MA MALAKAT AYMANUKUM -what is that?
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Peace all. I was thinking about this very topic today on the bus. I think that in some verses it could mean yourself. Eg you only display your sexuality to yourself(ma malakat aymanikum) or your partner.(zawj.) the word ma malakat aymanakum is something that you have 'control'(or responsibility) over,and this applies to your own body. So i would say self-sexuality is fine.(masturbation.) I can understand not showing myself to people who are not my partner,but this doesnt apply to myself.
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Peace,
I think that in some verses it could mean yourself. Eg you only display your sexuality to yourself(ma malakat aymanikum) or your partner.(zawj.) the word ma malakat aymanakum is something that you have 'control'(or responsibility) over,and this applies to your own body.
I doubt 'displaying' ourselves to ourselves as being 'okay' was ever in question.
So i would say self-sexuality is fine.(masturbation.)
Er, is that a leap from displaying oneself to oneself then to self service sexually (or asexually for that matter)?!?
In 424 these are not your 'spouses/partners' yet. It would have strange consequences to substitute 'ma malakat aymanakum' for 'oneself' or 'spouse' in 424?
This is an interesting article about the possibilities-
http//www.free-minds.org/articles/quranic/malak.htm
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Peace sc. I dont see any problem with 424. Its just like a bracket explaining that 'asexuality' is not prohibited. In arabic the concept of brackets is there,look at the verse 53 and some of the verses on food prohibitions for examples of 'brackets' in arabic grammer.
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Peace enq,
Its just like a bracket explaining that 'asexuality' is not prohibited. In arabic the concept of brackets is there,look at the verse 53 and some of the verses on food prohibitions for examples of 'brackets' in arabic grammer.
Concept of brackets? Do you mean the concept of brackets in the translated language (as one language being translated to another becomes lost in translation)? Or do you mean to say/imply that in arabic, someone reading the arabic itself would need brackets to understand and it doesn't flow but has spaces or gaps that fill with the imagination of the reader?
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except what you slaughtered, and what was slaughtered on the slaughter places, and that you seek oath with the featherless arrows , that (is) debauchery ;
Is the underlined what you are referring to as the concept of brackets?
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Peace sc. Yes thats the verse i was talking about,thanks. I mean the arabic in the quran has a system of brackets which is illustrated in the verse you quoted. The part i mean is the ; 'and what was eaten by wild beasts(except what you rescued/slaughtered)'. The exception(illa) is like a bracket. Hope im clear. )
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Peace enq,
Yes thats the verse i was talking about,thanks. I mean the arabic in the quran has a system of brackets which is illustrated in the verse you quoted. The part i mean is the ; 'and what was eaten by wild beasts(except what you rescued/slaughtered)'. The exception(illa) is like a bracket. Hope im clear.
You were quite clear. I just didn't believe what I had just read. Once again, do you think this 'concept of bracket's' exists in the arabic grammar itself? You do realise that it is translated from arabic to english yes?
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Peace sc. I dont see any problem with 424. Its just like a bracket explaining that 'asexuality' is not prohibited. In arabic the concept of brackets is there,look at the verse 53 and some of the verses on food prohibitions for examples of 'brackets' in arabic grammer.
Peace
sorry bro, there is no such bracket concept the arabic language, this is not true and not even near the truth, never heard of it
peace
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Peace ab and sc. Whether you want to call it brackets or something else its still exists. I read the verses in arabic,not english. Why are you guys soo scared of anything that you dont understand or agree with? I mean that question respectfully.
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Peace enquirer,
Whether you want to call it brackets or something else its still exists. I read the verses in arabic,not english.
Can you elucidate? Maybe post some verses in arabic with the brackets there so we can examine this concept more clearly? Afaik, there is no such concept in the arabic itself.
Why are you guys soo scared of anything that you dont understand or agree with? I mean that question respectfully.
What are you on about?
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Peace ab and sc. Whether you want to call it brackets or something else its still exists. I read the verses in arabic,not english. Why are you guys soo scared of anything that you dont understand or agree with? I mean that question respectfully.
Peace bro
certainly I'm not scared and most importantly I will accept anything you say if it has merit and makes sense
now what you say does not exist in the Quran and surely never taught at arabic schools, show me where in the Quran "Not a comic book please" just one bracket that is used
thank you
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lol
that was funny, me and sc almost said the same at the same exact time wink
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Does that mean I can get off your black list huh bro?!? D
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Peace ab and sc. I will use an example to illustrate in arabic how do you know where to stop at a sentence? By an end of ayah marker or the structure of the sentence. Does arabic have emphasis?(eg !) Yes it does (eg 'inna') but you dont call the inna an exclamation mark. please go beyond the word bracket and look at the usage. I dont have an arabic writer on my pc so i cant send you arabic letters. In the verse i quoted the illa performs the function of a bracket.(53).Also if there is no concept of a bracket then in 53 why does the topic shift from food to the completion of the deen and then back to food?
