5:62

Salaam all,



Watara katheeran minhum yusariAAoona fee alithmi waalAAudwani waaklihimu alssuhta labisa ma kanoo yaAAmaloona

The Aya says:
And you (singular) see many of them hurry in the sin including the aggression and the eating of the ugly earnings. How bad is what they happened to be doing.

My personal note:
In a sense, this Aya gives a measure of how to see the sincerity of claim of Iman (safety in Allah and the message) by any group. If they hurry towards sin, including overstepping boundaries and aggression as well as earning money out of ugly means then the sincerity of Iman is in question. This rule applies to all humans, whether they are people of the book, Muslims or otherwise.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Watara: and you (singular) see
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. TARA is derived froom the root R-Hamza-Y and it means viewing or seeing. TARA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of vision is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person singular).
Katheeran: a lot/ many
Note: the root is K-TH-R and it means many or numerous in all the planes of thought. KATHEERAN means: numerous or many or a lot.

Minhum: from them/ amongst them
yusariAAoona: hurry
Note: the root is S-R-Ain and it means quick and fast. The concrete words related to this root include the neck and the back of the horse where one taps to make them go faster. YUSARiAAooNA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of acting quickly or in a hurry is happening by the subject (third person plural)

Fee: in
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.

Waaklihimu: and their eating of/ including their eating 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. AKLIHIMU is derived from the root Hamza-K-L and it means eating. This will then take different meanings depending on the different planes of thought that a person has. AKLIHIMU means: their eating of.

Alssuhta: the forbidden earnings/ ugly earnings.
Note: ALSSUHTA is derived from the root S-HA-T and it means in concrete shaving the fat off the meat or shaving off layer from another layer of entities. Conceptually it can be used for any shaving or scraping including shaving off the money of others which would be a forbidden form of earning or an ugly way to earn money.
Labisa: how harshness/ badness
Note: LA is used to emphasize what comes after. BISA is derived from the root B-Hamza-S and it means lion for concrete. The word is used to mean hardship or hard depending on the situation. BISA is a term that is used to point the badness of the situation or decision and so on.

Ma: what
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
yaAAmaloona: they do/ doing
Note: the root is Ain-M-L and it means doing or work. YaAAMALOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of doing or making is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).


Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

5:61

Salaam all,


Waitha jaookum qaloo amanna waqad dakhaloo bialkufri wahum qad kharajoo bihi waAllahu aAAlamu bima kanoo yaktumoona

The Aya says:
And when and if they came to you (plural) they said: “We made our selves safe (in Allah)” while they entered in the rejection and they exited with it. And Allah is more knowing in what they happened to suppress.

My personal note:
The Aya brings about examples of people who will say they believe but they really do not. It is important to mention here that this is exposure from Allah about those people but not an invitation for us to discover them nor pursue them. It is however a message of awareness and consciousness so as not to be completely oblivious.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Waitha: and when and if/ and when
jaookum: they 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. JAOO 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 plural) towards the object (KUM= plural you).
Qaloo: they said/ communicated
Note: QALOO is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. QALOO is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means the action of saying happened by the subject (third person plural). This, in turn means: they said or they happened to say or communicate.

Amanna: We made ourselves safe (in Allah)/ trust in Allah
Note: the root Hamza-M-N and it means safety. Conceptually, it can also be extended to trust as well, because we feel safe in the entity we trust. AMANNA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making oneself safe happened by the subject (first person plural).
Waqad: while
Dakhaloo: they entered
Note: the root is D-KH-L and it means entering. DAKHALTUM is an action that is completed or will be completed. It means: the action of entering happened by the subject (third person plural).

Bialkufri: in the rejection/ by the rejection
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. ALKUFRI is derived from the root K-F-R and it means burying the seed in the ground for planting This is then used conceptually for many purposes as in discarding and rejecting as well as burying. ALKUFRI means the rejection or discarding.
Wahum: and they
Qad: indeed
Kharajoo: they exited/ came out
Note: the root is KH-R-J and it means coming out or exiting. That is the conceptual meaning and it assumes it’s more specific meaning or meanings according to the plane of thought of the sentence. KHARAJOO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of coming out or exiting 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 the rejection.
waAllahu: and Allah
aAAlamu: more knowledgeable/ more knowing
Note: the root is Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. aAALAMU means more knowing or more knowledgeable.
Bima: by what/ with what/ in 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

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

Yaktumoona: they suppress/ they conceal

Note: the root is K-T-M and it means in concrete a vine kind of plant that is close to the ground and does not rise on it’s own. In abstract, it means anything that is suppressed so that it is not known or so that it is hidden. YAKTUMOONA is an action that is derived from the root and that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of suppressing is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural) to the object (undeclared)

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

5:60

Salaam all,


Qul hal onabbiokum bisharrin min thalika mathoobatan AAinda Allahi man laAAanahu Allahu waghadiba AAalayhi wajaAAala minhumu alqiradata waalkhanazeera waAAabada alttaghooti olaika sharrun makanan waadallu AAan sawai alssabeeli

The Aya says:
Say (Oh Muhammad): shall I inform you (plural) in worse than that payback at Allah’s?! One who Allah distanced from his mercy and revealed displeasure upon him including transformed from them into monkeys and pigs and worshipped the other than Allah. Those are worse state of being and more lost from the balance of the path.

My personal note:
This Aya returns to the previous and it continues to address the people of the book. After having asked them about why they punish the Muslims for their safety in Allah, this Aya reminds the people of the book of issues they are familiar with and those are the punishments of God that were exacted upon some of the Israelites and documented and the reasons why they happened.

In a sense, it reminds them of two things:
1- There is nothing that the followers of Muhammad (pbuh) at the time that makes them deserving of punishment by God or by man.

2- That the people of the book are not necessarily immune from the punishment of God if they go against his system. This is also a subtle reminder to the Muslims that they are subject to punishment if they commit the same injustices that were hinted upon in the Aya.

Translation of the transliterated words:

Qul: 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.

Hal: beginning of a question
Onabbiokum: inform you (plural)
Note: the root is N-B-Hamza and it means news or informing since the news are meant to inform. ONABBIO is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making the object (KUM=plural you) informed is happening or going to happen by the subject (first person singular). HAL ONABBIOKUM then means: Should I inform you (plural)?

Bisharrin: in worse
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. SHARRIN is derived from the root SH-R-R and it means bad or no good or harm. One of the concrete uses of the words is the fire that is flying around and can ignite the fire in another place. SHARRIN means harm or bad or not good or worse as the context here suggests.

Min: than
Thalika: that
Mathoobatan: payback/ consistent payback
Note: the root is TH-W-B and it means to come and return (to fill and refill of goodness). Concrete words are MATHAB which is the well or pool that fills and refills with water and where people go and return for watering. Another concrete word is THAWB and it means dress because we fill it and refill it with our bodies. MATHOOBATAN means fill and refill or reward or consistent payback for actions.

