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General Discussions / Re: The meaning of sabih according to The Quran

« on: April 26, 2014, 11:17:17 PM »

Salaam.

'ibadath, salaath, thasbeeh, zikr, thilaavath, etc are synonyms, whose meanings may overlap.

The ultimate purpose is the same.

Regards,
A. Ismail Sait.

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General Discussions / Re: Who are "We"

« on: April 26, 2014, 07:59:24 PM »

Salaam.

Quite.

True to his being "a servant among Our servants", as God says while mentioning him for the first time (18:65) - and He mentions him afterwards in pronouns only - he tells Moses in unequivocal terms, that his wonderful accomplishments were only "a beneficence from your Lord..."(18:82).

Regards,
A. Ismail Sait.

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General Discussions / Re: The meaning of sabih according to The Quran

« on: April 26, 2014, 12:10:52 AM »

Salaam.

All actions performed in order to please the Almighty comes under the general term thasbeeh.

Regards,
A. Ismail Sait.

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General Discussions / Re: The meaning of sabih according to The Quran

« on: April 25, 2014, 06:55:44 PM »

Salaam.

Contemplating on God's blemishlessness, and Glorifying Him with Praise with all our hearts, all our bodies and all our souls, is, after all, all that Religion stands for.

Not only two parts of explanation of the root SBH.

"And if all the trees on the earth were pens ....." (31:27)

Sincerely looking forward to the second part.

Regards,
A. Ismail Sait.

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General Discussions / Re: Who are "We"

« on: April 25, 2014, 05:53:57 AM »

Salaam.

"I like the Statement of mine,that all this is dream,i came to this because of the fish and his former companion  who suddenly disappeared".

Moses' man Friday is not the central figure. So he has had only a limited mention.

The fish seems to have been caught while they halted at the rock, and, due to some negligence, it wriggled out and disappeared into the water. Satan tried to throw a spanner in the works. But the delayed return to the spot in the hope of securing the fish proved to be the exact time when the unnamed Servant of God was within view of Moses.

Allahu A'lam.

Regards,
A. Ismail Sait. 

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General Discussions / Re: Who are "We"

« on: April 25, 2014, 12:11:57 AM »

Salaam.

"There are a lot of wicked Kids but the creator let them do like he let all tyrants in History let them do what they did."

Yes, the letting them or not letting them do a particular thing depends on God's Will.

And whatever God wills, always has an intelligent reason behind it.

The three episodes of the unnamed Servant of God illustrate this very point.

"...And I did it not of my own accord..." (18:82).

There is nothing superfluous, haphazard, cruel, or unwise going on in God's Domain.

We mortals may not be able to fully grasp the import of Divine dispensations due to lack of in-depth knowledge. And hence our inappropriate emotional reactions.

Regards,
A. Ismail Sait. 

 

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General Discussions / Re: Question regarding 4:137 and 3:86-3:90

« on: April 24, 2014, 08:23:03 PM »

Salaam.

3:90 says that the person did not return to the right path and settle down to mend his ways, and make amends to his sins, reform himself, and to remain steadfast in the right path, unlike the person referred to in 3:89.

Instead, he went on increasing in his arrogant denial of Truth.

As for 4:137, it is about hardened hypocrites, who, after wavering for some time, took the path of no return.

Much before 3:90, we have the warning to the believers not to befriend the infidels (3:28).

It were the hypocrites who used befriend the infidels and conspired with them against the believers.

Here, soon after 4:137, they are specified as hypocrites (4:138), who transgress 3:28 with impunity (4:149).

All this is summed up in Sura Al Munafqoon thus: "... That is because they believed, then disbelieved, therefore their hearts are sealed, so they understand not." (63:3)

Regards,
A. Ismail Sait.

   

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General Discussions / Re: Question on 45:23

« on: April 24, 2014, 01:03:18 AM »

Salaam.

Q: My question is about this verse (45:23) i want to know who it is referring to.

45:23 seems to refer to 2:6,7 - those who will not believe, warning, or no warning.

