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ThepurposeofthiswebsitetoshowtheQuranicmiracleandit'sinimitabilitywhichliesattheheartofthe QuransclaimtobeingarevelationfromAllah(swt).IfyouareindoubtofwhatWehaverevealedtoOur messenger,thenproduceonechapterlikeit.Calluponallyourhelpers,besidesAllah,ifyouaretruthfulQur'an 2:23.
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Thisisadetailedcoursethathastakenover2yearsinthemaking.TheQur'aniclinguisticmiracle willbeexaminedingreatdetail.ItisaprerequisitethatonehasatleastabeginnerlevelofArabicto understandthematerialcovered.Formoreinformationpleasevisit http://sibawayinstitute.com/ecampus/

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CharacteristicsoftheArabiclanguage (3) MeaningofWords(4)

TherichnessoftheArabicLanguage
DrFadlSamaraiafamousArabicGrammarianintheArabworldcomparedtheArabiclanguagetoa highlysophisticated,stateoftheartcomputeralongsidetheEnglishlanguage(oranyother language)whichhecomparedtoanobsoleteandoutdatedcomputer.Thismightsoundabitbiased consideringheisanArab,aMuslimandafamousArabicGrammarianonArabTV,howeverhehas verygoodreasontomakethiscomparisononceweexaminetheArabiclanguageinabitmore detail.

NonMuslimReactiontotheQur'an(3) ThemiracleoftheQur'an(7) TheQuranandScience(1) VerseAnalysisoftheQur'an(7) WhylearnArabic(3) WordusageintheQur'an(12)

Beforewecanunderstandthiscomparisonweneedtounderstandthedifferencebetweena declininglanguagelikeArabicandanondeclininglanguageliketheEnglishlanguage. Let'stakethefollowing3simplesentencesinbothArabicandEnglish:

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OntheotherhandyouwillnoticethenameKhalidinArabic(

)changesdependingonits

roleinthesentence(Khalid(un),Khalid(an)andKhalid(in)respectively).Inthefirstsentenceheisthe doer,thesecondheistheobjectandthethirdhefollowedbytheword andverbsinArabicdeclinedependingontheirroleinthesentence.

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Declension,asDrFadlexplainsgivestheArabiclanguageanaddeddimensionofbeingableto communicatewhatonewantstosayinthemostprecisewaypossiblethatEnglishandothernon declininglanguagesarenotabletodo.

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LetustakeasimplesentenceinEnglishandtranslateittoArabic MuhammadgaveKhalidabook

InEnglishwearelimitedtothepropersentencestructurewhichneedstobeadheredto.Ifwewere torearrangethesamewordsofthesentenceinrandomorderasfollows:

gaveaMuhammadKhalidbook

Itwouldmakeabsolutelynosense.Alsoifwewantedtosaythesamesentenceinanotherwaywe wouldneedtobringinanewwordorchangeawordwithoneofitssynonyms.

Ontheotherhand!

InArabicwecanusethesamewords(withsamefunctioninthesentence)andrearrangethemin10 differentways:

Inall10sentencesthesamewordsareusedwitheachwordhavingthesamefunctioninthe sentence.Eachofthe10sentencescanbetranslatedbackintoEnglishas"MuhammadgaveKhalid abook"

Nowthequestionwillarisewhatisthepoint.Wouldthisnotmaketheother9formsredundantsince theyallhavethesamemeaning.Actuallytheyallhavethesamegeneralmeaningwithasubtle differenceineachbasedonthepositioningofthewords.

Let'stakesomeexamples:

Onedidnotknowanythingoftheevent(i.e.MuhammadgivingKhalidabook)priortohearingit.In

otherwords,thisiscompletelynewinformationforthepersonhearingit. *******************************************************

OneisawarethatKhalidreceivedabookbutisunawareofthepersonwhogaveittohim.Soone wouldask"WhogaveKhalidthebook?"andthiswouldbetheresponse. *******************************************************

OneisawarethatKhalidreceivedsomethingfromMuhammadbutisunawareofwhathegave.So onewouldask"WhatdidMuhammadgiveKhalid?"andthiswouldbetheresponse. *******************************************************

OneisawarethatMuahmmadgavesomethingtosomeonebutisunawareofwhatwasgivenandto whomitwasgivento.Soonewouldask"WhatdidMuhammadgiveandtowhomithegiveitto?" andthiswouldbetheresponse. Andsoon.