AAinda: At/ At presence of
Allahi: Allah
Man: Who/ whomever
laAAanahu: He distanced him/ expelled from mercy
Note: LaAAaNAHU is derived from the root L-Ain-N and it means distancing or expelling. It is used to mean curse in the form of distancing or expelling from nearness or mercy. The concrete word is scarecrow because it keeps away or at a distance the undesirable birds from the field. LaAAaNAHU is an action that is completed. It means that the action of expelling from mercy or distancing of the object (hu= him) happened by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).
Allahu: Allah

Waghadiba: and revealed displeasure/ and revealed anger
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. GHADIBA is derived from the root Ghain-Dhad-B and it means in one of the concrete meanings red or turning red. So, conceptually, it carries the meaning of revealing anger or displeasure. GHADIBA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of revealing displeasure happened by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).
AAalayhi: upon Him
wajaAAala: and/including He made into/ transformed into/ formed into
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. JaAAaLNA is derived from the root J-Ain-L and it means making, forming or transforming something that already exists. Conceptually, it takes the meaning of transformation more often than formation. JaAAaLA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of transforming the object (minhum= from them) to another object (Alqiradata = the monkeys) by the subject (first person singular pointing to Allah).

Minhumu: from them/ of them
Alqiradata: the monkeys
Note: the root is QAF-R-D and it means monkey. Conceptually, the term can be extended to point to something with lots of hair on the body as well as humiliation and disdain. ALQIRADATA in this area means the monkeys with the inclusion of hairiness, humiliation and disdain in the same meaning.

Waalkhanazeera: and the pigs
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. ALKHANAZEER is the plural of pig.

waAAabada: and worshipped/ and enslaved oneself to
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. AAaBADA is derived from the root Ain-B-D and it means slave or servant. AAaBADA is an action that is completed. It means the action of enslaving oneself to an object (ALTTAGHOOT) happened by the subject (third person singular or plural). Enslaving one-self to an entity means worshipping it. 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.

alttaghooti: the bad rule/ unjust rule/ other than GodNote: ALTTAGHOOTI is derived from the root Ta-Ghain-Y and it means overwhelming to bad effect. It is used for the flood waters when they cause damage and destruction and so forth in the concrete sense and for any matter that overwhelms and leads to bad effects. ALTTAGHOOT points to the big matters that lead to bad effects. This can mean the idols that people worship or the leaders who actively fight God and his message. In this context, it points to any rule or judgment that is unjust or bad and that would be any that is contrary to God’s rule or justice.
Olaika: those
Sharrun: worse
Note: SHARRUN is derived from the root SH-R-R and it means bad or no good or harm. One of the concrete uses of the words is the fire that is flying around and can ignite the fire in another place. SHARRUN means harm or bad or not good or worse as the context here suggests.

Makanan: place of being/ state of being
Note: the root is K-W-N and it means being. MAKANAN is place or time of being or both. In this case, it is pointing to state of being.

Waadallu: and more lost/ more misguided
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. ADALLU is derived from the root 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. ADALLU means more lost or more misguided from the path.
AAan: from/ away balance of
Note: the root is S-W-Y and it means balance or equality. SAWAA suggests a balance of.
Sawai: balance of
Note: the root is S-W-Y and it means balance or equality. SAWAI suggests a balance of.

Alssabeeli: the path/ the trip on the path
Note: the root is S-B-L and it means and it means flowing water from the falling rain from the sky to the flowing water in the river and so forth. This is the concrete and the other uses are related as in path, which allows the flow, to soft flowing hair and so forth. ALSSABEELI is the flowing water or the path . It takes the meaning of path or even the trip on the path.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

5:59

Salaam all,



Qul ya ahla alkitabi hal tanqimoona minna illa an amanna biAllahi wama onzila ilayna wama onzila min qablu waanna aktharakum fasiqoona

The Aya says:
Say (O Muhammad): Oh people of the book do you punish us for nothing but that we made ourselves safe in Allah and what was brought down to us and what was brought down from before?! And that the majority of you are people who drifted from the path?!

My personal note:
The term N-QAf-M is used for payback that is a form of punishment. Therefore it suggests that some revenge is taken or that the person deserves punishment. The aya suggests that taking the religion and the calling to prayer as mockery and play is a form of punishment that is undeserved and is unjust.

The Aya aims to remind the people of the book who make mockery of the Muslims that having our safety in Allah and the books that He sent is nothing wrong to be punished for. It then reminds them that their majority had drifted away from the path of Allah. Indeed the mockery and play are manifestations of that drift.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Qul: 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.
Ya: O you
Note: this is a calling form of a word
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.
Hal: Do you?
Note: this is a beginning of a question
Tanqimoona: You (plural) punish / payback punishment/ take revenge
Note: the root is N-Qaf-M and it means pay back for bad actions or words with punishment. TANQIMOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of payback in the form of punishment is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural).

Minna: of us/ from us
Note: HAL TANQIMOONA MINNA takes the meaning of do you punish us?
Illa: if not/ except
An: that
Amanna: We made ourselves safe (in Allah)/ trust in Allah
Note: the root Hamza-M-N and it means safety. Conceptually, it can also be extended to trust as well, because we feel safe in the entity we trust. AMANNA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making oneself safe happened by the subject (first 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
Wama: and what
Onzila: was brought down/ was descended
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. ONZILA is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means the action of arrival or descent was happened to the object (ma=what and points to the books that were sent from God) by an undeclared subject.
ilayna: To us/ towards us
Wama: and what/ including what
Onzila: was brought down/ was descended
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. ONZILA is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means the action of arrival or descent was happened to the object (ma=what and points to the books that were sent from God) by an undeclared subject.
Min: from
qablu: before you (singular)
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.
Waanna: and that
Aktharakum: most of you/ the majority of you
Note: the root is K-TH-R and it means many or numerous in all the planes of thought. AKTHARAKUM means: the bigger number of you and that means the majority of you or most of you.

Fasiqoona: ones who left God’s path/ drifted from the path/ putting harm in the path

Note: the root is F-S-Qaf and it means in concrete when the seed is out of it’s pod or when the rat is out of her house or causing harm to the regular path of the people. So, it is used for someone leaving the path or someone harming the safety of it. This is then understood as when one is out of the right place for them. In the Qur’an, it is used to mean being outside of God’s way. FASIQOON are the one who left God’s path or are trying to put harm or obstacles in it.


Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

5:58

Salaam all,



Waitha nadaytum ila alssalati ittakhathooha huzuwan walaAAiban thalika biannahum qawmun la yaAAqiloona

The Aya says:
And if and when you (plural) called towards the ritual prayer, they took it mockery and play, that is by their being people who do not contemplate.

