examine these verses... 7:54
نَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى عَلَى الْعَرْشِ يُغْشِي اللَّيْلَ النَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهُ حَثِيثًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ وَالنُّجُومَ مُسَخَّرَاتٍ بِأَمْرِهِ أَلَا لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَالْأَمْرُ تَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Inna rabbakumu Allahu allathee khalaqa alssamawati waalarda fee sittati ayyamin thumma istawa AAala alAAarshi yughshee allayla alnnahara yatlubuhu hatheethan waalshshamsa waalqamara waalnnujooma musakhkharatin biamrihi ala lahu alkhalqu waalamru tabaraka Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
the phrase Tabaraka Allahu - is translates as *Most Exalted is God* using Rk translation
Your Lord is the one GOD, who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then assumed all authority. The night overtakes the day, as it pursues it persistently, and the sun, the moon, and the stars are committed to serve by His command. Absolutely, He controls all creation and all commands. Most Exalted is GOD, Lord of the universe.
in another verse 23:116
فَتَعَالَى اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ
FataAAala Allahu almaliku alhaqqu la ilaha illa huwa rabbu alAAarshi alkareemi
The phrase Fa TaAAala Allahu is translated as "Most Exalted is God" using Rk translation
and in 27:63
مَّنْ يَهْدِيكُمْ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ وَمَنْ يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ بُشْرًا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَحْمَتِهِ أَإِلَهٌ مَعَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى اللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
Amman yahdeekum fee thulumati albarri waalbahri waman yursilu alrriyaha bushran bayna yaday rahmatihi ailahun maAAa Allahi taAAala Allahu AAamma yushrikoona
Who is the One who guides you in the darkness of land and sea? Who is the One who sends the winds with good news, signaling His mercy? Is it another god with GOD? Most exalted is GOD, above having any partner.
The phrase TaAAala Allahu is used as "Most Exalted is God"
in verse 40:64
لَّهُ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ قَرَارًا وَالسَّمَاءَ بِنَاءً وَصَوَّرَكُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Allahu allathee jaAAala lakumu alarda qararan waalssamaa binaan wasawwarakum faahsana suwarakum warazaqakum mina alttayyibati thalikumu Allahu rabbukum fatabaraka Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
GOD is the One who rendered the earth habitable for you, and the sky a formidable structure, and He designed you, and designed you well. He is the One who provides you with good provisions. Such is GOD your Lord; Most Exalted is GOD, Lord of the universe.
the phrase tabaraka allahu is translated as "Most Exalted is God"
in 43:85 is used "Watabaraka" for Most Exalted
Most Exalted is the One who possesses all sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them. With Him is the knowledge about the Hour (end of the world), and to Him you will be returned.
in 55:78 - " tabaraka" is used for Most exalted
Most exalted is the name of your Lord, Possessor of Majesty and Honor.
in 67:1 - "tabaraka" is used for Most Exalted
Most exalted is the One in whose hands is all kingship, and He is Omnipotent.
so which is it?
i am inclined to go "Tabaraka Allahu" is "Most Blessed is God" based on my notion that baraka is blessing and tabaraka will be a derivate of baraka.
see the conjoining of arabic letters ba - ra - kaf in http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=brk
it reminds me og older scriptures when it reads Blessed be the name of the Lord e,g Psalm 113:2
it is this interchanging of words that i dont understand,
Friday, 15 March 2013
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
challenge??
some issues highlighted for me at work today and i dont know how to reconcile them.
we had a bonus talk to which i was told what my performance contribution is 5.2( something like that - versus what a performing 5.76( something like that) candidate will be.
now i am grateful - God knows that i am - but i was dumbstruck and i didnt think or process the thoughts clearly.
in the first instance Lord i am sorry because what i should have said was my Lord allow me to be appreciate of the blessings that you have bestowed on me and to do the righteous works that pleases you. i should have added My Lord possessor of sovereignty who gives to whomever He wills and withholds from whomever He wills. My provider thank you.
that i got something is a blessing from god and i am eternally grateful..
what i think perturbed me is the unspoken or assumed implication by me that i am under-performing.
and i am asking myself - that is something that is hard for me to swallow.
i would have thought at the very least that i am hitting my targets
but i dont understand it and i dont want to analyse it till i have the facts at hand.
i am resolved Gw to ask for how calculations are - what is 5.2% and how have they arrived at this
likewise what is 5.76 % - what are the measures involved.
it is not about the money - Lord knows - poor as i am i didnt even think about or consider a bonus so i am grateful but it is about my worth i think - in terms of effort i put in at work beyond what is required.
i would hate to think that i am giving less than their money's worth to me - as that is unease for me.
but if i am being taken for granted then that will be unease for me.
it is not a new way of working - it is the same way of working only that it has been re-branded - there is more scope for investigative work as opposed to before where one is on a tight leash -
i dont buy into re-branding but i am for one call spade a spade and but efficient working towards a goal -
i am thinking am i being penalized for how i work - if it i snot satisfactory then tell me and i will try to identify the issue and resolve it - am i being penalized for being fast - i multitask that is how i work, it is not right for everyone but its right for me - i am not asking to be someone else i am asking to be me.
