Layl Al-Qadr (sura 97) and Rhetorical analysis
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Are you serious dear ?
The word Quran doesn't appears in s. 97 or 98. But god gives us signs to understand.
Quran = a clear proof for people, a messenger from God reciting leafs prurifed, In them writtings righteous.In 2185 the Quran (masculine and singular), a guidance for mankind and clear proofs (feminine and plural)...
Circumstantial clause. What it contains and serves. It does not mean "he" will become "she" or a "she" will become a "he".
Some study is needed also for Anaphora resolution.
The month of Ramadan is the month during which the Qur?n was compositely sent (to the chosen sincere allegiant Muhammad on appointing-assigning him the responsibility of the final Universal Messenger-Spokesperson) ?
It (Qur?n) serves as guidance for the Mankind ?
And distinctly self explanatory verbal passages were gradually communicated from the miscellany of Al-Huda'a the Guide (Qur?n) and Al-Furqau'n the Criterion; the Separator of right from wrong, fact from falsity-conjecture.
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Salam everyone,
When i gave, in the first post, four definitions of the "The night of al-qadr" i hope you understood that i just want to show you how these 4 definitions (that we find in differents translations) is indirectly included in this expression.
Now if i have to translate the word "Al-QADR", below my definition
- Linguistic
Qadr as a noun of the verbal root qadara connotes only the notions of strength, power, capacity.
Confirm by quran...
- Rhetoric analysis (with main principle of symmetry/zawj)
(A) Indeed, WE HAVE SENT IT DOWN in the Night of Al-QADR.
(X) And what can make you know what is the Night of Al-QADR ?
(B) The Night of Al-QADR (is) better than one thousand lunar-months.
(B' Come down the angels and the Spirit therein,
by (the) permission (of) their Master (responsible of evolution),
For EVERY ORDER.
(A') PEACE it (is) until the EMERGENCE OF DAWN.=> the answer of the question in (X) (center of the first part) is given at the first edge of the second part (B'). (fourth law of Lund https//fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rh?torique_s?mitique#Les_lois_de_Lund)
And at the center of (B') (in blue above) we have the notion of "almighty power"- Conclusion
Laylat al-qadr = the night of the (almighty) power (in it come down the angels and the Spirit for every order)
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Salam to All,
Hope all are well with brothers and sisters. I was about to open a new thread with a question then I saw this thread. My question why did Allah say this night better than 1000 months. Is there a reason for why this particular night is better?. Secondly I don't see where it's upon us to seek this special night. Thirdly is this a recurring night every year.
God bless you all
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Salam to All,
Hope all are well with brothers and sisters. I was about to open a new thread with a question then I saw this thread. My question why did Allah say this night better than 1000 months. Is there a reason for why this particular night is better?. Secondly I don't see where it's upon us to seek this special night. Thirdly is this a recurring night every year.
God bless you all
salaam,
Quote from article http//islam-and-muslims.com/timing.html
Why is the night of measure better than a thousand "shahr"/full moons?
Perhaps one of the reasons is because there are two lights during the night of measure 1) the light brought by the great reading being sent down (515, 4174, 7157, 4252, 3346) and 2) the light of the full moon (105, 2561). Indeed, one of the lessons to be learned from the great reading is that a night of enlightenment is better than a life-time of ignorance.
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Salam to All,
Hope all are well with brothers and sisters. I was about to open a new thread with a question then I saw this thread. My question why did Allah say this night better than 1000 months. Is there a reason for why this particular night is better?. Secondly I don't see where it's upon us to seek this special night. Thirdly is this a recurring night every year.
God bless you all
Salam,
Please read the first post of this thread you will have answers to meditate. Go is clear in the quran and rhetorical analysis must to help you.
My question why did Allah say this night better than 1000 months.
Is there a reason for why this particular night is better?This night is better than a thousand lunar months of this ordinary life (a thousand lunar month = a full busy life for people of the 7th century ; around 80 solar years) because the next life (akhira) must be preferred to this worldly-close life (Dounia - a lot of reference in the quran). And, to have a good life in life after (S. 9, you must follow the commandments received that night (S. 9 and transmitted by the messenger Muhhamad.
After these orders are revealed to you, you have to DETERMINE yourself to accept it in your heart (faith AND actions). Your DESTINY depends on this choice. Time is short ! That's why this night has a GREAT VALUE.