My personal note:
Indeed, mockery is a very unwise practice most of the time. This is especially so when there is calling to prayer for praying to God is always a serious affair and in Islam it is considered the single most important act of the Muslim that he or she is obligated to perform in all situations unless he is unconscious, lost his mental capacity or is dead.

The term AAaQL is a term that is used for brain. Concretely, it is the term for tying the knot and so is conceptually used for any activity where things are tied together. The brain is the place where we tie all the information together. I used the term contemplate because tying things together is more contemplative rather than reactive. The Qur’an is describing the mockery and play as reactionary responses rather than deep contemplative responses. Had they been contemplative, they would not have reacted with mockery and play.

Translation of the transliterated tersm:
Waitha: and if and when/
Note: ITHA is a timed conditional. It points to If and when at the same time.
Nadaytum: you (plural) called
Note: the root is N-D-Y and it means in concrete dew or water touching a surface. It is also used for voice reaching an entity. In both, the shared meaning is something touching or arriving at another entity. In this instance, it is the calling. NADAYTUM is an action that is completed. It means the action of calling happened by the subject (second person plural) in an interactive manner. .
Ila: towards
Alssalati: the ritual prayer
Note: the root is Sad-L-Y and it means two main things in concrete. One is the lower back area and this one is used for one who is racing towards a goal and the head is close to the lower back of the one who is ahead. It is also used in concrete to mean heat and warmth and fire. The word is used for prayer as well. In this context, ALSSALATA is the ritual prayer.

Ittakhathooha: They took her
Note: the root is Hamza-KH-TH and it means to take. ITTAKHATHOO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of taking the object (HA= her and points to the ritual prayer) happened by the subject (third person plural).
Huzuwan: mockery
Note: the root is H-Z-Hamza and it means mocking. HUZUWAN means mockery.
walaAAiban: and playing/ including playing
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. LaAAiBAN is derived from the root L-Ain-B and it means in concrete the saliva as well as any playing or non purposeful action. LaAAiBAN here takes the meaning of play and non purposeful action.
Thalika: that
Biannahum: by them being
qawmun: a people
Note: the root is Qaf-Y-M and it means standing or standing upright. QAWMUN 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.

La: not
yaAAqiloona: they contemplate
Note: the root is Ain-Qaf-L and it means tying the animal so that it does not go away. This is the concrete word, but it is also used for any restraint or tying. The word is used for brain or thinking appropriately. That could be because either that one who thinks appropriately is restraining his thoughts from going astray, or that he is tying things together or both. YaAAQILOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed and that is derived from the root. It means: the action of thinking/ contemplating appropriately or with restraint, is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).


Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

5:57

Salaam all



Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la tattakhithoo allatheena ittakhathoo deenakum huzuwan walaAAiban mina allatheena ootoo alkitaba min qablikum waalkuffara awliyaa waittaqoo Allaha in kuntum mumineena

The Aya says:
O you who made themselves safe, do not take for yourselves the ones who took your religion mockery and play amongst those who were given the book before you and the rejecters as guardians/directors. And act consciously of Allah if you happened to be ones who make themselves safe (in Him).

My personal note:
I translated the term LaAAIBAN as play. The term is used for Saliva and is also used for any action that is purposeless just as the child’s play and so on.

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
Tattakhithoo: take for yourselves
Note: the root is Hamza-KH-TH and it means to take. TATTAKHITHOO is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of taking the object (awliya- guardians) for oneself is being made to happen or will be made to happen by the subject (second person plural).
Allatheena: those who
Ittakhathoo: took/ took for themselves
Note: the root is Hamza-KH-TH and it means to take. ITTAKHATHOO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of taking the object (deenakum= your religion) happened by the subject (third person plural).

deenakum: your religion/ your fulfilling obligation
Note: the root is D-Y-N and it means debt or law or religion. What groups them together is the concept of obligation, since religion is the obligation of man towards God. DEENI is obligation of or religion of, with religion being the obligation of man towards God. In this context, it points to fulfilling those issues. KUM means plural you.
Huzuwan: mockery
Note: the root is H-Z-Hamza and it means mocking. HUZUWAN means mockery.
walaAAiban: and playing/ including playing
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. LaAAiBAN is derived from the root L-Ain-B and it means in concrete the saliva as well as any playing or non purposeful action. LaAAiBAN here takes the meaning of play and non purposeful action.

Mina: from
Allatheena: those who
Ootoo: were given/ were brought
Note: the root is Hamza-T-Y and it means coming with determination. The concrete word is for the water that flows in a place where it did not rain, therefore suggesting that the water came from somewhere else. OOTOO is a completed action that is derived from the root. It means: the action of coming happened to the object (third person plural) by an undisclosed subject. It then means literally: they were brought/something was made to come to them.
Alkitaba: the book
Note: the root K-T-B and it means putting things together as in grouping the herd together or closing the lips or writing (the most common use), because in writing, one puts the letters and the ideas together. ALKITABA means, the process of writing or the book or anything related to it from the ideas to the ink and paper to the place where all is put together.
Min: from
Qablikum: before you (plural)
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. QABLI here is front in time and that is before of. KUM is plural you.

Waalkuffara: and the rejecters/ discarders
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. ALKUFFARA is derived from the root K-F-R and it means cover or bury in the ground, as in put the seed in the ground and cover it. This is then used conceptually for many purposes as in discarding and rejecting as well as burying. AALKUFFARA are the ones who reject the truth or discard it.

Awliyaa: guardians/ protégés/ guardians and protégés/ directors
Note: the root is W-L-Y and it means direction or following direction with some guarantee. It comes close to guardianship. AWLIYAA is either the one who is a guardian or the one who receives guardianship of another or both. In this context, guardian and protégé or director apply. Therefore I used both.
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
In: if
Kuntum: you (plural) happened to be/ were
Note: the root is K-W-N and it means being. KUNTUM is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of being happened by the subject (second person plural). This in turn means: you (plural) happened to be
Mumineena: ones who made themselves safe/ trusting
Note: the root Hamza-M-N and it means safety. MUMINEENA means ones who make themselves safe or trusting. The suggestion is making themselves safe in Allah and trust in Allah.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

5:56

Salaam all,



Waman yatawalla Allaha warasoolahu waallatheena amanoo fainna hizba Allahi humu alghaliboona

The Aya says:
And whoever takes Allah as his guardian/director and His messenger and those who made themselves safe (in Allah) then indeed, Allah’s faction are the victorious.

My personal note:
The Aya continues the Qur’anic theme that Allah is always with His protégés and will never let them be on the loosing end, not in this life nor the next.

