAibadatihi: worshipping him/ enslaving oneself to Him
Note: the root is Ain-B-D and it means slave or servant. AAiBADATI means the act of enslaving oneself to. HI means him and it points to God. Enslaving one-self to God means worshipping Him. This is because when one voluntarily makes himself or herself a slave to another entity, it carries with it love, devotion and sincerity in maintaining the relationship as close as possible.

Wayastakbir: and seeks to be arrogant/ bigger/ including seeking to be arrogant
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. YASTAKBIR is derived from the root K-B-R and it means big in quality or quantity or any other feature that denotes bigness. YASTAKBIR is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of seeking to make one-self bigger is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular). Here, the bigger is in relation to being bigger than making one-self slave to Allah and that is the definition of arrogance.
Fasayahshuruhum: Then He (Allah) will gather them
Note: FA means then or therefore, or so. SAYAHSHURUHUM is derived from the root Ha-SH-R and it means gathering. One concrete meaning of the word is small creatures of the land as the insects. The relationship is the fact that they gather in big numbers in one place as to eat and so forth. SAYAHSHURUHUM is an action that will be completed. It means: the action of gathering the object (hum=them) in one place is going to made to happen by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).
Ilayhi: to him/ towards him
jameeAAan: all
Note: the root is J-M-Ain and it means gather the different parts together or putting things together. JAMeeAAaN means together or all.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

4:171

Salaam all,

This is 4:171
يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ لاَ تَغْلُواْ فِي دِينِكُمْ وَلاَ تَقُولُواْ عَلَى اللّهِ إِلاَّ الْحَقِّ إِنَّمَا الْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولُ اللّهِ وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَى مَرْيَمَ وَرُوحٌ مِّنْهُ فَآمِنُواْ بِاللّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَلاَ تَقُولُواْ ثَلاَثَةٌ انتَهُواْ خَيْرًا لَّكُمْ إِنَّمَا اللّهُ إِلَـهٌ وَاحِدٌ سُبْحَانَهُ أَن يَكُونَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَات وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ وَكَفَى بِاللّهِ وَكِيلاً
Ya ahla alkitabi la taghloo fee deenikum wala taqooloo AAala Allahi illa alhaqqa innama almaseehu AAeesa ibnu maryama rasoolu Allahi wakalimatuhu alqaha ila maryama waroohun minhu faaminoo biAllahi warusulihi wala taqooloo thalathatun intahoo khayran lakum innama Allahu ilahun wahidun subhanahu an yakoona lahu waladun lahu ma fee alssamawati wama fee alardi wakafa biAllahi wakeelan

The Aya says:
O people of the book do not inflate in your religion and do not say upon Allah except the binding truth. The Messiah Jesus son of Mary was none other than Allah’s envoy and His statement, He casted it towards Mary including a life giving breath from Him (Allah). Therefore, make your selves safe in Allah and His envoys and do not say three. Desist, it is better for you. Allah is none other than one worthy of worship. He is above having a child of his. To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. And Allah is sufficient of a guarantor.

My personal note:
The issue of His statement needs to be explained. The word KALIMATUN is the product of the action of speech. This product is the word or statement that comes from it. It also can be the product of those actions that come from those statements. In the case of Jesus, the Islamic understanding is that He is the product of Allah’s statement. The statement is BE and IT IS.

The other term is ROOHUN MINHU and this I translated as a “life giving breath from HIM”. This, to me, is the closest meaning to how I understood the aya to be saying.

The Aya is also adamant about the denying of trinity, including the idea of a one divided by three.


Translation of the transliterated words:

Ya: O you
Ahla: people of
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. AHLA means people of or family 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. ALKITABI 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.
La: not/ do not
Taghloo: exaggerate/ inflate/ overstep
Note: the root is GHain-L-W and it means in concrete when the water boils over. Conceptually, it is used for things that become inflated and overstepping their usual place and for higher price than normal. TAGHLOO is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of inflating or overstepping the object (Fee Deenikum= in your religion/law/obligation to God) is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural). LA TAGHLOO is an order not to overstep or inflate and exaggerate.
Fee: in
Deenikum: your religion/law/ obligation to God
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. In this context, KUM means plural you.

