The Message - Update

Layth

Salam Edip,

The word Jinn is recognized by Westerners a gennie or demon. So all could be used. However, the cannotation of gennie with Aladdin's lamp and demons with evil (with no exception of righteous deamon), make the first choice, Jinn, more preferrable. However, if you wish to translate it, I suggest one of the followings

Invisible being (See 686; 721)
Elusive being (686; 721)
Creatures of Energy (1027)
Swiftbeing (2710, 39)

As for the Salat, I prefer Rashad's translation "contact prayer."

Thank you for the insight on the meaning of Jinn...I personally would prefer the use of one of the meanings provided (perhaps energy beings) as that is a close translation of what these beings are...However, I think the jury is still out on thisd one.

As for Salat, I used to use contact-method but it has been correctly pointed out that this word restricts the meanings and creates a problem in verses such as those in sura 9 that adress the mishrikeen doing Salat.

Nural_Amin

Peace,

I agree, if the word is left as 'jinn', then the seeker will find the meaning for the word themselves within the Quran.

Nural

Layth

Peace all,

I have uploaded the minor comments from this thread and some others onto the on-line version of The Message.

I will target handing over the file to the publishers for reprint by this Monday.

If anyone has any additional comments, please state them in the next couple of days or else you will have to wait till the next update is done.

P.S. the main changes were on the subject of Salat using the word bond/bonding rather than the previous use of contact-mthod. You may also want to review the verses on Salat time as I have placed them to the best of my ability on what may be the most accurate representation (see 1778-79, 11114, 2238, 629, 3832)

I have left Jinn as is in Arabic for the time being.

unknownuser

peace

if i were to buy 'the message' now (of if/when should I buy it) would it be using the numbering system most popular? and these updated wordings or not?

Layth

Salam Imran,

if i were to buy 'the message' now (of if/when should I buy it) would it be using the numbering system most popular? and these updated wordings or not?

The numbering issue was put to bed a number of months ago and the current version on-line as well as the physical book both use the more popular Hafs numbering.

As for the current changes being incorporated (basically the Salat translation to bond) that will still be some weeks from appearing as a physical book...I will update this thread accordingly when the process is complete.

arnoldyasin

Peace,

May God bless you Layth for all your efforts...

AbeAbraham

Arnold,

I don't see your article on Jinns (Human Leaders??).

unknownuser

peace

May God bless you Layth for all your efforts..

I second that.

May He.

arnoldyasin

Arnold,

I don't see your article on Jinns (Human Leaders??).

Peace,

Here is the link
http//www.free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=6089.0

But i don't believe specificaly means leaders. It has multiple meanings, as walking beings refer to multiple creatures, so does the term jinn=beings/things concealed/hidden, refer to multiple things.

Peace

unknownuser

Peace,

I prefer to have salat either leave it as untranslated as salat, (like jinn) or leave it as translated as ?contact-method?. Because the scripture loses its meaning with this translation of the term salat ?the bond?. See verse 89 26

?Nor will anyone be able to free his bonds.?
Obviously, I don?t think this is referring to ?salat?.

Just a suggestion!

Peacxe, rifat

Layth

Peace Rifat,

I prefer to have salat either leave it as untranslated as salat, (like jinn) or leave it as translated as ?contact-method?. Because the scripture loses its meaning with this translation of the term salat ?the bond?. See verse 89 26

I am open to suggestions on what is the best approach and best word(s) used.

I have already posted on the Jinn issue that I am against leaving words untranslated as that defeats the purpose of the translation.

We can revert to contact-method and leave the verses of Sura 9 with the words bond/bonding or even commitment?

arnoldyasin

Peace,

Layth, is it also not possible you translate it as you want, and put the word salaat between brackets next to the word. So everyone can see the 'bond' aproach, and at the same time people are not turned off, as they still can see where it says salaat.

Layth

Peace Arnold,

Layth, is it also not possible you translate it as you want, and put the word salaat between brackets next to the word. So everyone can see the 'bond' aproach, and at the same time people are not turned off, as they still can see where it says salaat.

It is possible, however, my preference is to avoid words in quotations/brackets.

Layth

Peace,

If bond was capitalized Bond in all the occurances where it refered to the act of Salat (i.e. wudu, timing, etc.) would that resolve the issue of the reader understanding it as an act and not a general theme?

arnoldyasin

Peace,

Hmmm, i still don't like the word 'bond'. But that would be an idea yeah...

adley

Salaam Layth,

Will capitalizing make it just like a proper name (while it's not)? What do you think?

=adley=

CavemanDoctor

Salaam Layth,

Will capitalizing make it just like a proper name (while it's not)? What do you think?

=adley=

Yeah, it'd probably be better to italicize it, not capitalize. That way, the reader becomes aware this is something special and not just bond in the traditional generic sense. Perhaps, a footnote on the page the first "salat" appears would do well to explain the italicized bond.

Peace.

Layth

Peace,

Will capitalizing make it just like a proper name (while it's not)? What do you think?

I am not an expert on the gramatics of English so I am not sure if it would be incorrect to capitlize and still retain the action aspect of the word...Would using italics be more correct? or would it add some confusion?

adley

Salaam Layth,

I'm no expert either but usually capitalization is reserved for proper names (name of a person, of a building, of a book, etc). I don't think making it italized will cause confusion. Perhaps Caveman's idea is worth the shot.

=adley=

Wakas

peace,

I think having bond in italics could work, for the regular/timed slw.