Of course, this does not mean that they will not suffer at times and that they will not be tested and severely. However, in the big scheme of things and in the long term, they are winners. This is the essence of Iman as safety and trust in Allah.

Translation of the transliterated words:

Waman: and whomever
Yatawalla: takes as guardian/ director.
Note: the root is W-L-Y and it means direction or following direction with some guarantee. It comes close to guardianship. YATAWALLA is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of making oneself follow direction of the object (ALLAHA= Allah), is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural or singular).
Allaha: Allah
warasoolahu: and His messenger/ envoy
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. RASOOLA 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. RASOOLA means envoy or messenger of. HI means Him and it points to Allah.

Waallatheena: and those who/ while those
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.
Fainna: then indeed
Hizba: faction of
Note: the root is HA-Z-B and it points to the group that is united in an idea or goal or some other important issues. HIZBA means faction of
Allahi: Allah
Humu: they
Alghaliboona: the victorious/ the winners
Note: the root is Gh-L-B or Ghain-L-B and it means winning or defeating. Conceptually, it is used for difficulty imposed by an entity upon another. GHALIBOONA here means winning or defeating.


Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

5:55

Salaam all,



Innama waliyyukumu Allahu warasooluhu waallatheena amanoo allatheena yuqeemoona alssalata wayutoona alzzakata wahum rakiAAoona

The aya says:
Your guardian is none other than Allah and His messenger and the ones who make themselves safe (in Allah), the ones who keep upright the ritual prayer and bring about the fruition and they are bowing (to Allah).

My persona note:
I translated Zakat as fruition which covers the general use of the term as obligatory charity as well as any act that brings about fruition of the person performing it and hopefully others as well whether through charity or any other activity.

The Aya brings about the two most important actions of the believers and they are prayer which is the most important one to one interaction with God and the Zakat which is the most important function of individuals working supportively together within society.

The term WAHUM RAkiAAooN was translated and they are bowing. The term RUKOO is used for the part of the ritual prayer when we bow to Allah. The inclusion of this term with Prayer and Zakat is interesting. It could be an added emphasis that prayer without Rukoo is not acceptable and in addition to that paying Zakat without prayer that includes Rukoo is also not acceptable. In a sense, it emphasizes this act.

There are reports of varying authenticity that Ali ® gave a poor person a ring, in charity, while bowing in his prayer. While the authenticity of these reports needs to be studied further, there is no question that Ali is a WALI of Allah and to all Muslims. However, the Aya is talking in the plural and suggests that there are numerous Walis to all Muslims and they include anyone who performs the above two functions in their proper fashion and for the proper intent.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Innama: it is not but/ it is restricted except for
Note: this statement indicates that what is coming next does not happen except in one situation.
Waliyyukumu: your guardian/ director
Note: the root is W-L-Y and it means direction or following direction with some guarantee. It comes close to guardianship. WALIYYU 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 for God and the messenger and guardian/protégé for the mumins= the believers, because God is always a guardian and not a receiver of guardianship of others.

Allahu: Allah
Warasooluhu: and his messenger/ his envoy
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. 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 envoy or messenger of. HU means him and points to God.
Waallatheena: and those who/ while those
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.

Allatheena: those who
Yuqeemoona: establish/ make stand upright
Note: YUQEEMOONA is derived from the root Qaf-W-M and it means standing upright or standing. The upright can be in all planes of position and for a horizontal dimension it means straight. YUQEEMOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making the object (Alssalata= the ritual prayer) stand upright is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural). In this context, making stand upright means establish and maintain and also do it the right way.

Alssalata: the ritual prayer
Note: the root is Sad-L-Y and it means two main things in concrete. One is the lower back area and this one is used for one who is racing towards a goal and the head is close to the lower back of the one who is ahead. It is also used in concrete to mean heat and warmth and fire. The word is used for prayer as well. In this context, ALSSALATA is the ritual prayer.

Wayutoona: and they make come/ they give/ they bring about
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. YUTOONA is derived from the root Hamza-T-Y and it means in concrete the water that comes from the rain of another land. In concrete it means the coming of something or someone with many of it’s implications. YUTOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making come of an object (ALZZAKATA= the fruition/charity) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).

Alzzakata: the fruition/ what brings fruition/ the obligatory charity
Note: the root is Z-K-W and it means maturing/growing. In the concrete it means bringing about fruit. ALZAKAT is what brings fruition. This can be charity because it helps others reach their fruition in term of concrete needs and it helps the giver reach his or her fruition in spiritual needs. That is the official use of the term Islamically, but it also can be extended beyond that to any act that help brings fruition or maturity, physically, spiritually and all forms of growth, maturity and purity to giver and the taker. ALZZAKATA is also often used for the compulsory sharing of wealth or knowledge or both.
Wahum: and they/ while they
rakiAAoona: bowing/ in humility.
Note: RAKiAAooNA is derived from the root R-K-Ain and it means to bend the back or to bow. Conceptually it can be pointing to humility as well as the act itself. RAKiAAooNA are the ones that bow physically and also in humility.


Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

5:54

Salaam all,



Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo man yartadda minkum AAan deenihi fasawfa yatee Allahu biqawmin yuhibbuhum wayuhibboonahu athillatin AAala almumineena aAAizzatin AAala alkafireena yujahidoona fee sabeeli Allahi wala yakhafoona lawmata laimin thalika fadlu Allahi yuteehi man yashao waAllahu wasiAAun AAaleemun

The Aya says:

O you who made themselves safe, whoever amongst you makes himself apostate from his religion then Allah will bring about a group of people, He loves them and they love him, pliant upon the believers, dominantly strong upon the rejecters. They exert effort opposite adversity in Allah’s path and they do not fear blame of a blamer. That is Allah’s favor. He makes it come to whoever He wills. And Allah is easily providing, knowing.

My personal note:
The Aya has a message to whoever wants to leave the religion of Islam that Allah will bring people to it. They will have the above qualities and including loving God and being loved by God.

I translated YUJAHIDOON as exerting effort against adversity in the path of Allah. This understanding covers any effort, against adversity as long as it is not expressly prohibited by Allah or His messenger.

The term WASIAAuN is translated as easily providing. The term is derived from the root W-S-Ain and it means the wide open valley as opposed to the narrow valley. Conceptually, it is used for any entity that leaves lots of extra space or potential as it provides whatever function perfectly. I used the term easily providing because the context is giving from Allah’s bounty and the meaning is that God gives a lot and He will always have a lot more to give. The message is that Allah can take any number of believers, no matter how great and He will provide them of his favors and still have a lot more to give. May we be recipients of this favor of Allah.