lord this is not arrogance by any way at all - cos i am upset by it the thought that i am under performing - there is a pride that i take in myself in my work that i do my best and i do my job that i dont slack and i give more than they ask - and i guess that is what is being challenged.
the areas of measurements the challenge is what i have to consider.
we had a bonus talk to which i was told what my performance contribution is 5.2( something like that - versus what a performing 5.76( something like that) candidate will be.
now i am grateful - God knows that i am - but i was dumbstruck and i didnt think or process the thoughts clearly.
in the first instance Lord i am sorry because what i should have said was my Lord allow me to be appreciate of the blessings that you have bestowed on me and to do the righteous works that pleases you. i should have added My Lord possessor of sovereignty who gives to whomever He wills and withholds from whomever He wills. My provider thank you.
that i got something is a blessing from god and i am eternally grateful..
what i think perturbed me is the unspoken or assumed implication by me that i am under-performing.
and i am asking myself - that is something that is hard for me to swallow.
i would have thought at the very least that i am hitting my targets
but i dont understand it and i dont want to analyse it till i have the facts at hand.
i am resolved Gw to ask for how calculations are - what is 5.2% and how have they arrived at this
likewise what is 5.76 % - what are the measures involved.
it is not about the money - Lord knows - poor as i am i didnt even think about or consider a bonus so i am grateful but it is about my worth i think - in terms of effort i put in at work beyond what is required.
i would hate to think that i am giving less than their money's worth to me - as that is unease for me.
but if i am being taken for granted then that will be unease for me.
it is not a new way of working - it is the same way of working only that it has been re-branded - there is more scope for investigative work as opposed to before where one is on a tight leash -
i dont buy into re-branding but i am for one call spade a spade and but efficient working towards a goal -
i am thinking am i being penalized for how i work - if it i snot satisfactory then tell me and i will try to identify the issue and resolve it - am i being penalized for being fast - i multitask that is how i work, it is not right for everyone but its right for me - i am not asking to be someone else i am asking to be me.
lord this is not arrogance by any way at all - cos i am upset by it the thought that i am under performing - there is a pride that i take in myself in my work that i do my best and i do my job that i dont slack and i give more than they ask - and i guess that is what is being challenged.
the areas of measurements the challenge is what i have to consider.
Sunday, 10 March 2013
praise glorify - wasabih bi hamdi -working document.
50:39
فَاصْبِرْ عَلَى مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ الْغُرُوبِ
Faisbir AAala ma yaqooloona wasabbih bihamdi rabbika qabla tulooAAi alshshamsi waqabla alghuroobi
RK - Therefore, be patient in the face of their utterances, and praise and glorify your Lord before sunrise, and before sunset.
50:40 وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَأَدْبَارَ السُّجُودِ
Wamina allayli fasabbihhu waadbara alssujoodi
RK - During the night you shall meditate on His name, and after prostrating.
so far i am of the opinion - this is the first mention of glorification/praise to God.. reading in the order of revelation.
i could be wrong - this is a working document so bear that in mind..i know what i am thinking but i cannot formulate it into logical thoughts yet...
firstly the arabic order reads - my views - glorify and praise - wasabih bihamdi.. on my limited knowledge that sabbih is a derivative of glorify and hamdi is for praise..
why i sthe translation then praise before glorify..
the same hapens in 20:130 for which the first part is the same as 50:39
فَاصْبِرْ عَلَى مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا وَمِنْ آنَاءِ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْ
وَأَطْرَافَ النَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرْضَ 20:130
Faisbir AAala ma yaqooloona wasabbih bihamdi rabbika qabla tulooAAi alshshamsi waqabla ghuroobiha waminanai allayli fasabbih waatrafa alnnahari laAAallaka tarda
RK - Therefore, be patient in the face of their utterances, and praise and glorify your Lord before sunrise and before sunset. And during the night glorify Him, as well as at both ends of the day, that you may be happy.
فَاصْبِرْ عَلَى مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ الْغُرُوبِ
Faisbir AAala ma yaqooloona wasabbih bihamdi rabbika qabla tulooAAi alshshamsi waqabla alghuroobi
RK - Therefore, be patient in the face of their utterances, and praise and glorify your Lord before sunrise, and before sunset.
50:40 وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَأَدْبَارَ السُّجُودِ
Wamina allayli fasabbihhu waadbara alssujoodi
RK - During the night you shall meditate on His name, and after prostrating.
so far i am of the opinion - this is the first mention of glorification/praise to God.. reading in the order of revelation.
i could be wrong - this is a working document so bear that in mind..i know what i am thinking but i cannot formulate it into logical thoughts yet...
firstly the arabic order reads - my views - glorify and praise - wasabih bihamdi.. on my limited knowledge that sabbih is a derivative of glorify and hamdi is for praise..
why i sthe translation then praise before glorify..
the same hapens in 20:130 for which the first part is the same as 50:39
فَاصْبِرْ عَلَى مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا وَمِنْ آنَاءِ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْ
وَأَطْرَافَ النَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرْضَ 20:130
Faisbir AAala ma yaqooloona wasabbih bihamdi rabbika qabla tulooAAi alshshamsi waqabla ghuroobiha waminanai allayli fasabbih waatrafa alnnahari laAAallaka tarda
RK - Therefore, be patient in the face of their utterances, and praise and glorify your Lord before sunrise and before sunset. And during the night glorify Him, as well as at both ends of the day, that you may be happy.
