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Alif; Laam and Meem with ancillary glyph/prolongation sign

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    ayman
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    Peace Q_student,

    There is no such word as "Ka3bah" in the Quran . It is Al - Ka3bah. It is a "Definite Noun" .I hope you know the significance of the "alif laam " in Arabic language.
    It is exactly like the difference between
    A democrate
    BThe Demorcrate

    Let me explain it in simple terms and slowly so that maybe you can understand. The definite article doesn't turn something from a common noun into a meaningless proper name in Arabic or in any language for that matter. For example
    A man
    B the man (doesn't magically become a proper name)

    Also, the word Democrat can be a proper name and "the democrat" can be a common noun.

    For example, in the following sentence "the democrat" is a common noun

    The democrat is a proponent of democracy.

    On the other hand, in the following sentence the word "Democrat" (without the definite article) is a proper name

    Bill Clinton is a Democrat.

    Peace,

    Ayman

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      Peace Q_student,

      Let me explain it in simple terms and slowly so that maybe you can understand. The definite article doesn't turn something from a common noun into a meaningless proper name in Arabic or in any language for that matter. For example
      A man
      B the man (doesn't magically become a proper name)

      Also, the word Democrat can be a proper name and "the democrat" can be a common noun.

      For example, in the following sentence "the democrat" is a common noun

      The democrat is a proponent of democracy.

      On the other hand, in the following sentence the word "Democrat" (without the definite article) is a proper name

      Bill Clinton is a Democrat.

      Peace,

      Ayman

      Peace
      This post shows that you do not know even the use and significance of "The".
      We are not talking about common nouns and Proper nouns.We are talking about Indefinite and Definite nouns.
      Try to learn the difference between them.
      Regards

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        Mazhar
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        Quote from Mazhar on Yesterday at 102912 AM
        Let us notsnip it

        here is definite and certain. If it is not Mecca, then why are you reluctant to point it out where is it? Pl tell us which place is this?

        Peace Mazhar,

        2226 points out exactly where it is. The location of the house is where those who maintain it do not setup any partners with the god and cleanse it from dirt, idols and falsehood.

        Since those who maintain the pagan stone cube in Mecca idolize the prophet, their clergy, the stone cube, a Black Stone, etc. etc. then their house is certainly not the god's house.

        Their pagan house is not clean but is full of filthy idols ranging from the stone cube to the black stone to footprints to magical water etc. etc. so it cannot be the god's house.

        So the question is who are you going to believe? Are you going to believe the god's clear instructions in 2226 or your forefathers and imagine that Mecca is mentioned in 2226?

        Once you believe in the god alone instead of in Mecca and its pagan idols then you will understand 2226.

        Peace,

        Ayman

        I thought that on this forum I am the one who has very little understanding of great language Arabic. But today I find solace when I read it from you brother Ayman. After having prepared/identified the ground/location/plot the other part of the verse is one to one address to Ibrahim alaihissalam. And with "wa iz" the insertion of words "He said to him" were neither needed to be added rather would have been uncecessary/superfluous.

        Notwithstanding what people do, you have now yourself said that this house is in Mecca. But when I say this physical reality you call me a liar. A place/location will remain the same physically nothwithstanding what people do and how they behave. If people start clapping and dancing in Masjid al haraam, it will remain Masjid al Haram and will be called as such.

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          ayman
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          Peace Q_student,

          This post shows that you do not know even the use and significance of "The".
          We are not talking about common nouns and Proper nouns.We are talking about Indefinite and Definite nouns.
          Try to learn the difference between them.

          Your ignorant post was a miserable attempt at refuting the fact that the word "al-ka3ba" or "ka3ba" should be translated just like all common nouns such as "al-rajul"/the man and "rajul"/man are translated. Only proper names are not translated. You were proposing that the definite article makes a word a proper name and hence you capitalized the word with the definite article below

          It is exactly like the difference between
          A democrate
          BThe Demorcrate

          If this was not your point then please translate "al-ka3bah" for us, otherwise we can conclude that you are ignorant of what it means, just like you are ignore what "mecca" means and that you were indeed ignorantly proposing your nonsense that the definite article makes something untranslateable (a proper name).

          Peace,

          Ayman

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            ayman
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            Peace Mazhar,

            I thought that on this forum I am the one who has very little understanding of great language Arabic. But today I find solace when I read it from you brother Ayman. After having prepared/identified the ground/location/plot the other part of the verse is one to one address to Ibrahim alaihissalam. And with "wa iz" the insertion of words "He said to him" were neither needed to be added rather would have been uncecessary/superfluous.

            There is nothing superfluous about 2226. The passage clearly says

            1. And when we assigned to Ibrahim the location of the house is that you don't partner with me anything...

            What is superfluous about the above?

            Notwithstanding what people do, you have now yourself said that this house is in Mecca. But when I say this physical reality you call me a liar. A place/location will remain the same physically nothwithstanding what people do and how they behave. If people start clapping and dancing in Masjid al haraam, it will remain Masjid al Haram and will be called as such.

