25:30 THE EXAMPLE AND WARNER
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3918 ?The ones who listen to what is being said, and then follow the best of it. These are the ones whom God has guided, and these are the ones who possess intelligence.?
7 145. And We wrote for him on the tablets from everything a lesson, and detailing all things. Take it with strength and order your people to take the best from it. I will show you the abode of the corrupt.
I will give verse 2530 as the example.
2530 And the Messenger will say, ?O my Lord! These are my people, the ones who had made this Qur'an mahjoor."
Mahjoor means in arabic; to desert, to avoid, to shun, separate oneself from, taken as nonsense, taken as of no account, immobilized it like villagers who bind a cow by tying her front foot to her horn.
So which meaning is it? Let?s see which fit the context.
2530 And the Messenger will say, ?O my Lord! These are my people, the ones who had made this Qur'an of no account."
2530 And the Messenger will say, ?O my Lord! These are my people, the ones who have deserted this Qur'an ."
2530 And the Messenger will say, ?O my Lord! These are my people, the ones who treated this Qur'an as something to be avoided."
2530 And the Messenger will say, ?O my Lord! These are my people, the ones who have separated themselves from this Qur'an."
2530 And the Messenger will say, ?O my Lord! These are my people, the ones who have shunned this Qur'an."
2530 And the Messenger will say, ?O my Lord! These are my people, the ones who have taken this Qur'an as nonsense."
2530 And the Messenger will say, ?O my Lord! These are my people, the ones who have immobilized this Qur'an as a cow bound foot to horn."
What to do now? They all fit! So which one do you choose? The best as is ordered in 3918. But they all are the best. So the best solution is not to choose one, but to accept them all. As mahjoor means all those things, and God chose Arabic not for nothing. I myself believe He chose Arabic exactly for this quality. It is so versatile, all the meanings can fit. So we would end up with this
2530 And the Messenger will say, ?O my Lord! These are my people, the ones who had made this Qur'an of no account, have deserted it, treated it as something to be avoided, have separated themselves from it, have shunned it, have taken it as nonsense and immobilized and fixed its meaning as a cow bound foot to horn."
This verse becomes so wide in its message, and every word in it is correct. The same technique can be applied on numerous words. Not every meaning can fit in some verses, as this is determined by the context. But I hope I have made my point clear. The Arabic is to wide and to versatile to fix it to one meaning. And as clear in 2530, we are also warned not to do it.