Not the night in essence, but because orders from god came down to you by means of the "rasul" ( messenger - physically die (peace be upon him as all the messengers) since more than 1400 years but the god's message is alive !)Secondly I don't see where it's upon us to seek this special night.
YES you are right.
It is past.
(9712) - anzalnhu - "revealed (came down) it" -
Verb ? 1st person plural (form IV) perfect verb
No magic night.
But you have these orders tramsitted by Muhammad via Al-Quran
All day-night must be special for a true beliver.Thirdly is this a recurring night every year.
NO. Look at my answers above.
God bless you too. Thanks.
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Salam,
Please read the first post of this thread you will have answers to meditate. Go is clear in the quran and rhetorical analysis must to help you.
This night is better than a thousand lunar months of this ordinary life (a thousand lunar month = a full busy life for people of the 7th century ; around 80 solar years) because the next life (akhira) must be preferred to this worldly-close life (Dounia - a lot of reference in the quran). And, to have a good life in life after (S. 9, you must follow the commandments received that night (S. 9 and transmitted by the messenger Muhhamad.
After these orders are revealed to you, you have to DETERMINE yourself to accept it in your heart (faith AND actions). Your DESTINY depends on this choice. Time is short ! That's why this night has a GREAT VALUE.
Not the night in essence, but because orders from god came down to you by means of the "rasul" ( messenger - physically die (peace be upon him as all the messengers) since more than 1400 years but the god's message is alive !)
YES you are right.
It is past.
(9712) - anzalnhu - "revealed (came down) it" -
Verb ? 1st person plural (form IV) perfect verb
No magic night.
But you have these orders tramsitted by Muhammad via Al-Quran
All day-night must be special for a true beliver.
NO. Look at my answers above.God bless you too. Thanks.
Salam bro,
What makes this night special is the initiation of Quran revelation.
Am I getting you right?
God bless you all
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Salam bro,
What makes this night special is the initiation of Quran revelation.
Am I getting you right?
God bless you allSalam centi50,
Good question. And thank you to make a post in relationship with the theme of this thread Laylat al-qadr AND rhetoric analysis (and not conjecture).
I need more meditation ! and i don't know if the answer is clearly and really in the quran (so perhaps not so important..)
Only twice does god speak of a PHYSICAL meeting (with eyes) at dawn with a rasul in sura 53 and 81 (gabriel?) and something was revealed at that moment (5310 "He then revealed to His servant what was revealed". Is it that night?For me, right now, there is 2 phenomenon
- Quran as a "THE CALL-ORDER" of God That we can find in surah 98
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And they were not ordered
(ill?) only to serve God
sincere in their faith in Him alone, yielding,
and they establish the Salat,
and they give the Zakat,
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(9712) - anzalnhu => Verb perfect (already happen at the moment he is speaking)-
Quran as "THE RECITATION" (during about 23 years), in wich we can find "THE CALL-ORDER", that we can also find in surah 98
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A messenger from God reciting leafs prurifed,
In them writtings righteous.
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(9824) - yatl - reciting => Verb imperfect (in progress..Not finished yet) -
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The Arabic root qara'a whose word al-qur'?n derives means to gather and, hence, to recite, it is in this sense to gather scattered elements in his memory or by the elocution. We find this root in different Semitic languages.
So Most common acceptance
- Recitation
- Call, shout, make a loud sound
- Convoke, invite, call and ordain, appoint, call and endow
- Proclaim
- Read aloud, read
In addition, there is a use of the fa'l?n verbal scheme which expresses an intensive Extreme-Call, Extreme-Recitation etc...
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NB Fajr-Dawn (as the symbolic to designate al-quran) names in the same time one moment (just after the darkness of the night) and a period of time (before Sunrise)
Peace
- Quran as a "THE CALL-ORDER" of God That we can find in surah 98
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Salam,
Thanks centi50 and Mazhar for your remarks or comments. After more reflection I would like to precise my answer with the Quran of course.
As i said, surah 97 is part of the set of six suras 93 to 98 which form a subsection of three sequences, each with two passages (or suras)
93-94
95-96
97-98
The theme of this subsection is the prophet in crisisSurah 97 and 98 form a pair and i showed the link between them and the beginning of this subsection (s. 93).
Now we are going to have a look with the s.96 witch is also linked to s.97The question is what is the reference of the pronoun "hu" in the word "anzalnāhu" (came IT down) ?
First, for memory, some quranic grammar about this word
V – 1st person plural (form IV) perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
PRON – 3rd person masculine singular object pronounGod gives us the answer in the same surah in 974 => amrin (order/affair),
Second, what is this order ?
