Erik, thanks for trying. But if you look at Quranic structure I have posted, it is out of 22, as it is. The first , has implying doubling of meaning binding of two words and hence two Lams, followed by . with gezm on it indicating end of word/pharse.
Badar
Yes, true, I missed that. I thought your focus was on the word muttaqiin.
Peace
Salaam Badar,
From my current knowledge
=
= preposition indicating that the action/thing is aimed to/for whatever word that follows.
= the definite article of Arabic. When following , the alif is dropped.
= active participle in form VIII of the root , a so called doubly weak verb ( ).
The normal construction of active participle in form VIII would be (for the root ). However, in verbs where the initial root (R1) is , the and the merges into a doubled . This is consistent through form VIII, not only for the active participle. Also, if the final root (R3) is , it?s dropped when constructing the active participle. This is consistent through all forms.
= plural ending in genitive (since following preposition ).
That?s as far as grammar and morphology goes I think? There are free grammar books available at StudyQuran (www.studyquran.co.uk), I?m sure they can be of help.
Good luck with your studies!
Peace!
Salaam aleykum,
Did anyone manage to record the debate?
I lost track of time and missed it... /
Peace!
Still interesting quiz, even if agree that some questions were hard to answer properly. I got 25, spiritual seeker... Peace!
Peace
Is the 'they' in 416 both of the masculine and feminine gender. If so, I fully understand this verse for the first time!
Roshan
Salaam!
Yes. Actually, is in dual form, and is the same regardless of gender. Thus, a general meaning can be rendered to "the two who...". So now, please tell me, what is your full understanding? 
Peace JM
Alif can function, not only as a long A vowel, but also as a carrier, e.g. for hamza, like the first letter ('a).
At the end of this word, the alif functions as a carrier for the indefinite accusative marker (an).
The pronunciation would thus be .
The other indefinite markers, i.e. genitive and nominative, do not need a carrier like the accusative do. Nor do the deifinite markers.
Hope this helps. If this wasn't your question, maybe someone got wiser anyway.
May God deepen our knowledge... Salaam!
Many times the Quran mentions that had Allah wanted, he could of revealed the entire book in one occasion. However this was not his method. Pedagogically this makes sense. Faced with the totality of the book how can one make sense of it entirely? Impossible. Only with time and method can this begin to be possible.
20114 Then High above all is God, the King, the True. And do not be hasty with the Quran before its inspiration is completed to you, and Say ?My Lord, increase my knowledge.?
Read the following article so that you know the basis for the September date
http//www.free-minds.org/articles/science/calendars.htm
Peace Ayman,
I don't see how this article supports a date in September?
Ramadhan is the month of scorching heat, thus the fast begins with the first crescent moon after the summer solstice
The first crescent after the summer solstice should be on June 26 or so? Right?
Since the summer soltice is on June 21?
Just got confused... Any ideas?
Peace!
Erik - is it okay then that i call you names just because you listen to rap? ( i wouldnt by the way) using rap lyrics to 'prove my point' ?
music and religion have no relation and none of my views are biased , my closest friend is into rap....
I didn't say it was ok to wrongly accuse a whole group with a special interest of being something bad. I just said that probably, he was being ironic, something which is not to be taken as a serious opinion. However, irony in written form can be VERY hard to grasp (as we have seen MANY examples of).
By the way, that is a very very bold statement from your side. "... none of my views are biased...". I will never be able to say that, since I believe that ALL my views are biased in one way or another.
Salam! /Erik
On the subject of Muslims
Am i missing something or since when there is Muslims that doesn't promote and support terrorism? Sure they maybe out there, but we're talking VAST MINORITY
brilliantly thought-out argument !
But then again what else to expect from a close-minded rap apologist...
I could say something racist too and it'd be quite easy to, but i am not a cheap-shot artist.
Ehm, I think Ron was being ironic... As in, he applied a common perception of muslims in the same way you applied a common perception of rap music. As we all know, very few muslims are terrorists, and I'm quite sure Ron just wanted to prove a point, not pick a fight or insult anyone. As you don?t seem to know, there is A LOT of curse free rap music. It's far from a vast minority. But then again, if you're not into rap music, you will have a somewhat biased view on this. Just as many people who are not muslims see muslims as terrorists. Ok?
Salam!
Salaam!
Fair enough, I agree with you. I just thought there was a lot of negative things said about this type of music, and focus was lost from the initial discussion.
/E
Salaam Brother Erik,
For me personally, Im not against any hiphop/rap music as long as they dont talk about HARAM subject that we've been discussed. In my knowledge, there's some hiphop/rap music that talk about concious things, truth, struggle and thats the type of hiphop/rap music that we should support.
So personally Brother Erik, Im not against any kind or any type of music, Im just against those HARAM music that they already start make it like "TREND" and the "POPULAR" music among our sociaty.
Salaam
Salaam all...
I just thought I'd give my two cents in this (lengthy...) discussion.
I personally enjoy listening to rap/hiphop (among other genres), mainly because I enjoy the music itself. As for the lyrics of rap... Sure, many rap-lyrics can be offensive and portrait behaviour which are not to strive for in daily life. But then again, you have to have some distance to what you're hearing. I find many lyrics amusing and funny too. From my point of view, having listened to hip-hop for many many years, the majority of things said in these songs are not serious. Even as an attitude, it's not serious. If you listen to hiphop in a more diverse manner, you will find that many lyrics are very political and question behaviour such as degrading women, oppressing each other and so on. To me, I don't take it seriously if a rapper sings about sex and women in one song and in the next demonizes rape, teen-sex, prostitution and goes on with praising his mother in the song after that.
All in all, everything you hear and see is what you make of it. Sure, some lyrics may be offensive, but try to see the big picture. Maybe the rapper (in this case) is being ironic, something which is very hard to grasp from hearing just ONE song. From an outside perspective, hiphop may seem degrading to women, but most of the people I know who are into hiphop and other political music, are the ones who are most aware of injustices and misbehaviour in society, and also the ones who fight these things the most. Many things I hear in this music can be directly related to thing I read in the Quran. But like I said before, everything is only what you make of it, right? )
That's all for now... Peace!
/Erik