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"I / We"

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    wildguest1956
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    See http//www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Text/Grammar/robinson.html
    http//www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Text/Grammar/iltifaat.html

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      Samia
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      As Alen mentioned above, "we" in Arabic could be used by a sovereign instead of "I"; but also when you do not want to go personal, as in writing a research/thesis; it would be more appropriate to use the plural "we" than "I" as in "when we investigated this matter, we found that..". One could also use the plural "we" in politeness as when applying for a job or when making a demand/request in formal situations.

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        unknownuser
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        peace

        understood... thanks for the info... I thought it'd make sense We would refer to God only just needed clarification

        God Bless

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          unknownuser
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          peace

          understood... thanks for the info... I thought it'd make sense We would refer to God only just needed clarification

          God Bless

          This is actually common in the Arabic and Hebro languages

          Cheers

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            unknownuser
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            Peace be upon you,

            "I/We" depends on your point of view. God is the core of our being. Remember, The God blew into us from Its Divine Energy(Ruh Ul Qudus).

            God is showing us our true Divine nature. WE=US, and so it is changes back and forth through the entire mesasage.

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              warner
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              Peace

              While on ?I? and ?We? discussion we can not neglect the use of ?Me? and ?Us? also.

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                unknownuser
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                peace

                from what i understand so far

                arabic is not the same as english in which We and Us is always plural

                In arabic we/us can be singular

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                  unknownuser
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                  peace

                  from what i understand so far

                  arabic is not the same as english in which We and Us is always plural

                  In arabic we/us can be singular

                  Peace mate

                  it is not lieke can be singualr, in fact it is not, but it is common in arabic to metaphorically refer to a singualr and it only means respect

                  Peace

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                    unknownuser
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                    peace ahmed

                    I understand. Urdu (which is derived from arabic) and my first taught language is exactly this way in that respect

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                      unknownuser
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                      peace ahmed

                      I understand. Urdu (which is derived from arabic) and my first taught language is exactly this way in that respect

                      Peace mate

                      I think I misunderstood what you meant by "can be", sorry

                      it seems that many languages have this metaphorical use of plural to refer to a singular, even English

                      well, no wonder all languages came from the same and one God

                      Salam

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