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symbolic interpretation of the "women"

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    Elke
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    Salaam bros idol and ahmad,all

    good to see two guys with so different views that still talk to each other nicely

    I believe that both things are possible in the same time; meaning that mohamed really existed but that at the same time there always is a symbolic meaning involved. I also have no problem about moses striking/separating the red seas - god can do what he wishes but true if someone told me something like this happening today i would have difficulty believing it.

    code 19 - may be it exists but people made an idol of it and sorry to touch another point not really discussed here

    a symbolic interpretation of the "women" (feminin principle) to be confined in their houses until death unless gods shows them a way out is much more acceptable to me than real confinement of women. Even though at the time of the prophet - and in some countries nowadays - the fact to keep a woman in your house instead of throwing her out in the street could have been a protection for her. But the fact is - injustice is not accceptable to me - why is same law not applied to men - which leads me to believe - god being just - that what is actually talked about is symbolic - each one of us- man or woman - having both the feminin and the masculine principle inside...

    LK

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      mquran
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      a symbolic interpretation of the "women" (feminin principle) to be confined in their houses until death unless gods shows them a way out is much more acceptable to me than real confinement of women. Even though at the time of the prophet - and in some countries nowadays - the fact to keep a woman in your house instead of throwing her out in the street could have been a protection for her. But the fact is - injustice is not accceptable to me - why is same law not applied to men - which leads me to believe - god being just - that what is actually talked about is symbolic - each one of us- man or woman - having both the feminin and the masculine principle inside...

      Are you saying that an-nisaa is a SYMBOLIC femininity ?

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        Elke
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        Peace mquran, ahmed

        mquran
        Are you saying that an-nisaa is a SYMBOLIC femininity ?

        i say exactely what i say wink
        I believe that both things are possible in the same time; meaning that mohamed really existed but that at the same time there always is a symbolic meaning involved.

        you can apply the same thing to an nissa

        ahmed
        "I am convinced that God rules the Earth through the laws of physics."

        Yes, because he's the ONE who established these laws in the first place, but, he could also go above if he wished...

        Peace, lk

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          mquran
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          Peace Elke,

          i say exactely what i say

          Wittgenstien would love you Im sure, but I'm just a normal person seeking a normal explanation. Here's what you posted

          a symbolic interpretation of the "women" (feminin principle) to be confined in their houses until death unless gods shows them a way out is much more acceptable to me than real confinement of women

          Would you mind explaining to me how you'd confine the feminine principle until God shows them a way out?

          I believe that both things are possible in the same time; meaning that mohamed really existed but that at the same time there always is a symbolic meaning involved.

          you can apply the same thing to an nissa

          Ok, so by this principle, during the Prophets time, we actually confine the offenders to thier homes but in this day and age, we just confine thier 'feminine principle' ?

          And by that logic, during the Prophets time, they actually established justice but during this day and age, we just symbolically do so (how, God only knows!)

          This doesn't make sense but if you would explain how the feminine principle gets confined, im sure it would shed light on things.

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            Elke
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            Peace mquran,

            i try to explain in short (am at work) if not i'll shout for idolfrees help lol

            Feminin principle would be the emotion - emotional decisions, not based on logic and facts but on feelings, desires. And i insist, women and men can be prone to take such decisions... These have to be confined in order to find solutions to problems each and everybody meets in life.

            And mquran, sorry but you're a man. That why you can accept the idea of confinement for women. Which woman here would accept this idea of confinement by their husband today ? At least in locations where we are independant. And i insist again - god is just - al adel - why wouldn't lewd men be confined then ?

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              mquran
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              i try to explain in short (am at work) if not i'll shout for idolfrees help

              Take your time. Im grateful for the discussion at least.

              Feminin principle would be the emotion - emotional decisions, not based on logic and facts but on feelings, desires. And i insist, women and men can be prone to take such decisions... These have to be confined in order to find solutions to problems each and everybody meets in life

              I see, ok. I would have to disagree because the word 'al-maut' in 4/16 refers to a physical death as far as my research goes.

              And mquran, sorry but you're a man. That why you can accept the idea of confinement for women. Which woman here would accept this idea of confinement by their husband today ? At least in locations where we are independant. And i insist again - god is just - al adel - why wouldn't lewd men be confined then ?

              Im sorry, but my gender has nothing to do with my understanding. If your interpretation is correct, it would stand out regardless of my gender. I also cannot accept the 'today' example because my approach to al-quraan is time-transcendant.

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                Elke
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                peace mquran

                you wrote
                I would have to disagree because the word 'al-maut' in 4/16 refers to a physical death as far as my research goes.

                i see no problem there. Physical death is also the end of our chance to overcome wrong behaviour, at least at this plane of life.

                my approach to al-quraan is time-transcendant.

                no problem, mine is as well but i believe in ijtihad. the essence of quran is for me in the spiritual message, laws as such can evolve with the environment

                lk

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                  mquran
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                  Peace Elke,

                  i see no problem there. Physical death is also the end of our chance to overcome wrong behaviour, at least at this plane of life.

