Questions/Comments on the Quran

Salaam, the Christians have implanted many corruptions into the minds of Muslims, changing the concepts of Islam for the concepts of Christianity, two of these are heaven and hell. I have written a view, open to further investigations, on these two concepts, if you'd like to read them and discuss these ideas, to expand our thoughts, and better understand reality. The first one is Paradise or heaven http//servantofthelight.com/content/view/31/57/ The second one is Hell http//servantofthelight.com/content/view/29/54/

Peace- Can anyone please help me understand why some Qurans (e.g. Yusuf Ali 3rd edition, Open Burhan) omit the hamza in Adam's name? I am trying to get an accurate Unicode copy of the Quran in Arabic - if someone knows where I can get that, PLEASE let me know...

Al-Qari?a (Historically The severe Calamity) Surah 101 1 The severe calamity is weakness of duty, an impotence of thought and ignorance; and magnifying oneself in words without actions, and killing with grief and rage. Resulting in impugned character and making others feel intense aversion, disgust, and revulsion. Surah 101 2 Don?t be like, ones in severe calamity due to weakness of duty, impotence of thought and ignorance; and magnifying oneself in words without actions and killing with grief and rage. Resulting in impugned character and making others feel intense aversion, disgust, and revulsion. Surah 101 3 And what grievous calamity befell you despite knowing, that you do show off and indulge in hypocrisy; and so become like, one in severe calamity due to weakness of duty, impotence of mind and ignorance; and magnifying oneself in words without actions, and killing with grief and rage. Resulting in impugned character and making others feel intense aversion, disgust, and revulsion. Surah 101 4 How many of the created ones want to remain to be weak or incapacitated, in contrast to moths drawn down freely one after another into the lighted wick (illumination); (those drawn to the illumination)being the ones spreading, publishing and revealing events and knowledge. Surah 101 5 And to be what they were originated and brought into existence for or else to become weak, incapacitated and smitten with the disease of corruption; separated like wool and having fear of everything. Surah 101 6 The very first creation, which was endowed with reason and logic and was graced, honoured, as the One?s pride. How difficult and troublesome these personal duties became for them. Surah 101 7 Heedless and neglectful, so not in a state of living which is pleasant and approved Surah 101 8 And as far as ones endowed with reason and logic who are able to think quickly and intelligently, to break this state of living; will be graced, honoured and will become the pride of the One. Surah 101 9 Because of which, this is ultimately a sufficient state. Surah 101 10 And what grievous calamity befell you in spite of you knowing that you do show off and indulge in hypocrisy, and hence you do not want to be in this ultimately sufficient sate. Surah 101 11 That state is, to be in a beautiful light, from your protector and defender, of the intense degree. Abdun Nur http//servantofthe light.com/ content/view/ 95/126/ Badar

House-Fly reminds-Fraility! thy name is humanity. http//haqeeqat.org.pk/English%20Tafsir%20e%20Haqeeqat/00.%20Quraan%20and%20Physical%20World%20Science/02.%20Animal%20World/02.%20House%20Fly.htm

Peace, Respectfully. A guy a know and me, have been discussing this verse 1644 With proofs and the scriptures. And We sent down to you the Reminder to reveal to the people what was sent to them, and perhaps they will think. And he keeps telling me that God has given The Quran to messenger/prophet Muhanmmad to explain it to people and that this explanation is the sunna/hadith books. My question here is this how do you say explain in Arabic and how do you say reveal in Arabic? Thank you and God bless you. Peace.

http//www.quranmiracles.com/ yay I'm gonna get into that later...first gotta pwn a sunni imam noob '( -M

Salaamun Alaykum This website which provide Quran and Hadith index in english can surely be a good addition in your toolbox for your quranic research. http//www.quran-hadith-index.com/

salam, 560 from the free minds quran says this 560 Say ?Shall I inform you of worse than this as a punishment from God? Those whom God cursed and became angry at them, and He made from them apes and pigs and servants of evil. Those have a worse place and are more astray from the right path.? what does this verse mean? i have read other translations and the one from Quran as it explain itself says this 560 Say, ?Shall I point out to you something much worse for retribution with God? Worse is the case of those whom God has rejected, and His requital hits them. And remember those whom God?s law relegated from the honorable stature of humanity and they started behaving like apes and swine. And they fell into becoming the slaves of Taaghoot (tyrants and the priesthood of any religion). Such are in worse plight, and farther astray than the mockers.?

