About verses [56:77-79]

wildguest1956

Here are some renditions of verses .

Which one do you prefer ?

Do you think verse means that

we cannot physically touch the quran without ablution ?
we cannot mentally undestand the quran without being pure of mind ?

What is verse about ?

a book hidden in the heaven ?
the Book of the Quran, which is protected against alteration ?

Transliteration
Innahu laqur-anun kareemun
Fee kitabin maknoonin
La yamassuhu illa almutahharoona

Yusufali
That this is indeed a qur'an Most Honourable,
In Book well-guarded,
Which none shall touch but those who are clean
http//www.quran.org/quran/quran4/056.qmt.html

Pickthal
That (this) is indeed a noble Qur'an
In a Book kept hidden
Which none toucheth save the purified,
http//www.quran.org/quran/quran4/056.qmt.html

Shakir
Most surely it is an honored Quran,
In a book that is protected
None shall touch it save the purified ones.
http//www.quran.org/quran/quran4/056.qmt.html

Moshin Khan
That (this) is indeed an honourable recital (the Noble Quran).
In a Book well-guarded (with Allah in the heaven i.e. Al-Lauh Al-Mahfooz).
Which (that Book with Allah) none can touch but the purified (i.e. the angels).
http//www.equran.org/qrn/view/trans/mohsin/56.html

Irving
that it is a Noble Quran as a treasured Book which none but the purified may touch,
http//isgkc.org/EnglishQuran/sura56.htm

Daryabadi
That it is a Recitation honourable.
In a Book Hidden.
Which none can touch except the purified.
http//www.geocities.com/infoquran/dbadi.txt

Ayub Kahn
it is surely a Noble Reading (Qur'an),
in a Hidden Book,
which none but purified touch;
http//www.geocities.com/infoquran/ayub.txt

Qaribullah
it is indeed a Glorious Koran,
in a Book protected (from tampering)
which none shall touch except the purified;
http//www.geocities.com/infoquran/qarib.txt

Muhammad Sarwar
that this is an honorable Quran preserved in a hidden Book which no one can touch it except the purified ones
http//al-shia.com/html/eng/books/quran/quran-and-hadith/56.htm

Sher Ali
This is, indeed, a noble Qur'an,
In a well-preserved Book.
Which none shall touch except those who are purified.
http//www.alislam.org/quran/translation/56.html

Maulana Muhammad Ali
Surely it is a bouteous quran
In a book that is protected
Which none touches save the purified ones
http//www.muslim.org/english-quran/ch055-056.pdf

Rodwell
That this is the honourable Koran,
Written in the preserved Book
Let none touch it but the purified
http//www.truthnet.org/islam/Quran/Rodwell/56/

Arberry
it is surely a noble Koran in a hidden Book none but the purified shall touch
http//arthurwendover.com/arthurs/koran/koran-arberry10.html

Palmer
that, verily, this is the honourable Koran- in the laid-up Book!
Let none touch it but the purified!
http//www.sacred-texts.com/isl/palm/056.htm

Sale
that this is the excellent Koran,
the original whereof is written in the preserved book
none shall touch the same, except those who are clean
(Purity both of body and mind being requisite in him who would use this book with the respect he ought, and hopes to edify by it for which reason these words are usually written on the cover)
http//bahai-library.com/quran/qurands2.html#56

Khalifa
This is an honorable Quran.
In a protected book.
None can grasp it except the sincere.
http//www.quran.org/quran/quran4/056.qmt.html

All?mah Noorudin / Amatul Rehman Omer / Abdul Mannan Omer
That this is most surely a Holy Qur'?n (bestowing bounteous blessings of God),
In a Book well preserved (in all its purity).
No one can achieve true insight into it except those who are purified (by leading righteous lives).
http//www.islamusa.org/OnlineTrans/chap27.htm#56.79

Free-Minds
This is an honourable Quran.
In a protected record.
None can grasp it except those pure.
http//www.free-minds.org/quran/chapter_56.htm

Muhamed Ahmed / Samira
That it truly (is) a Koran (E) , honoured .
In a Book , protected/covered.
None touches it except the pure/clean .
http//homepage.ntlworld.com/think786/Q23-68.pdf

Kamal Omar
Surely this indeed is Quranul Karim (An Honourable Reading or Recital&#8217,
in the form of a Book, well guarded .
Shall not approach it (for direct understanding) except Al-MuttahHarun/Aaron (those who have been cleansed of non-Divine human-influences in the matters of Religion).
http//www.thedivinebook.org/Quran/Chapter.asp?ChapterID=56&StartFrom=75

Parwez
The evidence regarding the stars will clarify how very beneficial this glorious Quran is and what a comprehensive guarantee it gives for a prosperous and plentiful life.
This Code has been preserved in a well-guarded Book (8521-22).
However, only people who are endowed with purity of mind can benefit from its real import. (Purity of thought, mind and intellect is a prerequisite for drawing benefit from it. If a person studies it with a prejudiced mind or is influenced by preconceived ideas or preferences, then he will not derive any benefit from it. It is therefore important that before a person undertakes its study, his mind should be clear of any preconceived ideas.)
http//www.tolueislam.com/Parwez/expo/expo_056.htm

Shabbir Ahmed
That this Quran is, indeed, a Noble Monograph.
In a well-guarded Book. (As conveyed to you).
The Book which none but the pure of mind can touch. (Those who approach the Qur'an with minds contaminated with preconceived notions and extrinsic material, will never understand it).

http//www.galaxydastak.com/qxp1.doc

nimnimak_11

Peace

At first glance i think it means that the benefiting value of the recitation is hidden in the Quran and that only those with a certain state of mind which i think the Quran terms as "pure" can derive that recitation which is of great benefit.

rsw

I like Khalifa's the best, "sincere" is a good word because it implies there can be no ill-motives (like justifying certain interpretations by warping meanings of verses/words) in trying to understand the Qu'ran. "Pure" could be interpreted to mean some strange things (pure of intention, which is how I think it is meant, but also as wudu or even virginity), and I think should be avoided. But I don't know what the Arabic says so my opinion is moot.

salik

Salaam

I made an account simply to respond to this thread. I notice it's been long dead, but I hope I may be of service to you. Inshallah

Let me first begin with an insight I had one day; Every word in a book written in a particular language is contained in a sufficiently large dictionary, agree? It's not too far a stretch to then state that ALL the books are implicit in that one book - the dictionary. Thus all the knowledge and information encoded in each book is in a sense encoded entirely in the dictionary.

So what of this?

Well, we know "And if whatever trees upon the earth were pens and the sea , replenished thereafter by seven seas, the words of Allah would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise." 31;27

We know that Allah's "word" is his command. "Be" Isa was a "word" the entire creation could be considered a "word" and everything in it be "words"

This shed's light on Adam being taught the "names"

Back to the guarded book.

the word "maknnin" which is translated as "guarded/protected" has the root letters of "kaf nun nun"

According to project root (http//www.studyquran.co.uk/PRLonline.htm) this root word has the general connotation of "to cover, conceal, keep secret, keep from site, hidden, refuge, veil/covering"

And finally we know that Allah has all knowledge and Qadr, and (though I can't find the verses this moment) Everything in a sense has already been "written"

If we are to take all these loose strands and attempt to weave them together I would be inclined to think that the pure in heart, the nearer one is to allah the more open to his "words" one becomes. These words preserved in the 2 books. The quran and the creation.

and as always, only Allah knows.

May we be guided to light and knowledge.

If I may speak from my current state of knowledge I would vent

salik

I didn't complete that last sentence.... just ignore it hahaha