The pronoum "hu" in the beginning (971) suggests to us that the answer is backward, that is, in Surat 96.
It is the order "iq'ra (Call)" (masculine singular imperative verb).
It is the night where muhammed has became a messenger of God who must exhort his people to change their behavior.
this confirms the tradition which sees in the first 5 verses of sura 96 the entry into mission of Muhammad as a messenger (first words of the Qur'anic revelation); except the notion of cave.Then, what is the content of this order ?
2 answers (progressive)
first in (9611- Literal meaning) "Have you seen if he is upon (the) Guidance or-That is he ordered accompanied by the Premunition ?"So, what kind of actions must he take to save himself from hell (986) ?
- the answer is in (985)
" And they were not ordered only to serve/obey God
sincere in their faith in Him alone, yielding,
and they establish the Salat,
and they give the Zakat,
Such is the way righteous.
We can notice that the triliteral root hamza mīm rā (أ م ر) (amr = an order) appears in these 3 surahs 96-97-98..
if we make the connection with the beginning of Surah 44 and Surah 21
443 Indeed, we have sent it down in a night blessed. Surely, We were warning.
444 In it is distincted every order/affair wise.
445 A order/affair from Us. Indeed, We were of those who we sending as mercy from your Master.21107 And not We have sent (past) you but (as) a mercy for the worlds.
982 A messenger from Allah..
2150 And this (is) a Reminder blessed, wich we have revealed.A Messenger is ONLY a message CARRIER. (PASSIVE).
- the answer is in (985)
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A Messenger is ONLY a message CARRIER. (PASSIVE).
For PASSIVE there is different word Passive Participle http//haqeeqat.pk/roots/00.Tabweeb%20Part%202/001.%20Roots%20originating%20in%20Surat%20002/2.087/309.%20BirRusal%20Ra%20Seen%20Laam/45.gif
Root ر س ل
Words from this Root in the Grand Qur’ān
a) Total occurrences 513
b) No of constructions 120
Nouns 89; Recurrence 383 Verbs 31; Recurrence 130
It occurs in 419 Ayahs in 69 Chapters. This is one of the eleven Roots that have more than 500 occurrences in the concordance of Qur’ān.
Ibn Faris stated
(مقاييس اللغة)
الراء والسين واللام أصلٌ واحدٌ مطّردٌ مُنْقاس، يدلُّ على الانبعاث والامتداد. فالرَّسْلالسَّير السَّهلThat it leads to the perception of renaissance, reawakening, emergence, resurgence, dispatching, sending, and reaching. Thereby it denotes to move softly, soft pace.
Semantic components Breaking down-basic elements into which the meaning of a word can be decomposed into components; semantically the term component refers to irreducible feature in terms of which the sense of lexical items can be analyzed.
It is evident from the basic perception that this Root signifies in Form-IV a tri-relationship; the sender, the sent one, and the recipient, destination. And related to it is the Proof - Evidence in support of the claim of being Messenger to establish the credentials for the people towards whom he is sent; and the Message with which he is sent by the Sender.
http//haqeeqat.pk/roots/(533).htm
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A Messenger is ONLY a message CARRIER. (PASSIVE).
Well... That would be a postman. A postman is a carrier of messages, internet is also a carrier of message, envoys are carriers or messages, but not merely, thay are also beneficiaries y and agents with knowledge of the content of the messages and committed not only to the carrying of the messages but to its contents, and THAT is most imortant, because in fact they must be living part of the message while they are aleive, otherwise there would not be any need that God tells us int he Qur'an all those stories about his messengers. A great part of the Qur'an are narrations of those life experiences. In fact prohets lives are important for the carrying of the messages. A traitor or a murderer could not bring a divine message.
Messengers are not mere carriers.
Salaam
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I feel sorry to put this last sentence in my previous post...It was not the real subject frustating ! but my fault. So i will send my last post again without it.
Huruf, the quran is precise. Muhammad, except his role of ordinary man, has 3 functions (do not confuse them)
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Sent mur'salan.
(775) "" How do you know that Saleh (is) the one sent from his Lord? "They said" Indee, in what he has been sent with (it) are those who have faith." -
Messenger rasul - bearer of a message
(592) "If you turn away then know that it is the duty of our messenger to deliver clearly."