Just another example, how change of language over time can change understanding. 1061 Let it be not unknown amongst you, that in order to acquire knowledge of conditions and properties of things; investigate the mechanisms and principles of being, of all things. 1062 Having not understood the above; you will be unable to become people of great learning and knowledge, so pointless to seek out, for the sake of learning and knowledge. 1063 Hence do not break your mindfulness and submission to principles of one rearing, fostering and nourishing; as this will result in a state of being separated, disunited, scattered and unable to sustain your abode in adverse times. This is being made evident and clear to you. 1064 Verily, such are the ones, desirous and intending to be among those, who are safe and secure and tranquil in heart and mind from all fears. Badar & Abdun Nur

http//haqeeqat.org.pk/English%20Tafsir%20e%20Haqeeqat/00.Arabic%20Text/003.%20Aale%20Imran/temp09%203.55d.gif when Allah said; "O Easa, I will segregate/isolate/alienate you and I will raise you towards Me and I will rid you from the impurity/company of those who have refused to accept ; http//haqeeqat.org.pk/English%20Tafsir%20e%20Haqeeqat/00.Arabic%20Text/003.%20Aale%20Imran/temp09%203.55e.gif and I have declared those, who have since practically followed you Easa, to be above, till the Day of Resurrection, in rank than those who have refused to accept. http//haqeeqat.org.pk/English%20Tafsir%20e%20Haqeeqat/00.Arabic%20Text/003.%20Aale%20Imran/temp09%203.55%20(Ruja%20returned).gif Afterwards/lapse of time you people will be turned towards Me, thereupon I will decide amongst you in the matter you keep differing. http//haqeeqat.org.pk/English%20Tafsir%20e%20Haqeeqat/00.Arabic%20Text/003.%20Aale%20Imran/03.%2001--.htm

