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    Thanks. But did he explain by what argument he thought Mulk means a township instead of a kingdom or country.

    I hope it is not bothering you.

    Not at all Mazhar Bhai. He did not say Mulk means township but he translated Mulk as control or rule of Misr- a township.

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      Not at all Mazhar Bhai. He did not say Mulk means township but he translated Mulk as control or rule of Misr- a township.

      You please advise whether Possessive Phrase , which is subject noun of and Prepositional Phrase is about elided predicate, could be taken as the Ruler of Misr.

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        You please advise whether Possessive Phrase , which is subject noun of and Prepositional Phrase is about elided predicate, could be taken as the Ruler of Misr.

        Lets take translation of 4351 from your web site

        Know this fact, Fir'aoun/Pharaoh circulated proclamation/address within his Nation, he said,

        "O my countrymen/nation, is the state/dominion of Misr not for me, and these streams of water are flowing by my side/underneath ?

        Will you people still not see/focus ?

        The meaning of dominion

        dominion

        ExamplesWord Origin
        See more synonyms for dominion on Thesaurus.com
        noun
        the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
        rule; control; domination.
        a territory, usually of considerable size, in which a single rulership holds sway.

        So means power of governing and controlling of Misr...the township.

        I do not see issue with but with "Misr" translated as Egypt. Pizazu has done extensive research and his findings are worth understanding.

        Salaam

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          bearing in mind that the people of Musa in their wandering seemed to be having with them plenty of cows, we must remember the extensive pastures all over the Sinai peninsula for them to graze to their satisfaction.

          Deserts are famous for cows pastures aren't they?

          Salaam

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            Lets take translation of 4351 from your web site

            Know this fact, Fir'aoun/Pharaoh circulated proclamation/address within his Nation, he said,

            "O my countrymen/nation, is the state/dominion of Misr not for me, and these streams of water are flowing by my side/underneath ?

            Will you people still not see/focus ?

            The meaning of dominion

            dominion

            ExamplesWord Origin
            See more synonyms for dominion on Thesaurus.com
            noun
            the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
            rule; control; domination.
            a territory, usually of considerable size, in which a single rulership holds sway.

            So means power of governing and controlling of Misr...the township.

            I do not see issue with but with "Misr" translated as Egypt. Pizazu has done extensive research and his findings are worth understanding.

            Salaam

            That was the reason I gave in brackets the sense of the word dominion.

            Thanks, your insights on his work have clarified to me what is his view point, reading with First part given by Huruf

            The Israelites, led by Msa (P), fled Mir (a prominent walled citadel in ancient Yemen), at night. This is the essence of isr' (the departure from a place in secrecy, without attracting attention). It was not until after Far?awn realized the Israelites had left, that he gathered a party of hunters from the nearby villages, and launched a full pursuit of what he called ?a small band?. Would the great kings of Egypt, who lived in huge palaces with an army ready at their call, prepared to take on rival empires at any time, need to send callers to nearby villages to organize a search party? Would Ramses, Merneptah or Imhotep, personally take it upon themselves to chase a small band across the wilderness of Egypt?

            Has he said something about this

            http//haqeeqat.pk/English%20Tafsir%20e%20Haqeeqat/00.Arabic%20Text/028.%20Al%20Qasas/28.06b.gif

            Does he take Jundohum groups of villagers and who is Haman.

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              That was the reason I gave in brackets the sense of the word dominion.

              Thanks, your insights on his work have clarified to me what is his view point, reading with First part given by Huruf

              Has he said something about this

              http//haqeeqat.pk/English%20Tafsir%20e%20Haqeeqat/00.Arabic%20Text/028.%20Al%20Qasas/28.06b.gif

              Does he take Jundohum groups of villagers and who is Haman.

              Thank brother Mazhar. I guess you should read his articles and see what he has researched. I do not remember every word he wrote because I read his article long time ago. Below is the link if you want read it

              https//www.quranite.com/wp-content/uploads/1st-E-Book_Search-for-Pharaoh.pdf

              https//www.quranite.com/wp-content/uploads/2nd-E-Book_Road-of-the-Patriarch.pdf

              https//www.quranite.com/wp-content/uploads/3rd-E-Book_Israel-and-Sheba.pdf

              https//www.quranite.com/wp-content/uploads/4th-E-Book_The-Assyrian-Storm.pdf

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                Mazhar
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                Novice Thanks,

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                  Novice thanks.