            I said that I am 100% certain that it is not in Mecca so you are lying again. This seems to be a habit of yours when you have nothing of value to say.

            As for appealing to physical reality, this means that you now admit that your claim that the great reading says that the house is the one in Mecca was a lie. If you want to appeal to physical reality then the physical reality is that the pagan shrine in Mecca was built in 1996 by the Saudis and not by Abraham. The physical evidence also shows that Mecca didn't exist prior to the 8th century CE.

            But neither the great reading nor physical reality matter to you. All you care about is satisfying your pagan fetish for idolizing a stone cube, spinning around it, fondling it, and kissing it.

            Peace,

            Ayman

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              Peace Q_student,

              Your ignorant post was a miserable attempt at refuting the fact that the word "al-ka3ba" or "ka3ba" should be translated just like all common nouns such as "al-rajul"/the man and "rajul"/man are translated. Only proper names are not translated. You were proposing that the definite article makes a word a proper name and hence you capitalized the word with the definite article below

              If this was not your point then please translate "al-ka3bah" for us, otherwise we can conclude that you are ignorant of what it means, just like you are ignore what "mecca" means and that you were indeed ignorantly proposing your nonsense that the definite article makes something untranslateable (a proper name).

              Peace,

              Ayman

              Peace
              Again it shows you do not know what does prefixed "alif - Lam" mean ? How is possible that you are ignorant of significance of "Mu3arraf billaam" nouns and you claim to attempt on the Quran?
              Regards

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                Mazhar
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                Peace Mazhar,

                There is nothing superfluous about 2226. The passage clearly says

                1. And when we assigned to Ibrahim the location of the house is that you don't partner with me anything...

                What is superfluous about the above?

                I said that I am 100% certain that it is not in Mecca so you are lying again. This seems to be a habit of yours when you have nothing of value to say.

                As for appealing to physical reality, this means that you now admit that your claim that the great reading says that the house is the one in Mecca was a lie. If you want to appeal to physical reality then the physical reality is that the pagan shrine in Mecca was built in 1996 by the Saudis and not by Abraham. The physical evidence also shows that Mecca didn't exist prior to the 8th century CE.
                But neither the great reading nor physical reality matter to you. All you care about is satisfying your pagan fetish for idolizing a stone cube, spinning around it, fondling it, and kissing it.

                Peace,

                Ayman

                Dear you make statements in the manner of a hard fact while these are mere blows of the mouth. Grand Qur'aan was revealed in the seventh century. Which city of Mecca it is talking about

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                  Meteora
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                  Arabic isn't exactly like English. That's why there can be no 100% accurate translation of it.

                  Lol, Mecca is a pagan city...ok so where do I go for hajj? rotfl

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                    MUNZIR_ALI
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                    Arabic isn't exactly like English. That's why there can be no 100% accurate translation of it.

                    Lol, Mecca is a pagan city...ok so where do I go for hajj? rotfl

                    thats a good question! rotfl

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                      Mazhar
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                      Peace Mazhar,

                      There is nothing superfluous about 2226. The passage clearly says

                      1. And when we assigned to Ibrahim the location of the house is that you don't partner with me anything...

                      What is superfluous about the above?

                      I said that I am 100% certain that it is not in Mecca so you are lying again. This seems to be a habit of yours when you have nothing of value to say.

                      As for appealing to physical reality, this means that you now admit that your claim that the great reading says that the house is the one in Mecca was a lie. If you want to appeal to physical reality then the physical reality is that the pagan shrine in Mecca was built in 1996 by the Saudis and not by Abraham. The physical evidence also shows that Mecca didn't exist prior to the 8th century CE.

                      But neither the great reading nor physical reality matter to you. All you care about is satisfying your pagan fetish for idolizing a stone cube, spinning around it, fondling it, and kissing it.

                      Peace,

                      Ayman

                      Ayman, peace

                      If Mecca did not exist prior to 8th century CE, then which city is this with whose Sustainer Lord we should be allegiant?

                      "Indeed I was advised that I should remain subject/subservient/allegiant to the Sustainer Lord of this City, which He has declared sanctified,

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                        Meteora
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                        We have to guess what is the house of the Lord. Hmm...my house is free of idols, pilgrimage to my place asap! yay

                        I don't worship my avatar

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                          Rev_John
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                          We have to guess what is the house of the Lord. Hmm...my house is free of idols, pilgrimage to my place asap! yay

                          I don't worship my avatar

                          I don't worship mine either, although I like it

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                            ayman
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                            Peace Mazhar,

                            Dear you make statements in the manner of a hard fact while these are mere blows of the mouth. Grand Qur'aan was revealed in the seventh century. Which city of Mecca it is talking about

                            Nothing in 4824 about the inviolable house being in a city called Mecca. Where does it say in 4824 that Mecca is the name of a city? You don't seem to know what "mecca" means and you take it as meaningless. If you translate it then you will understand what 4824 is saying and you will reach certainty that the great reading is from the god and has been preserved by the god.