Salaam Please read and consider this argument, then provide some insights please. That which has been Revealed to us Written by brother Abu Khaliyl Allaah (T) said (what means) ?Say ?We believe in Allaah, and in what has been revealed to us, and what was revealed to Ibraaheem, Ismaa?eel, Ishaaq, Ya?qoob, and the Tribes, and what was given to Moosaa, and ?Eesaa, and the prophets from their Lord. We do not separate between anyone of them, and we are Muslims (submitting to Him)?.? (Aal ?Imraan 384) How often have we heard this aayah quoted to show that Muslims believe in all of the prophets? Let us look at it in connection with the aayah that directly follows it (what means) ?And whoever pursues other than Islaam for his religion, then it will never be accepted from him, and in the Hereafter he will be among the losers.? (Aal ?Imraan 385) Let us examine the obvious statements put forward it this passage of the Qur?aan Allaah has addressed a group of people, commanding them to ?Say? something. These people are the Muslims as is clear from the end of the passage. He (T) has clarified that the statement in question is a matter of faith, starting with, ??We believe in Allaah?? The following part of the statement, ??and in what has been revealed to us?? must be properly understood. Some people mistakenly limit ?what has been revealed? to the Qur?aan alone. However, as we shall see, the remainder of the passage in question does not allow that interpretation. ??And what was revealed to Ibraaheem?? that is, we believe in it too. There is no problem here, for Allaah has referred to ??The Suhuf of Ibraaheem?? (al-A?laa 871 and it is easy for everyone to believe that Allaah revealed a Book to him (S). ??And Ismaa?eel, Ishaaq, Ya?qoob, and the Tribes.? Here is where the problem occurs. If ??and in what has been revealed to us?? refers to the Qur?aan only, then what are the names of the Books that Allaah revealed to ??Ismaa?eel, Ishaaq, Ya?qoob, and the Tribes.? ? ?? And what was given to Moosaa, and ?Eesaa, and the prophets from their Lord?? Here again why did Allaah use the term prophets, if it refers only to those who have already been mentioned? ??We do not separate between anyone of them, and we are Muslims (submitting to Him)?.? We do not separate between what? ??what has been revealed to us, and what was revealed to Ibraaheem, Ismaa?eel, Ishaaq, Ya?qoob, and the Tribes, and what was given to Moosaa, and ?Eesaa, and the prophets from their Lord?? (Aal ?Imraan 384) Does this mean only that we acknowledge that they existed? No! As we see at the beginning of the statement, we must believe in Allaah, what has been revealed to us, and what has been revealed to all of the Prophets, whether that is a Book, or anything else that Allaah revealed to them. What Did Allaah Reveal to Ismaa?eel, Ishaaq, Ya?qoob, the Tribes, and the Prophets? Let us look at what Nooh (S) said to his people before Allaah destroyed them ?I have conveyed to you the Message of my Lord?? (Al-A?raaf 762) And the saying of Prophet Hood (S) to his people before Allaah destroyed them ?I have conveyed to you the Message of my Lord?? (Al-A?raaf 76 And look at the claim of the followers of the Prophet Saalih (S) ??We do indeed believe in that with which he (Saalih) has been sent.? (Al-A?raaf 775) When he left his people, before Allaah destroyed them, Saalih told them ?O my people, I did indeed convey to you the Message for which I was sent by my Lord, I gave you good counsel, but you do not like good counsellors!? (Al-A?raaf 779) But what Books did these prophets receive? What were the names of the Books that their peoples were destroyed for rejecting? In each case mentioned, the prophets are telling their people that they have conveyed the Message of Allaah to them and advised them. Even though Allaah did not reveal specific books to these prophets, yet He commanded them to convey His revelation to them; and their rejection and disobedience to the commands of Allaah?s messengers was the very reason for their destruction. Also, Allaah said ?That was Our proof that We gave to Ibraaheem against his people. We raise whom We will by degrees, for your Lord is Wise, Knowing. We gave him Ishaaq, and Ya?qoob ? all We guided. And before him, We guided Nooh, and among his offspring Daawood, Sulaymaan, Ayyoob, Yoosuf, Moosaa and Haaroon; in this way We reward the doers of good. And Zakariyyaa, Yahyaa, ?Eesaa, and Ilyaas ? all were among the righteous. And Ismaa?eel, il-Yasa?, Yoonus and Loot, and We favored all of them above all men and jinn. And among their fathers, families and brothers, We chose them and guided them to the straight path. This is Allaah?s guidance, He gives it to whomever He wills among His servants. If they were to join partners with Him, all that they did would be in vain. These were the men to whom We gave the Book, the Hukm (judgement), and Prophethood?? (Al-An?aam 683-89) Allaah mentions 19 prophets here, then He says ?These were the men to whom We gave the Book, the Hukm (judgement), and Prophethood? Look also at the covenant that Allaah took with these prophets ?Based on what I have given you from the Book and the Wisdom (Hikmah), when a Messenger will come to you confirming what is with you, you must believe in him and render him help?? (Aal ?Imraan 381) And look at the prayer of Ibraaheem and Ishaaq ?Our Lord! send among them a messenger of their own, reciting Your signs to them, and instructing them in the Book and the Wisdom?? (Al-Baqarah 2129) And look at what Allaah said to the people during the time of Muhammad (S) ?We have sent among you a Messenger of your own, reciting Our signs to you, purifying you, and teaching you the Book and the Wisdom, and that which you did not know. Then remember Me ? I will remember you. Be grateful to Me ? and do not disbelieve.? (Al-Baqarah 2151) Here Allaah has told us to be grateful for what He has revealed to us! That is the Book and the Wisdom, and that is the Qur?aan and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (S)! Now if we review the aayah above ?Say ?We believe in Allaah, in what has been revealed to us, and what was revealed to Ibraaheem, Ismaa?eel, Ishaaq, Ya?qoob, and the Tribes, and what was given to Moosaa, ?Eesaa, and the prophets from their Lord. We do not separate between anyone of them, and we are Muslims (submitting to Him)?.? (Aal ?Imraan 384) We can now see that We are commanded to declare our faith in what has been revealed to us, and that is the Qur?aan and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (S). Likewise, we have been commanded to believe in all of the revelation given to each prophet before Muhammad (S), whether that was from the Book, the Wisdom, or any miracles. Furthermore, not only did Allaah command us to ?Say? we believe in the above, but He (T) followed that by saying ?And whoever pursues other than Islaam for his religion, then it will never be accepted from him, and in the Hereafter he will be among the losers.? (Aal ?Imraan 385) Thus He (T) is indicating that these beliefs are part of the religion of Islaam, and are required for one to be a Muslim. This is why the verdict of disbelief is passed upon those who deny the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah, like Rashad Khalifa, and others who claim that all of the religion is found in the Qur?aan alone. Clearly these aayaat of the Qur?aan prove the error of such falsehood. Let all who deny the Sunnah of the Messenger, whom Allaah sent to them, reflect upon the fate described in the Qur?aan for the peoples who also denied what their messengers delivered. Indeed, even without a Book, the messenger must be obeyed; otherwise the people are destroyed. In this light there should be less speculation as to why the Muslims are in such a poor condition as they are.