Q: Do people who suffer from (unlawful) addictions take their desires as God. Can they be considered as Mushriks. For example can someone who is heavily addicted to cannabis or pornography be deemed as kafirs.

After all, it is to warn all those who are slaves to passions, lusts, etc. - in fact, slaves to Satan (36:60,61) who is clearly, Man's enemy - and thus neglect the Hereafter, that God sent his Prophets.

The very first Commandment - the standing Commandment throughout all ages - is: Laa Thushrikoo Bihi Shaiaa (6:151).

Our standing Covenant with God is: Iyyaka Na'budu Wa Iyyaka Nastha'een (1:4)

The word Shaiaa ("anything") in 6:151 is significant, in that, it prohibits Shirk altogether!

Join not anything with him... (6:151).

"Anything" will mean whatsoever, and howsoever.

It may be that people addicted to cannabis and pornography are reformable.

But a Mu'min can never ever be complacent regarding such things.

Regards,
A. Ismail Sait.
 

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General Discussions / Re: Noah´s Age

« on: April 22, 2014, 01:48:17 AM »

Salaam.

According to Lane's Lexicon, 'sanathan' may also mean a quarter. That is to say, one of the four seasons of the year.

'Alf sana'' will then mean 250 years.

Minus 50, it is 200.

If 'thousand' is taken to mean only an especially long period, it would have been just that he lived to an exceptionally long period - quite reasonably, more than a century.

Regards,
A. Ismail Sait. 

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General Discussions / Does Al Qur'an endorse hate crimes?

« on: April 19, 2014, 04:19:13 AM »

Salaam.

What is revealed in the following link, calls for a thorough discussion on the subject of hate crimes:

http://www.meforum.org/3809/islam-hate

Regards,
A. Ismail Sait.

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General Discussions / Re: How best to respond to this objection?

« on: April 18, 2014, 11:21:50 PM »

Salaam.

Yes! 3:36 clearly states that Mariam was a female! May Allah shower His choicest blessings on her.

Regards,
A. Ismail Sait.

 

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General Discussions / Re: Insha Allah

« on: April 13, 2014, 03:03:15 AM »

Salaam.

In 18:67-68, the servant of Allah categorically states that Moses will not be able to bear with him, because he (Moses) will be witnessing things that are beyond his (Moses') knowledge and experience.

But since Moses was full of enthusiasm as regards seeking knowledge from that servant of God, he could not but express the hope that God may still fulfill his wish to know (something) from the servant of God.

And so his reply as in 18:69.

But the servant of God's prediction came true, as that was what God willed.

Regards,
A. Ismail Sait.

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General Discussions / Re: No Arab Muslim Specialist in Qur'anic Studies has made an English Translation.

« on: February 11, 2014, 02:31:26 AM »

Salaam.

The following website may be found interesting:

https://www.academia.edu/5960220/The Quran Translation Discussions in Egypt and the Comprehensibility of Quran Translations

Regards,
A. Ismail Sait.

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General Discussions / Re: How best to respond to this objection?

« on: February 11, 2014, 01:23:21 AM »

Salaam.

For the pronoun in 66:12, we have the noun farj, which is masculine.

Regards,
A. Ismail Sait.

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General Discussions / Re: Critique - DOES THE QURAN ALLOW ... DOGS, CATS, RATS ETC? by Arman Aziz

« on: February 08, 2014, 10:50:13 PM »

Salaam.

All things that are khabees are forbidden to be eaten. It is the opposite of thayyib.

I pointed out AUT only to show, that the number of things used as medicine is mind-boggling.

Nobody (in the mainstream), especially a Mo'min, eats or drinks things that are khabees (unwholesome).

I only sited blood cancer as an example of an intractable disease, and the desperate methods adopted.

It is hoped that Allah will forgive the prescriber and the user.

I am not talking about a so called Islamic State.

Self improvement, and bidding good and forbidding evil is what is fundamental..

That is what leads (slowly but steadily), to a society which lives a thoroughly moral life, Umar, or no Umar.

Regards,
A. Ismail Sait.