(3339) "Those who transmit the messages/risâlât of God .. -
Prophet Nabiy - it is first and foremost and always a preacher (al kitab) with a high verb (2213)
(3444) ..and not we sent/arsalnā to them before you any warner/nadhīrin "
(1690) He urge/admonish you that you can remember.
The term nabiy is built on the fa'īl scheme. The active participle or ism al-fā'il designates the one who does the action.
The term rasūl is built on the fa'ūl scheme. The passive participle or ism al-mf'ūl designates the one who undergoes the action.Basically, two faces of the same coin sent by God (mur'salan) one side with the inscription "Passive" (Rasûl) and one face with the inscription "Active" (Nabiyy).
Peace
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The term nabiy is built on the fa'īl scheme. The active participle or ism al-fā'il designates the one who does the action.
http//haqeeqat.pk/roots/00.Tabweeb%20Part%202/001.%20Roots%20originating%20in%20Surat%20002/2.061/250.%20Nabi%20Noon%20Ba%20Waw/7a.gif
الصفة المشبهة-معرفہ باللام مرفوع-واحد مذكر
Adjective resembling participle Definite; singular; Masculine; nominative. Of the measure "فَعِيلٌ"
http//haqeeqat.pk/roots/00.Tabweeb%20Part%202/001.%20Roots%20originating%20in%20Surat%20002/2.061/250.%20Nabi%20Noon%20Ba%20Waw/3.gif
Adjective resembling participle derived from Verbal Noun نَبْوَةٌ and نَبَاوَةٌ Definite; Sound Plural; Masculine; nominative; on the measure "فَعِيلٌ". Adjective resembling participle, or termed as Verbal Adjective, is a noun derived from an intransitive verb. Its pattern is at variance with the pattern of Active Participles and Passive Participles, it is known by usage. Resembling participle is that noun which indicates on the root meaning being an attribute. And this attribute is usually perpetual or intrinsic. The Adjective governs with the government of its verb, without exception, with the condition of dependencies as is the case in Active Participles. When another word is governed with Adjective resembling participle in the nominative state, there is no pronoun in the Adjective. When the governed word is accusative or genitive, then there is a pronoun in the modified-noun.
Root ن ب و
Words from this Root in the Grand Qur’ān
a) Total occurrences 80
b) No of constructions 16 All Nouns
It occurs in 77 Ayah in 23 Chapters.
The basic perception infolded in the Root, in the words of Ibn Faris
(مقاييس اللغة)
النون والباء والحرف المعتلّ أصلٌ صحيح يدلُّ على ارتفاعٍ في الشيء عن غَيره أو تَنحٍّ عنه
That it leads to the perception of eminence, elevation, ascension, exaltation of something in relation to others, or distinguished from others.
Lane's Lexicon An eminence or protuberance or gibbous place in the Earth or ground. One who acquaints or informs mankind. Of the measure "فَعِيلٌ" used in the sense of مَفْعَلٌ، مُفْعِلٌ،مَفْعَلٌ or فَاعِلٌ;. It is derived from نَبْوَةٌ and نَبَاوَةٌ and signifies "elevation", conspicuous, evident.
http//haqeeqat.pk/roots/(1420).htm
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Salam,
Thanks centi50 and Mazhar for your remarks or comments. After more reflection I would like to precise my answer with the Quran of course.
As i said, surah 97 is part of the set of six suras 93 to 98 which form a subsection of three sequences, each with two passages (or suras)
93-94
95-96
97-98
The theme of this subsection is the prophet in crisisSurah 97 and 98 form a pair and i showed the link between them and the beginning of this subsection (s. 93).
Now we are going to have a look with the s.96 witch is also linked to s.97The question is what is the reference of the pronoun "hu" in the word "anzalnāhu" (came IT down) ?
First, for memory, some quranic grammar about this word
V – 1st person plural (form IV) perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
PRON – 3rd person masculine singular object pronounGod gives us the answer in the same surah in 974 => amrin (order/affair),
Second, what is this order ?
The pronoum "hu" in the beginning (971) suggests to us that the answer is backward, that is, in Surat 96.
It is the order "iq'ra (Call)" (masculine singular imperative verb).
It is the night where muhammed has became a messenger of God who must exhort his people to change their behavior.
this confirms the tradition which sees in the first 5 verses of sura 96 the entry into mission of Muhammad as a messenger (first words of the Qur'anic revelation); except the notion of cave.Then, what is the content of this order ?
