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SBH -sabih/tasbih praising?

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    herbman
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    Salams all

    Herbman
    Can you elaborate/clarify what you mean in terms of times? Because I seem to think it indicates 4, you seem to indicate two and a nafil. So, 3? Also there doesn?t seem to be an indication of nafl?

    Accomplish the salat at the extremity of the day and parts near of the night, so it is the extremity + the part near of the night before sun rise and after sun set.

    In 20130 you also have before sun set, the sun set prayer start when "duluk shams" which means just before sunset.

    That is why I see 3 timings in 20130, also for the during the night I coralate it with surat 73, where Nafila is mentionned please see
    http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9599299.0

    Regards

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      SarahY
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      Peace,

      Well then it was illogical for me to force a link though do you think they're idioms in all cases?

      even in 5039-40 maybe in 3017 what about 20130?

      Does Mustansir Mir explain the idioms?

      Herbman

      I?m not seeing it as 3 but it?s not about salat anyway.

      I?m not sure where you got nafila and salat with surat 73, if anything the only verses I can find that support your claim would be 1778-1779.

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        Someone
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        Peace all,

        I will give a short outline of my view about these words. We can discuss it later on with more details.

        Sabbaha (verb) To evolve, to move/to act....

        Hamd (noun) Solicitation, incitement...

        Thus, statements like "sabbaha bi-hamdi allahi..." would translate as "to evolve according to the solicitation of the god.."

        "al-hamdou li-allahi..." would translate as "the solicitation is due to the god...", meaning that all we want to ask for should be directed to/asked from the god, not anyone else.

        From my own studies, these meanings are valid for most occurences, if not all. Also, if you see any contradictions, please point it out so I can correct my understanding.

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          san
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          Peace

          @someone interesting on Hamd. By solicitation/incitement, do you mean in the sense of du`a? Even so, i think "praise/thank" is still an integral part of Hamd. It just feels right to say AlHamdulillah when you realize you've received something from your Lord, isn't it? I'll look into it again insha Allah.

          on sabbaHa, let's try it...

          "fasabbiHhu"? (5040) And of the night then evolve/move/act Him...? That doesn't make sense, don't you think so?

          CMIIW but when said "fasabbiH biHamdi/bi'ismi rabbika", it's actually "fasabbiH ... rabbika" -- i.e., the object for the verb sabbiH is (always) "rabbika". "biHamdi/bi'ismi" only explains the verb not the object.

          @Jack/Sarah i still can't really accept the "hyperbole" part -- or do you mean with hyperbole, something else than "exaggeration for intended effect"? Regardless of what we may/may not be capable of doing, the implied continuity (or in Wakas' words "all the time&quot doesn't seem like hyperbole to me but more like suggestion (at least in case of sabbih and infaq/yunfiqun).

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            SarahY
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            Someone

            I?ve never heard of hamd being explained as you have ?solicitation, incitement? where did you come to that understanding?

            (159

            ? 1598 (Asad) but extol thou thy Sustainer's limitless glory and praiseHim, and be of those who prostrate themselves in adoration

            move/act/evolve to the incentive of God and be of the sajideen?

            Maybe could work if hamd is really solicitation/incitement. Not sure if it?ll work on all occurrences though

            San

            take 489 for example

            (489)

            To me it seems to be an expression they do SBH from morning to evening, don?t you think that?s an exaggeration or do you take it literal? Or maybe you understand it differently.

            Actually I think I noticed something.. I need to check to be sure, maybe the indication of times are an expression (maybe not, need to check with other occurrences) but for example in other occurrences we?re told to do it 2558 though no indication of time. So the verses with the expressions/exaggerations would maybe indicate doing it more is better but I'm not sure, just a theory

            Salam

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              san
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              To me it seems to be an expression they do SBH from morning to evening,

              you mean like, "liduluwki 'ls.amsi ila Gasaqi 'llayl"? No, see no "ila", only "wa" in there

              watusabbihuwhu bukratan wa ASiyla

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                SarahY
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                ok no illa there but I still think it's an expression, do you think it's literal?

                you know even traditionalists take it as an expression.. well I think they do think about eid takbeer

                Allahu akbar
                allahu akbar
                la illaha illa lah
                allahu akbar
                wa lahul hamd
                allahu akbar kabeera
                walhamdulillah katheera
                wa subhanallahi
                bukratan wa asela
                la ilaha ila lah
                etc etc

                I guess they're not important.. though still doesn't answer exactly what SBH is or what we are to do..