Awwabun
38:17
اصْبِرْ عَلَى مَا يَقُولُونَ وَاذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُودَ ذَا الْأَيْدِ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ
Isbir AAala ma yaqooloona waothkur AAabdana dawooda tha alaydi innahu awwabun
RK translation: Be patient in the face of their utterances, and remember our servant David, the resourceful; he was obedient.
38:30 -
وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُودَ سُلَيْمَانَ نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ
Wawahabna lidawuda sulaimana niAAma alAAbdu innahu awwabun
RK translation - To David we granted Solomon; a good and obedient servant.
38:44
وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ ضِغْثًا فَاضْرِبْ بِهِ وَلَا تَحْنَثْ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَاهُ صَابِرًا نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ
Wakhuth biyadika dighthan faidrib bihi wala tahnath inna wajadnahu sabiran niAAma alAAbdu innahu awwabun
RK translation - Now, you shall travel the land and preach the message, to fulfill your pledge." We found him steadfast. What a good servant! He was a submitter.
in relation to the above verses. i am particularly interested in the arabic - innahu awwabum - which is the last phrase on the above verses.
but the translation is different.
Or
38:19
وَالطَّيْرَ مَحْشُورَةً كُلٌّ لَهُ أَوَّابٌ
Waalttayra mahshooratan kullun lahu awwabun
RK translation - Also the birds were committed to serve him; all were obedient to him.
even interesting is from the arabic - on verses 30+44 niAAma alAAbdu et all is similar to both verses - but it is translated differently.
in the arabic corpus dictionary - the root A, wao, and ba - for awwab .. arck see for yourself
http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Awb
The triliteral root hamza wāw bā (أ و ب) occurs 17 times in the Quran, in four derived forms:
- once as the form II verb awwibi (أَوِّبِ)
- six times as the nominal awwāb (أَوَّاب)
Verb (form II) - to repeat
(34:10:7) awwibī Repeat praises يَا جِبَالُ أَوِّبِي مَعَهُ وَالطَّيْرَ وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ الْحَدِيدَ Nominal
(1) Noun(17:25:11) lil'awwābīna to those who often turn (to Him) إِنْ تَكُونُوا صَالِحِينَ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ لِلْأَوَّابِينَ غَفُورًا (38:17:11) awwābun repeatedly turning وَاذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُودَ ذَا الْأَيْدِ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ (38:19:5) awwābun repeatedly turning وَالطَّيْرَ مَحْشُورَةً كُلٌّ لَهُ أَوَّابٌ (38:30:7) awwābun (was) one who repeatedly turned وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُودَ سُلَيْمَانَ نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ (38:44:14) awwābun repeatedly turned إِنَّا وَجَدْنَاهُ صَابِرًا نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ (2) Adjective(50:32:5) awwābin who turns هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِكُلِّ أَوَّابٍ حَفِيظٍ i am rather interested by this all.
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Thank You
At this very instant i will say to thee my God - Thank you.
i have just finished watching season of good wife.
the joy in my heart when i was watching them -
i started watching when i was away having the boy
when i was soooo desolate and alone
when my life felt like it was going to end
when i felt like - God what kind of a human being is this - no emotion, no tenderness
i was sooo down and felt soo alone
the joy i found at watching the programme was my little escape from the hell that i felt i was going through.
that and drop dead diva..
you see God i know you are a listening God, i know you are a working God
so just for the joy that i am back here - and the occasional peace of mind that i feel - that i knew when i asked Lord create for me an escape( there is a part in the Quran 65:2 t:hat says God will create an escape for you if you ask him - or something like that - this is my own view/how i want to understand it)
i felt like running away - but it felt like that was the coward way - i was ready to throw in the towel but God kept me strong... i was ready to kill myself.. God showed me some kindness and he kept my mind sane.
for that God - Thank you..
i have just finished watching season of good wife.
the joy in my heart when i was watching them -
i started watching when i was away having the boy
when i was soooo desolate and alone
when my life felt like it was going to end
when i felt like - God what kind of a human being is this - no emotion, no tenderness
i was sooo down and felt soo alone
the joy i found at watching the programme was my little escape from the hell that i felt i was going through.
that and drop dead diva..
you see God i know you are a listening God, i know you are a working God
so just for the joy that i am back here - and the occasional peace of mind that i feel - that i knew when i asked Lord create for me an escape( there is a part in the Quran 65:2 t:hat says God will create an escape for you if you ask him - or something like that - this is my own view/how i want to understand it)
i felt like running away - but it felt like that was the coward way - i was ready to throw in the towel but God kept me strong... i was ready to kill myself.. God showed me some kindness and he kept my mind sane.
for that God - Thank you..
