Comments on: Reading Only Translations of the Qur’an.. http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-studies/reading-only-translations-of-the-quran/ Your Virtual Mosque Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:10:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: seef http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-studies/reading-only-translations-of-the-quran/comment-page-1/#comment-39326 seef Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:31:28 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=18#comment-39326 The very same brother who once tried to tell me that reading the Qur'an in Arabic without understanding it was a waste of time. He eventually changed his mind, without me having to argue with him, SubhanAllah. He was able to come to the conclusion of the pure sanctity of the word of Allah on his own. Scholars of the Qur'an have a depth of knowledge about the language, the multiple, layered meanings, the cross-references, the context of circumstances at the time of revelation, and the metaphorical beauty hidden within certain words ,Allah's choice of words, etc. etc. that is truly mind-blowing.The Quran is Allah speaking to us, it is a language unto itself that strikes the reader so deeply, yet its meaning can sometimes not be easily shared with another person, because sometimes the miracles of revelation can be so personal. For example, how do I explain to someone that the metaphor Allah uses for those who are ignorant, (in the beginning of Surah Baqarah, is like those who are in darkness and move when they see a flash of lightning) escaped me when I first read it. The next time I read it, its meaning became crystal clear, that the ignorant live in spiritual darkness and stillness, and get only occasional flashes of Allah's truth, which illuminate everything, and then they return to their spiritual stagnation. I don't even know what I thought that metaphor meant when I first read it, I thought it was merely about people being scared in the dark, but now I understand it at a much fuller level: spiritual awareness, once we receive this from Allah, illuminates the entire universe around us, in all the facets that the Qur'an and Sunnah teach us. Those who reject this live in nearly complete unawareness of this spiritual dimension, but Allah tells us that they will know enough to recognize what Allah has in store for them on the day of Judgment. When I think of how Allah has given me that understanding, I am so grateful for it, and yet someone else could read the same passage, understand it immediately, and say, "I don't think that description is so impressive, and I also don't believe it's true." The difference lies in our capacity for spiritual appreciation. Could I accept that an internationally renowned scientist could, spiritually, fall into the same category as a blatantly bigoted boor, one a man of learning, the other an obvious flawed fool? Yes, if their rejection of divine guidance is identical, they can. The very same brother who once tried to tell me that reading the Qur’an in Arabic without understanding it was a waste of time. He eventually changed his mind, without me having to argue with him, SubhanAllah. He was able to come to the conclusion of the pure sanctity of the word of Allah on his own.
Scholars of the Qur’an have a depth of knowledge about the language, the multiple, layered meanings, the cross-references, the context of circumstances at the time of revelation, and the metaphorical beauty hidden within certain words ,Allah’s choice of words, etc. etc. that is truly mind-blowing.The Quran is Allah speaking to us, it is a language unto itself that strikes the reader so deeply, yet its meaning can sometimes not be easily shared with another person, because sometimes the miracles of revelation can be so personal.
For example, how do I explain to someone that the metaphor Allah uses for those who are ignorant, (in the beginning of Surah Baqarah, is like those who are in darkness and move when they see a flash of lightning) escaped me when I first read it. The next time I read it, its meaning became crystal clear, that the ignorant live in spiritual darkness and stillness, and get only occasional flashes of Allah’s truth, which illuminate everything, and then they return to their spiritual stagnation. I don’t even know what I thought that metaphor meant when I first read it, I thought it was merely about people being scared in the dark, but now I understand it at a much fuller level: spiritual awareness, once we receive this from Allah, illuminates the entire universe around us, in all the facets that the Qur’an and Sunnah teach us. Those who reject this live in nearly complete unawareness of this spiritual dimension, but Allah tells us that they will know enough to recognize what Allah has in store for them on the day of Judgment. When I think of how Allah has given me that understanding, I am so grateful for it, and yet someone else could read the same passage, understand it immediately, and say, “I don’t think that description is so impressive, and I also don’t believe it’s true.” The difference lies in our capacity for spiritual appreciation. Could I accept that an internationally renowned scientist could, spiritually, fall into the same category as a blatantly bigoted boor, one a man of learning, the other an obvious flawed fool? Yes, if their rejection of divine guidance is identical, they can.

]]> By: Mrs. Said Bouaziza http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-studies/reading-only-translations-of-the-quran/comment-page-1/#comment-39308 Mrs. Said Bouaziza Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:25:04 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=18#comment-39308 My husband reads the Quran to me on the phone as we are in two different countries My husband reads the Quran to me on the phone as we are in two different countries

]]> By: Mohammad http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-studies/reading-only-translations-of-the-quran/comment-page-1/#comment-39296 Mohammad Sun, 25 Sep 2011 01:14:43 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=18#comment-39296 I know a lot of Indo/pak Muslims(not scholars) like to say "Oh i learned to read the Quran, but i never enjoyed it, we shouldnt subject little kids to that and let them read it in english for a while and then mebbe bla bla blu blu" True, i too had days as a child, when I just didnt feel like going and reading Quran in arabic n to perfect the art, when i got nothing except i could hear some phrases again n again like "Janatun tajri min tahti hal anhaar etc.." and heard Mosa or Isa and think oh its talking bout one of the prophets but now when I am past my teens , in my late 20s I love to read the quran with its translation and thank Allah n my parents for making me do go through a rather tough but alhumdulilah fruitful experince later in life. Today biiznillah, i can learn a surah of 10 ayat in a week or less (and i am not even a student of knowledge by any stretch of imagination) if i sit down and my fluency to read is way better I know a lot of Indo/pak Muslims(not scholars) like to say “Oh i learned to read the Quran, but i never enjoyed it, we shouldnt subject little kids to that and let them read it in english for a while and then mebbe bla bla blu blu”
True, i too had days as a child, when I just didnt feel like going and reading Quran in arabic n to perfect the art, when i got nothing except i could hear some phrases again n again like “Janatun tajri min tahti hal anhaar etc..” and heard Mosa or Isa and think oh its talking bout one of the prophets but now when I am past my teens , in my late 20s I love to read the quran with its translation and thank Allah n my parents for making me do go through a rather tough but alhumdulilah fruitful experince later in life. Today biiznillah, i can learn a surah of 10 ayat in a week or less (and i am not even a student of knowledge by any stretch of imagination) if i sit down and my fluency to read is way better

]]> By: Maryam http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-studies/reading-only-translations-of-the-quran/comment-page-1/#comment-16725 Maryam Sun, 25 Apr 2010 06:02:38 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=18#comment-16725 jazakAllah huge. this was beautiful mashaAllah. jazakAllah huge.

this was beautiful mashaAllah.

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