"We" vs God Alone
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Peace everyone,
1984 - 1986
Yusuf Ali Translation
So make no haste against them, for We but count out to them a (limited) number (of days).
The day We shall gather the righteous to (God) Most Gracious, like a band presented before a king for honours,
And We shall drive the sinners to Hell, like thirsty cattle driven down to water, -Pickthall Translation
So make no haste against them (O Muhammad). We do but number unto them a sum (of days).
On the day when We shall gather the righteous unto the Beneficent, a goodly company.
And drive the guilty unto hell, a weary herd,Freeminds Translation
So do not be impatient; for We are preparing for them a preparation.
The Day We gather the righteous to the Almighty as a delegation.
And We drive the criminals to Hell as a herd. -
20-11 to 20-23
When he came to it, he was called, "O, Moses.
"I am your Lord; remove your sandals. You are in the sacred valley, Tuwa.
"I have chosen you, so listen to what is being revealed.
"I am GOD; there is no other god beside Me. You shall worship Me alone, and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) to remember Me.
"The Hour (end of the world) is surely coming; I will keep it almost hidden, for each soul must be paid for its works.
"Do not be diverted therefrom by those who do not believe in it - those who pursue their own opinions - lest you fall.
"What is this in your right hand, Moses?"
He said, "This is my staff. I lean on it, herd my sheep with it, and I use it for other purposes."
He said, "Throw it down, Moses."
He threw it down, whereupon it turned into a moving serpent.
He said, "Pick it up; do not be afraid. We will return it to its original state.
"And hold your hand under your wing; it will come out white without a blemish; another proof."We thus show you some of our great portents.
Any comments on the above?
See, how the speech changes from , "I" to "He" and then to "We"?
what i think , "This "I "part is direct revelation from lord straight to Mohammad's heart, bypassing all intermediary/controllers
Then the speech is taken over by someone else, may be "Gabriel", and that is why at the end it converts to a we.
siki
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Sikki Peace,
You said
There is no Royal we in God,s language.
This worries me brother. Do you beileve that Classical Arabic is God's language? Or that the Classical Arabic language in the Quran is God's langauge? Classical Arabic is a human language and the Quran is God's message revealed in this very human language. So, do you really believe that Classical Arabic is God's language? Please don't think this, this is the cause of much trouble and misunderstanding amongst Muslims. The message is God's not the language.
Godbless,
Anwar -
Sikki Peace,
You said
This worries me brother. Do you beileve that Classical Arabic is God's language? Or that the Classical Arabic language in the Quran is God's langauge? Classical Arabic is a human language and the Quran is God's message revealed in this very human language. So, do you really believe that Classical Arabic is God's language? Please don't think this, this is the cause of much trouble and misunderstanding amongst Muslims. The message is God's not the language.Godbless,
AnwarI agree with you and there is no doubt regarding the issue, i admit, that i worded the sentence casually. However i maintain that Quran can not have a Royal we.
siki
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selam
1985 The Day We gather the righteous to the Almighty as a delegation.
well that says it all.
there is one thing still bothering me
1850 And We said to the angels "Yield to Adam." So they all yielded except for Satan, he was of the Jinn, so he disobeyed the order of his Lord. Will you take him and his progeny as allies besides Me, while they are your enemy? Miserable for the wicked is the substitute!1851 I did not make them witness the creation of heavens and Earth, nor the creation of themselves. Nor do I take the misleaders as helpers.
who was not the witness? angels or satan?
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peace nerspi
i think 1851 is referring to the just the jinns, watch the wording carefully
1850 And We said to the angels "Yield to Adam." So they all yielded except for Satan, he was of the Jinn, so he disobeyed the order of his Lord. Will you take him and his progeny as allies besides Me, while they are your enemy? Miserable for the wicked is the substitute!
1851 I did not make them (satan and his progeny) witness the creation of heavens and Earth, nor the creation of themselves. Nor do I take the misleaders as helpers.
the misleaders would be referring to the evil ones thus 'angels' excluded.
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Peace,
I looked in Muheetul-Muheeti under Jinn and it has alot of meanings (even jannatun does)
Jannatun (from jannatul-laili) cover/darkeness
Jinnun dhulmatun (darkness), ikhtilaatudhalaami(covering/coming of darkness), most (mu&thamanaasi=jinnunaasi (most people).Al-jinnu the angels (al-malaa'ikatu) just like Jinnatun (ka-jinnatin)
As it concerns the youth or besides the youth (ashabaabu wa ghairuhu) it means the first(or best) and the most recent/youngest (awwaluhu wa hidthaanuhu(plural of hadeeth meaning recent/new))
As it concerns plants it's flowers or its blossoms (wa anabtu zahruhu wa nawruhu).
Jannatun a garden with palms and trees
the expression laa jinna = laa khafaa'a (there's not hiding (it), nothing hidden)
and baitujinnin= below a snowy mountain and the description is jinaaneeyun.Strangely enough I didn't read anything about spirits.
Godbless,
Anwar -
In Urdu language too "I" and "We" is used by one person, when giving command, instructions, orders or telling about some thing big done by him. Some people commonly use "We" instead of "I" even in ordinary conversation.
Brother! i recommend , that you go through the whole thread.(for royal we)
siki
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Just to revisit this thread, can it be said that if the quran uses its own grammatical constructs, that it is wrong?
In 7156, either the case is made for a trinity, or polytheism, or simply, there is a royal We in use. Since when did other books restrict quranic grammar?
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Just to revisit this thread, can it be said that if the quran uses its own grammatical constructs, that it is wrong?
In 7156, either the case is made for a trinity, or polytheism, or simply, there is a royal We in use. Since when did other books restrict quranic grammar?
The quraan was revealed in a spoken language. Spoken Arabic does not respect grammar.
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The quraan was revealed in a spoken language. Spoken Arabic does not respect grammar.
The quran itself disagrees with that? I.e. in 121-2, 413. But more importantly, 4612 is related to the topic, mentioning Moses directly and again, describes it as a book, not just a recital. Evidently it is primarily a book.
So why the hubbub, either way? You have one God equated with a plural, and your answer is that it doesn't follow grammar, why the different case for the other instances of "We" or "Our"?
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peace
i'm very interested in this 'We','Us',or 'Our' topic.
in some verses it does imply that 'We' does not refer to God359 And God is the One who sends the winds so it stirs up a cloud, then We drive it to a town that is dead, and We revive with it the land after it had died. Such is the resurrection.
3527 Do you not see that God sends down water from the sky, thus We produce with it fruits of various colors? And of the mountains are peaks that are white, red, or some other color and intense black.
but what about these verses
1526 And We have created man from a clay hardened and shaped.
2021 He said "Take it and do not be fearful, We will turn it back to its previous form."
4380 Or do they think that We do not hear their secrets and private counsel? Yes indeed; and Our messengers are with them, recording. -
Peace,
Samia said
The quraan was revealed in a spoken language. Spoken Arabic does not respect grammar.
This is falsehood of the utmost. Just pure and utter falsehood. The written Arabic today was the spoken Arabic of then. (Just as the people during Shakespeares age and the King's James Bible actually spoke that way (on the streets and everything, as opposed to now) The spoken Arabic of today is an invention of the Creolization era where Arabs through contact with non-Arabs formed a creole Arabic which spread and evolved within each different country. Please do not speak these untruths Samia, it cries ignorance. I'm sorry. What you have said above is just wrong, wrong, wrong. Please go listen to Shiekh Sha'rawi or somone from whom you can gleam some truth on these lingustic issues.
Godbless,
Anwar