What does communion (salat) over prophet mean ?

[abrar]

Peace and greetings to all,

In the "Message" the translation of of verse 3356 is "God and His angels commune over prophet. O you who believe, you shall commune over him, and comply completely."

What do you mean by commune over the prophet ?

How can God, angels, and believers commune over the prophet ?

verse 3343 "He is the One who communes over you, along with His angels, to lead you out of darkness into the light. And He is ever Merciful towards the believers."

How do God and angels commune over the believers ?

The translation for Salat throughout the message is "communion", so how does the word "communion" describe Salat ? Which dictionary meaning is being used for "communion"? could you please support with appropriate sources.

[unknownuser]

Salam,

If you change your understanding of the word salah to "follow closely" the verses are clear.

Salam,
Arnab

[AlFajr]

http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=16883.msg170917#msg170917

I tried to collect as many verses with Salah in differing usages. The one you posted is interesting and so is 8712

[abrar]

peace aalmakto

I visited your link and found how Quran defines salat but what i really wanted find out is what does the english word communion mean in reference to salat. Could you quote me an english dictionary defining communion.

[huruf]

Interestingly enough, there is the Catholic communion, which unfortunately is devalued by the material attachments to it in the catholic doctrine, but which in its spiritual meaning would be participating in the same spiritual nourishment, like getting together to be nourished by God's nourishment, by the certainty of his existence, by the certainty that he is alive and living, the source of all life and of everything, commune all in that or, to use once more the Catholic name holy communion, where only the consciousness of God exists.

Salaam