                  Please look at the verse again
                  If any of nisaaikum are guilty of lewdness, Take the evidence of four witnesses from amongst you against them; and if they testify, confine them to houses until death do claim them, or God ordain for them some way.(4/15)

                  How does one's feminine principle become guilty of lewdness? I'm sorry but this is trying to fit square peg into a round hole. And if one's feminine principle is guilty, why does one's masculine principle get incarcerated as well ?

                  no problem, mine is as well but i believe in ijtihad. the essence of quran is for me in the spiritual message, laws as such can evolve with the environment

                  Ok. Al-quraan supports no such dichotomy, fyi. I respect your view but don't find it islamic.

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                    unknownuser
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                    Peace be upon you MQ,

                    I dont know the true meaning of this verse yet, but I would like to think out loud in reference to your post.

                    If any of nisaaikum are guilty of lewdness, Take the evidence of four witnesses from amongst you against them; and if they testify, confine them to houses until death do claim them, or God ordain for them some way.(4/15)

                    How does one's feminine principle become guilty of lewdness?

                    the masculine and feminine are the opposite sides of polarity of all things, like hot(masculine) and cold(feminine), day(masculine) and night(feminine), etc. In terms of revelation, the masculine would be the sender, the feminine would be the reciever. So we can metaphorize this as a marriage of the sender and reciever. However, if one finds thier "receptive faculty" guilty of lewdness, that is, accepting foolish messages other than the one they should be married to, then we should take 4 witnesses....

                    Let me pause for a moment and state that this number 4 must be studied more thoroughly. I "sense" it is connected to shayteen attacking from 4 positions and also to Ibrahim taking four birds, training them to answer his call in response to the God sowing him how God raises the dead.

                    And if one's feminine principle is guilty, why does one's masculine principle get incarcerated as well ?

                    The masculine principle is the part of us that we share with The God, remember he has blown HIS RUH into us. So in saying that, we can even see the correspondence to ruh(masculine) and nafs(feminine).

                    Regarding to confining them to houses, we have to make go back to the threads about "bayt".

                    In conclusion, one thing we know is that confining women and not men to houses just doesnt sound right literally, do we agree?

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                      Elke
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                      salam mquran

                      you're the one who sees incarceration because you have an exclusively litteral understanding. No problem for me here either. But true, i have to reflect some more on the four witnesses...

                      Any ideas idolfree ?

                      lk

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                        mquran
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                        Salaamun alaikum Kyle and Elke,

                        KyleI dont know the true meaning of this verse yet, but I would like to think out loud in reference to your post.

                        Go ahead, its how correct interpretations are arrived at )

                        the masculine and feminine are the opposite sides of polarity of all things, like hot(masculine) and cold(feminine), day(masculine) and night(feminine), etc. In terms of revelation, the masculine would be the sender, the feminine would be the reciever. So we can metaphorize this as a marriage of the sender and reciever. However, if one finds thier "receptive faculty" guilty of lewdness, that is, accepting foolish messages other than the one they should be married to, then we should take 4 witnesses....

                        Kyle, the context of this verse negates your interpretation. I can sense the forcedness in your attempt above. If you look at 4/19 onwards, metaphorisation is impossible because its clearly talking about a social dimension.

                        Let me pause for a moment and state that this number 4 must be studied more thoroughly. I "sense" it is connected to shayteen attacking from 4 positions and also to Ibrahim taking four birds, training them to answer his call in response to the God sowing him how God raises the dead.

                        Ok man, when you get something more concrete about the 4 connection, do let me know.

                        The masculine principle is the part of us that we share with The God, remember he has blown HIS RUH into us. So in saying that, we can even see the correspondence to ruh(masculine) and nafs(feminine).

                        Regarding to confining them to houses, we have to make go back to the threads about "bayt".

                        In conclusion, one thing we know is that confining women and not men to houses just doesnt sound right literally, do we agree?

                        Im sorry, I dont see the marriage of the ruh and nafs in al-quraan. The only link is via adam and certainly doesnt indicate this. I'm sorry Kyle, but Im very averse to importing alien theologies into my understanding. I'm trying to do the opposite after all.

                        You're right in that it's confining them to 'the houses' (fee AL-buyoot) which I take to mean in the Islamic domains. Its not in thier houses (buyutikunna).

                        Also 'doesnt sound right' assumes a reference. In order to access the Quraan, we're told to purify ourselves. Maybe according to our modern standards this is wrong or maybe our own modern standards is wrong.

                        Elke you're the one who sees incarceration because you have an exclusively litteral understanding. No problem for me here either. But true, i have to reflect some more on the four witnesses...

                        Ok, instead of incarceration, what do you see ?