2 answers (progressive)
first in (9611- Literal meaning) "Have you seen if he is upon (the) Guidance or-That is he ordered accompanied by the Premunition ?"So, what kind of actions must he take to save himself from hell (986) ?
- the answer is in (985)
" And they were not ordered only to serve/obey God
sincere in their faith in Him alone, yielding,
and they establish the Salat,
and they give the Zakat,
Such is the way righteous.
We can notice that the triliteral root hamza mīm rā (أ م ر) (amr = an order) appears in these 3 surahs 96-97-98..
if we make the connection with the beginning of Surah 44 and Surah 21
443 Indeed, we have sent it down in a night blessed. Surely, We were warning.
444 In it is distincted every order/affair wise.
445 A order/affair from Us. Indeed, We were of those who we sending as mercy from your Master.21107 And not We have sent (past) you but (as) a mercy for the worlds.
982 A messenger from Allah..
2150 And this (is) a Reminder blessed, wich we have revealed.Peace
- the answer is in (985)
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The last element from quran wich confims my last post is here in S.44
441 - Ha Meem.
442 - By the Writing (The divine knowledge) which makes clear (as the daybreak appears at dawn)
443 - Indeed, We came IT down/anzalnāhu in a Night Blessed."By the Writing"
963 Read/Call/Proclames, and your Lord is the Generous One.
964 The One who taught by the pen.
965 He taught man what he did not know.----------- We search the verses in the Koran with identical form "anzalnāhu" (442)
(692) And this is a Writing which We have came IT down/anzalnāhu, blessed, confirming the truth what is between his hands..
(6155) And this is a Writing that We have cameIT down/anzalnāhu which is blessed, so follow it and be aware, that you may receive mercy.
(1024) The parable of the worldly life is like a water which we have came IT down from the sky
=> This Wiriting aims to revive lost souls.
(121) ALR, these are the signs of the clarifying Writing.
(122) We have came IT down/anzalnāhu an Arabic Recitation, perhaps you will reason.
(1336) And those to whom We have previously given the Writing rejoice at what has been sent down to you...only ordered to serve God....
1337 Thus, We have came IT down/anzalnāhu (to be) an arbitration (in) Arabic.
(141) ALR, a Writing We came IT down/anzalnāhu to you so that you may bring the people out of the darkness and into the light with the permission of their Lord, to the path of the Noble, the Praiseworthy.
(17101) And We had given Moses nine clear signs..
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(17105) And it is with the truth that We have came IT down/anzalnāhu, and with the truth it came down. And We have not sent you except as a bearer of good news and a warner.
(1845) And give them the parable of this worldly life is like a water which We have came IT down/anzalnāhu from the sky
(20113) And it was such that We have came IT down/anzalnāhu an Arabic revelation, and We dispatched in it the warnings, perhaps they will become aware or it will cause them to remember.
(214 And We had given Moses and Aaron the Criterion, a shining light, and reminder for the righteous.
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(2150) And this is a blessed reminder which We have came IT down/anzalnāhu. Will you be deniers of it?
(2216) Thus, We have came IT down/anzalnāhu (as) clear signs, and God guides whomever He wishes.
(3829) A Writing We have came IT down/anzalnāhu to you, that is blessed, so that they may reflect upon its signs, and so that those who possess intelligence will take heed.
=> 50% of the time the word Kitab is directly associated with the pronoun "hu" and a little bit more if we link (20113) and (1337). And 2 times as parable with the water.
and 443 & 971..
NB we will talk, if God will, in another subject, the relationship between "isolated letters" as in 441 and what was sent down.
Peace
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Leylet-ul-qadr is a night spent in studying the Qur'an, to decide what's the correctness (qadr) in some issue. Resulullah couldn't know what it is because he already got beyyinaat (interlinks). Peace (selaam) mentioned is a state with no impediments to what's coming, which is mostly something we think that we already know. We should be clean of anything in order to touch it. Leylet-ul-qadr is one of purposes of the Qur'an, to study it in peace from outside and inside till the moment when fejr (spillage) arises, ie. when we become tired, sleepy...
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Where is the proof dear? You are equating masculine with feminine while Qur'an says they are NEVER same. Move with acceptable logic.
Are you serious dear ?
The word Quran doesn't appears in s. 97 or 98. But god gives us signs to understand.
Quran = a clear proof for people, a messenger from God reciting leafs prurifed, In them writtings righteous.In 2185 the Quran (masculine and singular), a guidance for mankind and clear proofs (feminine and plural)...