another observation on salat
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peace All,
I'm just throwing this out there for reflection... I have only been thinking it over for a few mins.
in 2238, "salawatun" is simply the plural of salat and is referring to the previous context. the previous context discusses examples of salat.
just like in 91-12 is just another example of a salat/bond.
So i decided to check over the other occurrences of "salawat" and found the above understanding to be in agreement with them. Furthermore, i am thinking there may be some additional information to extract from salat, there is something inherent in the salat/bond implying its something special, i was thinking it involves authority, or a higher authority of some kind.
This connotation is definitely present in the classical Arabic root meanings, and also in 'al quran' in various places (e.g. 2241).
Also, i noted there seems to be a distinction between salat and amanat and AAahd (see 238-9). Has anyone done a comparison of these terms to find subtle differences?
also, this made me look at 2240. Has anybody done a thorough study of this sign? is it possible "our Lord is God" (which is an example of a bond) is being cited as a possible example of sawamiAAu / biyaAAun / salawatun / masajidu ??
i have a working idea of masajid being "a mode/manner/place of acknowledgement" which also fits in with the above.
any thoughts appreciated.