Sunday, 17 February 2013
test of time..
i try to be a good daughter, to look out for my mother.
but i fail in that i am quick to temper and react to her manipulations.
each time i fail
why is it that God uses her to test me.. this test i am doomed to fail
honor your father and mother.. i remember this but i try to do this but it is not easy.
God did not tell me that they will test your patience.. they will try to suffocate and stifle you
she can sometimes be vile and her actions can sometimes be cruel and i more than any siblings am at the receiving end of this..
i want to be a better daughter but most times i fail
i try to keep distance between us because experience has taught me this is sometimes best
when she is upset she has to look to upset someone close by and i am the rabbit receiving the shot
lord give me strength - each time i tell myself i will learn to do better but i keep falling back into the same old trap
each time i tell myself i will turn the other cheek but i don't
God give me patience
the old feelings of mistrust and fear keeps flooding back into my head
and i am trying to keep them at bay
for i ask myself what kind of a mother is this..
Lord help me to be different for my children,
to love them in totality to be honest with then, to support then to guide them in truth founded on reality.
not to be duplicitous with them, help me to be different.
i guess this should be the thought for each person - Lord i want to be better for my children than my parents were with me..By thy grace i can be better..
but i fail in that i am quick to temper and react to her manipulations.
each time i fail
why is it that God uses her to test me.. this test i am doomed to fail
honor your father and mother.. i remember this but i try to do this but it is not easy.
God did not tell me that they will test your patience.. they will try to suffocate and stifle you
she can sometimes be vile and her actions can sometimes be cruel and i more than any siblings am at the receiving end of this..
i want to be a better daughter but most times i fail
i try to keep distance between us because experience has taught me this is sometimes best
when she is upset she has to look to upset someone close by and i am the rabbit receiving the shot
lord give me strength - each time i tell myself i will learn to do better but i keep falling back into the same old trap
each time i tell myself i will turn the other cheek but i don't
God give me patience
the old feelings of mistrust and fear keeps flooding back into my head
and i am trying to keep them at bay
for i ask myself what kind of a mother is this..
Lord help me to be different for my children,
to love them in totality to be honest with then, to support then to guide them in truth founded on reality.
not to be duplicitous with them, help me to be different.
i guess this should be the thought for each person - Lord i want to be better for my children than my parents were with me..By thy grace i can be better..
Sunday, 3 February 2013
Burning in furnace -
My way, your Way, Our Way..
This is a good example of how we human beings like to confuse and stir things up.
the best intentions is left for God to decide.. We all think we are doing something worthwhile but in actual fact, It is god who oversees what we do and the final consequences of our actions.
..
i saw this on another site and it gives you a snap shot of different translations of surah 85 Burooj.
who is to say which translation carries more weight than the other?
who is to say that the author has used the best words to translate
who is to say that the author is correct..
it just goes to remind me of the issue with the bible and its different versions i.e king james, new kind james, gospel edition etc...
in fact truly there is noting new under the sun.. for century of years people have been before us.. and surely they may be some after us until God decides no more...
God help us find a way to YOUR TRUTH...to decipher through century old misconceptions, distortions, additions and subtractions.. to lead us to the pure truth - Your worship - no ambiguity no pretense, just unadulterated praise of THEE..
http://www.universalunity.net/quran4/085.qmt.html - this is the web i stumbled upon
Translations of the Qur'an, Chapter 85:
AL-BUROOJ (THE MANSIONS OF THE STARS, CONSTELLATIONS, THE GALAXIES)
Total Verses: 22
Revealed At: MAKKA
Order in which revealed: 27
Bismi Allahi alrrahmani alrraheemi
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
085.001
Waalssama-i thati alburooji
YUSUFALI: By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
PICKTHAL: By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
SHAKIR: I swear by the mansions of the stars,
KHALIFA: The sky and its galaxies.
085.002
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
YUSUFALI: By the promised Day (of Judgment);
PICKTHAL: And by the Promised Day.
SHAKIR: And the promised day,
KHALIFA: The promised day.
085.003
Washahidin wamashhoodin
YUSUFALI: By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;-
PICKTHAL: And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
SHAKIR: And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
KHALIFA: The witness and the witnessed.
085.004
Qutila as-habu alukhdoodi
YUSUFALI: Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
PICKTHAL: (Self-)destroyed were the owners of the ditch
SHAKIR: Cursed be the makers of the pit,
KHALIFA: Woe to the people of the canyon.
085.005
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
YUSUFALI: Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
PICKTHAL: Of the fuel-fed fire,
SHAKIR: Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
KHALIFA: They ignited a blazing fire.
085.006
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
YUSUFALI: Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
PICKTHAL: When they sat by it,
SHAKIR: When they sat by it,
KHALIFA: Then sat around it.
085.007
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmu/mineena shuhoodun
YUSUFALI: And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
PICKTHAL: And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
SHAKIR: And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
KHALIFA: To watch the burning of the believers.