Wala: and not/ and do not
Taqooloo: say (plural you)/ communicate
Note: the root is Qaf-W-L and it means saying or communicating. TAQOOLOO 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).
AAala: upon/ on
Allahi: Allah
Illa: except/ if not
Alhaqqa: the binding right/ truth
Note: ALHAQQ is derived from the root Ha-Qaf-Qaf and it means binding right where right means correct as well s what is due to one person (rights and obligations). ALHAQQ is the binding right or binding truth.
Innama: it is indeed non other
Note: this term INNAMA means that everything is untrue about a subject except what is coming next.
Almaseehu: The messiah the Messiah/ the anointed one
Note: the root is M-S-Ha and it means swipe one surface opposite another or rub. It could also mean anoint. ALMASEEHA means the Messiah or the anointed one or rubbed one.
AAeesa: Jesus
ibnu: son of
Maryama: Mary/ Miriam
Rasoolu: messenger of/ envoy of
Note: RASOOLU 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. RASOOLU means the envoy or the messenger of.

Allahi: Allah
Wakalimatuhu: and his statement/ including his statement/ product of his statement
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. KALIMATUHU is derived from 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 or the product of the word or statement. KALIMATU is the product of the action of speech and therefore covers the words or statements or the products of those words or statements of. HU means him and it points to Allah.
Alqaha: He casted her/it
Note: the root is L-Qaf-Y and it means receiving as a concept which would be understood more specifically according to the sentence. Concrete uses of the word are a female that gets pregnant easily, therefore she received the sperm well. It is also used for the birds that hunt because they receive the prey easily and so forth. ALQA is an action that is completed. It means the action of making the object (HA= her and it points to the word or statement) received was made to happen by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).
Ila: towards
Maryama: Mary/ Miriam
Waroohun: and product of breath/ spirit/ life
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. ROOHUN is derived from the root R-Y-Ha and it means breath or breeze. ROOH is breath, but it also carries the meaning of life giving breath or the product of that life giving breath. ROOHUN means spirit soul or basically life.
Minhu: from him (Allah)
Faaminoo: therefore make yourself safe (in Allah and his messenger)
Note: FA means then or therefore or so. AMINOO is derived from the root Hamza-M-N and it means safe or safety. AMINOO is an order or a request that is derived from the root and that is completed. It means: make yourselves safe or make yourselves trust.
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

Warusulihi: and his messengers/ envoys
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. RUSULIHI 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. RUSULI means messengers of and is the plural of Rasul who is the one that is sent and is used to mean the messenger because he was sent by the sender to the receiver. HI means his and it points to God.

Wala: and not/ and do not
Taqooloo: say (plural you)/ communicate
Note: the root is Qaf-W-L and it means saying or communicating. TAQOOLOO 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).
Thalathatun: three
Note: the root is root Th-L-Th and it means three. THALTHATUN means three.
Intahoo: make yourselves stop/ desist
Note: the root is N-H-Y and it means stopping or ending or desisting. This then takes different form according to the plane of thought of the sentence. INTAHOO is an order or a demand addressed to a group. It means: make your selves stop or desist.
Khayran: good/ choice/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 and so on. In this context, it takes the meaning of better.
Lakum: to you/ for you (plural)
Innama: it is indeed non other
Note: this term INNAMA means that everything is untrue about a subject except what is coming next.
Allahu: Allah
Ilahun: a God/ an entity worthy of worship
Note: the root is Hamza-L-H and it means God or one who is worthy of worship. ILAHUN means a God or an entity worthy of worship.
Wahidun: one
Note: the root is W-Ha-D and it means one. WAHIDUN means one
Subhanahu: Glorified is He/ exalted is He/ way above
Note: the root is S-B-Ha and it gives the concrete meaning of swimming above the water or any smooth unhindered motion above an entity or a surface. When it is used for God, it carries the meaning of God being above any entity and unhindered by it. Basically what Glorification or exaltation of God constitutes. In this case, it also carries the meaning of being above and beyond what comes next.
An; that
Yakoona: will be/ happen to be
Note: the root is K-W-N and it means being. YAKOONA 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, in this context: He will be or will happen to be
Lahu: to Him/ belong to Him
Waladun: child
Note: the root is W-L-D and it means giving birth or conceiving. WALADUN is the products of giving birth or conceiving.
Lahu: to Him/ belong to Him
Ma: what
Fee: in
Alssamawati: the aboves / the heavens/ the beyond the earth
Note: the root is S-M-W and it means rising. This word is used to mean many things that are related to that meaning. One of the meanings is name because when a person’s name is called, he or she would rise and respond. ALSSAMAWATI are the aboves or what are above, that is the skies or the heavens or any entity from the atmosphere to beyond that.
Wama: and what
Fee: in
alardi: and the earth
Note: ALARDI is derived from the root Hamza-R-Dhad and it means earth or land. ALARDI is the earth/ the land.
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
Wakeelan: guarantor
Note: the root is W-K-L and it means entrusting a matter to another, or trusting the guarantee or guardianship of another. WAKEEL is the guarantor which includes takes care of matter to completion and also protection and so on.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

