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Mohsannat? A new understanding(very imp)

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    siki
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    Peace Almarhom

    Thanks for indicating the verse.

    What do you think is the difference between ?Al Muhsanatu min al Nisa? and ?Al Muhsanati al Muminati??

    4-24 is the only verse which is in exact contradiction , to the common understanding and rest all are in perfect harmony.

    I don't find any contradiction in 4-24 and 25, the terms are appropriately used, 24 is in context to all women ,and is in contrast to hurrmat,(Haram) for all mankind. Whereas 25 is talking of marriage with mohsinnat out of believing women,and even preconditioning MMa marriage to believing MMA maidens.
    peace

    siki

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      siki
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      Why do you think ?The Chaste One from the Women in General? are prohibited to be married in 424? (warner)

      prohibition to marry an already married woman is self explanatory. (almarh0m )

      what is the term for Married women in Arabic or Quran?

      peace

      siki

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        siki
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        peace warner , almarhoom

        As there is no doubt that 4-24 is the only verse in whole quran which is in exact contradiction to the understood meanings of Term, MOhsinnat"

        It is in contradiction because we are linking it with 4-23, where as there is no prohibition either with the word "MOhsinnat" or in the verse anywhere.

        The problem occurs ,
        when we take this prohibition in continuity for granted , we end up justifying it by giving it a contradictory meaning (mohsinnat , as married women)

        My question is , why are we linking it ?

        See 4-22, there is a prohibited word for your fathers wife, now go to 4-23 ,, again there is a prohibited word for the rest of the women,

        Above two verses are in continuity , yet words for prohibitions in both the verses are independently used.

        it is very important that there is no word or any prohibition in 4-24.

        peace

        siki

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          Samia
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          what is the term for Married women in Arabic or Quran?

          peace

          siki

          Salaam siki

          The quran does not talk about married women/men, just as it does not talk about male/female orphans, simply because God does not dfferentiate between responsibilities, and thus rights, on gender basis. If you searcn the quraan, you will find that the only specificed job/task linked to a gendr is birth to women, and based on this she has extra rights.

          But I still see that you, and others, are studiously trying to explain "muhsanaat/MMA" as only feminine!

          Also, when God gave an example of "mu'minuun, and kafiruun, m.p" , the exampls were of women, a strong reminder to those who think, that females are always there in the address, and that grammatical gender is just a tool, not a reality.

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            Samia
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            Salaam siki

            t is very important that there is no word or any prohibition in 4-24.

            It is wa-l muhsanaat. What does "wa and" serve? They are also prohibited. Just because this meaning does not accommodate your understanding of the term, is not a justification to twist universal grammar, not just Arabic.

            So try to work on another meaning.

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              warner
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              Peace Samia

              All this and more categories are mentioned in the Quraan identifying genders separately.

              Husband, wife
              Son, daughter
              Brother, sister
              Mother, father
              Young girl, young boy
              Slave woman, slave man
              Believing men, believing women
              Zani, zania

              As for muminun and kafirun Quraan identifies them in separate genders also.

              From which verse did you derive MMA includes men ?

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                Samia
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                Peace Samia

                All this and more categories are mentioned in the Quraan identifying genders separately.

                Husband, wife
                Son, daughter
                Brother, sister
                Mother, father
                Young girl, young boy
                Slave woman, slave man
                Believing men, believing women
                Zani, zania

                As for muminun and kafirun Quraan identifies them in separate genders also.

                From which verse did you derive MMA includes men ?

                You seem not to understand what I said. I mentioned the address mainly, and the rights and responsibilities

                How are the rights and responsibilities of mumin/aat different?

                Where is young girl and young boy mentiond in rights and responsibilities?

                What is the different treatment of the zani from the zania?

                I did not say the quraan did not mention feminine and masculine genders, I said it did not differentiate between their responsibilities and rights on the basis of their gender.

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                  siki
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                  Salaam siki

                  It is wa-l muhsanaat. What does "wa and" serve? They are also prohibited. Just because this meaning does not accommodate your understanding of the term, is not a justification to twist universal grammar, not just Arabic.

                  So try to work on another meaning.

                  let,s first identify the problem then we will sort it out

                  Is , only this" wa " creating trouble?

                  peace

                  siki

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                    Samia
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                    let,s first identify the problem then we will sort it out

                    Is , only this" wa " creating trouble?

                    peace

                    siki

                    On the contrary. It's solving the problem. At least it helps us know that "almohsnaat" in this verse are prohibited; so we might as well take it from there .

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                      siki
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                      Dear samia

                      you are adding a word prohibited from your own side in this verse,

                      why are Mohsinnat allowed everywhere else in Quran? please come up with a reason for this contradiction.

                      peace

                      siki

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                        warner
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                        Brother Siki

                        And/Wa is one problem , a major problem at that.

                        Also I listed 2 other problems in your analysis.

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                          Samia
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                          Dear samia

                          you are adding a word prohibited from your own side in this verse,

                          why are Mohsinnat allowed everywhere else in Quran? please come up with a reason for this contradiction.

                          peace

                          siki

                          I am not adding anything. The "wa" is.

                          Because here the address changes from being to the general audience to being to the particular (i.e a particular group).

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                            siki
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                            4-24 Wa almuhsanatu mina alnnisai illa ma malakat aymanukum kitaba Allahi AAalaykum waohilla lakum ma waraa thalikum an tabtaghoo biamwalikum muhsineena ghayra musafiheena fama istamtaAAtum bihi minhunna faatoohunna ojoorahunna fareedatan wala junaha AAalaykum feema taradaytum bihi min baAAdi alfareedati inna Allaha kana AAaleeman hakeeman

                            Now let us translate word by word .