085.008
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yu/minoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
YUSUFALI: And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise!-
PICKTHAL: They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
SHAKIR: And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
KHALIFA: They hated them for no other reason than believing in GOD, the Almighty, the Praiseworthy.
085.009
Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waal-ardi waAllahu AAala kulli shay-in shaheedun
YUSUFALI: Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.
PICKTHAL: Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
SHAKIR: Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
KHALIFA: To Him belongs the kingship of the heavens and the earth. And GOD witnesses all things.
085.010
Inna allatheena fatanoo almu/mineena waalmu/minati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi
YUSUFALI: Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell: They will have the Penalty of the Burning Fire.
PICKTHAL: Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.
SHAKIR: Surely (as for) those who persecute the believing men and the believing women, then do not repent, they shall have the chastisement of hell, and they shall have the chastisement of burning.
KHALIFA: Surely, those who persecute the believing men and women, then fail to repent, have incurred the retribution of Gehenna; they have incurred the retribution of burning.
085.011
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha al-anharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru
YUSUFALI: For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires),
PICKTHAL: Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
SHAKIR: Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
KHALIFA: Surely, those who believed and led a righteous life, have deserved gardens with flowing streams. This is the greatest triumph.
085.012
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
YUSUFALI: Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
PICKTHAL: Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
SHAKIR: Surely the might of your Lord is great.
KHALIFA: Indeed, your Lord's blow is severe.
085.013
Innahu huwa yubdi-o wayuAAeedu
YUSUFALI: It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
PICKTHAL: Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
SHAKIR: Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
KHALIFA: He is the One who initiates and repeats.
085.014
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
YUSUFALI: And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Full of Loving-Kindness,
PICKTHAL: And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
SHAKIR: And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
KHALIFA: And He is the Forgiving, Most Kind.
085.015
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
YUSUFALI: Lord of the Throne of Glory,
PICKTHAL: Lord of the Throne of Glory,
SHAKIR: Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
KHALIFA: Possessor of the glorious throne.
085.016
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
YUSUFALI: Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
PICKTHAL: Doer of what He will.
SHAKIR: The great doer of what He will.
KHALIFA: Doer of whatever He wills.
085.017
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
YUSUFALI: Has the story reached thee, of the forces-
PICKTHAL: Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
SHAKIR: Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
KHALIFA: Did you note the history of the troops?
085.018
FirAAawna wathamooda
YUSUFALI: Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
PICKTHAL: Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud?
SHAKIR: Of Firon and Samood?
KHALIFA: Pharaoh and Thamoud?
085.019
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
YUSUFALI: And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
PICKTHAL: Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
SHAKIR: Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
KHALIFA: Those who disbelieve are plagued with denial.
085.020
WaAllahu min wara-ihim muheetun
YUSUFALI: But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
PICKTHAL: And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
SHAKIR: And Allah encompasses them on every side.
KHALIFA: GOD is fully aware of them.
085.021
Bal huwa qur-anun majeedun
YUSUFALI: Day, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
PICKTHAL: Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
SHAKIR: Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
KHALIFA: Indeed, it is a glorious Quran.
085.022
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
YUSUFALI: (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!
PICKTHAL: On a guarded tablet.
SHAKIR: In a guarded tablet.
KHALIFA: In a preserved master tablet.
the best intentions is left for God to decide.. We all think we are doing something worthwhile but in actual fact, It is god who oversees what we do and the final consequences of our actions.
..
i saw this on another site and it gives you a snap shot of different translations of surah 85 Burooj.
who is to say which translation carries more weight than the other?
who is to say that the author has used the best words to translate
who is to say that the author is correct..
it just goes to remind me of the issue with the bible and its different versions i.e king james, new kind james, gospel edition etc...
in fact truly there is noting new under the sun.. for century of years people have been before us.. and surely they may be some after us until God decides no more...
God help us find a way to YOUR TRUTH...to decipher through century old misconceptions, distortions, additions and subtractions.. to lead us to the pure truth - Your worship - no ambiguity no pretense, just unadulterated praise of THEE..
http://www.universalunity.net/quran4/085.qmt.html - this is the web i stumbled upon
Translations of the Qur'an, Chapter 85:
AL-BUROOJ (THE MANSIONS OF THE STARS, CONSTELLATIONS, THE GALAXIES)
Total Verses: 22
Revealed At: MAKKA
Order in which revealed: 27
Bismi Allahi alrrahmani alrraheemi
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
085.001
Waalssama-i thati alburooji
YUSUFALI: By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
PICKTHAL: By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
SHAKIR: I swear by the mansions of the stars,
KHALIFA: The sky and its galaxies.
085.002
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
YUSUFALI: By the promised Day (of Judgment);
PICKTHAL: And by the Promised Day.
SHAKIR: And the promised day,
KHALIFA: The promised day.
085.003
Washahidin wamashhoodin
YUSUFALI: By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;-
PICKTHAL: And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
SHAKIR: And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
KHALIFA: The witness and the witnessed.
085.004
Qutila as-habu alukhdoodi
YUSUFALI: Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
PICKTHAL: (Self-)destroyed were the owners of the ditch
SHAKIR: Cursed be the makers of the pit,
KHALIFA: Woe to the people of the canyon.