4:170

Salaam all,

This is 4:170
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءكُمُ الرَّسُولُ بِالْحَقِّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ فَآمِنُواْ خَيْرًا لَّكُمْ وَإِن تَكْفُرُواْ فَإِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَكَانَ اللّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا
Ya ayyuha alnnasu qad jaakumu alrrasoolu bialhaqqi min rabbikum faaminoo khayran lakum wain takfuroo fainna lillahi ma fee alssamawati waalardi wakana Allahu AAaleeman hakeeman

The Aya says:
O you humanity, indeed came to you the envoy by the binding truth from your nurturing Lord then make your selves safe, better for you. And if you reject then to Allah belongs what is in the heavens and the earth and Allah happened to be knowledgeable, wise.

My personal note:
The term YA AYYUHAA Annas is an address to all humanity, or to all humanity that receives this message. This is in contrast with YA AYYAUHA allatheena Amanoo which addresses the believers amongst humanity.

There is an important message here. It declares that it is better for us, in this life and the next, as humans to make ourselves safe in Allah and his messenger. The Aya reminds us that God does not need our belief in him, but it is really us who need to make ourselves safe in Him.

Translation of the transliterated words:

Ya ayyuha: O you (plural)
Alnnasu: the people/ the society/ the humanity
Note: ALNNAS is derived from the root Hamza-N-S and it means socializing. ALNNAS are the society/the people. In this context, it is addressing the whole of humanity
Qad: indeed
Jaakumu; came to you (plural)
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 pointing to ALRRASOOL= the messenger/envoy) to the object KUM which means: plural you.
Alrrasoolu: 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. ALRRASOOLU means the envoy or the messenger.

Bialhaqqi: by the binding truth/ with the binding truth
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. ALHAQQI is derived from the root Ha-Qaf-Qaf and it means binding right where right means correct as well s what is due to one person (rights and obligations). ALHAQQI is the binding right or binding truth.
Min: from
Rabbikum: your nurturing lord
Note: the root is R-B-B and it means nurturing and Lordship as two components of the meaning that can be present together or one at a time according to the context of the sentence. RABBI is nurturing Lord of. KUM means plural you.

Faaminoo: therefore make yourself safe (in Allah and his messenger)
Note: FA means then or therefore or so. AMINOO is derived from the root Hamza-M-N and it means safe or safety. AMINOO is an order or a request that is derived from the root and that is completed. It means: make yourselves safe or make yourselves trust.
Khayran: good/ choice/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 and so on. In this context, it takes the meaning of better.
Lakum: to you/ for you (plural)
Wain: and if/ while if
Takfuroo: you (plural) reject/ discard (Allah and his message)
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. TAKFUROO is an action that is being completed or will be 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) is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural).
Fainna: then indeed
Lillahi: to Allah belongs
Ma: what
Fee: in
Alssamawati: the aboves / the heavens/ the beyond the earth
Note: the root is S-M-W and it means rising. This word is used to mean many things that are related to that meaning. One of the meanings is name because when a person’s name is called, he or she would rise and respond. ALSSAMAWATI are the aboves or what are above, that is the skies or the heavens or any entity from the atmosphere to beyond that.

