Remembering the true nature of our enemy

Ghulam_Rasool

Unless I'm reading that verse wrong

Yes, you're reading it wrong. Here is the full verse in English

None of Our revelations do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, but We substitute something better or similar Knowest thou not that Allah Hath power over all things? (2106)

Nurd

Yes, you're reading it wrong. Here is the full verse in English

None of Our revelations do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, but We substitute something better or similar Knowest thou not that Allah Hath power over all things? (2106)

I can see the words here, but I cannot understand how it is you can interpret it the way you do.

God does not cause revelations to be abrogated or forgotten. Sometimes though we will substitute something better.

So your interpretation that god caused a verse to be forgotten so that it could be substituted by hadith goes completely against the words you are quoting from the Quran.

Peace,

Nurd

Ghulam_Rasool

This is why people should have some knowledge of Arabic when understanding the Holy Quran. If you interpret it strictly from English rendering you are bound to have misconceptions. So let me provide you with alternative English translations of the same verse

Such of Our revelations as We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, we bring (in place) one better or the like thereof. Knowest thou not that Allah is Able to do all things? (2106 PICKTALL)

Any message which We annul or consign to oblivion We replace with a better or a similar one. Dost thou not know that God has the power to will anything? (2106 ASAD)

phoenix1

Peace,
I think this verse is not talking about books. It's talking about signs of this universe. When a certain knowledge is lost, a new one takes it's place.
The truth always remains the same, and it always survives (as part of this creation). The truth can't be abrogated or taken away, obviously.

Samia

This is why people should have some knowledge of Arabic when understanding the Holy Quran.

You are absolutely right. If they know Arabic, they will know that "nasakha" means to copy, not to abrogate.

phoenix1

Peace Samia,
I don't think the verse makes much sense that way. Could you translate the whole verse?

AaRoN

yes samia please do! D

Samia

Rough translation

Any verse We copy/confirm or make forgotton We bring one similar to it or better.

Copied/confirmed bring similar
Make forgotten bring better

Any rule in previous Revelations that was confirmed has been copied in the quraan
What has been forgotten is replaced by a better one

So we do not need to search for the original past scripts. We have what is confirmed of them.

Also, the verb "nasakha" or its derivatives is mentioned four times in the quraan, all in this meaning.

AaRoN

thank you very much samia... yet another translation by many that is blown right out of the water

zenje

Peace Samia,

Makes sense to me. handshake

agentxxx

peace sis samia,

I second bro zenje.

peace