ThisisoneexampleofhowEnglishseemsquitepowerlesswhencomparedwiththeArabic language.

TheMiracleoftheQur'an
DrFadlhaswrittenmanybooksonthelinguisticmiracleoftheQur'anandIwilltrytosharesomeof whathesays.MuchofhisworkistakenfromIslamicscholarsandgrammariansofthepast althoughhehasaddedasubstantialamountofhisowninsights.

OneaspectofthemiraculousnatureoftheQur'aniclanguageliesintheprecisionofitswords.As ImamalSuyutisaidinalItqanfiUloomalQur'an,

"Itispossibletoconveyasinglemeaningwithavarietyofwords,somemoreexpressivethan others.Likewiseforthetwopartssubjectandpredicateofasentenceeachmaybeexpressed inthemosteloquentmannerwhentakenalongsidetheother.Therefore,itisnecessary[ingood composition]toconsidertheoverallmeaningofasentence,thentoconsidereverysinglewordthat maybeusedtoconveythatmeaning,andthentousethemostappropriate,expressiveandeloquent ofthosewords.Thisisimpossibleformantodoconsistently,orevenmostofthetime,butitis wellwithintheKnowledgeofAllah[whoseknowledgeisboundless],andthustheQur'anwas consideredthebestandmosteloquentofallspeech" Insha'AllahIplanonbringingnumerousexamplestohighlightthemiraculousnatureoftheQur'an. Pleasestaytuned! PostedbyLearnQuranicArabicat1:38PM 1comments Labels:CharacteristicsoftheArabiclanguage
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ThepurposeofthiswebsitetoshowtheQuranicmiracleandit'sinimitabilitywhichliesattheheartofthe QuransclaimtobeingarevelationfromAllah(swt).IfyouareindoubtofwhatWehaverevealedtoOur messenger,thenproduceonechapterlikeit.Calluponallyourhelpers,besidesAllah,ifyouaretruthfulQur'an 2:23.
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AsalamualaykumWarahmatullahiwabarakatu IwassittingdowntodaylisteningtoatalkBySheikhIbrahimMadani(MayAllahswtpreservehim) abouttheimportanceoflearningtheArabiclanguageandtherewasonepointinparticularthatthatI wantedtosharewithyouall.HewastalkingaboutthemiraclesofearlierProphetsandexplained thatonlyafterafewgenerationsfromthetimeofamiracle,theymerelybecomestoriesthatone believesinbasedoneyewitnessaccounts.Itdefinitelydoesntcomparetobeingthereandseeingit withonesowneyes.AsMuslimswebelieveinthemiraclesofearlierProphets(as)becauseofthe QuranandtheauthenticatedwordsoftheProphet(saw).
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ThegreatestmiraclethattheProphet(saw)claimedistheQuranandit'sdivineorigins.Itisa linguisticmiracleandnoonetillthisdayhasproducedthelikeofit,eventhoughthechallengeof producingonly3verseslikeitisopentoAll. TheQuraniswithusyetmanydontseetheQuranasalinguisticmiracle.MostMuslimsbelieve theQuranisalinguisticmiraclehowevertheydontwitnessitthemselves. NowthepointIamgettingatisthatonecouldremaininapositionofjustbelievingtheQur,anisa miracleoronecanactuallywitnessthismiracletoday.

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BylearningtheArabiclanguageatadeeplevel.ItsnotimpossibleandmanynonArabshave becomemastersintheArabiclanguage.Itsnevertoolatetostartlearningthelanguage. TheSheikhthentalkedaboutfollowingtheSunnahoftheProphet(s).Hesays"Nodoubtthat learningtospeakthelanguageoftheQuranandthelanguageoftheProphet(saw)isoneofthe greatSunnahsthatismissinginthelivesofmostMuslimsToday." ItsinterestingthatmanyGreatArabicscholarsinthepastwerenonArabs,Sibaway ,IbnAjrumto mentionafew.ArabicscholarspastandpresenthavefalleninlovewiththeQurananditsbeauty.