085.005
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
YUSUFALI: Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
PICKTHAL: Of the fuel-fed fire,
SHAKIR: Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
KHALIFA: They ignited a blazing fire.
085.006
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
YUSUFALI: Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
PICKTHAL: When they sat by it,
SHAKIR: When they sat by it,
KHALIFA: Then sat around it.
085.007
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmu/mineena shuhoodun
YUSUFALI: And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
PICKTHAL: And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
SHAKIR: And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
KHALIFA: To watch the burning of the believers.
085.008
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yu/minoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
YUSUFALI: And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise!-
PICKTHAL: They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
SHAKIR: And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
KHALIFA: They hated them for no other reason than believing in GOD, the Almighty, the Praiseworthy.
085.009
Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waal-ardi waAllahu AAala kulli shay-in shaheedun
YUSUFALI: Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.
PICKTHAL: Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
SHAKIR: Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
KHALIFA: To Him belongs the kingship of the heavens and the earth. And GOD witnesses all things.
085.010
Inna allatheena fatanoo almu/mineena waalmu/minati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi
YUSUFALI: Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell: They will have the Penalty of the Burning Fire.
PICKTHAL: Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.
SHAKIR: Surely (as for) those who persecute the believing men and the believing women, then do not repent, they shall have the chastisement of hell, and they shall have the chastisement of burning.
KHALIFA: Surely, those who persecute the believing men and women, then fail to repent, have incurred the retribution of Gehenna; they have incurred the retribution of burning.
085.011
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha al-anharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru
YUSUFALI: For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires),
PICKTHAL: Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
SHAKIR: Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
KHALIFA: Surely, those who believed and led a righteous life, have deserved gardens with flowing streams. This is the greatest triumph.
085.012
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
YUSUFALI: Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
PICKTHAL: Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
SHAKIR: Surely the might of your Lord is great.
KHALIFA: Indeed, your Lord's blow is severe.
085.013
Innahu huwa yubdi-o wayuAAeedu
YUSUFALI: It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
PICKTHAL: Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
SHAKIR: Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
KHALIFA: He is the One who initiates and repeats.
085.014
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
YUSUFALI: And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Full of Loving-Kindness,
PICKTHAL: And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
SHAKIR: And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
KHALIFA: And He is the Forgiving, Most Kind.
085.015
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
YUSUFALI: Lord of the Throne of Glory,
PICKTHAL: Lord of the Throne of Glory,
SHAKIR: Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
KHALIFA: Possessor of the glorious throne.
085.016
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
YUSUFALI: Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
PICKTHAL: Doer of what He will.
SHAKIR: The great doer of what He will.
KHALIFA: Doer of whatever He wills.
085.017
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
YUSUFALI: Has the story reached thee, of the forces-
PICKTHAL: Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
SHAKIR: Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
KHALIFA: Did you note the history of the troops?
085.018
FirAAawna wathamooda
YUSUFALI: Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
PICKTHAL: Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud?
SHAKIR: Of Firon and Samood?
KHALIFA: Pharaoh and Thamoud?
085.019
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
YUSUFALI: And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
PICKTHAL: Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
SHAKIR: Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
KHALIFA: Those who disbelieve are plagued with denial.
085.020
WaAllahu min wara-ihim muheetun
YUSUFALI: But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
PICKTHAL: And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
SHAKIR: And Allah encompasses them on every side.
KHALIFA: GOD is fully aware of them.
085.021
Bal huwa qur-anun majeedun
YUSUFALI: Day, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
PICKTHAL: Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
SHAKIR: Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
KHALIFA: Indeed, it is a glorious Quran.
085.022
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
YUSUFALI: (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!
PICKTHAL: On a guarded tablet.
SHAKIR: In a guarded tablet.
KHALIFA: In a preserved master tablet.
Friday, 7 December 2012
Sunday, 4 November 2012
to call
this a conversation i had..
if a woman leaves for travel for a weekend and does not call.. is that right.
these are the issues we must consider..
Thursday, 1 November 2012
Subhanaka lahuma rabbil ala'miin - Be Thou Glorified Our Lord - Lord of the Universe
there are some times that some songs resonate in your heart.. in whatever language whether you understand or not.. the intent is always carried on.
this is one of the songs that i fell in love with...