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.
Man: who
Yartadda: makes himself go back/ makes himself apostate
Note: the root is R-D-D and it means: making an entity return to a point of beginning. This is the general conceptual meaning and it takes meanings of repelling or other forms of “making return” that are dictated by the context of the text. YARTADDA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the making of oneself return to their point of starting is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular). In this context, it talks about going to non or lesser belief and so on.

Minkum: amongst you
AAan: about/ away from
Note: this word takes the meaning of from, but at times takes the meaning of away from and so on.
Deenihi: his religion/ his obligation towards Allah
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, it points to fulfilling those issues. HI means his.

Fasawfa: then shall/ will
yatee: He comes / He makes come / He brings
Note: the root is Hamza-T-Y and it means in concrete the water that comes from the rain of another land. In concrete it means the coming of something or someone with many of it’s implications. YATEE is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making come of an object (BIQAWMIN= by people) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).
Allahu: Allah
Biqawmin: by people/ people
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. QAWMIN is derived from the root Qaf-Y-M and it means standing or standing upright. QAWMIN are the people that stand together and that makes the group or people or nation, basically, any group of people that stand together or form a group.
Yuhibbuhum: He loves them
Note: the root is Ha-B-B and it means in concrete seed. This word also means love. As if the seed is the product of love or the love will end up in a seed. YUHIBBU is an action that is derived from the root and that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of loving is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah) of the object (HUM meaning them)

Wayuhibboonahu: and they love Him
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. YUHIBBOONAHU is derived from the root Ha-B-B and it means in concrete seed. This word also means love. As if the seed is the product of love or the love will end up in a seed. YUHIBBOONA is an action that is derived from the root and that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of loving is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural) of the object (HU meaning Him and it points to Allah)

Athillatin: Humble/ pliant
Note: the root is TH-L-L and it means pliant to pressure and being dominated. This takes the meaning of weakness and humiliation, but at times, it takes the meaning of humility and softness. The context decides the use of the word. In here, the meaning points to humility and being pliant.
AAala: upon/ on
Almumineena: the ones who make themselves safe.
Note: ALMUMINEENA is derived from 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. ALMUMINEENA means: those who make themselves safe.
aAAizzatin: dominantly strong/ unyielding
Note: the root is Ain-Z-Z and it means the hard earth that will not yield under the rain and therefore, will make the rain water flow rather than seep or cause the earth to erode. It is used for entities that are strong and defeat pressure, basically the combination of strength and dominance. aAAIZZATIN means unyielding or dominantly strong.

AAala: upon/ on
alkafireena the rejecters/ the discarders of truth
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. ALKAFIREENA are the ones who reject the truth or discard it.
Yujahidoona: they exert effort opposite adversity/ they fight
Note: YUJAHIDOONA is derived from the root J-H-D and it means exerting effort. YUJAHIDOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of exerting effort in an interactive manner is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural). This effort in an interactive manner is understood as effort against adversity and it includes fighting both, non violent and violent.

Fee: in
Sabeeli: path of
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
Wala: and not/ while note
Yakhafoona: they fear
Note: the root is KH-W-F and it means fear. YAKHAFOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of fearing is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural) of the object (LAWMATA= blame of).

Lawmata: blame/ reproach
Note: the root is L-W-M and it means blame or reproach. LAWMATA means blame or reproach of.
Laimin: a reproacher / a blamer
Note: the root is L-W-M and it means blame or reproach. LAIMIN is the one who blames or reproaches.

Thalika: that
Fadlu: favor of/ bounty of
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. FADLU 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.

Allahi: Allah
Yuteehi: He makes it come to/ He brings it to
Note: the root is Hamza-T-Y and it means in concrete the water that comes from the rain of another land. In concrete it means the coming of something or someone with many of it’s implications. YUTEEHI is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making come of an object (FADLU ALLAHI= favor of Allah) to another object (man yashao=Who ever He wills) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).

Man: who/ whomever
Yashao: He wills/ He entities
Note: the root is SH-Y-Hamza and it means entity for noun and to entity for the action. This means making a non entity become an entity, which also means making what was impossible possible, or what was non existent, existent or what was un-allowed allowed, and so forth. YASHAO is an action that is related to the root that is being completed or will be completed. It means: The entity is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular and points to God).
waAllahu: and Allah

wasiAAun: all encompassing/ easily capable of providing
Note: the root is W-S-Ain and it means the opposite of narrow which gives the feeling of being wide and open and encompassing a lot as a concept as well as leaving lots of available space and so on. WASIAAuN means all encompassing and this includes providing and many other things at the same time. In this context, it covers easily capable of providing.

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

5:53

Salaam all,



Wayaqoolu allatheena amanoo ahaolai allatheena aqsamoo biAllahi jahda aymanihim innahum lamaAAakum habitat aAAmaluhum faasbahoo khasireena

The Aya says:
And the people who make themselves safe (in Allah) say: “Are those who strongly swore by Allah they are indeed with you (plural)?!” Their actions failed/ backfired so they became losers.

My personal note:
The term “Aqsamoo biallahi jahda Aymanihim” is literally translated as: “They made oaths by Allah, exerted oaths”. The repeat is for emphasis and therefore I used this to convey the message: “They strongly swore, by Allah”.

The aya continues the message from the previous notes. It brings about that the use of non Muslims as Guardians in place of the fellow Muslims leads to backfiring and failure of actions. This is very significant because no one wants to meet His Lord with failed or backfired actions.

Translation of the transliterated words:


Wayaqoolu: and they say/ communicate
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. YAQOOLU is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. YAQOOLU is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means the action of saying is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural). This, in turn means: they say or communicate.


Allatheena: those who
Amanoo: made themselves safe
Note: the root is Hamza-M-N and it means safe or safety. AMANOO is an action that is derived from the root and that is completed. It means: the action of making the object (not mentioned and therefore the subject and the object can be the same entity here) become safe happened by the subject (third person plural). So, it ends up meaning: they made themselves safe.
Ahaolai: Are these?!
Allatheena: who
Aqsamoo: they swore/ they made an oath
Note: the root is Qaf-S-M and it means dividing an entity to parts or portions that are binding to all who receive it. Conceptually, some derivatives of the root take the meaning of oath and that is because the person who makes an oath is promising to keep his part/portion of the deal. AQSAMOO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making an oath or making and guaranteeing a part or portion happened by the subject (third person plural). The making and guaranteeing a part is the oath.

