Questions on Ritual Salah

jkhan

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"Those who establish connection (salah) and bringforth purity (zakah), and they, in the Hereafter are certain"

Okay... I brought the above verse in order to unearth logic perhaps.. we can reflect.. Let's take it in conventional translation.. So it says those pray and give obligatory charity ARE CERTAIN IN THE HEREAFTER.. Question is why? Does that mean rich people who pray and give Zakath are certain of hereafter? Not others? Every laymen can perform ritual salah /prayers but not everyone can give Zakath whatever it is and no clue from Quran what to give as Zakath while sadaqa is detailed in black and white.. Not giving any sense to me while the successful one is who purifies his soul 919...

Okay let's see whether the above true translation makes sense. Connection is cultivated with Allah and he became a purified soul and this person is indeed certain in the hereafter... Doesn't it make sense?

To make translation of conventional belief even worse, Allah has revealed a verse like below ..

417

"Those who do not bringforth purity (zakah), and they, in the Hereafter are disbelieving."

Now let's take the above verse in conventional way... Yes.. Not giving obligatory charity then you disbeliever in the hereafter.. Why only Zakath becomes criteria to deduce disbelievers in the hereafter.. ?
Unconditionally, not classifying rich or poor Allah has stated those who not GIVE ZAKATH they disbelievers in the hereafter...
The truth is as 919 states regardless rich or poor everyone has to purify (zaka) his soul and failing to bring forth purification in indeed in the hereafter disbelievers... Their only life is Dunya...

Note the wording of both verses and it's last statement.. As under

314 " ...they in the hereafter certain.. " = Purified person
417 " ... they in the hereafter disbelieving" = Not purified one

good_logic

brother jkhan.

Arabic is used by GOD for Qoran for a precise and specific reason. Definitions of words that come from the same root can vary and may mean a different thing altogether.
Why translate "Salat", "The Salat" or "Aquimi Salat" as the same thing? For example

Here are three verses that have these 3 words, yet different context and meanings
1-7320
Your Lord knows that you stay up/meditate... تَقومُ أَدنىٰ مِن ثُلُثَىِ الَّيلِ , or half of it, or one-third of it, and so do some of those who believed with you. God has designed the night and the day, and He knows that you cannot always do this. He has pardoned you. Instead, you shall read what you can of the Quran. He knows that some of you may be ill, others may be traveling in pursuit of God's provisions, and others may be striving in the cause of God. You shall read what you can of it, and observe the Salat, give the Zakat , and lend God a loan of righteousness. Whatever good you send ahead on behalf of your souls, you will find it at God far better and generously rewarded. And implore God for forgiveness. God is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقومُ أَدنىٰ مِن ثُلُثَىِ الَّيلِ وَنِصفَهُ وَثُلُثَهُ وَطائِفَةٌ مِنَ الَّذينَ مَعَكَ وَاللَّهُ يُقَدِّرُ الَّيلَ وَالنَّهارَ عَلِمَ أَن لَن تُحصوهُ فَتابَ عَلَيكُم فَاقرَءوا ما تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ القُرءانِ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكونُ مِنكُم مَرضىٰ وَءاخَرونَ يَضرِبونَ فِى الأَرضِ يَبتَغونَ مِن فَضلِ اللَّهِ وَءاخَرونَ يُقٰتِلونَ فى سَبيلِ اللَّهِ فَاقرَءوا ما تَيَسَّرَ مِنهُ وَأَقيمُوا الصَّلوٰةَ وَءاتُوا الزَّكوٰةَ وَأَقرِضُوا اللَّهَ قَرضًا حَسَنًا وَما تُقَدِّموا لِأَنفُسِكُم مِن خَيرٍ تَجِدوهُ عِندَ اللَّهِ هُوَ خَيرًا وَأَعظَمَ أَجرًا وَاستَغفِرُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفورٌ رَحيمٌ

What is this "The Salat" here? Can you see this "The Salat" is extra as well as giving the Zakat, doing good...etc. righteousness , reading Qoran.
Acknowledge is a general term and can be done in righteousness or any other mentioned here or not mentioned. The salat is something defined ,specific and can be identified by studying other verses with "The Salat" in them.
2- 1187
They said, "O Shu`aib, does your "Salawat" dictate upon you that we must abandon our parents' religion, or running our businesses in any manner we choose? Surely, you are known for being clement, wise."
قالوا يٰشُعَيبُ أَصَلوٰتُكَ تَأمُرُكَ أَن نَترُكَ ما يَعبُدُ ءاباؤُنا أَو أَن نَفعَلَ فى أَموٰلِنا ما نَشٰؤُا۟ إِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ الحَليمُ الرَّشيدُ

Again this "Salawat" is not "Aquimi Salat" or "The Salat" ,so the meaning is different.

3- Or this, which is completely different to both above
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He is the One who Yusalli on you, together with His angels, to lead you out of darkness into the light. He is Most Merciful towards the believers.
هُوَ الَّذى يُصَلّى عَلَيكُم وَمَلٰئِكَتُهُ لِيُخرِجَكُم مِنَ الظُّلُمٰتِ إِلَى النّورِ وَكانَ بِالمُؤمِنينَ رَحيمًا

Here the context and meaning are given in the verse- Encourage/help you to come out of darkness into the light- message-.

However ,those who know GOD and seek His path will know for sure that GOD knows everything and are in acknowledgement 24/7

You do not get into any situation, nor do you recite/study any Qoran, nor do you do anything, without us being witnesses thereof as you do it. Not even an atom's weight is out of your Lord's control, be it in the heavens or the earth. Nor is there anything smaller than an atom, or larger, that is not recorded in a profound record.
وَما تَكونُ فى شَأنٍ وَما تَتلوا مِنهُ مِن قُرءانٍ وَلا تَعمَلونَ مِن عَمَلٍ إِلّا كُنّا عَلَيكُم شُهودًا إِذ تُفيضونَ فيهِ وَما يَعزُبُ عَن رَبِّكَ مِن مِثقالِ ذَرَّةٍ فِى الأَرضِ وَلا فِى السَّماءِ وَلا أَصغَرَ مِن ذٰلِكَ وَلا أَكبَرَ إِلّا فى كِتٰبٍ مُبينٍ

GOD bless you.
Peace.

jkhan