Asmaa ALLAH (أسماء الله) Allah names
Lyrics and translation:
يا ذا الأسماء الحسنى يا خالقنا غفرانك نسألك وأنت الأسـمى نأمل عفوك سبحانك
O the one who belong to him the most beautiful names,
our creator we ask you the forgiveness
يا خالقنا يــــــا رب لعبـــيدك أنِر الدرب
O God...our creator for your slaves light up the road(x2)
واملأ عالمنا الحب يا ذا الأسماء الحسنى
and fill up our world with love, you the one who belong to him the most Beautiful Names(x2)
يا خالقنا سبحانك
الله التوّاب , الإله الوهاب , الرب القريب الطيب المجيب , الرقيب الحسيب
Allah, The Ever Returning, The Bestower,The One Who Is Nea,The Lord, The Closest, The Pure One, The Responsive, The Watchful, The Bringer of Judgment
يــــا رب
O lord
المقيت الوارث السبوح الودود , الفتاح الصمد الواحد الأحد
The Nourisher,The Inheritor of All,The One Praised,The Kind One, The Opener(The Victory Giver), The Eternally Besought of All(The Everlasting), The One(The Indivisible), the unequaledالجواد الهادي السيد الشهيد المجيد الحميد
The Magnanimous,The Guide, The master, The Witness, The All Glorious, The All Praiseworthy
يـــا رب
O lord
القهار النصير الغفار الكبير الجبار القدير , الظاهر الباطن القاهر
The All Compelling Subduer,The Helper, The Ever Forgiving, The Great, The Compeller,The All Powerful, The Manifest(The All Victorious),The Hidden One, The All-Conquering(The Dominator)
الغفور القادر الستير, الشاكر الشكور
The All Forgiving, The All Able,===,The Rewarder of Good, The Grateful
الآخر المؤخر الوتر المصور البر المتكبر المقتدر الخبير البصير
The Last(Omega),The Deferrer(The Keeper Behind) ,the independent, The Fashioner of Forms, The Most Kind and Righteous, The Tremendous, The All Determiner(the Dominant), The All Aware, The All Seeing
نور السماوات والأرض بديع السماوات والأرض
The Light of earth and heaven, The Originator of earth and heaven
(x2)
يـــا رب
O lord
العزيز القدوس , المعطي المحيط , الحفيظ العليم , القابض الباسط
The Almighty(the Self Sufficient), The Most Holy, the giver,All- Pervading, The Preserver,The All Knowing, The Restrainer(the Straightener), The Expander(The Munificent)
جامع الناس الحافظ العظيم
The Gatherer(The Unifier),The Guardian, The Magnificent
يــــا رب
O lord
الواسع السميع اللطيف الرءوف الخالق الرازق الرفيق الكريم الكافي
The Vast(the All Encompassing), The All Hearing, The Subtly Kind,The Compassionate(the All Pitying), The Creator, The Providing,The Most Kind, the Generous,The Sufficient One
الشافي الرازق الخلاق الحق الحليم
The Healer,The Ever Providing,The One who continously creates, The Truth, The Indulgent
مالك الملك الملك المليك الولى الوكيل , الأول الجميل
The Owner of All Sovereignty, The King(The Sovereign), The Protector , The Trustee(the Dependable), the first, the virtuous(x2)
متعالٍ رحيم العالم الحكم المقدم الأكرم
The Self Exalted,The Most Merciful,The Knower of All,The Judge(the Arbitrator), The Expediter(He who brings forward),The Most Generous
يــــا رب
O lord
ذو الجلال والإكرام
The Lord of Majesty and Generosity
السلام القيوم الحكيم
The Peace and Blessing, The Self Subsisting Sustainer of All, The Wise(x2)
المؤمن القوي المتين المهيمن العلي المولى الرحمن المحسن المنان المبين
The Guarantor,The All-Strong, the Steadfast,The Guardian,The Highest, The Patron,The All-Merciful,The Doer of Good,The Giver of Good,The Clarifier
الولي الحي العفو الأعلى الحفي الباريء الغني
The Protecting Friend, The Ever Living, The Pardoner(the Effacer of Sins),the Most High ,The Recognizer, The Maker,The self-sufficient
يا خالقنا يــــــا رب لعبـــيدك أنِر الدرب
O God...our creator for your slaves light up the road
(x2)واملأ عالمنا الحب يا ذا الأسماء الحسنى
and fill up our world with love, you the one who belong to him the most Beautiful Names
يا خالقــــــــــنا سبحانك يا خالقــــــــــنا سبحانكيا خالقــــــــــنا سبحانك
i got the translation from: http://arabicnasheedlyrics.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Mishary%20Al-Afasy
i dont know if everything is word perfect translation - but i think "ya khaliqana subhaanaka" means our creator be Glorified.. this is the part that resonates with me... for one there is a phrase somewhere in the Quran that i read where the angels greet our Lord.. by saying - subhanaka llahuma - Be thou (you) glorified our Lord...
this for me is a good way to accord God, our creator...
this is one of the songs that i fell in love with...
