04-07-2007, 10:59 AM
Bismillah
I fully agree with you specially the translation part of the meanings, Alhamdulelah I m a native Arabic speaker and in so many cases I have to paraphrase or even correct. As for example in one translation, the translator may Allah Reward him couldnt understand the Tayamum rule and instead of saying to use dust, he got confused about the word sa`eedan and said to go into a high place.
However, I still say that Allah Grants people understanding of Quran in every generation, because we cannt absolutely depend on tafseer. For instance, Quran is applicable throughout the time till the Day after, it has to be applied, and proven true in many ways. For example, currently people go for plastic suergery through which they totally change their looks, this is changing Allah's Creation. Yes at that time it was revealed marking people who do this to animals for example, but here it is being applied by mankind on mankind to prove Quran is from Allah and true till the Day After. Thus, really we need to read and read and read the Quran. Every time you read it, you stop at certain Ayahs that you did read before but feel a deeper understanding to it. Alhamdulelah.