                  I downloaded his work.

                  After talking at great length about the Book of Mormon (https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Mormon) he talks about (seems imaginative) a survey about two photographs 3 and 4 calling second which he calls an Arabian as probable Pharaoh.

                  Interestingly the photograph 4 can not even be considered of a man of Hijaz with that big turban and heavy dress. In peninsula of Arabia one cannot think of putting such heavy turban on head in scorching temperature.

                  Then he discusses about the origin of name Misr by borrowing hundred percent from a paper already on internet because I found it in my folder on Root Misr, exactly as he has written.

                  Please reflect on this para of him

                  //This is why, in the entire text of the Qur?n, we do not come across any mention of the
                  term Far?awn either before or after Msa?s time. The proof is evident by reading Surah
                  12 of the Qur?n, which recounts the story of the prophet Ysuf (P). Allah?s book - which
                  99% of the Muslims have thrown behind their backs - tells us that the title of the ruler of
                  the place called Mir during Ysuf?s time was al-malik (the king or supreme authority),
                  while his subordinate was given the title of al-?azeez (meaning ?one who had high status
                  or power?, or something of the sort). There is no mention of Far?awn anywhere in the
                  account of Ysuf (P), even though it is presumed that he lived, at most, some 150 years
                  before Msa ?s time.//

                  Yusuf alahissalam along with his father, mother, brothers and their families are admitted to have settled in Misr. By the passing of time they turned into Bani Israel. And demand from Firaun was to let Bani Israeel go with Musa alahissalam.

                  He naively forgot or overlooked this speech

                  It is Chapter 40

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                    Interestingly the photograph 4 can not even be considered of a man of Hijaz with that big turban and heavy dress. In peninsula of Arabia one cannot think of putting such heavy turban on head in scorching temperature.

                    Brother Mazhar as I recall his research shows that scene of Misr was southern Arabian Peninsula around Yemen area. Turbans are still worn in that area. Please google Sultan Qaboos and see how he looks in his pictures.

                    Then he discusses about the origin of name Misr by borrowing hundred percent from a paper already on internet because I found it in my folder on Root Misr, exactly as he has written.

                    I cannot speak on his behalf. So I dont know if he borrowed from some other research paper.

                    Yusuf alahissalam along with his father, mother, brothers and their families are admitted to have settled in Misr. By the passing of time they turned into Bani Israel. And demand from Firaun was to let Bani Israeel go with Musa alahissalam.

                    Does Quran confirms this statement? If not how it is admitted and by whom?

                    He naively forgot or overlooked this speech

                    It is Chapter 40

                    Sorry brother I could not see how it confirms that Prophet Yusuf was in Egypt.

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                      And haw many gates were there to enter Egypt and how far one from another?

                      And he said O my sons! Go not in by one gate; go in by different gates. I can naught avail you as against Allah. Lo! the decision rests with Allah only. In Him do I put my trust, and in Him let all the trusting put their trust. (67)

                      Salaam

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                        Brother Mazhar as I recall his research shows that scene of Misr was southern Arabian Peninsula around Yemen area. Turbans are still worn in that area. Please google Sultan Qaboos and see how he looks in his pictures.

                        I cannot speak on his behalf. So I dont know if he borrowed from some other research paper.

                        Does Quran confirms this statement? If not how it is admitted and by whom?

                        Sorry brother I could not see how it confirms that Prophet Yusuf was in Egypt.

                        No, it is not to say that. Only the point that Misr is the same place where the Ruler is mentioned by Malik in the days of Yusuf alahissalam and the same Misr is the place where Firaun was mentioned as the Ruler in the days of Musa alahissalm.

                        So the title of the Ruler is different in the same Misr in two periods of history.

                        We will later see in Qur'aan that this Misr is the same Misr of today, also called Egypt.

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                          Bible, yes bible ?ber alles.

                          Never mind, what the Qur'an says, what the Qur'an does not say, the bible says, that is the en dof it.
                          Egypt is called Misr. Please reproduce here the earliest quotation in Arabic referring to Egypt with such a name and without any great river let alone Nile.

                          Misr in arabic has a meaning and a meaning that is applied more specifically today to Cairo, and only by extension to the whole of Egypt but in fact it refers to Cairo, mainly by people, because main city is called misr or rather masr.