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Or is it African Sura? 7450 They are like fleeing zebras. 7451 Running from the lion. Hey guys, I don even know why I posted this ..maybe I wnted to preserve an observation..Zebrs and lions..In africa only right? hehe O0

What does stand for? This is another proof that Quranic Language as a spooken language is dead. Now only preserved in archieves. I will try to only speak the truth. Without any intention of hurting anyone. Badar

25.70. Unless he repents, believes, and works righteous deeds, for Allah will change the evil of such persons into good, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful, 11.141 And establish regular prayers at the two ends of the day and at the approaches of the night For those things, that are good remove those that are evil Be that the word of remembrance to those who remember (their Lord) I am not sure what this means. Is it the sins will be replaced or is it talking about judgement day?

I do not intend to hurt some peoples feelings. If by saying this, it does my applogies in advance. However, it is becoming more evident to me that while most linguistic consider Diglossia in Arabic. However, the language is now in Triglossia. Comments from linguists on this forum are welcome. Badar

EDIT It should say "Considering (53)..." (53) Prohibited for you are animals that die of themselves, blood, the meat of pigs, and animals dedicated to other than GOD. (Animals that die of them- selves include those ) strangled, struck with an object, fallen from a height, gored, attacked by a wild animal--unless you save your animal before it dies--and animals sacrificed on altars. Also prohibited is dividing the meat through a game of chance; this is an abomination. (6145) Say, "I do not find in the revelations given to me any food that is prohibited for any eater except (1) carrion, (2) running blood, (3) the meat of pigs, for it is contaminated, and (4) the meat of animals blasphemously dedicated to other than GOD." If one is forced (to eat these), without being deliberate or malicious, then your Lord is Forgiver, Most Merciful. (2230) "Those who reverence the rites decreed by GOD have deserved a good reward at their Lord. All livestock is made lawful for your food, except for those SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED for you. You shall avoid the abomination of idol worship, and avoid bearing false witness."

573 is a verse widely misunderstood. It actually deals with consciousness, however most think it deals with "everything" or something else. Some utter it as a quasi-understandable statement, without an accepted meaning. http//www.islamawakened.com/Quran/57/3/ From the various translations, we can see that "everything" is the typical understanding of the phrase. Qaribullah "He is the First and the Last, the Clear and the Hidden. He has knowledge of all things." seems to be the closest. The true translation of this verse, and meaning, is "He is the First Word, and the Last Word, The Evident and The Innermost." It is a statement about immanence. We find the expression in the bible aswell, as alef-tav. And Jesus says, he is the "alpha-omega" which means the same. Alef is the first letter in the hebrew alphabet. Tav is the last letter in the hebrew alphabet. Originally it read, First Sign, Last Sign, and was simply denoted A-Z. (or alef-tav). And in this context, sign can also mean word. You also find the expression in the Bible, John God was the word. (I don't know if is has been mistaken for "was" here, as sometimes happens in translation.) Some hinduism also states the same. And that might be remains of the original Abrahamic faith. I understand the phrase alef-tav, as "To listen to mind alone, is to worship the one God." Peace be with you.

Slow and steady study of Quran 240-82 http//www.haqeeqat.org.pk/English%20Tafsir%20e%20Haqeeqat/00.Arabic%20Text/002.02.A.040.htm

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