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

Jahda: exerted effort of
Note: the root is J-H-D and it means exerting effort. JAHDA is exerted effort of.
Aymanihim: their oaths.
Note: AYMANIHIM is derived from the root Y-M-N and it means right as in the opposite of left. This is then taken conceptually to mean many other things as in right hand, oath and good luck and so forth according to the context. AYMANI means in this context oath of. HIM means them.
Innahum: they indeed
lamaAAakum: with you (plural) and with emphasis

habitat: failed/ nullified/ backfired/ counted against
Note: the root is Ha-B-TTa and it means in concrete when an animal eats a lot of a certain food that causes swelling in the stomach and possible death. It is then used conceptually whenever an action backfires with negative consequences or at least it becomes null and void. HABITAT is an action that is completed and that is derived from the root. It means: the action of backfiring or counting negatively happened by the subject (third person singular and points to AAaMALUHUM= their works that is coming next).

AAamaluhum: their works

Note: the root is Ain-M-L and it means work. AAaMALU means work of. HUM means them.
Faasbahoo: so they became
Note: FA means therefore or so or then. ASBAHOO is derived from the root Sad-B-Ha and it means coming of the morning in concrete. The term can also mean become. On a conceptual level, the two meanings are related since the night becomes day and so forth. ASBAHOO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of becoming happened by the subject (third person plural) to the subject.
Khasireena: losers
Note: the root is KH-S-R and it means to lose. KHASIREEN means losers.

Salaam all and have a great day.


Hussein

5:52

Salaam all



Fatara allatheena fee quloobihim maradun yusariAAoona feehim yaqooloona nakhsha an tuseebana dairatun faAAasa Allahu an yatiya bialfathi aw amrin min AAindihi fayusbihoo AAala ma asarroo fee anfusihim nadimeena

The Aya says:
So you (singular) see those in whose hearts is weakness hurrying in them. They say we fear that we get hit by a calamity. So perhaps
Allah comes with the relief or an implement from His then they become, upon what they kept secret in themselves, regretful.

My personal note:
This aya hints about people who have weakness in the hearts which is weakness in their feeling of security and safety in God. Those people may go against the directives of the previous Aya because of fear.

The Aya says that those people will regret their decision. This is either because the relief of this fear will come from God or other implement, which may include punishment from God, will come. The first one they will regret not waiting and the second, they will regret their action.

This Aya is another message that a Mu’min is the person who has safety in God will not look for safety elsewhere and certainly not in things that God prohibited.

Translation of the transliterated words:


Fatara: So You (singular) see
Note: the root R-Hamza-Y and it means viewing or seeing. TARA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of vision is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person singular.)

Allatheena: those who
Fee: in
Quloobihim: their hearts/ hearts and minds
Note: The root is Qaf-L-B and it means turning 180 degrees or upside down. The word is used for heart, because it is the organ that changes it’s moods often. Therefore QALB is our thoughts and emotions. QULOOBI are hearts and minds of or thoughts and emotions of. HIM means them.

Maradun: sickness/ weakness/ tiredness
Note: the root is M-R-Dhad and it means state of incompleteness or state of imbalance. This means illness or disease as well. MARADUN means sickness or weakness or tiredness.

yusariAAoona: they speed/ they move quickly
Note: the root is S-R-Ain and it means quick and fast. The concrete words related to this root include the neck and the back of the horse where one taps to make them go faster. YUSARiAAooNA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of speeding or moving quickly is happening in an interactive manner..

Feehim: in them (the Jews and Christians)
Yaqooloona: they (plural) say/ communicate
Note: the root is Qaf-W-L and it means saying or communicating in any way possible whether in words or otherwise. YAQOOLOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means the action of saying happened by the subject (third person plural). This, in turn means: they say or they happen to say or communicate.

Nakhsha: we fear (mixed with some hope)
Note: the root is KH-SH-Y and it carries meanings of anticipation and fear. Sometimes, both meanings are together and sometimes only fear. When there is anticipation, then there may be an element of fear mixed with hope. NAKHSHA is an action that is happening or will be happening. It means: the action of fearing the object (AN TUSEEBANA= that we be touched) is happening or will be happening by the subject (first person plural).

An: that/ to
Tuseebana: targets and hits/ affects
Note: the root Sad-W-B and it means in one of the concrete usages the rain falling on a place. This word is then used to mean hitting the target correctly or being correct, because the rain is correct in hitting it’s target. TUSEEBANA is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means the hitting of the object (first person plural) is being made to happen or will be made to happen by the subject (DAIRATUN= a round).

Dairatun: a round/ a surrounding calamity or hit
Note: the root is D-W-R and it means to circle around. Conceptually it can be used for a house or any entity that may have a circle around it or that surrounds an entity and so on. DAIRATUN means circle and in this context, it is used to point to a calamity that surrounds the afflicted or a round and so on.
faAAasa: therefore perhaps
Allahu: Allah
An: that/ to
Yatiya: He comes / He makes come / He brings
Note: the root is Hamza-T-Y and it means in concrete the water that comes from the rain of another land. In concrete it means the coming of something or someone with many of it’s implications. YATIYA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making come of an object (bialfathi= by the opening) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).

Bialfathi: with the opening/ win/ relief
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. ALFATHI is derived from the root F-T-Ha and it means to open for the verb and opening for the noun. The concept that it carries are either opening or relieving from pressure which includes a gain or win. ALFATHI means the opening and that includes winning and relief.
Aw: or
Amrin: an implementation
Note: The root is Hamza-M-R and it means ordering something and the implementation of it. Sometimes it attains the implementation part or matter as in personal matter and so forth, and at times it is the order and implementation of the order, depending on the situation in the sentence. AMRUN in this context means an implementation of a decision and something like that.
Min; from
AAindihi: at his/ at His presence of
Note: AAiNDI means at, but carries the meaning of at, or at presence of or at possession of according to the situation. AAiNDI here means at presence of or at in general. HI means Him and points to Allah.

Fayusbihoo: then they become
Note: FA means therefore or so or then. YUSBIHOO is derived from the root Sad-B-Ha and it means coming of the morning in concrete. The term can also mean become. On a conceptual level, the two meanings are related since the night becomes day and so forth. YUSBIHOO is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of becoming is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural) to the subject.

AAala: upon
Ma: what
Asarroo: kept secret
Note: the root is S-R-R and it means the inside of someone or something. One of the concrete meanings is the umbilical cord because it goes to the inside. The word means then any inner feeling as in secret or happiness and is understood according to the context. ASARROO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of keeping a secret happened.
Fee: in
Anfusihim: themselves
Note: ANFUSIHIM is derived from the root N-F-S and it means to breath but is extended to mean self since the self breathes and that defines her existence. ANFUSI is a noun that is derived from this root and it means Selves of. HIM means them.

Nadimeena: regretful
Note: the root is N-D-M and it takes the meaning of regret or feeling sorry for something that the person had done. One concrete derivative of the root is NADEEM and that is the companion when drinking alcohol. The relatioinship with regret could then be that regret is often a companion to drinking alcohol and so on. NADIMEENA means regretful.