Waalardi: and the earth
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. ALARDI is derived from the root Hamza-R-Dhad and it means earth or land. ALARDI is the earth/ the land.
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
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.
Hakeeman: Wise/ steering
Note: the root Ha-K-M and it means the steer that steers the animal. This word is used for ruling and judging as well as other meanings that contain steering as part of the concept. HAKEEM means wise or the steering. The steering means the entity that steers in the best way possible using the best tools of knowledge, compassion, justice and mercy, and that is wisdom.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

4:169

Salaam all,

This is 4:169
إِلاَّ طَرِيقَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى اللّهِ يَسِيرًا
Illa tareeqa jahannama khalideena feeha abadan wakana thalika AAala Allahi yaseeran

The Aya says:
If not the well trodden path of Hell, staying in her forever and that happened to be, on Allah, easy.

My personal note:
The Aya continues the theme from the previous Ayat. It mentions that the people who reject Allah and commit injustice will not be guided to any path, but the path of Hell. This is then the path of those on whom anger has fallen as in Surat Alfatiha.

May Allah open our hearts to hearing and accepting and internalizing his message so that we can live according to it and in harmony with it. May He also guide us to the straight path and protect us from the paths of those on whom anger has fallen or those who lost the path.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Illa: except/ if not
Tareeqa: path of/ well trodden path of
Note: the root is TTA R-Qaf and it means hitting repeatedly with a hammer or pebble or limb or otherwise. Conceptually, it is then used to mean many things, including a well trodden path because of the limbs that keep on using it. TAREEQA is a well trodden path of.
Jahannama: Hell
Note: JAHANNAM is one of the Arabic names for Hell. The root J-H-N-M points to a very deep well where if one falls in it, there is no way out or very very difficult to come out. The relationship with Hell is that it is a deep trouble to fall into.
Khalidan: Staying unchanged/ staying forever
Note: the root is KH-L-D and it means something that stays the same. In concrete, it is used for the rocks and the mountains that seem to be unchanged through the ages. KHALIDAN means staying or unchanging.
Feeha: in her
Abadan: forever
Note: the root is Hamza-B-D and it means Ever and a very long time. ABADAN means Ever or forever. The concrete word for ABD means wild or wild beast and the relationship is that in the desert where the houses are tents, the wilderness is the thing that lasts forever, or so it seemed to the Arabs.
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 THALIKA= that). This in turn means: He was or He happened to be
Thalika: that
AAala: upon/on
Allahi: Allah
Yaseeran: easy/ well within his abilities
Note: the root is Y-S-R and it means ease or width of abilities or being well within the abilities. YASEERAN means easy or well within the abilities.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

4:168

Salaam all,

This is 4:168
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَظَلَمُواْ لَمْ يَكُنِ اللّهُ لِيَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ وَلاَ لِيَهْدِيَهُمْ طَرِيقاً
Inna allatheena kafaroo wathalamoo lam yakuni Allahu liyaghfira lahum wala liyahdiyahum tareeqan

The Aya says:
Indeed, those who rejected and committed injustice, Allah is not to provide protective cover for them, nor to guide them to a well trodden path.

My personal note:
This builds on the previous Aya and that is because of the injustice, then Allah will not provide them with protection nor guidance to the path of Allah which is well trodden and is easy to see for those who open their eyes.

One question would be whether they are able to get out of this predicament and the answer is yes, once they move out of the attitude of rejection or the attitude of discarding the reality that they see in front of them.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Inna: indeed
Allatheena: those who
Kafaroo: rejected (Allah and His message)/ discarded
Note: the root is K-F-R and it means cover or bury in the ground, as in put the seed in the ground and cover it. This is then used conceptually for many purposes as in discarding and rejecting as well as burying. KAFARO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of rejection or discarding of the object (not declared, but understood from the context to point to God and/or the message) happened by the subject (third person plural).

wathalamoo: and did injustice
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. THALAMOO is derived from the root 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. THALAMOO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of transgression, injustice or misplacement of right and wrong for the object (undeclared) happened by the subject (third person plural).