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                          Peace LK, MQ,

                          I find interesting the translation of 415-16 by shabir

                          415 Protection of honor and chastity for men and women, both, is the cornerstone of a virtuous society (1732), (424). If any woman or a group of women spread sexual immorality or lewdness in the society, it is required that the appropriate court takes four honorable and reliable witnesses. If their testimony corroborates with other evidence (1226), confine them to their houses, since immorality is as contagious as good conduct. This confinement would be for an indefinite period, unless such women seek the Way of Allah, such as repentance and amendment, or the singles among them get honorably married.

                          I think that "hattayatawaffahunna almawtu" translated as "until death takes them" shouldn't be considered in its literal meaning because of the last part of the the verse 415 "or God makes for them a way out".

                          416 If a couple spreads such immorality or lewdness in the society, both of them shall be punished by the appropriate court of law. If they repent and amend, leave them alone. Allah is the Acceptor of repentance, Merciful.

                          I think both man and women are concerned by the same punishment. Allah is the Acceptor of repentance of both man and women.

                          What do you think?

                          Thanks

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                            Peace LK, MQ,

                            I find interesting the translation of 415-16 by shabir

                            415 Protection of honor and chastity for men and women, both, is the cornerstone of a virtuous society (1732), (424). If any woman or a group of women spread sexual immorality or lewdness in the society, it is required that the appropriate court takes four honorable and reliable witnesses. If their testimony corroborates with other evidence (1226), confine them to their houses, since immorality is as contagious as good conduct. This confinement would be for an indefinite period, unless such women seek the Way of Allah, such as repentance and amendment, or the singles among them get honorably married.

                            I think that "hattayatawaffahunna almawtu" translated as "until death takes them" shouldn't be considered in its literal meaning because of the last part of the the verse 415 "or God makes for them a way out".

                            416 If a couple spreads such immorality or lewdness in the society, both of them shall be punished by the appropriate court of law. If they repent and amend, leave them alone. Allah is the Acceptor of repentance, Merciful.

                            I think both man and women are concerned by the same punishment. Allah is the Acceptor of repentance of both man and women.

                            What do you think?

                            Thanks

                            Thank you marie, well said and very logical

                            The verse is crystal clear in arabic and you brought in the best interpetation that is very compatible with the Arabic words

                            my point is why people hold this aagainst the Quran and Allah?

                            Allah documented all the laws we need to prosper, the above lawa is talking about a woman committing adultery and to protect her from her husband, THE HUSBAND MUST BRING 4 RELIABLE WITNESSES that his wife committed adultery

                            now if proven then he has two options

                            1. throw her in the streets and marry a better and clean woman

                            2. if he loves her, then he can try to keep her and fix her flaw "if she still loves him"

                            I actually kknw a lot of wives who cheated in theor husbands "in muslim countries" and when their husband found out, they didn't go mad rather they tried hard not to destroy the family, now many years after they are still living happily together, no bull, it is true stories and I know the peole very well

                            also I know that if I cheat on my wife and she finds out, show will throw me in the streets, we are even guys

                            peace to all and to Elke

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                              mquran
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                              Peace Marie,

                              My view is, until death takes them should be taken literally because its 'al-maut' and I've seen 'al-maut' to be literal. However, if those women seek sabeelillah, then the confinement should end.

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                                Elke
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                                Peace all,

                                could i know who made an independant thread of this ? Cause it was not me...

                                Not that i am against it in principle, but its the name of the initiator of the thread that should appear. Just in order to be correct...

                                LK

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                                  Elke
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                                  Ok, no answer needed, i just found out it was marie

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                                    marie
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                                    Peace Mquran, all

                                    Peace Marie,

                                    My view is, until death takes them should be taken literally because its 'al-maut' and I've seen 'al-maut' to be literal. However, if those women seek sabeelillah, then the confinement should end.

                                    I think we are speaking about the same thing, if they (two women) refuses to seek the Way of Allah, such as repentance and amendment, their confinement should be extended till they die..

                                    The crime spoken of in 416 is the same as that in 415. For me, both man and women are under the same punishment.

                                    The adulteress and the adulterer are under the same law (242)

                                    I think the translation of "faathoohuma" as "then you shall annoy them"(FM) or "give them both a slight punishment" (Muhammad Ali) is not correct and ambigous.

                                    Then how to punish the two men who commit the same crime is explained in the light of 415.

                                    PLease let me know your understanding of 416.

                                    Thanks

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                                      unknownuser
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                                      Hello Marie

                                      is "Al Lati" Muthany i.e. "for double" or it is "Gameh" Plural "for more than 2 women"?

                                      peace

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                                        marie
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                                        Peace LK,

                                        Peace all,

                                        could i know who made an independant thread of this ? Cause it was not me...

                                        Not that i am against it in principle, but its the name of the initiator of the thread that should appear. Just in order to be correct...

                                        Sorry for the confusion.

                                        If you find the title of this thread uncorrect, you can suggest another title )

                                        For the futur, feel free to create another thread which does not cover the same subject.

                                        The separation of one thread in several threads is not a recreation for me

                                        Peace

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                                          unknownuser
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                                          Hello

                                          I believe the 4 witnesses are also mentioned in the Torah, I have to find it though

                                          peace

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