Salamunalykum,
I hope the title is not true - and it makes no sense for it to be true- but when i debate with atheists and theists, and show to them the scientific miracles, they say that the Quranic arabic word has many, many, many meanings - each word having around thirty(? is that even true?) , and that the translations are all mostly speculative and are 'word play'. Hamza Tzortis himself says in his debate with Lawrence Krauss that he does not believe in doing Dawah by using scientific miracles of the Quran because the arabic words individually have so many, many translations and in the early periods they were all translated wrongly.
Surely this isn't true? Surely there needs to be a more or less reliable form of translation?
I would love to obtain an answer, i know Brother Osama has the Lisan Al Arab, and so he would be in a very good position to answer this:)
Furthermore brother, why do early translations of the Quran not describe the universe as expanding? Is it that the translators mistranslated it? Are there latin or greek or some early translators who did not mistranslate it?
Ahsant
Apparently some people purposefully twist ayahs to make it look like a miracle when actually its purely figurative. The ayah on mountains being pegs is apparently a supposed miracle but actually meant to be figurative. I dunno, i dont really have that much knowledge on this issue.
As'salamu Alaikum dear brothers,
I have thoroughly demonstrated the Glorious Quran's ample Scientific Notions using 7 dictionaries (Lisan Al-Arab among them) at:
http://www.answering-christianity.com/detailed_meanings_of_scientific_words_in_verses.htm.
As to the Universe Expanding, the Arabic Word used by Allah Almighty is MOUSI'OONA (
موسعون expanding) in
Noble Verse 51:47, which is a verb of the noun WAASI'A (
واسع vast). Now some might say that MOUSI'OONA only means "WE MADE IT VAST", and is not a contineous process. I respond to them by saying that the word would then have to be AWSA'NA (
أوسعنا expanded or made bigger), and not the continueous action and verb MOUSI'OONA (
موسعون expanding). MOUSI'OONA is clearly a verb that refers to a continuing expansion, or a happening and ongoing expansion.
Let me give you this example, from among many, that will further prove this beyond any doubt, insha'Allah. As a Muslim, you are familiar with the following Arabic terms:
1- Tawheed (
توحيد The concept of Oneness, which implies Oneness of Allah Almighty).
2- Wahid (
واحد One, and it could either mean the number one, or Allah Almighty is One).
3- Muwahhid (
موحد Islamically implies that one who declares or believes that Allah Almighty is One, or in Arabic it also means a person who unites or makes a group as one).
Muwahhid
موحد , in the Islamic context here, means that one who believes in the One True GOD Almighty, and CONTINUES TO BELIEVE IN GOD ALMIGHTY. It's a never-ending belief. It's a belief that only stops when the person declares otherwise.
Muwahhid
موحد , in the Arabic context here, also means one who IS KEEPING THE UNITY! Me for instance keeping all fights on this board out to keep the Muslims in love and unity with each others makes me A MUWAHHID OF THE PEOPLE, under Islam, on this board. And it's a task that is ongoing, that is continuing.
Similarly, the noun WAASI'A
واسع is on the same linguistic balance as Wahid, and the ongoing Muwahhid
موحد is on the same linguistic balance as MOUSI'A
موسع , which is a plural verb of MOUSI'OONA
موسعون . So MOUSI'OONA here means an ongoing expansion, as in MUWAHHID here means an ongoing uniter and keeper of the unity and oneness of the group.
In Arabic, we have a linguistic balance, which basically helps to define how the word is to be read, and what it means, and what type it is (noun, verb, adjective adverb, etc....).
Another great example I can give you is the following two Arabic words:
1- MUHAYMIN (
مهيمن, dominating over, ruling over, having an ongoing authority over, which was used for the Noble Quran being
مهيمن over all previous Scriptures. See
Noble Verse 5:48).
2- HAYMANA (
هيمن, which can be both a noun and a simple past, which means dominance (noun) or dominated or ruled over (simple past)).
And like above, MUHAYMIN is on the same linguistic balance as MOUSI'A
موسع , which is a plural verb of MOUSI'OONA
موسعون . Just like MUHAYMIN means the Quran having a never-ending Authority over all previous Scriptures until Allah Almighty makes It expire, in
Noble Verse 5:48, MOUSI'OONA also means an ongoing and never-ending expansion of the Universe until Allah Almighty causes the Cosmic Crunch, which is also mentioned in the Glorious Quran:
"The Day that We roll up the heavens like a scroll rolled up for books (completed),- even as We produced the first creation, so shall We produce a new one: a promise We have undertaken: truly shall We fulfill it. (The Noble Quran, 21:104)" And NASA has confirmed that:
1- There will be indeed a Cosmic Crunch when our ever expanding Universe finally collapses.
2- That our Universe is flat like a sheet of paper:
"The simplest version of the inflationary theory, an extension of the Big Bang theory, predicts that the density of the universe is very close to the critical density, and that the geometry of the universe is flat, like a sheet of paper. That is the result confirmed by the WMAP science." (http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/uni_shape.html)Please visit:
http://www.answering-christianity.com/cosmic_crunch.htm.
Some of Allah Almighty's Divine Attributes:Another important point to note here is that Allah Almighty's Holy Names, which are also known as Allah Almighty's Divine Attributes, are NEVER-ENDING in existence and authority, and many of them are on the same linguistic balance as MOUSI'OONA. By the way, the "A" in MOUSI'OONA is a vowel character, and not a letter. So the Word is MOUSI'OON. Consider the following Holy Names:
1- AL-MUHAYMIN, the Dominant over all things, or the Protector.
2- AL-MU'MIN, the Guardian Of Faith.
3- AL-MUSAWWIR, the Fashioner.
4- AL-MUTAKABBIR, the Majestic.
5- AL-MUTHILL, the Dishonourer.
6- AL-MUJEEB, the Responsive.
7- AL-MUTA'ALI, the Most Exalted.
There are ample more Holy Names, but I think you get the picture. Please visit:
Allah Almighty's 99 Holy Names.
I challenge any Arab, Muslim or non, to refute this. Bring me their best arguments! I already gave you the best one that was ever presented to me by a non-Muslim Arab, and how easily it was refuted.
Furhtermore, have you guys look at the Numerical, and Embryological (to say the least) Miracles in the Glorious Quran? What metaphoric or figurative speech are the deniers of the Quran's Miracles talking about when they dismiss them with shallow statements? Please visit the following link and thoroughly go through it:
www.answering-christianity.com/ac20.htm#linksI openly challenge Muslims before non-Muslims to debate me here on any specific subject or point regarding this area. This is a humble challenge, and not hostile. The Truth of the Glorious Quran is irrefutable. Please do not follow Islam blindly. Bring your best or worst arguments that are bothering you here, and let's see if the Quran stands or falls. Nothing personal, dear brothers.
I hope this helps, insha'Allah.
Take care,
Osama Abdallah