Lam: not
YAKUNI: happen 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
Allahu: Allah
Liyaghfira: to forgive/ to put under protective cover
Note: LI means to and it serves here to give some emphasis. YAGHFIRA is derived from the root GH-F-R and it means the helmet of the soldier in the battle. This is one of the concrete uses of the word 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. YAGHFIRA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of protectively covering or forgiving is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).
Lahum: to them/ for them
Wala: and not
Liyahdiyahum: to guide them
Note: Li means to or in order to. YAHDIYAHUM is derived from the root H-D-Y and it means gift in all it’s forms and it carries the meaning of guidance since guidance is a gift. YAHDIYAHUM is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of guiding is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular) to the object (HUM=them).
Tareeqan: A roadway/ well trodden path
Note: the root is TTA R-Qaf and it means hitting repeatedly with a hammer or pebble or limb or otherwise. Conceptually, it is then used to mean many things, including a well trodden path because of the limbs that keep on using it. TAREEQAN is a well trodden path.

Salaam all and have a great day.


Hussein

4:167

Salaam all,

This is 4:167
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَصَدُّواْ عَن سَبِيلِ اللّهِ قَدْ ضَلُّواْ ضَلاَلاً بَعِيدًا
Inna allatheena kafaroo wasaddoo AAan sabeeli Allahi qad dalloo dalalan baAAeedan

The Aya says:
Indeed, those who rejected and created obstacles to Allah’s path became misguided, far misguidance.

My personal note:
Any movement away from God’s path is a misguidance and a great injustice against oneself as well as against God. When one creates obstacles to prevent others from reaching God’s path then the injustice becomes against oneself, God and humanity.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Inna: indeed
Allatheena: those who
Kafaroo: rejected (Allah and His message)/ discarded
Note: the root is K-F-R and it means cover or bury in the ground, as in put the seed in the ground and cover it. This is then used conceptually for many purposes as in discarding and rejecting as well as burying. KAFARO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of rejection or discarding of the object (not declared, but understood from the context to point to God and/or the message) happened by the subject (third person plural).

Wasaddoo: and they blocked/ and they created obstacles
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. SADDOO is derived from the root Sad-D-D and it means in concrete when the clapping of the hands or the expression of puss when the skin is squeezed opposite itself. Therefore, the concept carries the meaning of something opposite something or something blocking something or tightening on something as in squeezing it and making it difficult to proceed. SADDOO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of blocking and tightening the object (Aan Sabeel about path of) happened by the subject (third person plural).
AAan: about/ away from
Note: this word takes the meaning of from, but at times takes the meaning of away from and so on.
Sabeeli: path of/ path belonging to
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. SABEELI is the flowing water or the path of. It takes the meaning of path or even the trip on the path.
Allahi: Allah
Qad: indeed
Dalloo: they lost the path/ became misguided
Note: the root is Dhad-L-L and it means getting lost as in lost the path or road in concrete terminology. Conceptually, it is used for any form of loosing the path, whether it is the path to a location or to the truth, or to be correct spiritually and so on. The imagery is very strong since loosing the path in the desert can mean near certain death. DALLA is an action that is completed. It means: the actions of loosing the path, or becoming misguided happened by the subject (third person plural).
Dalalan: a state of perdition/ loss of path/ misguidance
Note: the root is Dhad-L-L and it means getting lost as in lost the path or road in concrete terminology. Conceptually, it is used for any form of loosing the path, whether it is the path to a location or to the truth, or to be correct spiritually and so on. The imagery is very strong since loosing the path in the desert can mean near certain death. DALALAN is a state of being lost or in perdition or misguidance.
baAAeedan: far
Note: the root is b-ain-d and it means further in time or space. in space it means farther in distance and in time, it means after. BaAAeeDAN means far according to the plane of thought. In this context, it seems to fit with distant.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

4:166

Salaam all,

This is 4:166


لَّـكِنِ اللّهُ يَشْهَدُ بِمَا أَنزَلَ إِلَيْكَ أَنزَلَهُ بِعِلْمِهِ وَالْمَلآئِكَةُ يَشْهَدُونَ وَكَفَى بِاللّهِ شَهِيدًا
Lakini Allahu yashhadu bima anzala ilayka anzalahu biAAilmihi waalmalaikatu yashhadoona wakafa biAllahi shaheedan

The Aya says:
However, Allah witnesses in what he brought down towards you (singular). He brought it down by His knowledge. And the Angels witness, while Allah is sufficient of a witness.