WitnessingtheQuranicmiracleisinourhands! InshAllahIfAllah(swt)willsIplantowriteabitmoreaboutthelinguisticmiracleoftheQuran.Iwill definitelynotdojusticebutsayingsomethingisbetterthannotsayinganything.Iwillrelymostly fromthewordsofthefamousIraqiGrammarian,DrFadlAsamaraiy.Hehaswrittenmanybooks andevenhasaTVprogramcalledLamasatBayaniyahonU.A.ETV. IpraythatAllah(swt)acceptsthisfrommeandthathewillforgivemyshortcomings.Ameen!

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FollowingtheForefathers:AComparativeLookat2:170and 5:104Part1
ItiswellknownthatoneofthemostpopularreasonsfordisbeliefinourMessengerandthe numerousbeforehimwasanadherencetoonesancestrallegacy.Byacceptingamessengers claim,onewouldhavetoacknowledgethattheheritagethathadbeenasourceofprideandidentity isnowreducedtoahistoryofmisguidance,ignoranceandalegacyoffalsebeliefsandpractices.It isnotaneasythingtoaccept,muchlesstodeclareforanyone.Incidentally,wehaveitmucheasier nowthanthecontemporariesofanyprophetastheyhadtotakeonemanswordovertheirentire tribe,community,leadershipandoverandaboveall,theirownfamilylegacy.TheQurancaptures thethoughtprocessofthosewhofollowtheirfamilysreligious,social&ethicallegacyintwovery similarayaat. Ashallowreadingoftheayaatyieldstheconclusionthattheyaresayingprettymuchthesame thing.Whencomparingthetwoayaat,youwillnothaveanytroublepickingoutthesimilaritiesbut youwillalsonoticesomesubtledifferences.Thesedifferencescarrywithinthemlessonsofgreat significance.Sothepointofthisarticleisthat,eventhoughthetwoayaataresayingverysimilar things,theyarenotsayingthesamething.Theoversimplifiedtranslationofferedthroughoutthis articleismyown. MostwordsinArabichaveawholestorybehindthemwhichmaybeimportanttodiscussatcertain occasionsthroughoutthiswritebutintheendIllhavetopickasingleEnglishwordintheinterestof conciseness.Letuslookatthetwoayaatinquestion:
Whenitissaidtothem,followwhatAllahhassentdown,theysayRatherwewillfollow whatwefoundourforefatherspracticing.Wasntitthecasethattheirancestorsdidnt understandathingandwerevoidofguidance.Verse2:170 Whenitissaidtothem,cometowhatAllahhassentdownandtotheMessenger,theysay Whatwefoundourforefatherscommittedtoisquiteenoughforus!Wasntitthecasethat theirancestorsdidntknowathingandwerevoidofguidance.Verse5:104

Hereisthelistofthethreecomparisonsweregoingtoobserve: 1.FollowwhatAllahsentdown vs.CometowhatAllahsentdownandtotheMessenger 2.Wewillfollowwhatwefoundourforefatherspracticing

vs.Whatwefoundourforefatherscommittedtoisquiteenoughforus! 3.Theirancestorsdidntunderstandingathing Vs.Theirancestorsdidntknowathing

ACloserLookat2:170 a.Thewordittabaain2:170

Itliterallymeanstowalkbehindsomeoneprecisely.Thewordprojectsanimageofafollowerwhose pathhasbeenordainedbytheonewhosleadingthejourney.Thefollowerstickstothetracksand doessobecausethereiscompletetrustthattheleaderknowstheway.

b. WhenitissaidtothemfollowwhatAllahhassentdown.

Theuseofthepassiveopensupthescopeofthisstatement.Allahdidntmentiontheonemaking thestatement.Thereforethisstatementcancorrectlybeappliedtotheprophet,previous prophetsindialoguewiththeirnationsandanycallerstoIslamotherthantheprophets.Theayahis thereforelayingdownauniversalobservationaboutthisparticularscenario.Thepeopleinquestion arebeingtoldtofollowinawaythatispreciseandinwhichthereisnoroomforveeringaway.The useofittibathereforeimpliesthattherevelation(thatwhichtheyaretofollow)isaprecisely ordainedpath. Youwillnoticethatintheayahthatwearecomparingthisto,thereismentionofcomingtowhat Allahsentdownandtothemessengerbutthisayahmakesnomentionofthelatter.Wewilldeal withthementionofthemessengerin5:104abitlaterbutin2:170,itisimportanttonotethatby usingthewordittabaa,thephraseimpliesfollowingthemessengeranyway.HowistheArabto followwhatAllahsentdownunlesshegoestotheonereceivingHisinstructions? Thebottomlineisthattheayahiscallingforpracticalchange&complianceachangethat demandsthatthepersonfollowapathotherthantheonetheyreon.
c. ratherwefollowwhatwefoundourforefatherspracticing. AlfaaFulaananAlaaShaiinwhichimpliesto Letusfirstexploretheverbalidiom findsomeonepracticingsomething.LFWinitsbaseformmeanstheremovalofaveilorcoverthat waslyinginfrontofsomething,therebyexposingthethinginquestion. literallyspeaksof somethingtocomeforwardormanifestitselfclearly(sheddingitsveils).Theusageintheayahalso signifiesthecontinuitywithwhichtheirpracticeswerepassedon(withoutanyobstructionor discontinuationfromonegenerationtothenext).Incidentally,otherwordsusedintheQuranfor findingarebasedonWJD,THQF,DRK.