                          But there was no masr in ancient Egypt.

                          Bible, bible ?ber alles and don with Qur'an. My God.

                          Salaam

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                            No, it is not to say that. Only the point that Misr is the same place where the Ruler is mentioned by Malik in the days of Yusuf alahissalam and the same Misr is the place where Firaun was mentioned as the Ruler in the days of Musa alahissalm.

                            So the title of the Ruler is different in the same Misr in two periods of history.

                            We will later see in Qur'aan that this Misr is the same Misr of today, also called Egypt.

                            There are few assumptions here namely

                            Misr is the name of a place....whereas Misr is an Arabic word from root with the meaning "a partition between two things.

                            Firaun is a title and not a name.....background is that pharaoh was the title of rulers of Egypt. Is Firaun=Pharaoh?

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                              There are few assumptions here namely

                              Misr is the name of a place....whereas Misr is an Arabic word from root with the meaning "a partition between two things.

                              Firaun is a title and not a name.....background is that pharaoh was the title of rulers of Egypt. Is Firaun=Pharaoh?

                              No assumptions. In a book which says it is explicitly explicit, it cant leave things for assumptions.

                              ? (

                              That it is name for any any land with defined boundaries and walled.

                              Lane Lexicon The area between two things. A partition or a barrier or thing intervening between two things. Limit or boundary between two lands.

                              In Qur'aan it is stated as a walled locality/city by mentioning entrance/door(s). So it is a place where people lived.

                              One is particularized by reference to a person referred as Fir'auan.

                              Both are diptotes showing as if both are of non-Arabic origin.

                              We will see in Qur'aan who was he and where was he living. It is whether Name or Title that will make little difference in identifying him since subjects of a king know more his title than the personal name.

                              It will be very poor for us if we cannot identify a person whose name or title is second to one Noun by count of mention in Qur'aan in the word category of Proper Nouns,

                              There must be something especial and unique to this King, than all the kings who preceded him in history, that in the category of Proper Nouns his Name finds mention maximum number of times (74) only less than the elevated Messenger Musa alahissalam whose name finds mention 136 times.

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                                No assumptions. In a book which says it is explicitly explicit, it cant leave things for assumptions.

                                ? (

                                That it is name for any any land with defined boundaries and walled.

                                Lane Lexicon The area between two things. A partition or a barrier or thing intervening between two things. Limit or boundary between two lands.

                                In Qur'aan it is stated as a walled locality/city by mentioning entrance/door(s). So it is a place where people lived.

                                One is particularized by reference to a person referred as Fir'auan.

                                Both are diptotes showing as if both are of non-Arabic origin.

                                We will see in Qur'aan who was he and where was he living. It is whether Name or Title that will make little difference in identifying him since subjects of a king know more his title than the personal name.

                                It will be very poor for us if we cannot identify a person whose name or title is second to one Noun by count of mention in Qur'aan in the word category of Proper Nouns; 74 times in 27 chapters while his contemporary Musa alahissalm is first by 136 mentions.

                                Thank you Mazhar. I love to learn the truth so waiting to see how you conclude Misr=Egypt.

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                                  Thank you Mazhar. I love to learn the truth so waiting to see how you conclude Misr=Egypt.

                                  I will try to restrict strictly to academic rules and principles of studying a book without preconceived notions and influences of the works done earlier on the subject.
                                  No assumptions, no far fetched inferences, no insertion of meanings different than the Lexicons, and no lessening of semantics of a word; e.g. Form-V or Form VIII must not be translated by equating with basic form.
                                  Each word in the original text is a pearl embedded at its proper place - it can't be substituted with another Arabic word to render it in English.
                                  Elisions in source text nor anaphora resolution will be overlooked. Allah the Exalted so willing.

                                  I will need your help for scrutiny and insights.

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                                    Thank you. I am just a student taking every opportunity to learn, I will in sha'a Allah pitch in what Allah has shown me so far.

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                                      In the hope that you will certainly help, let us begin with Fir'aoun (Pharaoh for ease of generally referred word otherwise we restrict to source text name).

                                      This Proper Name finds mention in Grand Qur?n 74 times in 27 Chapters. The person by this Name (or Title, since Kings are known to the majority of their subjects mostly by Title and they are mostly addressed by their honorific title) is mentioned exclusively in the narrative of history period relating to the life of elevated Messenger Musa alahissalam, since his childhood to the death of this King.

