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Ma means mother in Quran?

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    huwa
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    Hi,

    Ok thank you for clarification.
    I think Allah has no physical or spiritual "attributes", sounds weird to me.

    Yeh, I'm not very educated. Just researching the Quran through the internet. That's why I have some writing problems. Sorry!

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      Bender
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      Yeh, I'm not very educated. Just researching the Quran through the internet. That's why I have some writing problems. Sorry!

      I am also not very educated, but I think that is not important.
      I think it's more important and more wise to keep on researching then to be very educated and stay still.
      Or maybe I am just saying this to comfort myself

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        huwa
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        I am also not very educated, but I think that is not important.
        I think it's more important and more wise to keep on researching then to be very educated and stay still.
        Or maybe I am just saying this to comfort myself

        Well I hope your research goes well. And please do inform of anything that is enlightening of this religion. Cheers peace

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          Noon_waalqalami
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          For example in the beginning of verse 2284 it says . In translation that will be (literally) "Allah what in heavens and what in earth...." That does not make sense if 'ma' means 'what'. But since the majority of the world languages use 'ma' as mother. I simply translated the beginning of the verse as "Allah mother in heavens and mother in earth...."

          Peace, use cross-reference ...

          2284 to god what in the heavens and what in the earth and if disclose ye of what in yourselves or conceal ye it shall call to account you in it the god so shall forgive to whom wills and punishes whom wills and the god upon each thing supreme

          3129 and to god what in the heavens and what in the earth forgives to whom wills and punishes whom wills and the god forgiver merciful

          4171 O individuals the book not commit excess dual in creed yours and not thou say ye of on/about the god except the truth only the messiah Isa son Maryam messenger the god and word his conveyed it to Maryam and spirit from it so believe ye of in the god and messengers his and not thou say ye of trio that cease ye of best of for you only the god deity one majesty his that being to him offspring to him what in the heavens and what in the earth and sufficient in the god agent of

          141 alif lam ra book have descended we it to you that thou bring out the humankind from the darkness to the light by permission lord theirs to path the mighty the praiseworthy 142 the god the one to him what in the heavens and what in the earth and woe to the skeptics from punishment severe

          587 did not see that the god knows what in the heavens and what in the earth not it being from secret counsel trio except he fourth theirs and not quintet except he sixth theirs and not lowest from such and not more except he with them where what be they of furthermore shall inform them in what did they of day the resurrection surely the god in every thing knower

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            huruf
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            Concerning the relationship between the wombs and God, bear in mind inthe Qur'an

            4.1.

            O mankind! reverence your Guardian-Lord, who created you from a single person, created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women;- reverence (ittaqw) Allah, about whom you ask, and the wombs for Allah ever watches over you. (1)

            And bear in mind the Arabic word raHim (womb) plural arHam

            The word raHim is constituted from the same root as raHma (mercy) and as raHmaan and raHiim, the names of Good which come at the begining of every sura (except one) in the Qur'an and that in the text itself come up all the time.

            So without any need for "maa" being made into anything other than the known meaning, there is a manifest connection between God and the wombs.

            To wit, this time in 4.1. where God asks us to "ittaqw" Him and "al arham" is the only one in the whole of the Qur'an where the Qur'an says to "ittaqw" something else with Him.

            We should bear in mind those things because they speak very deeply to our identity and to our destiny of return to Him.

            Salaam

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              hicham9
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              Concerning the relationship between the wombs and God, bear in mind inthe Qur'an

              4.1.

              O mankind! reverence your Guardian-Lord, who created you from a single person, created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women;- reverence (ittaqw) Allah, about whom you ask, and the wombs for Allah ever watches over you. (1)

              = heed ye = be ye heedful/mindful of

              And bear in mind the Arabic word raHim (womb) plural arHam

              The word raHim is constituted from the same root as raHma (mercy) and as raHmaan and raHiim, the names of Good which come at the begining of every sura (except one) in the Qur'an and that in the text itself come up all the time.

              So without any need for "maa" being made into anything other than the known meaning, there is a manifest connection between God and the wombs.

              To wit, this time in 4.1. where God asks us to "ittaqw" Him and "al arham" is the only one in the whole of the Qur'an where the Qur'an says to "ittaqw" something else with Him.

              We should bear in mind those things because they speak very deeply to our identity and to our destiny of return to Him.

              here denotes the ties of blood (ie. Uterine kinship)

              Be ye mindful of your kin.

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                huwa
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                Found a video showing fish having the name 'ma allah' or 'ba allah' check for yourselves

                https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2hva5Bjeag

                update; just checked the whole quran (using qurancode software) if there is 'ba allah' or even 'ya allah' together or next to each other and the result is zero. But there is only 'Ma Allah'. I am gobsmacked! confused

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                  huwa
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                  Amma (another south asian word) meaning mother, in Aramaic is translated as 'one who holds in the womb. Which is exactly what a mother is!

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                    Timotheus
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                    alif meem = mother

                    alif = an oxes head, denoting stength etc.
                    meem = water, denoting fluidity, motion, emotion, understanding etc.

                    alif+meem = strong water

                    maybe hinting at childbirth, prehaps also as in what bonds a family together, strong/hard/thick water as in glue, prehaps a strong understanding/emotion as water is often assosciated with

                    God knows best, and i only have a limited understanding, one which may or may not be correct

                    in terms of 'ma' in the quran, i dont see how you can say it does not make sense in that verse?? 'what is the heavens and the earth'

                    of course, ma has various forms, one of which is negating. however i dont think this is the case here, as in saying 'nothing is (comparible) to him in the heavens and the earth' or 'he is not in the heavens and the earth' because, in my understanding then it would be 'ma lahu' not 'lahu ma'. but this is only my observation, and what i (hope to be) recalling correctly. i am by no means wise when it comes to arabic.

                    Peace

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                      Man_of_Faith
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                      'Amm' means "be from" literally. It is a word used to say mother, usually with an attached suffix indicating whose mother (in Quran's corpus). Same root can also be used to talk about someone's kinship or group identity (e.g. ummah).

                      Ma (&#1575 means 'no' in Arabic.

                      Be well
                      Amenuel

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                        huwa
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                        Check Quran 710, It clearly says 'ma aysha'. Probably hinting to Mother Aysha (ra) Prophets wife. I think with the Quran its not necessarily the way the words are written but how it sounds. As Quran does mean 'Recitation'. And it was received by our Prophet (pbuh) that way.

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                          Timotheus
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                          Check Quran 710, It clearly says 'ma aysha'. Probably hinting to Mother Aysha (ra) Prophets wife. I think with the Quran its not necessarily the way the words are written but how it sounds. As Quran does mean 'Recitation'. And it was received by our Prophet (pbuh) that way.

                          'And made for you in her/it mother Aiesha'? this makes no sense in the context of the verse..

                          you are right, the quran is a recitation, however in whatever form there is a difference between 'ma aiesha' and 'maaeisha'

                          in my understanding the ma prefix denotes a place/form of something, in this case place/form of life i.e 'we have given you in it (the earth) a livelihood'

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                            huwa
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                            The more i read quran the more i am convinced ma means mother. Why is it only me (in modern times) have figured this out? Like i said the quran is a rrecitation and not necessarily dependent on the text. This is what i have come to a conclusion. Allah knows best!

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                              Man_of_Faith
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                              Ma means not.

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                                qul 3 contains full quran i.e. full resonance of ahad in all of quran continual

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