Asmaa ALLAH (أسماء الله) Allah names
Lyrics and translation:
يا ذا الأسماء الحسنى يا خالقنا غفرانك نسألك وأنت الأسـمى نأمل عفوك سبحانك
O the one who belong to him the most beautiful names,
our creator we ask you the forgiveness
يا خالقنا يــــــا رب لعبـــيدك أنِر الدرب
O God...our creator for your slaves light up the road(x2)
واملأ عالمنا الحب يا ذا الأسماء الحسنى
and fill up our world with love, you the one who belong to him the most Beautiful Names(x2)
يا خالقنا سبحانك
الله التوّاب , الإله الوهاب , الرب القريب الطيب المجيب , الرقيب الحسيب
Allah, The Ever Returning, The Bestower,The One Who Is Nea,The Lord, The Closest, The Pure One, The Responsive, The Watchful, The Bringer of Judgment
يــــا رب
O lord
المقيت الوارث السبوح الودود , الفتاح الصمد الواحد الأحد
The Nourisher,The Inheritor of All,The One Praised,The Kind One, The Opener(The Victory Giver), The Eternally Besought of All(The Everlasting), The One(The Indivisible), the unequaledالجواد الهادي السيد الشهيد المجيد الحميد
The Magnanimous,The Guide, The master, The Witness, The All Glorious, The All Praiseworthy
يـــا رب
O lord
القهار النصير الغفار الكبير الجبار القدير , الظاهر الباطن القاهر
The All Compelling Subduer,The Helper, The Ever Forgiving, The Great, The Compeller,The All Powerful, The Manifest(The All Victorious),The Hidden One, The All-Conquering(The Dominator)
الغفور القادر الستير, الشاكر الشكور
The All Forgiving, The All Able,===,The Rewarder of Good, The Grateful
الآخر المؤخر الوتر المصور البر المتكبر المقتدر الخبير البصير
The Last(Omega),The Deferrer(The Keeper Behind) ,the independent, The Fashioner of Forms, The Most Kind and Righteous, The Tremendous, The All Determiner(the Dominant), The All Aware, The All Seeing
نور السماوات والأرض بديع السماوات والأرض
The Light of earth and heaven, The Originator of earth and heaven
(x2)
يـــا رب
O lord
العزيز القدوس , المعطي المحيط , الحفيظ العليم , القابض الباسط
The Almighty(the Self Sufficient), The Most Holy, the giver,All- Pervading, The Preserver,The All Knowing, The Restrainer(the Straightener), The Expander(The Munificent)
جامع الناس الحافظ العظيم
The Gatherer(The Unifier),The Guardian, The Magnificent
يــــا رب
O lord
الواسع السميع اللطيف الرءوف الخالق الرازق الرفيق الكريم الكافي
The Vast(the All Encompassing), The All Hearing, The Subtly Kind,The Compassionate(the All Pitying), The Creator, The Providing,The Most Kind, the Generous,The Sufficient One
الشافي الرازق الخلاق الحق الحليم
The Healer,The Ever Providing,The One who continously creates, The Truth, The Indulgent
مالك الملك الملك المليك الولى الوكيل , الأول الجميل
The Owner of All Sovereignty, The King(The Sovereign), The Protector , The Trustee(the Dependable), the first, the virtuous(x2)
متعالٍ رحيم العالم الحكم المقدم الأكرم
The Self Exalted,The Most Merciful,The Knower of All,The Judge(the Arbitrator), The Expediter(He who brings forward),The Most Generous
يــــا رب
O lord
ذو الجلال والإكرام
The Lord of Majesty and Generosity
السلام القيوم الحكيم
The Peace and Blessing, The Self Subsisting Sustainer of All, The Wise(x2)
المؤمن القوي المتين المهيمن العلي المولى الرحمن المحسن المنان المبين
The Guarantor,The All-Strong, the Steadfast,The Guardian,The Highest, The Patron,The All-Merciful,The Doer of Good,The Giver of Good,The Clarifier
الولي الحي العفو الأعلى الحفي الباريء الغني
The Protecting Friend, The Ever Living, The Pardoner(the Effacer of Sins),the Most High ,The Recognizer, The Maker,The self-sufficient
يا خالقنا يــــــا رب لعبـــيدك أنِر الدرب
O God...our creator for your slaves light up the road
(x2)واملأ عالمنا الحب يا ذا الأسماء الحسنى
and fill up our world with love, you the one who belong to him the most Beautiful Names
يا خالقــــــــــنا سبحانك يا خالقــــــــــنا سبحانكيا خالقــــــــــنا سبحانك
i got the translation from: http://arabicnasheedlyrics.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Mishary%20Al-Afasy
i dont know if everything is word perfect translation - but i think "ya khaliqana subhaanaka" means our creator be Glorified.. this is the part that resonates with me... for one there is a phrase somewhere in the Quran that i read where the angels greet our Lord.. by saying - subhanaka llahuma - Be thou (you) glorified our Lord...
this for me is a good way to accord God, our creator...
Sunday, 14 October 2012
I want to worship you Lord in all that i do...
I want to bless You Lord in all that I do
Let my life bring glory to You
Fill my heart so Your love can flow
Use me Lord, wherever I go
I want to bless You Lord in all that I do
Let my hands bring glory to You
Reaching out to the one in need
Touch me Lord, so You can use me
I want to bless You Lord in all that I do
Let my words bring glory to You
Guard my thought so that they might be
Filled with love and praises to Thee....
this is a song i remember from my childhood - @salamatu's house... and i fell in love with this song..
today the words resonate with me but i prefer to say - i want to worship you lord.. because i question the statement - i want to bless you lord.
i understand praise God, but i don't understand the phrase = "bless God" -
because God is in no need of anyone - whether we do what he asks or not - He is in no need.. He is the one to bless us with his mercy, guidance, provisions and not the other way round - this is my view and thoughts on the matter..
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