Sunday, 12 March 2017

EVOLUTION OF LANGUAGE & QURAN

EVOLUTION OF LANGUAGE & QURAN:

Geoffrey Chaucer (1343 – 25 October 1400), known as the Father of English literature, is widely
considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to be buried in Poets’
Corner of Westminister Abbey.

One of the best example is that during the time of Chaucer the meaning of the word NICE was stupid but
strangely in today’s time the meaning of the word NICE is pleasant or good.

This type of evolution occurring in the meaning of words happen in every language so to blame these
changes to conspiracy is ignorance. English is a living language. It survives only because it adapted to the
changes cause due to merger of different culture. The languages which fail to undergo evolution dies or
become a liturgical language as it fail to adapt to the geographical conditions. The old English survived
only because it wore the dress of Modern English but the fact is that the English we know today is totally
different from the old English.

The same is true with Arabic language. The old Arabic language survived because of Modern Arabic. The
old Arabic embraced the words from Armenian, Syrian and Persian neighbors. The Old Arabic has
become a liturgical language used only in performing rituals. Apart from it has no use in today’s
colloquial.

The best way to understand Quranic Arabic is to understand the context by working on important and
often repeated vocabularies. Although it is a tough job but possible.

I understood the Quran by understanding its important or main vocabularies, then studying the root
words and its derivatives... then out of that I understood the concept or the theme or the core message
of the entire Quran... then attempting a contextual translation / interpretation according to those
meanings which I have understood.

As per my knowledge there are 3 types of interpretations of Quran presently prevalent in the market. 1)
Based on shahan-e-nuzool 2) Based on history, geography and scientific discoveries 3) Based on forming
just and fair society or classless society.

The most prominent among the educated class is the interpretation based on forming classless society
commonly known as Nizam-e-Rabbubiat; a term given by Allama Gulam Ahmed Parvez school of
thought.

I just wanted to discuss how people arrived at the conclusion that Quran talks about forming a classless
society.

Is it fair to interpret Quran on preconceived notion of forming a classless society and then dictating the
overall interpretation of the Quran based on that concept? The only difference in this type of
interpretation is shahan-e-nuzool concept is replaced by preconceived notion of forming classless
society given by Gulam Ahmed Parvez school of thoughts.

Then accordingly meaning of each and every word is selected keeping in mind the preconceived idea or
data of forming a classless society. Are we doing justice with the message of the Quran by adjusting the
meanings of words to fit it in the said concept? By doing these manipulations we are not letting the
noble Quran to speak to us. We are not letting the Rehman in us to express rather we are choking its
voice.

Why would Quran talk about common moral science lesson on human values or a civics lesson on
forming a classless society? What guidance and benefit would the entire mankind will get by decoding
this book based on this concept of just and fair society? Humans cannot establish systems on other
humans and call it just and fair.

Isn’t it that people living in Amazon, Indonesians, Australian, Africans and Indian jungles have such
societies? We have a living model in their life style; do they need a Quran or a Bible to guide them to
attain peace and justice? They already have their own laws which they follow.
Isn’t this type of interpretation further divide people and would be a fertile ground for dispute and fight
as every one of us carry our own ideas about forming a just and fair society? Why would anyone opt for
“Quranic model”? Or this Quran is only for elites who want to establish the power on earth in the name
of their sacred book?

The most important criteria to understand or interpret any foreign language is to clean any
preconceived ideas. When we purify ourselves the Rehman [self nourisher] in us guide us to understand
and explain the unexpected or abstract knowledge. We don’t have to go to any grammarian or any
school to learn the Quran. The Quran will be revealed on you if we wipe out all preconceived notions
and yearn for sincere teacher. Many people believe this is a joke. Believe me it is real but the wiping of
all other ideologies from the mind is the most difficult thing.

Surah Al- Rehman

(1) Al-Rehman

(2) Taught the Qur'an,

(3) Created man,

(4) [And] taught him eloquence.

If we understand these above verses in right perspective, I am sure we will able to understand what
Quran is. I am a firm believer of the above verses.
Here we have not been told by the Quran to learn the Quran from any teacher or in any madrasa. But it
is clearly emphasized that Rehman [self Nourisher] will be your teacher…And the condition to
understand Quran is that we have to purify ourselves from preconceived notions [56:77-79] and work
sincerely towards its understanding.

For me some of the main / important or often repeated vocabularies and its derivatives are:

1) Allah – 2851 times

2) Rabb – 981 times

3) Rehman – 339 times

4) Rasul – 513 times

5) Nabi – 160 times

6) Malaikah – 206 times

7) Khalafa – 127 times

8) Shaitaan – 88 times

9) Islam / Salam / Muslim – 157 times

10) Deen – 101 times

11) Kafir – 525 times

12) Mushrik / shirk – 168 times

13) Azaab – 373 times

14) Firaun – 74 times

15) Musa – 124 times

16) Israel – 40 times

17) Jannat / Jinn / Junoon / Majnoon – 201 times

18) Nahar – 113 times

19) Jahanum – 77 times

20) Lail – 92 times

21) Kitab / Kataba – 319 times

22) Quran – 88 times

23) Arabi – 22 times

24) Nafs – 298 times

25) Ilm -854 times

26) Hakim / Hikmat – 210 times

27) Aqal – 49 times

28) Samavat & fil Ardh – 770 times

29) Nisa – 59 times

30) Bashar – 125 times

31) Naas – 241 times

32) Rajul – 73 times

33) Mutaqi – 258 times

34) Aman / Momin – 890 times

35) Nazil – 293 times

36) Aakhira - 250 times

37) Hidaya – 316 times

38) Haq – 287 times

39) Batil – 36 times

40) Qalb – 168 times

41) Samaa – 185 times

42) Basir - 148 times

43) Misaal – 169 times

44) Naar / Nur – 194 times

45) Rajaun – 104 times

46) Maut – 166 times

47) Hayat – 181 times

48) Khalaq – 261 times

49) Qayam, Qaum. Aqimo – 664 times

50) Zikr – 294 times

51) Salat – 99 times

52) Sajda – 92 times

53) Zakat – 59 times

54) Zulm – 315 times

55) Hajj – 33 times

56) Saum – 14 times

57) Kalima – 76 times

58) Um / ummi / Imam / Ummat – 110 times

59) Bani – 184 times

60) Bayat – 73 times

61) Tilawat – 63 times

62) Qatal – 170 times

63) Jihad – 41 times

64) Isa – 16 times

65) Marium – 34 times

66) Qul / Qaul – 1727 times

67) Wahi – 78 times

Once I understood and fix some of the important vocabularies, I don’t change or compromise its
meaning or its essence. This determination not to change its core meaning helps me in deducing the
context and then I fill up the gaps according to the demand of the context with grammar rules.