Re: Atheism
Yes you definitely do. That’s why you replied to my post here and at other places. It just goes to show that you avoid answering to what you do not have a proper answer for:snooty:
Zapatista:
The term which is used in this verse is “aydiyahuma”. And I’m pretty sure that you know that this is not the proper term for hand in Arabic. Hand in Arabic is Yad, Yadan are the two hands, where “Aydiyahuma” is the plural of the word Hand, used in dual form. So you tell me, how many hands does a human being have that his “Aydiyahuma” (More than three hands) should be cut off? So don’t you think there might be a meaning other than cutting off more than three hands? Maybe a figurative meaning such as power, wealth, property etc.?
What a great made-up interpretation. plural for word Hand is Hands and even two hands are plural.
Please prove that two hands are not plural of one hand
For your reference, I found an old reply of psyah for your reading pleasure:)
Peace again Ask99
I can Alhumdulillah confirm this:
There are three forms in Arabic:
Singular, Dual, Plural
for hand this is:
Yad, Yadaani, Aydi
However, this also applies to the belonging attributes …
Him = hu
Aidyahuma comes from the ‘them both’ side with the end construct, but the aidya does not come from aydi, it comes fro mthe yadaani. The ya at the end of aidya belongs to the yad and thus you have aani become aidi when it swings around to the other side as a prefix and connects the whole together as aidyahuma.
This means; The two hands (in total) of them both.
Not “the (three or more) hands”
The proof of this is that hands only come in pairs and if it meant both of both of their hands then is ould say them seperately because Arabic does not let you combine them in to one word unless you say it as a dual with two hands in total.
My dad told me this who teaches Arabic grammar.
