zznoor wrote:ShamsB
The problem zznoor is that you think you know what Allah is talking about - Allah is very clear in the Quran - on what he wants us to do and not do
He says things to us in a SINGLE VERSE - not in 20 verses spread out over 20 Chapters
You are arbitrarily setting conditions because your lack of faith in commands of Salat, Sunnah of Prophet, Imam Ali, Imams who followed them as per various Shia Tariqas.
Let me remind you Farman of SMS that Quran was corrupted by Uthman .
And you firmly believe that Quran is corrupted and not reliable book as per Ismaili faith.
I will give you one Aya and am sure you will reject it. Here it is;
verse 20:(130) George Sale
Wherefore do thou, O Mohammed, patiently bear that which they say; and celebrate the praise of thy Lord before the rising of the sun
(Fajr) , and before the setting thereof
(Asr) , and praise him in the hours of the night
(Tahajood) , and in the extremities(Sun rise, decline of sun after high noon and Sunset. That is
(Dohr) a) of the day, that thou mayest be well pleased with the prospect of receiving favor from God.
The times of Salat have been prescribed: (1)
Fajr Prayer before sunrise, (2)
`Asr Prayer before sunset, (3)
`Isha and Tahajjud Prayers during the hours of night.
Morning and
Afternoon (Dhuhr) and
Evening (Maghrib) Prayers " at the
extremes of the day."
Reflect on it.
Brother a_27826
Any comment on 20:130?
Still manipulating it to meet your needs?
stop copy pasting and read and learn on your own.
And it seems you're selecting different translations that fit your needs...
How about you look at all translations...or pick one to follow consistently...
versus google and then pick the one translation that best fits your needs?
FYI - for those folks that aren't aware George Sale - translated the Quran in 1734 - he was an orientalist and a solicitor at that time.
In his translation and his writings of the Qur'an he didn't place the Qu'ran or Mohammed or Islam at an equal level to Christianity - but rather as second class entities to Christ and Christianity.
Is that what you are now resorting to zznoor?
Oh - and if you go to the Sunni or Shia websites or scholars and ask about the George Sale translation - they're going WHO?
Not recognized or accepted even by mainstream Muslims.
Yet zznoor is so desperate that now she's clutching to these obscure scholars who degraded the faith in their translation versus accept that we can practise our faith just as she can.
It all goes back to the insecurity and the psychological need she has to validate herself and her decision to leave ismailism.
Like I have offered - do you want me to walk you through the History of the Qur'an?
Back to the verse she brought up...
The verse in Arabic is here:
I will write it in English Transliteration
Faisbir AAala ma yaqooloona wasabbih bihamdi rabbika qabla tulooAAi alshshamsi waqabla ghuroobiha wamin ana-i allayli fasabbih waatrafa alnnahari laAAallaka tarda
(as far as I can see - no mention of Fajr, or or Asr or tahajoood...etc)
So now who's adding the words to the Quran?...
zznoor??
and here are some accepted translations - that are widely accepted by ALL MUSLIMS.
Pickthall:
Therefore (O Muhammad), bear with what they say, and celebrate the praise of thy Lord ere the rising of the sun and ere the going down thereof. And glorify Him some hours of the night and at the two ends of the day, that thou mayst find acceptance.
Bakthiar:
So have thou patience with what they say and glorify the praises of thy Lord before the coming up of the sun and before sunset and during the nighttime night watch and glorify at the end of the daytime, so that perhaps thou wilt be well-pleased.
Wahiduddin Khan
So be patient with anything they may say and glorify your Lord with His praise before the rising of the sun and before its setting; and glorify Him in the hours of the night and at the beginning and end of the day, so that you may find comfort.
Oh and the site you got your Sale quote from - btw it was in the Non Muslim works
I found this
NJ Dawood
Therefore bear with what they say. Give glory to your Lord before sunrise and before sunset. Praise Him night and day, so that you may find comfort.
PRAISE HIM NIGHT AND DAY?? ...
and here for some other views - from the controversialist section
Qaribullah
Therefore, be patient with what they say, and exalt with the praise of your Lord before sunrise and before sunset. And in the watches of the night and at the edges of the day, exalt Him, so that you will be pleasing.
So tell me - since you used Sale as the interpretation you choose to follow - what other pieces of his translation do you follow?
Keep in mind - you are the novice when it comes to these matters - you copy paste - I have a phd.
So once again - no mention of the 5 prayers anywhere - where Allah says pray 5x a day - no one clear instruction.
This verse actually talks about the 3 prayers - sunset/sunrise - are edges of the day - ends of the day...
So Sunrise/one edge of the day and Sunset/another edge of the day - and in the watches of the night...
3 prayers
Where is the noon day prayer mentioned?
So from now on - you'll only use Sale in all your quranic quotations? Since you went to site and picked him as his translation FIT your arguement and none of the others did?
You're grasping at straws zznoor...the chappal must really hurt -
I think what is best for you to do now - is to say -
"To me mine - and to you yours"
This is what I believe to be right and it works for me - and this is what the Ismailies believe and it works for them - I need to let them be as they are letting me be...and I need to worry about my Judgement day - my hereafter and let Allah or Hazar Imam worry about the Ismailies..as they seem intent on going to Hell - following that Aga Khan....but that is their choice.
Btw - now you reflect upon all that i've written
I've logically and factually destroyed all your hocus pocus arguements that you've put up.
I've shown you that the Quran is open to multiple interpretations - EVEN WITHIN THE SUNNI INTERPRETATIONS..and Islam is open to many ways of practice - not the way your handlers seem to view it.
So a_27826
since zznoor brought you into this - what are you comments on the interpretations I put forth?
You seemed to chide me telling me she's following the prophet what issue do I have with that?
As I said - no issue she can follow whoever she wants - however she wants.
The issue is - she thinks I should follow it her way.
Tell me zznoor - what has your following done for you? Found peace?
If so - what are you doing here?...if your faith gives you peace - then you should be engrossed in it - not trying to find justifications for it on websites such as this.
First go and get a sound footing and grounding in the Faith you've chosen to follow - RESPECT that faith - and stop floundering around trying to find translations that fit your need to make hollow arguments.
Once you totally commit to it - then you will find the peace you're looking for.
There are many ways to Allah - or Ali in my opinion - and everyone is entitled to follow the way they want to.
The Quran says this - There is no compulsion in religion..
somehow that you missed reading zznoor.
Shams