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Peace enq,
please go beyond the word bracket and look at the usage. I dont have an arabic writer on my pc so i cant send you arabic letters. In the verse i quoted the illa performs the function of a bracket.(53).
I'm taking this step by step so I know where you are coming from.
Previously you wrote-
The part i mean is the ; 'and what was eaten by wild beasts(except what you rescued/slaughtered)'. The exception(illa) is like a bracket. Hope im clear.
Now are you saying that there are some words not present in the arabic itself?
Below is the literal translation-
53 Forbidden on you is the animal whose death was caused by suffocation or strangulation, and the blood, and the pig's/swine's flesh/meat, and what was declared/praised the name of whom the sacrifice was made for to other than God with it, and the strangled/choked to death, and the beaten to death/dead due to sickness, and the fallen/destroyed/perished (to death), and the animal whose death was caused by another's horns , and what the beast or bird of prey ate (from), except what you slaughtered, and what was slaughtered on the slaughter places, and that you seek oath with the featherless arrows , that (is) debauchery ; today those who disbelieved despair from your religion, so do not fear them, and fear Me, today I completed for you your religion, and I completed on you My blessing , and I accepted/approved for you the Islam (as) a religion, so who was forced in hunger, not deviating from righteousness/justice to a sin/crime, so that God was/is forgiving, merciful.
So...what exactly is this 'bracket concept' as you wrote in your post above? How is the exception a bracket?
Also if there is no concept of a bracket then in 53 why does the topic shift from food to the completion of the deen and then back to food?
Huh? How does this shift relate to brackets filling in? Please explain?
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Does that mean I can get off your black list huh bro?!? D
you were not on the black list sister, you just didn't give yourself a chance to know me and i guess i did the same mistake
peace
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Salam JHamza, all,
Salaam Simple,
I pretty much agree with this article
http//www.free-minds.org/articles/quranic/malakat.htm
The problem with this article is that one of its conclusions contradicts the Quran verses in which there is a feminine form (ma malakat imanuhuna) for this expression "ma malaka imanukum" so it can not be restricted to men only. The article does not take into consideration the verses where "ma makat imanuhuna" appears but if I follow the logic in this article based on the fact that this same expression applies to women too in Quran, women can have sex with their husbands AND/OR "ma malakat imanuhuna"-).
My point Brother is to be carefull with these articles, mainly when the study is partial. And God knows best. Peace. Myr. -
Peace AB,
you were not on the black list sister, you just didn't give yourself a chance to know me and i guess i did the same mistake
And all this time, I thought I was on it. Ah well. Mistakes can be rectified. Thanks bro )
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Peace ab,sc,myr and all. I mean the exception(illa) acts like a bracket. But lets not get caught up in sematics and nit-picking.We agree its an exception in arabic.(illa). Now back to the topic,myr made a good point about when aymanikum becomes feminine,how does that fit? Can females have consorts as well? Wow sexual equality at last!!! And please logically show how my understanding does not fit with 424 or other verses. Thank you.
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Peace,
I mean the exception(illa) acts like a bracket. But lets not get caught up in sematics and nit-picking.We agree its an exception in arabic.(illa).
I don't know what you mean by 'we agree'. We ALL know it's an exception, it says except right there! What I want you to show me is how it acts like a bracket since you made the claim. What is your definition of brackets? Is it different from what is commonly understood? All I would like is some sound clarification to your claims of their being a 'bracket system/concept' in the arabic itself. I can understand if it might be 'nitpicking' to you, but the details are what the foundation of any constructive discussion is, especially one dealing with so many nuances.
Now back to the topic,myr made a good point about when aymanikum becomes feminine,how does that fit?
It remains to be studied throuroughly keeping in mind the wording and the arabic involved and what the forms signify. Jumping to conclusions without sufficient understanding of the language/grammar involved as well as farfetched ideas amongst other factors can have detrimental consequences. This is pointed out in sis Myr's post as well, which I completely agree with.
And please logically show how my understanding does not fit with 424 or other verses. Thank you.
I think I did, to which you responded with the 'bracket' concept which remains shrouded in mystery. Please clarify?