Salaam all and have a great day.


hussein

5:51

Salaam all



Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la tattakhithoo alyahooda waalnnasara awliyaa baAAduhum awliyao baAAdin waman yatawallahum minkum fainnahu minhum inna Allaha la yahdee alqawma alththalimeena

The aya says:
O those who made themselves safe, do not take for your selves, the Jews and Christians as guardian/directors. Some of them are guardians/directors of some. And whoever makes them his guardians/directors then he is indeed amongst them. Indeed Allah does not guide the unjust people.

My personal note:
This Aya comes often from people who either genuinely want to know what it carries or from people who want to attack the Qur’an. It is because the term AWLIYA is translated often as friends. So, some will say the Qur’an asks muslims not to become friends with the Jews and Christians.

The Term AWLIYA carries with it a relationship of guardian and protégé as well as director and follower. So, the prohibition here is covering this kind of relationship. However, Muslims are not prohibited from assuming the protector of the Christians and Jews who live under Muslim rule. In fact, they are obligated to do it within the THIMMI rules. So, the prohibition is against giving those two categories of people, guardianship or directorship over oneself. The reason is that a Muslim should be independent and should not put anyone above him who may push him from living by the rules of the Qur’an and Sunna.

There are three angles here:
1- What is the relationship between this and friendship? The main relationship is that friends can exert pressure on their friends. In this case, a Muslim will have to always be aware not to let any friend pressure him or her to move away from Allah’s path.

2- One may understand this Aya as evidence of prohibiting a Muslim woman from marrying a Christian or Jewish man. This is in case one accepted that men have the leadership role in marriage.

3- The Aya does not prohibit Muslims from living in a non Islamic state, as long as they are not under pressure of coercion when it comes to practicing their religion freely.

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
Tattakhithoo: take for yourselves
Note: the root is Hamza-KH-TH and it means to take. TATTAKHITHOO is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of taking the object (awliya- guardians) for oneself is being made to happen or will be made to happen by the subject (second person plural).
Alyahooda: the Jews
Waalnnasara: and the christians

Awliyaa: guardians/ protégés/ guardians and protégés/ directors
Note: the root is W-L-Y and it means direction or following direction with some guarantee. It comes close to guardianship. AWLIYAA is either the one who is a guardian or the one who receives guardianship of another or both. In this context, guardian and protégé or director apply. Therefore I used both.
baAAduhum: some of them
Note: the root is B-Ain-Dhad and it means part of the whole. BaAADU means part of or some of. HUM means them

awliyao: guardians of/ protégés of/ guardians and protégés of/directors of
Note: the root is W-L-Y and it means direction or following direction with some guarantee. It comes close to guardianship. AWLIYAA is either the one who is a guardian or the one who receives guardianship of another or both. In this context, guardian and protégé apply. Therefore I used both.
baAAdin: some
Note: the root is B-Ain-Dhad and it means part of the whole. BaAADIN means part of or some.
Waman: and who
Yatawallahum: takes them as guardians/ makes self follow their direction.
Note: the root is W-L-Y and it means direction or following direction with some guarantee. It comes close to guardianship. YATAWALLAHUM is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of making oneself follow direction of the object (HUM= them and points to the Jews and Christians), is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Minkum: amongst you (plural)
Fainnahu: then he indeed
Minhum: amongst them/ one of them
Inna: indeed
Allaha: Allah
La: not
Yahdee: He guides
Note: 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 (ALQAWMA ALTHTHALIMEEN= the unjust people) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah). LA YAHDEE means He does not guide.

Alqawma: the people/ group
Note: the root is Qaf-Y-M and it means standing or standing upright. ALQAWM are the people that stand together and that makes the group or people or nation, basically, any group of people that stand together. Here. It points to the particular group that wants to get away from their obligation to fight.

Alththalimeena: the unjust
Note: the root is THA-L-M and it means darkness in the most concrete form. This word also takes the meaning of misplacing right from wrong and transgression or injustice since injustice is displacing right from wrong and a decision made in darkness. ALTHTHALIMEEN are the unjust or the one who misplaces right from wrong intentionally and that is the one who decides and acts in darkness.


Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

5:50

Salaam all



Afahukma aljahiliyyati yabghoona waman ahsanu mina Allahu hukman liqawmin yooqinoona

The Aya says:
Is it the steering of ignorance they desire?! And who is better than Allah in steering to people who aim for certainty?!

My personal note:
YOOQINOON is derived from the root Y-Qaf-N and in concrete form it points to the water that reached a point of not flowing anymore, as in reaching the destination of balance at the sea or the lake. Conceptually, it is used to point to certainty or the time and place where our minds and hearts are not searching anymore, as if we have arrived at the knowledge towrds peace and stability.

The Aya contrasts the steering of ignorance where the minds will have to be at a state of movement because it has not yet reached the time and place of peace. This is contrasted with living under the steering guidance of Allah when the mind and heart reaches that peace and rest.

Of course, sometimes we may be following the Qur’an and Sunna but lack some understanding or have a strong influence of our personal bias. Both can prevent us from reaching this peace. This is helped by seeking more knowledge and by consciousness of our own biases whether they are legitimate or questionable.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Afahukma: is it rule of?!/ Is it steering of?!
Note: AFA is a beginning of a question that contains as well a criticism. HUKMA is derived from the root Ha-K-M and it means the steer that steers the animal. This word is used for ruling and judging as well as other meanings 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. HUKMA is rule of or steering of or judgment of.
Aljahiliyyati: the ignorance/ the era of ignorance/ the lack of knowledge
Note: the root is J-H-L and it means to become lacking in knowledge/to become ignorant for the verb. The noun means lack of knowledge/ignorance. ALJAHILIYYATI is the ignorance or lack of knowledge .

Yabghoona: they desire/ want
Note: the root is B-GH-Y or B-GHAIN-Y and it means the young animal or the still unripe fruit. This is the concrete word and the derived words attain the other meanings of youth and desire as well as immature and ugly acts depending on the word and the place in the sentence. Here, it is used to mean desire. YABGHOONA is an action that is happening or will be happening. It means: the action of desiring or wanting is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).

Waman: and who/ while who?!
Ahsanu: more beautiful/ better
Note: the root is Ha-S-N and it means beauty and goodness in all the aspects of beauty and goodness. AHSANU means better or more beautiful.

Mina: from/ than (in this context)
Allahu: Allah
Hukman: rule/ judgment/ steering
Note; the root is Ha-K-M and it means the steer that steers the animal. This word is used for ruling and judging as well as other meanings 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. HUKMAN means ruling or steering or judgment.

Liqawmin: to people
Note: LI means to or for in this context. QAWMIN is derived from the root Qaf-Y-M and it means standing or standing upright. QAWMIN are the people that stand together and that makes the group or people or nation, basically, any group of people that stand together or form a group.