In2:170,thecalltocomplyandfollowrevelationhasbeenmade.Ithasbeendeniedbythepeople withtheresponsethattheywillremaincommittedtotheirancestralpracticeswhich(a)theysaw theirownelderspracticingandthereforeissomethingtheyareusedtoandhavebeenconditioned intoand(b)hasbeenapartoftheirtraditionforgenerationsandsoleavingthosepracticesisa questionofabandoningallegianceandloyaltytotheirownpeople.

d. They(theirfathers)didntunderstandathing

Theayah,nearitsconclusionmakesacriticismnotofthepeoplethatarerejectingthemessage,but oftheirfatherswhoarebeingpresentedasanexcuse(likeashieldtohidebehind).Thecriticism statesthattheydidntunderstandusingtheverb.Beforewediscussthewordandits connotations,afewinterestingobservationsarewarranted.(a)Whatisitthattheirfathersdidnt understand?Theanswerismultifaceted.Attheveryleasttheydidntunderstandthetruthaboutthe purposeoflife.Evenclosertohome,theydidntunderstandtherationalebehindtheirownreligious beliefsandlifestyles.Theyhadnojustificationfortheirpractices.Thisisimportantbecauseitcuts attherootofthedisbelieversargument.Insteadoftellingthedisbelieverthatfollowingyour forefathersisntagoodenoughreason(whichcouldhavebeensubjecttodebate),theQuranuproots theirargumentbystatingthattheirfathershadnojustifiablereasonsfordoingwhattheydidtobegin with,andsohowcanthey! Putthisstatementinperspective.FirstthecallismadetofollowwhatAllahhassentdown.Then theyrespondbysayingthattheywillfollowwhattheyfoundtheirforefatherspracticing.ThenAllah respondstotheirresponsesayingthattheirforefathersdidntunderstandathing.Thecentraltheme isfollowing.Thefollowerplaceshistrustintheleader.WiththiscriticismAllahhasexposedthe

leaderslackofqualificationsforleadership. Thereisadirectconnectiondrawnin2:170betweenfollowing(&)understanding(.)Simply put,youhavetounderstandwhyyoufollowapersonoranidea.

Finallyforthisayah,letuslookatthewordwhichcomesfromtheArabicword.The wasusedbyancientArabstotietheircamels.Itistheropetheyusedtowraparoundtheir heads,thentakeitoffandconfinetheircamelstoposts.TheexpressioninArabic, thewomantiedherhairmakestheconnotationveryclear.Thewordisusedfor understandingtoillustratethatunderstandingonlytakesplaceafterrestraint.Onehastorestrain theiremotionsandbiasesbeforeunderstandingsomething.Understandingorclearthinkingcan thereforebeunattainableifoneistooemotional(toosad,tooangry,toohappy,tooscaredetc.).We canalltestifytothisaswecantthinkstraight,sotospeak,whenweareemotionallyfiredup, regardlessofthenatureoftheemotion.Theabilitytoreason,thinkandunderstandareallfunctions thatdemandemotionalrestraint.Becauseoftheunwaveringnatureofclearreason,anotherwordfor soundintellectusedbytheArabsiswhichisliterallyarock.