                Salam

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                  san
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                  salam,

                  ok no illa there but I still think it's an expression, do you think it's literal?

                  Of course it is an expression, but is it an exaggeration? We can see the pattern, from your own list

                  1911 Bukatan ? waashiyan/ morning and night
                  3342 Bukratan ? waasila/ morning and evening
                  4055 Bilaashiyya ? waalibkar/ night and morning
                  5039 Qabl tuloa alshamasi ? waqqble ghuroobi / Before the sun rises and before it sets
                  5040 wa min alayli/ and at night
                  5248 hena takoom/ when you rise up (any time? Though I assume morning because of the following verse)
                  5249 wamin alayli/ and at night
                  7626 wasabihou laylan taweelan/ long in the night
                  2436 bilghaduwi - waalasali/ morning and evening
                  489 bukratan ? waasila/ morning and evening
                  3017 Heena tamsoona wa heena tusbihoona ? (tamsoona? not sure what it is) And when you rise up

                  "hina tamsuna" = when you-reach-evening
                  "hina tuSbiHuna" = when you-reach-morning
                  http//quran.uk.net/Documentation/VerbKaana.aspx

                  also
                  20130 wasabbih bihamdi rabbika qabla tulooAAi ashshamsi waqabla ghuroobiha wamin ana-i allayli fasabbih waatrafa annahari laAAallaka tarda

                  If it were "all day and all night", then yes it'd be impossible for us to take it literally, assuming "sabbiH" requires our consciousness of God.

                  Look at the list again. Continuity/all-time when awake and conscious is still possible, but definitely not more than that (sleep, rest etc). As far as "layl" is concerned, it's delimited with "min" (denoting "part of&quot and in 7626, it's suggested to sabbiH "long" in the night--still that doesn't necessarily mean the whole night. And what about in the day, is it actually continuous/all-day long?

                  Call it subjective but let's try this short list

                  early in the morning (bukratan/ibkar, Guduw, SubH/tusSbiHun, qabl tulu Alshams, ...)
                  afternoon-evening (ASila/ASali, qabl Gurub, `ishaa'/Ashiyyan, tamsuna, ...)
                  part of the night (min Allayl, laylan Tawilan, ...)

                  "hina taqum", "Atrafan-nahari" ... would easily fit in the above

                  What about 2119-20? It tells us something different--suggesting "day and night" continuously "without tiring", but wait--who are they? Are they humans? (2119) "man `indahu". nope maybe not earthlings...

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                    Someone
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                    Peace san

                    @someone interesting on Hamd. By solicitation/incitement, do you mean in the sense of du`a? Even so, i think "praise/thank" is still an integral part of Hamd. It just feels right to say AlHamdulillah when you realize you've received something from your Lord, isn't it? I'll look into it again insha Allah.

                    I don't think it is like du'a, in the sense that we are never required to perfom hamd, like "ihmadou allah..." is never used, while "oud'ou allaha..." is used in alquran.

                    on sabbaHa, let's try it...

                    "fasabbiHhu"? (5040) And of the night then evolve/move/act Him...? That doesn't make sense, don't you think so?

                    CMIIW but when said "fasabbiH biHamdi/bi'ismi rabbika", it's actually "fasabbiH ... rabbika" -- i.e., the object for the verb sabbiH is (always) "rabbika". "biHamdi/bi'ismi" only explains the verb not the object.

                    My understanding is not yet well established, I am open to any other alternative that fits better.

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                      Wakas
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                      Does Mustansir Mir explain the idioms?

                      I forgot to say, Mustansir Mir does not include this idiom, to my knowledge. However, he specifically states at the start of the book he has not included all idioms of AQ. Only those well attested to or more well known.

                      All information is correct to the best of my knowledge only and thus should not be taken as a fact. One should always seek knowledge and verify for themselves when possible: 17:36, 20:114, 35:28, 49:6, 58:11.

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