                                      Classical Lexicons mentioned its Root as . Lane's Lexicon translated the classical Arabic Lexicons in these words
                                      {He (a man, TA) affected the nature, or disposition, of the . (S, * K, TA.) Cunning; i. e. intelligence, or sagacity; or intelligence mixed with craft and forecast; (S, K, TA and pride, haughtiness, or insolence. (TA.) the surname of El-Weleed Ibn-Mus'ab, king of Egypt (S) or the surname of every king of Egypt (K) or it signifies, (K,) or signifies also, (S,) anyone inordinately proud or corrupt or unbelieving; (S, K insolent and audacious in acts of rebellion or disobedience, or extravagant therein and in wrongdoing] unquote

                                      A three radical Root also denotes as Lane's Lexicon translates it Its primary signification is He overtopped, or surpassed in height or tallness in eminence, or nobility,

                                      We find in Qur'aan his first characteristic exactly matching the concept of rendition of his name in Arabic

                                      We recite unto you the Messenger the narrative of the history relating to Ms and Fir'aoun (Pharaoh), truthfully, for the people who believe.

                                      Indeed Fir'aoun (Pharaoh) had exalted himself in the Land (which land not mentioned here by name or specification);

                                      And he had rendered its society segmented in few classes?

                                      By design he kept causing weakening a group of them;

                                      He used to slaughter their sons and let their women live.

                                      Indeed he was of those who cause distortions and create imbalances/in-equilibrium.

                                      The verbal sentence comprising of Verb Perfect; Third person; Singular; Masculine; ; Subject Pronoun hidden referent to Fir'aoun is the true depiction of his Arabic name/title. Its verbal noun is; - stemming from Root . It leads to the perception of eminence, loftiness, sublimity, elevation, exaltation, and up-rise; such exaltation and grandeur that nothing can deviate from it.

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                                      Lane Lexicon It (a thing, Msb) was, or became, high, elevated, or lofty; he was, or became, high, or elevated, or exalted, in dignity, or nobility

                                      And indeed We had rescued Bani Iesraa'eel from the humiliating torture/anguish?
                                      They were suffering from Fir'aoun (Pharaoh).

                                      Indeed he (Fir'aoun/Pharaoh) had made himself the top most of the transgressors - unjust rulers.

                                      It is the judgement of Allah the Exalted. Evaluee about whom judgement is made is Fir'aun. He is placed in the highest negative evaluation that he had become the top most transgressor and unjust ruler. He was warned by Ms about his extreme abnormality

                                      And that you people should not exalt yourselves defiantly against command of Allah the Exalted;

                                      Indeed I have come to you with manifest authority;

                                      And indeed I have already taken refuge with the Sustainer Lord of me and the Sustainer Lord of you people that you could hurl harm to me.

                                      And if you have not yet decided to believe me, thereby, consciously keep yourselves aloof from me."

                                      (He was sent to give message to Fir'aoun and his chieftains, Haman and Qaroon in particular).

                                      Can we believe that merely enslaving a segment of populace of his kingdom and treating them harshly could earn him the condemnation of top transgressor since many would have done this even in recent history?

                                      So there should be something else.

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                                        Thank you. I am just a student taking every opportunity to learn, I will in sha'a Allah pitch in what Allah has shown me so far.

                                        I am also purely a student. Only students can learn seeking help from each other.

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                                          Classical Lexicons mentioned its Root as . Lane's Lexicon translated the classical Arabic Lexicons in these words
                                          {He (a man, TA) affected the nature, or disposition, of the . (S, * K, TA.) Cunning; i. e. intelligence, or sagacity; or intelligence mixed with craft and forecast; (S, K, TA and pride, haughtiness, or insolence. (TA.) the surname of El-Weleed Ibn-Mus'ab, king of Egypt (S) or the surname of every king of Egypt (K) or it signifies, (K,) or signifies also, (S,) anyone inordinately proud or corrupt or unbelieving; (S, K insolent and audacious in acts of rebellion or disobedience, or extravagant therein and in wrongdoing] unquote

                                          Qur'an, as the criteria, describes character of Firaun. Do we have any historical ae well as archaeological evidence to prove that El-Weleed Ibn-Mus'ab was the king of Egypt. Is this an Arabic name or ancient Egyptian name of Pharaoh?

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