Bysaying,Allahclearlyexposesthemotivesbehindthepracticesoftheirforefathers. Theywerenotbasedonreason,ratheronwhim,desireandemotion.Bycontrast,whatisimpliedis thatwhatAllahhassentdownshouldbefollowedbecauseitisnotbasedinemptywhimsor emotions.Hence Andhedoesntspeakbasedonvaindesireatall!(53:3)

ALookat5:104ByComparison a.Somethingsabouttheword comeon! AinLWmeanselevationorheight.Thecommandtenseusedisnttypicallyconjugatedin Arabicidiominthepastorregularpresenttense.Itisusedtocallsomeonetoahigherpurposeor task.Itdenotesthatthepersonisbeingcalledtosomethingthatishigherinitsmoralvalueand importancethanwhateverheisuptowhencalled.ThewordusedinancientArabictosimplycall someoneoveris whichdoesnthavesuchimplicationsofpriorityorrisingtotheoccasion. Henceitisusedbythehypocriteswhencallingtheircowardlyassociatesbacktowardsthemselves insurahAlAhzab.(33:18).Itisusedinacondescendingtonetocalloutthosewhohavethe audacitytodeclarewhatAllahhasforbiddenincontradictiontotherevelation(6:150). hasbeenusedtocallpeopletorevelation,truth,themessengerandavarietyofnobletasksin ayaat3:61,3:64,3:167,4:61,5:104,6:151,5:63.Thecasein6:151isparticularlyinterestingasit contrastsin6:150mentionedabove.

Intheayahunderdiscussion,5:104,theimperativeoccurswiththeadditionofthepreposition whichcreatesanidiomaticconnotationinadditiontotheliteral.Theyarebeingtoldtocometowhat Allahhassentandtothemessengergivingthemeaningsof(a)cometotheminsubmissionand moreso(b)cometothemi.e.considerthem:ConsiderwhatAllahhassentdownandconsiderthe messenger.Thisconnotationisveryimportanttounderstandaswewillsee. Whenconsideringaclaim,youhavetotakeintoaccounttheclaimandtheclaimant.Ifsomeoneis makingyouagreatsalespitchbuttheircharacterappearsshadytoyou,thepitchalonewontcut it.Whenyouhaveareliablepersonaskingyoutoconsidersomethingbutthatwhichtheyareasking youtoconsiderisquestionable,youllbereluctanttoacceptandunderstandablyso.Thepeopleare beingaskedtoconsidertheclaimsinwhatAllahhassentdownandthentakeintoconsiderationthe onepresentingtheseclaimsonbehalfofAllah,i.e.,themessenger.Now,perhaps,wecanbetter appreciatewhythemessengerwasmentionedhereexplicitlyandwasreferredtoin2:170implicitly. Also,thepeoplearebeingaskedtoconsidertherevelationandthemessengerbyuseoftheword whichpaintsabeautifulimageforus.Thepeoplearebeingaskedtocomeoutoftheirlowly waystothehigher,superiorandnoblerwayoflifethewayoftherevelationandthemessenger!
b. Whatwefoundourforefatherscommittedtoisenoughforus!

Theresponseofthedisbelieversdiffersherefromthatof2:170.Theywerebeingaskedtofollowin 2:170andtheyrefused,declaringtheirancestralpracticesasworthyofbeingfollowedinstead.In 5:104theywereaskedtoconsidersomething.Thisimpliesthattheyhaventreallygivenitany thoughtnordotheyhaveanyrealknowledgeofwhatitistheyarebeingaskedtoconsider.Their responseconfirmsthisastheysayinfullconfidencethattheirancientwaysareenoughforthem.In otherwords,theydontseetheproblemintheirtraditionallifestylepasseddownforgenerationsso theydontevenneedtoknowaboutorconsideranalternative.IamremindedofaJahovaswitness whocametooffermeapamphletandItoldhimIdtakeitifhetooksomethingfromme.He

responded,whatIhaveisenoughforme!
c.they(theirforefathers)didntknowathing!

Trulyincredible!Becausethegroupbeingspokentorefusedtoconsidernewknowledgehiding behindthecomfortzoneofancestraltradition,Allahspeakstothemintermsofknowledge.You peopleneedknowledgebecausewhatyouarefollowing,infact,isbasedonignorancefromthevery start(fromthetimeofyourancestors)!Theusetheydidntknowathinginsteadoftheydidnt understandathingisincrediblypreciseasitismostappropriatelysuitedfortheprecedingspeech.

