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As I was listening to surah 2 today...
Who are the following verses meant to refer to? "And when it is said unto them: Make not mischief in the earth, they say: We are peacemakers only." (surah 2:11)Who is this meant to refer to? "And when they fall in with those who believe, they say: We believe; but when they go apart to their devils they declare: Lo! we are with you; verily we did but mock. " (surah 2:14)and who does this refer to? and, "Allah (Himself) doth mock" ? (2:15) Edited by Caringheart - 11 February 2013 at 3:07pm |
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surah 2
And if ye do it not - and ye can never do it - then guard yourselves against the Fire prepared for disbelievers, whose fuel is of men and stones. (24) And give glad tidings (O Muhammad) unto those who believe and do good works; that theirs are Gardens underneath which rivers flow; as often as they are regaled with food of the fruit thereof, they say: this is what was given us aforetime; and it is given to them in resemblance. There for them are pure companions; there for ever they abide. (25) Lo! Allah disdaineth not to coin the similitude even of a gnat or anything above that. Those who believe know that it is the truth from their Lord; but those who disbelieve say: What doth Allah wish (to teach) by such a similitude? Can anyone please explain these verses to me? I can not derive any meaning from them. Thanks. and from this one; How disbelieve ye in Allah when ye were dead and He gave life to you! Then He will give you death, then life again, and then unto Him ye will return. (28) it is apparent that resurrection was being supported. Edited by Caringheart - 10 February 2013 at 8:21pm |
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And if you do not, do what was
mentioned because you are incapable, and you will not (a parenthetical
statement), that is, never [will you be able to], because of its inimitability,
then fear, through belief in God and [belief] that this is not the words of a
human, the Fire, whose fuel is men, disbelievers, and stones, like their very
idols, indicating that its heat is extreme, since it burns with the [stones]
mentioned, unlike the fires of this world that burn with wood and similar
materials; prepared, and made ready, for disbelievers, so that they are punished
in it (this [phrase, u�iddat li�l-kāfirīna, �prepared for disbelievers�] is
either a new sentence or a sustained circumstantial
qualifier). 2:24 And give good tidings to,
inform, those who believe, who have faith in God, and perform righteous deeds,
such as the obligatory and supererogatory [rituals], that theirs shall be
Gardens, of trees, and habitations, underneath which, that is, underneath these
trees and palaces, rivers run (tajrī min tahtihā�l-anhāru), that is, there are
waters in it (al-nahr is the place in which water flows [and is so called]
because the water carves [yanhar] its way through it; the reference to it as
�running� is figurative); whensoever they are provided with fruits therefrom,
that is, whenever they are given to eat from these gardens, they shall say,
�This is what, that is, the like of what we were provided with before�, that is,
before this, in Paradise, since its fruits are similar (and this is evidenced by
[the following statement]): they shall be given it, the provision, in perfect
semblance, that is, resembling one another in colour, but different in taste;
and there for them shall be spouses, of houris and others, purified, from
menstruation and impurities; therein they shall abide: dwelling therein forever,
neither perishing nor departing therefrom. And when the Jews said, �Why does God
strike a similitude about flies, where He says, And if a fly should rob them of
anything [Q. 22:73] and about a spider, where He says, As the likeness of the
spider [Q. 29:41]: what does God want with these vile creatures? God then
revealed the following: 2:25 How do you, people of Mecca,
disbelieve in God, when you were dead, semen inside loins, and He gave you life,
in the womb and in this world by breathing Spirit into you (the interrogative
here is either intended to provoke amazement at their [persistent] unbelief
despite the evidence established, or intended as a rebuke); then He shall make
you dead, after your terms of life are completed, then He shall give you life,
at the Resurrection, then to Him you shall be returned!, after resurrection,
whereupon He shall requite you according to your deeds; and He states, as proof
of the Resurrection, when they denied it: 2:28 * تفسير Tafsir al-Jalalayn
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Thank you Abu_Loren,
The first two still have no meaning for me. Do they have meaning to you, that you can put in your own words, for me to understand? Thanks, CH Also, you did not respond to my first post. Is there a reason? Thanks. Edited by Caringheart - 11 February 2013 at 10:01am |
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You did not provide the verse numbers for them, so I think you meant verses 11 & 13 respectively. Sahih International And when it is said to them, "Do not cause corruption on the earth," they say, "We are but reformers." 2:11 And when it is said to them, "Believe as the people have believed," they say, "Should we believe as the foolish have believed?" Unquestionably, it is they who are the foolish, but they know [it] not. 2:13 God Allah Subhana Wa Ta'ala is talking about all the disbelievers. It actually starts in verse 6. Sahih International Indeed, those who disbelieve - it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe. 2:6 This is all summed up in verse 17. Sahih International Their example is that of one who kindled a fire, but when it illuminated what was around him, Allah took away their light and left them in darkness [so] they could not see. 2:17 Also you might want to try different English translations. I use quran.com as they have English translations from Sahih International, Muhsin Khan, Pickthall, Yusef Ali, Shakir and Dr. Ghali. You can take your pick from all of those. |
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This is a created dialogue which you find few of them in the Qur'an. Trying to associate these kind to specific people in the past will end up the Qur'an as historical book, which is not the intention of the author. In this dialogue Allah explains that a hypocritical character is part of unbelief. As we know there are silence unbelief, fully declared unbelief and unbelief in disguise. This dialogue explain the last character, the munafik, the hypocrite, the disguised. You read it in the sentence: "And when they fall in with those who believe, they say: We believe;
I am a Wahdatul wujuder (remember Patheism?), and I have no problem understanding this. Allah is the system in which we are all part of it. Whatever we do - God claims it.
Same as above. When Mr A refused the guidance (light) therefore God took away his light. |
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Thank you Abu_Loren,
Yes, I use refer to many different translations. It's just that no matter how many translations I read I still derive no meaning from alot of the verses. They often just sound like ramblings. So I try to come to those who have grown up with these verses to see what they mean to them, in plain language. Yes, you are correct, it would have been helpful if I had included the verse numbers in my first post. I have added them. You say; God Allah Subhana Wa Ta'ala is talking about all the disbelievers."
and I ask; Does this have a specific connotation in your mind? To you, who are disbelievers? "Allah took away their light and left them in darkness [so] they could not see." and yes, who is this allah that blinds people? Salaam, Caringheart Are you able to put the other two(2:24 and 2:26) in your own words that I might understand what they mean to you? Edited by Caringheart - 11 February 2013 at 3:38pm |
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Greetings Nothing, Thanks also for your reply. Yes, this is what I would hope to discern from the text, but there are those who would assign specific meaning to them also, aren't there? I can not say what I make of the 'allah is a mocker' explanation, whether is it something I could understand or accept, or what I make of the explanation of his taking away the light. I appreciate your explanations though. Thanks. Salaam, Caringheart Edited by Caringheart - 11 February 2013 at 3:34pm |
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