Bismillah:
Quote:wel_mel_2 wrote:
> mine is TRANSLATIONS, yours is VERSIONS. both terms are totally not the same thing.
OK, let's see if I understand.
Lets look at the beginning of surah 4:11 of the koran:
<b>YUSUFALI: </b> Allah (thus) directs you as regards your Children's (Inheritance): to the male, a portion equal to that of two females: if only daughters, two or more,
<b>PICKTHAL:</b> Allah chargeth you concerning (the provision for) your children: to the male the equivalent of the portion of two females, and if there be women more than two,
Clearly, these two versions contradict each other, since "two or more" has a different meaning than "more than two".
So you'd agree, then, that since I have proved there are at least two versions of the koran, then (using your logic) I have also proven that the koran is full of lies and half truths.
Agreed?
clearly you don't understand the meaning of "contradiction"
by the way, the same question you have asked in another thread and i've replied you. but you can't see still.
any sane person can understand that "2 or more" could also very well mean "more than 2". or dont you know the meaning of the word "OR".
see, i will tell you what is the meaning of VERSION so you can understand the difference between your BIBLES VERSIONS and our QUR'AN TRANSLATIONS.
you open your KJV at Hebrew 7:3 and check up the same verse in the RCV (roman catholic version)
you will see that the KJV says: Melchisedec, King of Salem is "Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life;......
amazingling you will read the same verse in the RCV says that Mellchisedec, there is no mention of his father, mother or where he was born, when will he die.. THERE IS NO MENTION. totally the meaning is different. this is because it is different VERSION. its not the same and that's why the protestant have rejected this Bible and they do not accept it to be the word of God.
just few days ago, i was talking with CC about Mathew 24:36 and i said in several Bibles it says that the son of God does not know about the day of Judgment, but some other VERSIONS of the Christians Bible DOES NOT MENTIONED HIS NAME AT ALL. indecating that he knows... it is totally different meaning because this is ANOTHER VERSION. its not the same.
go and count the numbers of books of the protestant Bible, you will find them 66 books, but at the same time, go and count the numbers of books of the roman catholic Bible and you will find them 73 books. why??? because its differetn VERSION REEP.
so you did not prove that there are 2 versions of the Qur'an at all. you just informed us that we have 2 different translations of the original text. which we agree.
hope by now you have learned what is the different between translation and version.
Salam
Wael.