[Ask] 66:5 Regarding Saa-ihaatin
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Salaam all,
I am a bit confused about the word "saa-ihaatin" in 665. Below are the various translations
Transliteration
AAasaa rabbuhu in Tallaqakunna an yubdilahu azwaajan khayran minkunna muslimaatin mu/minatin qaanitaatin taa-ibaatin AAaabidaatin saa-ihaatin thayyibaatin waabkaaraanLiteral by Muhammad Ahmed and Samira
Maybe/perhaps his Lord if he divorced you (F) that He exchanges/replaces for him wives better than you, Moslems/submitters, believers, worshipping humbly, repentant, worshipping , fasting and secluded in mosques (devout), divorced/widowed/non-virgin , and first borns/virgins.Yusuf Ali
It may be, if he divorced you (all), that Allah will give him in exchange consorts better than you,- who submit (their wills), who believe, who are devout, who turn to Allah in repentance, who worship (in humility), who travel (for Faith) and fast,- previously married or virgins.Pickthal
It may happen that his Lord, if he divorce you, will give him in your stead wives better than you, submissive (to Allah), believing, pious, penitent, devout, inclined to fasting, widows and maids.Arberry
It is possible that, if he divorces you, his Lord will give him in exchange wives better than you, women who have surrendered, believing, obedient, penitent, devout, given to fasting, who have been married and virgins too.Shakir
Maybe, his Lord, if he divorce you, will give him in your place wives better than you, submissive, faithful, obedient, penitent, adorers, fasters, widows and virgins.Sarwar
If he divorces you, perhaps his Lord will replace you with better wives, either widows or virgins who will be Muslims believers, faithful, obedient, repentant, and devout in prayer and fasting.Khalifa
If he divorces you, his Lord will substitute other wives in your place who are better than you; submitters (Muslims), believers (Mu'mins), obedient, repentant, worshipers, pious, either previously married, or virgins.Hilali/Khan
It may be if he divorced you (all) that his Lord will give him instead of you, wives better than you, Muslims (who submit to Allah), believers, obedient to Allah, turning to Allah in repentance, worshipping Allah sincerely, fasting or emigrants (for Allahs sake), previously married and virgins.Malik
It may well be that, if he divorces you all, his Lord will give him in your place better wives than yourselves, submissive, faithful, obedient, penitent, worshippers and keepers of fasting; be they previously married or virgins.QXP
If he divorces any of you, it may happen that his Lord substitute other wives in your stead who are better than you, submissive to Allah, staunch believers, devoted, repentant, serving Allah, traveling with him, widows or maidens.Maulana Ali
Maybe, his Lord, if he divorce you, will give him in your place wives better than you, submissive, faithful, obedient, penitent, adorers, fasters, widows, and virgins.Free Minds
It may be that he would divorce you, then his Lord will substitute other wives in your place who are better than you; surrendering, believing, obedient, repentant, worshipping, pious, previously married, and first born.Any ideas?
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Salamun Aalaikum brother,
Hana E Kasis categorized the word Sa'Ihatin in the Root SIIN-YA-HA
My Arabic English Dictionary(Maan Z. Madina) gives these posible meaning to the rootto flow,run(of water);to melt,disolve - to travel, journey, Traveler, to make change, to make or change to flow; to melt, dissolve,smelt
There is no meaning - "One who is inclined to fasting" stated by Kasis in the dictionary
you can also compare the meaning of Sa'ih in 9122
Salam
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Salaam Loli,
Thanks for the input. If fasting is out of the picture, based on your post, then I have to ponder what actually this word means -- to flow, to travel, to melt, to dissolve, to make change, etc. Is it a person who is flowing on the same direction with the teachings of the prophet? Is it a person who is to make changes for the better? ??? Or is it a person who is willing to travel with the prophet whenever needed? Well, I'll ponder over this a bit first.
Thanks again.
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Salaams Ad,
Looking at the meanings given in the above posts and those given in the lanes and qd,and -
The context of the ayah its simple
those who have accepted a way (Muslims/believers/obedient/turn to Allah/serve) and those who would be willing with all they have, but haven?t had the opportunity yet, previously married or virgins.
But there may be a suitable single word though-for this.
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Salaam Simple,
Thanks. ;D
By looking at the context, yes I have to agree that it's simple, right Simple? ;DPerhaps a suitable one-word would be difficult to replace this one though. I'm still cross-reading and cross-referencing anyway, so perhaps I might learn something.
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