is it really shave or shorten your hair in 48:27?
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peace All,
The part under scrutiny in 4827 -
amineena muhalliqeena ruoosakum wa muqassireena la takhafoona
PM "...secure, with your heads shaven and shortened, having no fear..."
From Lane
ha-lam-qaf = peel, strip, remove, shave, annoy, unlucky, destroy or cut off entirely, coat of mail, turn or drew a circle, cancel the pay/stipend/allowance of one, halo, it was/became high, become little in quantity and went away, ripening, sharp, quick, swift, agile, active, a high mountain rising above what surrounds it and without vegetable produce, ring, razor, sharp (said of a sword or man).
H(as in ha in hajj)LQ - 2196, 4827
ra-alif-siin = head, head/chief/commander/ruler/governor/prince, become high in rank/condition, highest or uppermost part, the capital/prinicipal of money, the beginning or first part, numerous and strong company of people
(e.g. 56, 1241)
qaf-sawd-ra = become short, have little or no power, become niggardly, fall short, i.e. not to reach something, left/relinquish/abstain/desist/cease, took from its length, clip/shove, restricted/confined/limited, kept within certain bounds or limits, restrain/witheld, hinder/prevent, contract or draw oneself together, obedient, last part of day, ample and spacious house
QSR - 4101, 3748, 3852, 5556, 5572, 4827, 7202
Thus, one alternative trans. would be
"...secure, with your heads raised/sharp and restrained/relinquished, having no fear..."
Comments?
Wakas
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peace Wakas
Your understanding is perfect.
My own views under the article " Masjid Al haram" which I posted some times back matches your understanding word to word.
A repost of some part of my article.
HALAQ to shave shave off to have one's hair cut have a haircut to barber cut the hair of earring(s) eardrop(s) throat gullet` gorge
HALLAQ to fly soar wing hover to rise tower mount climb (up)
MUHALLAQ = soaring, in flight, high, flying, high flying
QASAR = short, shorter, cut short, reduce, lessen, insufficient, inadequate, fail to reach, attain, accomplish, achieve desist, cease, abstain, refrain, to hold back, restrain, check, curb,
(DICTIONARY = HANS WEHR and ATLAS)
And Allah did fulfill to His messenger the vision in truth verily you shall enter the Restrictions of the Act of Compliance (TREATY OF PEACE) if Allah wills SECURE your HEADS HIGH and RESTRAINED (self controlled) and without fear. For He knew what ye knew not and He granted besides this a near victory
ACT OF COMPLIANCE = fighting against the disbelievers.
Fighting is PRESCRIBED for you and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth and ye know not 2216.
RESTRICTIONS = no fighting in the forbidden months and with those having a treaty of peace
Except those who join a group, between you and whom there is a treaty (of peace), or those who approach you with their breasts restraining from fighting you as well as fighting their own people. Had Allah willed, indeed He would have given them power over you, and they would have fought you. So if they withdraw from you, and fight not against you, and offer you peace, then Allah has opened NO WAY FOR YOU against them. 490
And He it is Who has WITHHELD their hands from you and your hands from them in the midst of Mecca, AFTER He had GRANTED you VICTORY over them (MECCANS)
Allah in the midst of MECCA withheld the hands of both the believers and the disbelievers AFTER THE BELIEVERS WERE GRANTED VICTORY OVER THE MECCANS. The believers were victorious and ALREADY in MECCA but did not ENTER the SACRED HOUSE why? The believer's hands were withheld, only because in Mecca there were some believers living together with the pagans and had the believers attacked the Meccans then they would have unknowingly killed believers as well and in that case a crime would have accrued to them. The pagans were SUBDUED and they ACCEPTED the DEFEAT and entered a (NO WAR PACT) treaty of peace with the believers and this treaty ITSELF WAS A VICTORY. The believers if wanted would have ENTERED the KABBA when this verse was revealed and would not have waited one more year to enter the KAABA. The believer's target was not KAABA but the hometown of the prophet Jordan and that is the reason the believers waged a war on the Romans (war of Tabuk) after this verse was revealed.
The fighting was an impediment in the way of the prophet and believers and was hampering the preaching and spreading of Islam and settling the accounts with the Romans near Petra after the war of Mutah in which 2000 soldiers of Islam were martyred. The treaty was a near VICTORY to the believers because earlier the believers were a force that was crushable without much power by the disbelievers but the treaty in itself manifested that the believers have now become a force to reckon and the prophet cherished that if there was a treaty with the disbelievers of Mecca then it will help him in spreading the message of Allah freely and settling the scores with the Romans and this vision was shown to him and fulfilled when the prophet and the believers gained victory over the Meccans and entered the treaty of no war with them SECURED, HEAD HIGH and RESTRAINED (SELF CONTROLLED) and WITHOUT FEAR
When there is a victory the victors do not ENTER the defeated town with their HEADS SHAVED or HAIR CUT SHORT but they enter the town SECURE, HEAD HIGH and with RESPECT, COURAGE and RESTRAINED (SELF CONTROLLED) and WITHOUT FEAR.
Does it mean that when Mecca fell to the believers all believers went to the barbers and either shaved their head or cut their hair short? WHAT FOR?
The Islamic history claims that the Muslims entered the KAABA and broke all idols that were inside it when MECCA was conquered, but the Quran says that the Muslims would enter the MASJID AL HARAM, which did not exist at that time. MASJID AL HARAM was constructed many years later after the death of the prophet.
Thanks
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Peace be upon you,
Thanks for the clarifications brothers.
Just to be sure, there is no word in this verse that talks about "hair" right?
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Peace be upon you Marie,
Thank you for the clarification. The above new understanding works well with my understandings. Thanks again all for the clarifications.
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Peace brother Hafeez,
And He it is Who has WITHHELD their hands from you and your hands from them in the midst of Mecca, AFTER He had GRANTED you VICTORY over them (MECCANS)
Allah in the midst of MECCA withheld the hands of both the believers and the disbelievers AFTER THE BELIEVERS WERE GRANTED VICTORY OVER THE MECCANS. The believers were victorious and ALREADY in MECCA but did not ENTER the SACRED HOUSE why?
Actually there is ZERO evidence for the existence of a town named Mecca prior to the revelation of the great reading. The current location was renamed to Mecca long after the revelation of the great reading to match the common noun in 4824.
The common noun "mecca" is listed in classical Arabic dictionaries under either MKK or MK.
Al-Mo7it lists it under MKK, the meaning given is destruction and wearing down, which is consistent with the context of standoff in 4824. It also lists the meaning of TMKK as an adversary's insistence on something, which is also consistent with the standoff in 4824.
Lisan Al-3arab lists it under MK and the meaning of MK(T) is given as "destruction" and TMK as "destroy".
Al-Wasit lists it under MK, the meanings given are (I am trying to give a literal translation) sucking everything out, insistence on revenge from an adversary, and the thing, which is worn down or destroyed.
Al-Ghani lists it under MKK, the meanings given are sucking, insistence with demands on an adversary.
Hence 4824 should be translated as follows
- And it is He Who has restrained their hands from you and your hands from them in the midst of destruction/wearing down/insistence on the adversary after that He gave you the victory over them. And Allah sees well all that ye do.
Also, the word "kaaba" is not meaningless so you should also translate it.
Peace and all best wishes,
Ayman.
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peace All,
The traditional interpretations of 4827 are as follows (the words in bold do not appear in the Arabic)
Yusuf Ali
...with minds secure, heads shaved, hair cut short, and without fear...
Pickthal
...secure, (having your hair) shaven and cut, not fearing...
Shakir
...in security, (some) having their heads shaved and (others) having their hair cut, you shall not fear...
Khalifa
...perfectly secure, and you will cut your hair or shorten it (as you fulfill the pilgrimage rituals) there...Blatant distortion. Not to mention no alternative for those who are bald! lol
A look at the PM translation reveals a flaw in the translated reasoning
...secure, with your heads shaven and shortened...
According to the above, the object of the words 'shaven' & 'shortened' is 'heads', but it is obvious one cannot shorten the head, nor or are they commanded to cut the head as is used by some translators, thus an alternative understanding must be sought.
A look at the literal translation of M&S Ahmed reveals the answer (as well as the distortion)
...safe/secure, shaving/removing/pulling (hair) (from) your heads, and doing the utmost/shortening, do not fear...
When I translated 2196 I realised that it means removing/relieve. If this is coupled with the context of 4827 in which the surrounding words are describing a feeling, it becomes highly likely HLQ is also referring to a feeling. Also, in 2196 RSA (head) is referring to the non-physical 'head', i.e. the mind, because it states 'ailment of the head', and there is no way it is talking about a physical/surface injury to the head, thus like the previous usage in 2196 it is using it as the mind.
Thus the alternative, and correct translation until proven otherwise would be
"...secure, with your heads relieved and restrained/relinquished, having no fear..."
Wakas
...And do not be hasty with the reading before its transmission is completed to you, and say "My Lord, increase me in knowledge"
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I'm bumping this because it was linked in another thread.
I thought it was worth mentioning that halaq (but spelled with a chet) in Hebrew means smooth or bald or divide. And of course Jews practiced certain purifying shaving rituals.
My own opinion, is take your hat off and hang your head, i.e. be humble.
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When there is a victory the victors do not ENTER the defeated town with their HEADS SHAVED or HAIR CUT SHORT but they enter the town SECURE, HEAD HIGH and with RESPECT, COURAGE and RESTRAINED (SELF CONTROLLED) and WITHOUT FEAR.
Does it mean that when Mecca fell to the believers all believers went to the barbers and either shaved their head or cut their hair short? WHAT FOR?
The Islamic history claims that the Muslims entered the KAABA and broke all idols that were inside it when MECCA was conquered, but the Quran says that the Muslims would enter the MASJID AL HARAM, which did not exist at that time. MASJID AL HARAM was constructed many years later after the death of the prophet.
Two different things have been admixed.
The other is other than this
Entering "head high" in a defeated land is negative personality trait. A true Muslim on victory becomes humble and seeks forgiveness from Allah.
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God also say "InshaAllah"? o
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Salamun Alaykum (Peace be upon you) ),
Would like to share some understanding over old posting. Recently I got a chance to have 1st ever "umrah" trip in July 2011. While at Mecca & Medina, i kept thinking about many things, a part which is hair cutting rituals.
Shaving or cut is a final sequence of sectarian "umrah" ritual.
Over there the mutawwif (umrah tour guide) kept reminding us that if you don't cut your hair (which i didn't), you are subjected to a dam-penalty (which i dont care) of a sheep coz you didn't conclude the final ritual.
The mutawwif also reminding us not to be approached by roadside barbers after safa-marwa sequence of whom might be charging excessively (just because they know people are scared for penalty for not cutting hairs, so they are ready with scissors or shavers to make some extra money).
WELL APPEARED AT THE GATHERING (Trim yourself before you appear)
Back home, i kept pondering verse 4827 and 2196 where the "muhalliq" and "tahliq" appears respectively.
In my understanding, 4827 is where prophet was foretold the future event, where there will come a time when they shall walk freely into the restricted residential basecamp (kaabah al-bait al-haram).
Allah describe vividly, that during that time, the place is already secured (no more war) and their physical appearance while approaching the place (prophet & muslims) are well mannered in symbolism of well shaven or trimmed/shorterned hair/beard, as normally we would do while attending important meetings or gatherings. You do it upfront (hair cuttings) before you attend the event.
We dont leave our hairs unmanaged while attending important gatherings. This shows good mannerism and level of civilisation.
CUT 1st BEFORE THE GATHERING
So it is about cutting your hair first before you came into a gathering and not doing it at the end of the event. So you a recommended to be a muhalliq (well done) before attending a gathering.
Indeed, this is 180 degree in contrast to sectarian "umrah" ritual where hair cut happen at the end of each "umrah".
CUTTING IS NOT MANDATORY
However the above verses doesnt say it is mandatory to cut, in which sectarian does impose. Non-compliance is subjected to dam-penalty, an another manmade laws
(arbab min dunillah)RESTRICTION FROM CUTTINGS
In 2196, it is clear that God forbid "cut/shaving/shortened" (wa la tahliqu) until your donation reach the "basecamp'.
In my understanding, if you INTENDED to SPONSOR a FEAST (hajj) at the "basecamp", in X restricted month/year, you cannot "cut/shorterned" your top body parts until your intention are fulfilled.
In 2196, the donation cannot reach due to the hostility or roadblocks that happened before the basecamps.
This is the only penalty that God imposed us to ensure that we stands to our internal pledge, that is to donate/sponsor/organized a feast.
Your "unmanaged" top appearance shows that you still owe a duties, viz. unfulfill donation committment.
I still remember that the mutawwif ("guide", sorry if translated wrongly), that he is organizing a feast package of Saudi Riyal 300 for a number of pax (i coudnt remember). So if you pay him SR3000 for example you will get 10 feast package which could be attended by X numbers of people.
So if you promised yourself to sponsor a feast package, and than you found out that there is a constraint probably either financially or unable to locate the trusted organizers, than you can't shave or make good your top, until it is fulfil.
The mutawwif did say that we can TT/Online deposit to his Saudi bank account for sponsoring the feast package that he is organizing. So until we ensure that the donation has reached the organizer or his account for example, only than we "make good" our top appearance.
Note
This is my personal opinion out of the reflection while attending last "umrah" trip July 2011. May God pardoned me if this is not correct since He know that I am trying to free myself from sectarian understanding. Any suggestion, correction and opinion are welcome.Let me know if FM intended to host a feast package at any suitable basecamp based on quran. group