                            4-24 AND MOHSANNAT OUT OF NISA EXCEPT MMA GOD?S BOOK IS OVER YOU

                            AND LAWFUL FOR YOU BESIDES THOSE THAT YOU SEEK WITH YOUR

                            WEALTH IN A FAIR RELATIONSHIP NOT MUSAAFIHEEN THEN WHAT

                            BENEFIT YOU DERIVE WITH IT FROM THEM THEN GIVE THEM THEIR

                            DOWERS AS APPOINTED AND NO BLAME UPON YOU WHAT YOU

                            MUTTALLY AGREE WITH

                            peace

                            siki

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                              brook
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                              And your Defintion/Description of Independent Women is ...? (almarh0m)

                              Women who can decide for themselves in terms of personal matters such as marriage. Widows are independent.

                              And why do you think to propose to MMA ( "Dependent Women" - your description), has to be done Indirectly or through their Guardian?

                              Because that is what God says in al-nisa 25 Marry them then with their people?s leave...

                              As for the Mohsanat, it is clear why you cannot marry them, and why you can approach directly the "Widowed" and the "Divorced" for marriage.

                              You surely can marry the mohsanat in al-nisa 25.

                              Sorry I don?t understand the underlined part of your sentence. Will you please explain.

                              Does a man have to ask permission from the people of Ma Malakat Aymanakum before he unprotects (expose) his private parts on her? (warner)

                              Certainly. If he is NOT married to her. But if he is married to her, as is indicated in 235-6 and 7029-30, it is natural that he does not have to ask for permission.

                              Does a man have to ask permission from the people of Mohsanat before he unprotects(expose) his private parts on her?

                              Again it depends on whether he is married with them or not.

                              Peace,
                              Hasan Akcay

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                                Peace Brook

                                Can you kindly translate and define Ma Malakt Aymanakum

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                                  siki
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                                  peace warner

                                  I would like to read your idea regarding the term "Mohsinnat"

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                                    warner
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                                    Peace Siki

                                    Currently it is based on the following.

                                    My opinion is we must not look only at Mohsanat but the
                                    term which it is used in .

                                    Peace be with you

                                    I have told my self not to post on Mohsanat unless there is something new to add or question.

                                    I think one major problem in analyzing Mohasanat is we have been analyzing the word Mohsanat independently. Whereas we should analyze the following terms in which the word Mohsanat is used in different connections and contexts.

                                    1 Al Muhsanati ( 244 and 425)

                                    2 Al Muhsanatu min al Nisa ( 424 )

                                    3 Al Muhsanati al Muminati (425 )

                                    4 Al Muhsanati min al Muminati ( 55 )

                                    5 Al Muhsanatu min Allatheena utoo al kitaba (55)

                                    For instance although the word Mohsanat is used in both 424 and 425 we can see two different words Nisa and Muminati are used after Mohsanat in the terms which should give two different meanings to the 2 terms . The two different meanings should justify the very obvious contradiction.

                                    I am not forcing any theories and like to hear your opinion on this.

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                                      brook
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                                      Peace Brook

                                      Can you kindly translate and define Ma Malakt Aymanakum

                                      Ma malakat ayman ukum are those whom your oaths have.

                                      They are of two types

                                      (1)those whom you wow to marry (236, 3350, 3352, 7030).
                                      (2)those whom you wow to keep under your custody (43, 424, 425, 2431, 2433, 2458, 3355)

                                      The ones whom you wow to have under custody may be male (2433) or female (43).

                                      Peace,
                                      Hasan Akcay

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                                        Peace Brook

                                        You missed the following verses. Which category are they?

                                        30 28
                                        Yusuf Ali He does propound to you a similitude from your own (experience) do ye have partners among those whom your right hands possess to share as equals in the wealth We have bestowed on you? Do ye fear them as ye fear each other? Thus do We explain the Signs in detail to a people that understand.

                                        16 71
                                        Yusuf Ali Allah has bestowed His gifts of sustenance more freely on some of you than on others; those more favored are not going to throw back their gifts to those whom their right hands possess so as to be equal in that respect. Will they then deny the favors of Allah?

                                        Don?t you think 43, 424; 425 are connected to marriage.

                                        Also according to 425 you need to get permission to MARRY from the people of ?Those whom you wow to marry?. That means you have already wowed/promised to marry before seeking permission i.e. the relationship of MMA has started before asking for permission to marry according to the verse. Since the permission is for marriage and relationship of MMA has started before this , a person can expose his private parts to a MMA according to 236 and 7030 . For this purpose permission is not required from the people of the MMA.

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                                          brook
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                                          Peace warner.

                                          The ma malakat ayman ukum in 3028 and 1671 are the ones whom you have under your custody since you are not supposed to share with them the possessions your family have. If they were your wives, you would.

                                          Don?t you think 43, 424; 425 are connected to marriage.

                                          No.

                                          43 is about your marrying off your orphan women and ma malakat ayman each to a man. You are not supposed to marry them yourself.

                                          424 and 425 are about your ways of proposing to dependent and independent women, with a possibility for the ones in 424 to be Christian or Jewish.

                                          Also according to 425 you need to get permission to MARRY from the people of ?Those whom you wow to marry?. That means you have already wowed/promised to marry..

                                          No. They are other people?s ma malakat ayman, not yours. When their people give them permission to marry you, they will become like the other independent women in terms of their status.

                                          The ones mentioned in 236 and 7030 have already married with you through your oaths. That is why you are not blamed if you show your private parts to them. The ones in 3350 and 3352 are the Prophet's wives through his oath.

                                          Hasan Akcay

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