Yooqinoona: who reach certainty/ will reach certainty/ aim for certainty
Note: the root is Y-Qaf-N and it means when the water stops moving as in arriving at the final destination of lake or sea. Conceptually, it is used for reaching certainty because of appropriate proofs because the mind then reaches it’s resting point and does not have to wonder any more for more answers. It is generally the opposite of suspicion or confusion. YOOQINOON is an action that is being completed or will be completed. YOOQINOON means: the action of reaching certainty or aiming for certainty is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).


Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

5:49

Salaam all,



Waani ohkum baynahum bima anzala Allahu wala tattabiAA ahwaahum waihtharhum an yaftinooka AAan baAAdi ma anzala Allahu ilayka fain tawallaw faiAAlam annama yureedu Allahu an yuseebahum bibaAAdi thunoobihim wainna katheeran mina alnnasi lafasiqoona

The Aya says:
And that you (singular) steer between them by what Allah brought down towards you (O Muhammad) and do not join and follow their biases, and be cautious of them from hazardously testing you away from some of what Allah brought down to you. So, if they did otherwise then know (O Muhammad) that Allah only seeks to affect them by some of their sins and indeed, many of the people are drifters from the path.

My personal note:
The Aya continues that the prophet (pbuh) is under an obligation to rule and judge and steer between the people by what came down to him. This statement is also applicable to any other person who assumes leadership of the Muslims.

The term YAFTINOOKA suggests that there is a test that contains a hazard in it. This means that it can be difficult and that it can be easy to fail this test. So, the Aya is telling us that many rulers will be strongly tempted to move away from the prescribed rule of Allah and some if not many will fail this test.

The Aya concludes that if the people decided otherwise and moved away from the rule of God as prescribed in His book, then Allah is going to negatively affect them by that sin. The mentioning by some of their sins is a sign of God's mercy for He does not plan to affect them by All of their sins.

Translation of the transliterated words:

Waani: and that
Ohkum: you (singular) rule/ judge/steer
Note: OHKUM is derived from the root Ha-K-M and it means the steer that steers the animal. This word is used for ruling and judging as well as other meanings 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. OHKUM is an order or a request that is addressing an individual. It means: rule or judge or steer.
Baynahum: between them
Bima: by what/ with what/ in 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: He made come down/ He made arrive
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 happened by the subject (third person singular).
Allahu: Allah
Wala: and not
tattabiAA: make yourself (singular) join and follow/ follow
Note: the root is T-B-Ain and it means following footsteps or join and follow footsteps. TATTABiAAa is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making oneself follow footsteps or join and follow footsteps of the object (Ahwaahum= their desires/ biases) is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person singular). LA TATTABiAA is an order or a request not to follow or join and follow.

Ahwaahum: their desires/ their airs/ their insupportable biases
Note: the root is H-W-Y and it means what is between the earth and the sky and that is air and emptiness for the Arabs. Conceptually, it stands for desire because that is associated with air for Arabs. It also can apply to any entity that is not supported by a firm base, including ideas and unsupported biases. AHAWA means airs or biases or desires of. HUM means them.
Waihtharhum: and you (singular) take caution from them/ be cautious of 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 is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. IHTHARHUM is derived from the root Ha-TH-R and it means consciousness of danger or potential danger and action accordingly. Conceptually, it covers caution and precaution and so on as well as fear of danger. IHTHAR is an order or a request to a singular. It means: take caution or be conscious of potential danger of the object (HUM= them).

An: that/ from
Yaftinooka: they test you severely/ hazardously test
Note: the root is F-T-N and it means in concrete form, the melting of Gold or silver in order to know the pure from the impure or the true from the fake. Therefore, in abstract, the word suggests an extreme test with hardship in it, or a burn with fire or even taking someone’s eyes with the glitter of the false Gold and silver or just a test with a high possibility of danger or failure. Here, it means the severe test that has hardship in it. YAFTINOOKA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of hazardously testing the object (singular you) is happening or will be happening 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.
baAAdi: some of
Note: the root is B-Ain-Dhad and it means part of the whole. BaAADI means part of or some of.

Ma: what
Anzala: He made come down/ He made arrive
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 happened by the subject (third person singular).
Allahu: Allah
Ilayka: to you (singular pointing to Muhammad)/ towards you
Fain: so if
Tawallaw: did otherwise/ decided not to/ followed their own direction instead/ followed another direction
Note: the root is W-L-Y and it means direction or following direction with some guarantee. It comes close to guardianship. TAWALLAW is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of making oneself follow own direction with one’s own guarantee, happened by the subject (third person plural). This is used here to mean directing oneself away from what is offered and the guarantee that is offered. In this context, it carries the meaning of sticking to the old ways and rejecting the message and the ruler of the prophet (pbuh).

faiAAlam: then know/ know for fact
Note: Fa means then or therefore or so. iAALAMOO is derived from the root Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. iAALaM is an order or a request addressed to a singular. It means: know or know for fact.
annama: it is not but/ it is restricted except for
Note: this statement indicates that what is coming next does not happen except in one situation.
Yureedu: He 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).
Allahu: Allah
An: that

Yuseebahum: He targets and hit/ affect
Note: the root Sad-W-B and it means in one of the concrete usages the rain falling on a place. This word is then used to mean hitting the target correctly or being correct, because the rain is correct in hitting it’s target. YUSEEBAHUM is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means the hitting of the object (HUM= them) is being made to happen or will be made to happen by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).

bibaAAdi: in some/ by some
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. BaAADI is derived from the root B-Ain-Dhad and it means part of the whole. BaAADI means part of or some.
Thunoobihim: their sins
Note: THUNOOBIHIM is derived from the root TH-N-B and it means tail if spelled THANAB and sin if spelled THANB. It is difficult to know if the two meanings are related. THUNOOBI means sins of. HIM means them.

Wainna: and indeed
Katheeran: many/ a lot
Note: the root is K-TH-R and it means many or numerous in all the planes of thought. KATHEERAN means: numerous or many or a lot.
Mina: of/ from
Alnnasi: the people/ the society
Note: ALNNAS is derived from the root Hamza-N-S and it means socializing. ALNNAS are the society/the people.

Lafasiqoona: indeed ones who left God’s path/ drifted from the path/ putting harm in the path
Note: LA is used for emphasis of the term that comes after. FASIQOONA the root is F-S-Qaf and it means in concrete when the seed is out of it’s pod or when the rat is out of her house or causing harm to the regular path of the people. So, it is used for someone leaving the path or someone harming the safety of it. This is then understood as when one is out of the right place for them. In the Qur’an, it is used to mean being outside of God’s way. FASIQOON are the one who left God’s path or are trying to put harm or obstacles in it.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein