THE REFORMIST CASE
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Evidence for this translation (part in bold)?
no evidence infact,, just guess and wishes
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Peace Wakas.
My evidence of course. Please refer to 1- Any translation is a "hot potato" for some. Never the less here is my evidence"Kitabun Markoom, yash haduhu Almukarraboon". Yes I witnessed it by checking it. GO ahead brother and check how GOD has locked His words mathematically. GOD calls it "Dhikr" i.e a reminder.
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No falsehood could enter it, in the past or in the future;* a revelation from a Most Wise, PraiseworthyYes brother ,locked mathematically. Protected for all generations.
But of course ,it might not be your evidence.
GOD bless you.
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peace GL,
I am not talking about whether Quran has a mathematical code or not, I'm simply asking what evidence you have for translating the word "Markoom" the way you did, e.g. Quranic usage of the word evidence, classical arabic dictionary evidence etc.
So far, I'm assuming you just made it up.
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I agree with Wakas. There is no lexical source to backup the claim concerning the word.
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Peace Wakas.
What does "Raqm" mean root "RQM" Does it mean "number" as well?
That is my understanding according to many basic Arabic dictionaries/lexicons...etc.
Then "Markoom" for me means "numbered".
But you can give your take on it since you disagree with me?.
GOD bless you.
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GL,
You are the one making the claim, the burden of proof is on you.This is an example reply I'd expect from a straightforward person
The root of the word is RQM and it means number, please see classical arabic dictionary (cad) XYZ, page XYZ
The form of the word means XYZ
I take this specific derivative to then mean "numbered". I have / haven't got a CAD reference for this, e.g. XYZ. -
t me the root is ot inconvenient but the context in both mention of kitab marqum is the problem. The context does not seem to fit, but the word raqiim en 18.9 seems to offer mor possibilities.
I would also ask, if we take r-q-m to meen writing or inscribe or the like,what then is the difference between that adn k-t-b or s-j-l
Salaam
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KTB does not mean book or writing in my world. There are also other lexical definitions concerning the word whereof two are record or decree. I take it as the "know-how" to something, even knowledge (not as knowing as in alem for which I interpret as "teach" or get/make to know)).
Raqam seems interesting for the candidate of a true word for book, although the root only occurs very seldom in Quran. "Stripe" or "brand" are alternative definitions. Although if you take a look at a related root Ra-Qaf-Qaf you find hints there too. Combining the two it seems the word means "scroll" also looking at Ra-Qaf-Ya (to rise, ascend gradually as you when you roll out a scroll get it out gradually). None of these roots are used much at all in Quran except at a few occurrences.
ZayBuRa (zabur) is another candidate although the word drowning in definitions.
Be well
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Peace Wakas.
I am giving my view. I am saying "raqm" can also mean number.
For example " Alddar raqm thalata" i.e the house number 3.You know Arabic roots can have many meanings according to contexts.
So according to my analysis/checking/pondering/study ... the best meaning of "Kitabun marqoom" is "numbered/mathematically composed/marked by numbers...I am not suggesting that you or others take it as a fact /proof... you are entitled to do your own research /analysis study.
I suggest you give your alternative and readers can take what makes the better sense to them.
When I give a view and clarify it is my understanding and give examples,my reasons..., I consider it to be my proof until I am given a better/clearer proof that corrects my recent understanding.
Of course readers can agree or disagree.
My burden of proof s on me is for me. Others can take it or leave it.
Everyone s burden of proof is on them for themselves.
GOD bless you.
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Of course everything that exists can be expressed into number. Music is also expressable ito numbers, so it shoould be no shocking ew that a book could be composed presenting a recognizable number pattern. It is the sinthetic nature of human and animal intelligence that makes a short job through that coming out with a synthesized outcome.
S in those two ayas where it says kitab mrqum I understand that it is the record of a particular creature, not the Qur'an.Salaam
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Peace
Yes, i was, and am quite concerned with people who not only sell quran translations without the actual quranic text aswell at least, and those who instead add their own footnotes etc.
we cannot perfectly re-create the quran in another language. because we are not able. its perfect because god revealed it. we cannot even produce one surah like it, as god tells us in the quran
Yeah ur right, that's how it probably went wrong with translations of the Bible. I also do not like to mis the original text above the translation.
I actually do not read any translations anymore with footnotes etc. it's like i am reading their version and interpretation of the Quran instead the original clean one. To be honest, the Free-Minds translation is the most used translation, that i use. No footnotes, no things between quotes or brackets etc., at least they tried to translate it.
But it's important to learn Arabic, because i do not know if every single word is translated correctly. I know how to read, speak, write basic Arabic. Now i need to learn grammar and words, my first grammar-rule that i learned was the Ism, in English they call it a noun.
