08-14-2005, 07:20 AM
Bismillah
Sister Muslimah, u r correct but still the word you that reepi is insisting that it is the jews it means all, and Jazzah Allah khayr brother Rock for that explanation which is totally correct. Reepi must stop giving himself the right to enterprit The Holy Quran from his own point of view and as he seas it in english, he is not a scholar and has no right to do that and should accept what we are presenting for him or as I said in my post :
From Ibn Abbâs: Allah's Messenger(P) said: "He who says (something) concerning the Qur'ân without knowledge, he has taken his seat of fire"
As u see this is what i meant in many posts, that no1 will know the real meaning and beauty of Quran until he learns arabic, and that was the miracle of our book, the arabic language, a Fatha(aa) or kasra(ee) or dama(oo) changed in a word will change the whole meaning of a sentence, and a word in a verse like the word You
here in english has three meanings in arabic or can be addresed in 4 ways
to single male = Anta
to plural masculin= Antum
to single female= Antee
to plural female=Antuna
and each one of these words will have a differerent meaning of a sentence according to its place in the sentence, like i said a (aa, or ee, or oo) can change the whole meaning of a sentence.
One more thing, which is very important and major, that The Holy Quran was addressed to muslims, and not to jews or christians, and in particular to Prophet Muhammad(PBBUH), so when Allah(SWT) phrases his Ayahs, He is Telling Prophet Muhammad(PBBUH) what the jews and christians did, and He is always addressing and ordering him to say to people the orders of Allah.
First Aya IQRA= ordering prophet Muhammad to read.
then in other various ayahs QUL= say, which means tell mu'minoon, or jews or christians the orders of Allah.
Now when Allah says we decreed on the children of Israel, Allah here is not talking directly to the jews, but He is telling us muslims the truth about the jews and the mischief they did in the land and how then they will be punished for their mischief and wrong doings.
I hope every1 now will know what I mean when I say, that The Quran will never be totally understood or find the beauty of it until one learns arabic. And reepi stop translating The Quran to what u wish, it is not your right. And I hope u will be patient until i build that tafseer link and u will know what I mean.
Salam brother and sister
Peace reepi