My personal note:
The aya brings that Allah witnesses to the veracity of the message that was brought down towards Muhammad (pbuh). This is the strongest testimony since it comes from the one who has all knowledge and the most accurate knowledge.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Lakini: however/ but
Allahu: Allah
Yashhadu: witnesses
Note: the root is 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. YASHHADU is an action that is happening or will be happening. It means: the act of witnessing is happening by the subject (Allah).
Bima: by what/ in what/what
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. MA means what
Anzala: brought down/ made come/ descend from high
Note: the root is N-Z-L and it carries the meaning of arrival to stay and descent. One concrete meaning is the descent of the person from his or her horse or camel as they arrive at the place where they plan to stay. ANZALA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making arrive or making descend the object (Bima=what) happened by the subject (first person singular).
Ilayka: to you (singular pointing to Muhammad pbuh)
anzalahu brought down/ made come/ descend from high
Note: the root is N-Z-L and it carries the meaning of arrival to stay and descent. One concrete meaning is the descent of the person from his or her horse or camel as they arrive at the place where they plan to stay. ANZALA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making arrive or making descend the object (HU=him and that is the book) happened by the subject (first person singular).

biAAilmihi: by his knowledge/ By his factual knowledge
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. AAILMIHI is derived from the root Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. AAiLMI is knowledge or knowledge of facts belonging to. HI means him.
Waalmalaikatu: and the angels
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. ALMALAIKATU is derived from the root L-Hamza-K and it means to convey a message for the verb and angel or messenger for the noun. ALMALAIKATU are the messengers or angels. It was never however used to point to human messengers in the Qur’an.
Yashhadoona: they witness
Note: the root is 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. YASHHADOONA is an action that is happening or will be happening. It means: the act of witnessing is happening by the subject (third person plural).

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
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. SHAHEEDAN means witness or witnessing.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

4:165

Salaam all,

This is 4:165
رُّسُلاً مُّبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ لِئَلاَّ يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى اللّهِ حُجَّةٌ بَعْدَ الرُّسُلِ وَكَانَ اللّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا
Rusulan mubashshireena wamunthireena lialla yakoona lilnnasi AAala Allahi hujjatun baAAda alrrusuli wakana Allahu AAazeezan hakeeman

The Aya says:
Envoys, bringing glad tidings and warning, so that there will not be a valid excuse for the people upon Allah after the envoys. And Allah happened to be dominantly strong, wise.

My personal note:
The aya mentions that the messengers/ envoys of God bring the glad tidings and warn people. This way the people cannot use the potentially valid excuse of “I was not informed”. The Aya reaffirms that this is linked to Allah’s dominance, strength and wisdom.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Rusulan: messengers/envoys
Note: RUSULAN 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. RUSULAN means messengers and is the plural of Rasul who is the one that is sent and is used to mean the messenger or envoy because he was sent by the sender to the receiver.
Mubashshireena: bringing glad tidings
Note: MUBASHSHIREENA is derived from the root B-SH-R and it means the outer skin. This is also a sign of beauty and good news as a concept. MUBASHSHIREEN are the ones who bring good news or glad tidings.