Summarizingwhatwehavesofar:While2:170istellingusthatitisthelackofemotionalrestraint andclear,unbiasedthoughtthatkeepspeoplefrompracticallychangingtheirwaysandfollowingthe truth,5:104isteachingusthatpeoplemayverywellrefusetofollowthetruthbecausetheydont caretoknowaboutit.Theydontcarebecausetheyhavefull(beitblind)confidenceintheirtradition.

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Thecentralissuein2:170istherefusaltofollow.ThediscussioninAlBaqarahpreceding2:170and goingfurtherillustratestheperfectpositioningoftheayah.Whileyoureadthesummarizedaccounts Ivegivenhere,keepthethemeoffollowingandforefathersinthebackofyourmind.2:123 remindsusthatnopersonwillavailanotherinanycapacityonthedayofresurrection.2:124134 speaksofanancestraltraditionworthfollowingthatofIbrahimandYaqub.Itisasharpcontrast fromwhatwestudiedalsobecausewhiletheconcernfordisbelieversisthepastgenerations,the concernforbelieversisthefuturegenerations!Ifyoureallywanttofollowyourforefathers,consider yourfatherIbrahim2:135andIsmail,Ishaq,hisdescendants,considerwhatwasgivento MusaandEsa,nottomentionalltheprophets(2:136).Incidentally,yourfatherIbrahimdid notfollowhisownfatherblindly!Believersarealsofollowersofforefathers,butoftherightlyguided ones.Thepeopleofthebookshouldconsiderfollowingsuit(2:137)becauseiftheydont,their contentionisnotwiththebelieversbutratherwithAllahhimself(2:138140).Youcanthidebehind theaccomplishmentsofyourpreviousgenerationseventheywererightlyguided.Youhaveyourown answeringbeforeAllah(2:141).ThechangeoftheQiblahwasatestoftrulyfollowingthemessenger 1452:142).)Theknowledgeisthere,buttheemotionalbiasagainsttheArabskeepsthemfrom believing,ratheritdrivesthemtodeliberatelyhidewhattheyrecognize.(2:146referbacktothe discussiononorunderstandingfor2:170).Allahinstructingthemessengerandsecondarilythe believingcommunityaboutthechallengestheyllhavetofaceduetothechangeoftheQiblah.This, onceagain,isanissueofchangingoneswaysandfollowingthepathpreciselydespitethe obstaclesthatmayliealongthepath(2:147150).Themessengeristobefollowedand2:151has thecompletereasonswhy.ThefactthatyougettofollowHiminandofitselfisntaburdenbutagift forwhichyoushouldbegrateful(2:152).Allahgivinginstructionstothebelieverspertainingtothe trialsthatlieaheadandtherightattitudetohaveinregardstothetrialspast(2:153157).Allah teachesusthehistoricalsignificanceofSafaandMarwah(directreferencetothelegacyofour fatherIbrahimAS)(2:158).Theorfollowingofthemessagemustbeunconditionalwithno attemptstohideorsabotagethemessage.(2:159,160).Thosewhodiedasdisbelievers,regardless ofhownobleyouthinktheywere,diedacurseddeath(2:161,162).Honoranddishonorarenottied tofamilialpasts,buttothecommitmenttoTauheed.Theonlywaytoescapethecursedendofpast disbelieversisTauheed,whichwillmakeyouworthyofAllahsmercy(2:163).Andwhywouldntyou cometoTauheedwithsomanyclearsignsallaroundyou.Thesesigns,ofcourse,cantbenefit someonewhodoesntthinkortrytounderstand2:164) .)Thosewhotrulyunderstand, thebelievers,canthelpbuthaveintenseloveforAllahwhilethosewhodontarewrongdoerswho willcometomeettheirhorrificfate(2:165).Whenthefollowersonthedayofjudgmentcometo knowthattheirleaders(elders,forefathersandothers)havedisassociatedthemselvesfromthem, theyrealizewhatamistakeitwastosticktotheirwaysinthefirstplace(2:166,167noticetheuse ofthewordforfollowingintheayah).Inwhatwaysdopeoplefollowtheirancestors?Most commonlyinviolatingthelawsofAllahandsopeoplemustrealizethatwhattheythinkisfollowing theirfamilylegacyisactuallyfollowingshaitan(2:169).Andnow2:170.

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ABriefLookatWhatPreceded5:104inAlMaedah

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Paycloseattentiontoimpliedorstatedreferencesmadetoknowledgeinvariousways.Itisthe refusaltoconsidernewknowledge(thatofrevelation)thatwasthecentralpointofcontentionin 5:104.Whatshouldbecomeclearevenfromashallowreadingoftheprecedingayaatisthatthe passageisprincipallyconcernedwithknowledge.Eitherinjunctionsarementionedthatmandidnt know,orAllahsknowledgeisreferredtoorthelackofknowledgeiscited.Thefollowing,again,isa veryshallowsummaryandmissesalotofkeypointsinthementionedayaat: WhatissaidoutofpureignoranceaboutAllahandthecorrectteachingsinregardstotheissue(5:71 77).Thosewithknowledgewhodidntpracticewerecursedbytheirmessengers(5:78,79).These cursedpeoplebefrienddisbelieverswiththeintentofopposingthemessenger(5:8182).Thereare peoplewhorecognizetherevelationwhentheyhearitoutofthepeopleofthebookanditleadsthem totearsandthentotherightpath(5:8385).5:86onthecontraryspeaksofthosewhorejectand knowinglylieagainsttheayaatofAllah.Believers!Dontforbidwhatyouknowtobepermissibleand donttransgressthelimits,consumingonlythatwhichispermissible(5:87,88).Allahteachesusthe expiationforbreakingavow,somethingwecouldnthaveknownourselves.Allahteachesusthe harmsofintoxicantsandgamesofchanceandinformsusofShaitansintent(5:8991).ObeyAllah andthemessenger,andknowthatheisonlyobligatedtocommunicatetheinjunctionsclearly(5:92). Thebelieversarerelievedtolearnthattheirviolationsofforbiddenconsumablesinthepastare forgivengiventhattheyareonaincreasinglysubservientpathtopleasingAllah(5:93).Specific teachingsaboutthelawfulversustheprohibitedwhenitcomestofoods(5:9496).Allahinstalled theKabah,theforbiddenmonth,sacrificialanimalsareallsignstoletusknowthatAllahknows whatisintheheavensandtheearthandthatAllahisabsolutelyknowledgeableinregardstoall things.YoushouldknowthatAllahissevereinretribution.(5:97,98).Allahknowswhatyouexpose andwhatyouhide(5:99).Thefilthyandthegood&purearenotthesameevenifthefilthy impressesyou.BecautiousofAllah,ohpeopleofpureintellect!(5:100).Dontaskaboutthingsthe answersforwhich,ifexposed,youwoulddetest.Thisissomethingpeopledidbeforeyouand knowingtheanswer,theyresortedtodisbelief(5:101,102).Certainkindsofanimalsweresetaside asespeciallydevotedtoAllahandthereforenottobesacrificed.Thiswasnothingmorethanalie madeupandattributedtoAllah(areferencetothelackofknowledge)bydisbelieversandmostof themdontunderstand(5:103).
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Theword herewouldhaveyieldedthemeaningandtheywerentguided.Theverb isntpassive.Itisbasedonthetrilateral( toguide).The renditionoftheverb, meanstobecommittedtoortobelivingbyguidance.Theayahthattellsusofthelackoftheir ancestorsunderstandingandtheonethattellsoftheirignorancebothendwiththisphrase.Their forefathersdidnotlivebyguidancenorweretheyinterestedinitspursuit.Onegroupwasnt interestedbecausetheydidntunderstanditsimportanceandtheotherbecausetheydidnthavethe knowledgeofitnorweretheyinpursuitofthatknowledge.
ConcludingRemarks: OursharedconvictionisthattheQuranisanendlesstreasureofpracticalandrelevant guidanceforhumanity.Idliketotakethisopportunitytoremindmyselfandotherfellowreadersof theneedtounderstandtheseayaatnotonlyinreferencetononMuslims.Inthefunnytimesinwhich wefindourselves,Muslimsholdancestraltraditionsfaraboverevelationonmanyoccasions. Weddings,familygatherings,Eidparties(sincethatscomingupsoon),businesspractices, inheritancedistribution,familyfeudsandinnovative(andsometimesverycreative)modesofworship areallinstancesofsuchblindfollowingthatmanyofusseeinourownfamiliesandcommunities. Itsprobablyafairassessmentthatmanyofyoureadingthisarestraycatsinyourfamilythatdont adheretothefamilytraditionifitconflictswithwhatyouknowtobetrueinIslam.Anotherinteresting placeweseeancestralallegiancemanifestingitselfisinthewaythemasjidshouldbeconstructed andwhatitsfunctionsshouldbe.

Thetworeasonsillustratedinthisarticleforholdingontothelegacyofthepastarebasicallyan emotionalattachmenttothatlegacyANDalackofknowledgeinregardstoanythingbetter.Ithink themistakemostofusmakeisthatweassumethatMuslimsknowandtheyjustdontcare.Iam trulyconvincedthatevenifculturalMuslimsknowsomethingsaboutIslam,theydontreally KNOWthem.Wehavetoassumeinnocentignoranceontheirpartanddoourbesttocommunicate theteachingsoftheDeentotheminamannerthatdoesntreflectourfrustrationwiththeirpractices. IleaveyouwithacrazyexperimentIreadaboutinSocialPsychology.Agroupoffiftyaccounting studentsisaskedtosolveamathproblem,38times26intwominutes.49ofthe60studentshave beentoldtowritetheexactsamewronganswer:978(therealanswerbeing988).Aftertwominutes

thepensaretobeputdownandonlytheansweristobewrittenontheothersideofthepaper,not theentiresolution.Theinstructorstartsaskingeachofthe49whattheygotandtheysay978.He getstothetestsubjectandwhatdoesheorshesay97%ofthetime?978! Whenaskedwhy,thereweretwokindsofanswersnoted: 1.IwasprettysureIwasright.Ijustdidntwanteverybodylookingatmefunny. 2.Ifeveryonegot978,Imusthavemadeamistake. Incase1,emotionalbias(inthiscasefearofconsequence)keptthepersonfromacknowledgingthe truth.Welearnedaboutemotionalbiasin2:170.Incase2,thepersontrustedtheknowledgeofthe majorityoverhisownmuchlikewhatwelearnedin5:104!

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Thesecretofhappiness
alSalmualaykumwarahmatullh, Soimportantistheconceptof"happiness"inourlivesthatmanypeopleevendatingbacktothe daysoftheGreekphilosophersconsidereditspursuittobetheverypurposeofexistence. Indeed,theQuranitselfspeaksofhappinessasbeingoneoftherewardsofthosewhomAllah choosestoadmittoParadise.HesaysofthemartyrsinAalImraan,verse170,

TheyrejoiceinwhatAllahhasbestoweduponthemofHisBounty

AndoftherewardofthepiousbelieversinalInsaan,verse11

So,AllahsavedthemfromtheevilofthatDayandgavethemalightofbeautyandjoy.

WhatbecomesimmediatelyapparentuponreadingtheArabictext(butonceagainobscuredinthe translation)isthattwoverydifferentwordshavebeenusedtoconveytheideaofhappiness: fariheena,whichisconjugatedfromthenoun farah,andsuroor,andthisisprevalent throughouttheQuran.Thisisbecausetherearetwoverydifferenttypesofhappinessbeingreferred to.

farahgenerallyreferstotransitorydelightsorpleasures,asisthecaseinbodilyorworldly pleasure.Forthisreason,mosttimesthat farahappearsintheQuran,itisbeingcensured,as

inthestoryofQarun[alQasas,verse76],

Indeed,Allaahdoesnotlikethefariheen

ButwhenthesourceofthefarahisspecifiedintheQuran,asintheversefromAalImraan mentionedabove,themeaningbecomesrestricted(muqayyad)anditisnolongercensured. Butperhapsagreaterdistinctionbetweenthetwoliesinthemanifestationofthehappiness. Whereastheexpressionoffarahisexternalandwithclearoutwardsigns,suroorreferstothe expansionofonesheartwithdelightorpleasurewhereinisquietortranquility,andassuchithasno externalsign.Thisisindicatedbytherootfromwhichthewordstemsseenraathesame rootasthewordsirr,orsecret.Sosuroorisasecrethappiness,knowntoonesheartbutnot alwaysseenbyothers,asIbnAbbassaidinreferencetotheaboveversefromalInsaan,The nadrahisontheirfaces,andthesuroorisintheirhearts. Suchdistinctionsexemplifyyetanotherexampleinwhichthetranslationfailsandtheoriginal prevails. ByOlaShoubaki. PostedbyLearnQuranicArabicat12:58PM 0comments
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