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General Discussions / Re: Do muslims have a duty to warn others?
« on: April 22, 2018, 07:42:56 AM »
Joseph
My emails were sent to you on April 8 and April 17.
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General Discussions / Re: Defunct verses and chapters of the Quran
« on: April 22, 2018, 07:42:48 AM »
Joseph
My emails were sent to you on April 8 and April 17.
My emails were sent to you on April 8 and April 17.
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General Discussions / Re: Defunct verses and chapters of the Quran
« on: April 22, 2018, 07:39:11 AM »
Shalom Joseph
I have sent you 2 emails to kindly reply to this post. I am waiting patiently.
I have sent you 2 emails to kindly reply to this post. I am waiting patiently.
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General Discussions / Re: Do muslims have a duty to warn others?
« on: April 22, 2018, 07:38:48 AM »
Shalom Joseph
I have sent you 2 emails to kindly reply to this post. I am waiting patiently.
I have sent you 2 emails to kindly reply to this post. I am waiting patiently.
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General Discussions / Re: Defunct verses and chapters of the Quran
« on: April 12, 2018, 02:15:05 PM »
So it doesn't matter if verses were personally for the Prophet? Because these verses still apply to all believers?
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General Discussions / Re: The difference between 2nd person plural and 3rd person plural is arbitrary?
« on: April 09, 2018, 07:33:01 AM »
Thank you all for your responses. 
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Islamic Duties / Should muslims pray in congregation in a mosque 5 times a day?
« on: April 05, 2018, 08:01:30 AM »
62:9 O you who believe! When the call is heard for the salat at congregation time, then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade.
I made the above amateur translation using other English translations. I have translated 'yawm' as 'time' instead of 'day'. Is this an acceptable translation?
There are 5 times of congregation in a mosque per day. In view of 62:9, do muslims have a duty to do salat in congregation in a mosque 5 times a day?
I made the above amateur translation using other English translations. I have translated 'yawm' as 'time' instead of 'day'. Is this an acceptable translation?
There are 5 times of congregation in a mosque per day. In view of 62:9, do muslims have a duty to do salat in congregation in a mosque 5 times a day?
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General Discussions / Re: Is 'sanction' a better translation of 'haram' instead of 'forbidden'?
« on: April 05, 2018, 12:04:54 AM »
Wasalam
Should the standard translation of 'haram' be 'sacred' instead of 'forbidden'?
Should the standard translation of 'haram' be 'sacred' instead of 'forbidden'?
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General Discussions / Re: The difference between 2nd person plural and 3rd person plural is arbitrary?
« on: April 04, 2018, 11:52:29 PM »
Shalom.
Let's imagine that there are no dots above or below the stem, how do we know if 9:28 is to be read as ‘lā taqrabū’ and not ‘lā yaqrabū’? How would it be possible to know if it is 2nd or 3rd person plural?
Let's imagine that there are no dots above or below the stem, how do we know if 9:28 is to be read as ‘lā taqrabū’ and not ‘lā yaqrabū’? How would it be possible to know if it is 2nd or 3rd person plural?
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General Discussions / Re: The difference between 2nd person plural and 3rd person plural is arbitrary?
« on: April 04, 2018, 07:56:08 PM »
Wasalam
Dear Hamzeh
From my understanding, the quranite.com article seems to be suggesting that for 9:28 the dots were put below the stem arbitrarily, for no particular reason.
If the Arabs did not need diacritical points, how would they know if 9:28 is to read as ‘lā taqrabū’ and not ‘lā yaqrabū’?
Salam
Dear Hamzeh
From my understanding, the quranite.com article seems to be suggesting that for 9:28 the dots were put below the stem arbitrarily, for no particular reason.
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The Arabs of course would not of needed the diacritical points
If the Arabs did not need diacritical points, how would they know if 9:28 is to read as ‘lā taqrabū’ and not ‘lā yaqrabū’?
Salam
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General Discussions / The difference between 2nd person plural and 3rd person plural is arbitrary?
« on: April 03, 2018, 03:39:57 AM »
Please see this article
https://www.quranite.com/al-masjid-al-haram-in-the-quran/
This article claims that the difference between 2nd person plural and 3rd person plural is merely that of placing a diacritical point to achieve ‘ya’ rather than ‘ta’ (the placing of two dots below the stem rather than above it) and is arbitrary and not intrinsic to the original unadorned text.
Is this claim valid?
On the basis of this claim, the article argues that 9:28 should read as ‘lā taqrabū’ and not ‘lā yaqrabū’, thus directing the believers to forsake al-masjid al-ḥarām.
https://www.quranite.com/al-masjid-al-haram-in-the-quran/
This article claims that the difference between 2nd person plural and 3rd person plural is merely that of placing a diacritical point to achieve ‘ya’ rather than ‘ta’ (the placing of two dots below the stem rather than above it) and is arbitrary and not intrinsic to the original unadorned text.
Is this claim valid?
On the basis of this claim, the article argues that 9:28 should read as ‘lā taqrabū’ and not ‘lā yaqrabū’, thus directing the believers to forsake al-masjid al-ḥarām.
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General Discussions / Is 'sanction' a better translation of 'haram' instead of 'forbidden'?
« on: April 03, 2018, 02:54:49 AM »
According to 6:151, it is 'haram' to be good to parents.
Is haram a neutral word? Not negative or positive.
Is haram a neutral word? Not negative or positive.
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General Discussions / The words "wife" and "wives" in the quran are mostly masculine
« on: March 31, 2018, 10:52:02 PM »
Please help to clarify why this is so. This is according to http://corpus.quran.com/
For example
http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=(33:37:11)
For example
http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=(33:37:11)
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General Discussions / Defunct verses and chapters of the Quran
« on: March 31, 2018, 09:34:18 PM »
Does the Quran contain defunct verses and chapters? This could be because they are confined to the prophet's lifetime or directed specifically to the prophet? In part, I looked at the 2nd person singular.
How much of the Quran is defunct?
Examples of possible defunct verses
49:2, 9:103, 59:7, 33:59, 66:1, 2:219, 2:222, 4:65, any verse that says "qul" to the prophet
Examples of possible defunct chapters, or portions of chapters
Chapters 9, 72, 73, 74, 80, 105, 108, 109, 112, 113, 114
How much of the Quran is defunct?
Examples of possible defunct verses
49:2, 9:103, 59:7, 33:59, 66:1, 2:219, 2:222, 4:65, any verse that says "qul" to the prophet
Examples of possible defunct chapters, or portions of chapters
Chapters 9, 72, 73, 74, 80, 105, 108, 109, 112, 113, 114
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General Discussions / Re: Do muslims have a duty to warn others?
« on: March 31, 2018, 09:14:22 AM »
Peace
Isn't this advising "each other" among the believers only?
Righteous deeds have no value in the afterlife if one lacks faith. Believers pursue truth and patience.
Warning is towards disbelievers.
Isn't this advising "each other" among the believers only?
Righteous deeds have no value in the afterlife if one lacks faith. Believers pursue truth and patience.
Warning is towards disbelievers.
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