                            Peace,

                            Ayman

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                              ayman
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                              Peace Mazhar,

                              Ayman, peace
                              If Mecca did not exist prior to 8th century CE, then which city is this with whose Sustainer Lord we should be allegiant?

                              "Indeed I was advised that I should remain subject/subservient/allegiant to the Sustainer Lord of this City, which He has declared sanctified,

                              Where does it say the name of this city? Had the name of the city been important then the god would have said "this city named X".

                              Again, you need to bring real evidence from the great reading not from your preconceptions. It is good to see that you are going back to the great reading and have abandoned your "physical reality" argument since by now you probably learned that this opens up a can of worms for Mecca. Hopefully, you can continue on the right track.

                              Peace,

                              Ayman

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                                Peace Mazhar,

                                Where does it say the name of this city? Had the name of the city been important then the god would have said "this city named X".

                                Peace,

                                Ayman

                                Actually God did not consult you before putting this name.

                                Regards

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                                  Mazhar
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                                  Peace Mazhar,

                                  Where does it say the name of this city? Had the name of the city been important then the god would have said "this city named X".

                                  Again, you need to bring real evidence from the great reading not from your preconceptions. It is good to see that you are going back to the great reading and have abandoned your "physical reality" argument since by now you probably learned that this opens up a can of worms for Mecca. Hopefully, you can continue on the right track.

                                  Peace,

                                  Ayman

                                  Dear Ayman;

                                  My sinere and heartfelt advice to you is to start learning Arabic from Sisiter Samia; She is never hesitant and irritant to teach. I never feel shy in asking her to guide and make me understand even elementary things about Arabic.

                                  This is a statement made by a human being

                                  and he is referring to the specific city and the Sustainer Lord of that city. If you cannot find and name that city then who is that lord whom you worship because the man who made this statement says he is to remain loyal and sincere to the Sustainer Lord of "this city"? If you do not recognize then you also do not recognize the man who said it. Sustainer Lord is recognized and then understood only by physical realities not by abstract hypothetical assertions. Allah is recognized only by "Aa'ya'aat" and these are physical realities all around us.

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                                    Meteora
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                                    ayman, where do I do hajj? Can it be any place where there's no filth and idolatry?

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                                      Mazhar
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                                      ayman, where do I do hajj? Can it be any place where there's no filth and idolatry?

                                      Idolatory in pure physical terms is sculpting statues and declaring them as various iela'aha after giving them imaginative names. Idolators do not worship or call upon all sorts of stutues. Honouring and veneration does not constitue idolatory.

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                                        ayman
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                                        Peace Mazhar,

                                        My sinere and heartfelt advice to you is to start learning Arabic from Sisiter Samia; She is never hesitant and irritant to teach. I never feel shy in asking her to guide and make me understand even elementary things about Arabic.

                                        Indeed, sister Samia has helped me on many things. Why don't you ask her what the word "mecca" means?

                                        This is a statement made by a human being

                                        and he is referring to the specific city and the Sustainer Lord of that city. If you cannot find and name that city then who is that lord whom you worship because the man who made this statement says he is to remain loyal and sincere to the Sustainer Lord of "this city"? If you do not recognize then you also do not recognize the man who said it. Sustainer Lord is recognized and then understood only by physical realities not by abstract hypothetical assertions. Allah is recognized only by "Aa'ya'aat" and these are physical realities all around us.

                                        The present day town named Mecca is that town only in your imagination.

                                        Besides the fact that the town presently called Mecca didn't exit prior to the 8th century CE, the physical reality is that the same city is referred to in the great reading with figs and olives and a mountain

                                        This certainly doesn't sound like Mecca which has no figs and no olives. These are found in northern Arabia.

                                        Peace,

                                        Ayman

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                                          Mazhar
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                                          Peace Mazhar,

                                          Indeed, sister Samia has helped me on many things. Why don't you ask her what the word "mecca" means?

                                          The present day town named Mecca is that town only in your imagination.

                                          Besides the fact that the town presently called Mecca didn't exit prior to the 8th century CE, the physical reality is that the same city is referred to in the great reading with figs and olives and a mountain

                                          This certainly doesn't sound like Mecca which has no figs and no olives. These are found in northern Arabia.

                                          Peace,

                                          Ayman

                                          Peace Ayman;
                                          Througout the thread you are in "abstract" frame of mind. I talk about ground facts but you do not mention the name of "this city" where a particular "bait" exists upon whom the claimant is Allah since He calls it "My house".
                                          If that is not Mecca as you emphatically claim that it came into existence in 8th century then please name it.

                                          Terms like northern Arabia, southern Arabia is not the translation of such specific words

                                          By the way who told you/from where you got this "Mecca didn't exit prior to the 8th century CE".

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