Wamunthireena: and warning/ and informing of consequences
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. MUNTHIREENA is derived from the root N-TH-R and it means self imposed consequence. This means that a person will say that I will do this if this happened or that a person will have a consequence happen to him/her if another event happened. MENTHIREENA are the ones who inform about self imposed consequences of actions and in this context, it is close to warning.
Lialla: so that not to
Yakoona: happen to be
Note: the root is K-W-N and it means being. YAKOONA 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, in this context: happen to be.
Lilnnasi: to the people/ society
Note: LI means to. ALNNASI is derived from the root the root is Hamza-N-S and it means socializing. ALNNASI are the society or the people.
AAala: upon
Allahi: Allah
Hujjatun: valid excuse/ valid point/ a point to pursue
Note: the root is Ha-J-J and it means pursuit. This word then has many derivations including pursuit of a proof, vs pursuit of a person or place and it also means a pursuit that happens at regular intervals as in a meeting or celebration or harvest or whatever. HUJJATUN is in this context a point to pursue and that is a valid excuse or point.
baAAda: after
Note: the root is B-Ain-D and it means further in time or space. In space it means farther in distance and in time, it means after. BaAADA here means: after.
Alrrusuli: the envoys/ messengers
Note: ALRRUSULI 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. ALRRUSULI means the messengers or the envoys and is the plural of Rasul who is the one that is sent and is used to mean the messenger or envoy because he was sent by the sender to the receiver

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
AAazeezan: Dominantly strong/ dominant
Note: the root is Ain-Z-Z and it means the hard earth that will not yield under the rain and therefore, will make the rain water flow rather than seep. It is used for entities that are strong and defeat pressure, basically the combination of strength and dominance.
hakeeman : Wise/ steering
Note: the root Ha-K-M and it means the steer that steers the animal. This word is used for ruling and judging as well as other meanings that contain steering as part of the concept. HAKEEM means wise or the steering. The steering means the entity that steers in the best way

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

4:164

Salaam all,

This is 4:164
وَرُسُلاً قَدْ قَصَصْنَاهُمْ عَلَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ وَرُسُلاً لَّمْ نَقْصُصْهُمْ عَلَيْكَ وَكَلَّمَ اللّهُ مُوسَى تَكْلِيمًا
Warusulan qad qasasnahum AAalayka min qablu warusulan lam naqsushum AAalayka wakallama Allahu moosa takleeman

The Aya says:
And envoys we narrated upon you (singular) from before and envoys we did not narrate upon you (singular). And Allah spoke to Moses speech/speaking.

My personal note:
This Aya continues and mentions that there are other messengers/ envoys of God that were not mentioned in the Qur’an. It also reiterates that God spoke to Moses with speech rather than inspiration or other subtle communication.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Warusulan: and messengers/ envoys
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. RUSULAN 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. RUSULAN means messengers and is the plural of Rasul who is the one that is sent and is used to mean the messenger or envoy because he was sent by the sender to the receiver.
Qad: indeed
Qasasnahum: We narrated them/ We told their story
Note: the root is Qaf-Sad-Sad and it means cutting in concrete as in cutting hair or other things. In abstract it is also used in telling a story because it is a cutting of the bigger story of life. QASASNA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of telling a story or part of a story of the object (HUM= them) happened by the subject (first person plural)..
AAalayka: upon you (singular)
Min: from
Qablu: before
Note: the root Qaf-B-L and it means front. This is then carried in time or space or any plain of thought. If it is in time, then front means before, while place would be in front. It is used to mean acceptance and reception since we receive and accept using our fronts. QABLU here is front in time and that is before.
Warusulan: and messengers/ envoys
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. RUSULAN 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. RUSULAN means messengers and is the plural of Rasul who is the one that is sent and is used to mean the messenger or envoy because he was sent by the sender to the receiver.
Lam: not
Naqsushum; narrate/ tell their story
Note: the root is Qaf-Sad-Sad and it means cutting in concrete as in cutting hair or other things. In abstract it is also used in telling a story because it is a cutting of the bigger story of life. NAQSUS is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of telling a story or part of a story of the object (HUM= them) is happening or will be happening by the subject (first person plural). LAM NAQSUSHUM means we did not narrate them.
AAalayka: upon you (singular)
Wakallama: and He spoke/ He worded
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. KALLAMA is derived from 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. KALLAMA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of speaking or wording words happened by the subject (Allah) to the object (Moses).
Allahu: Allah
Moosa: Moses
Takleeman: speech/ speaking
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. TAKLEEMAN means speech or speaking.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein