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Originally posted by a1shah:
Allah (swt) says in his book:
"Lo! We have appointed it a Lecture in Arabic that haply ye may understand. And Lo! in the Source of Decrees, which We possess, it is indeed sublime, decisive." (Common comprehension cannot understand it or penetrate into it.) (Quran, XLIII, 3-4).
Ibrahim says; salaams to all
One has to be very careful at the kind of translations our shia brothers and sisters are prone to use…they mostly seem to give a varying interpretation of the Qur’an or will splice into a verse to get different meaning.
So let us look at the above verse again
Yusuf Ali We have made it a Qur'an in Arabic that ye may be able to understand (and learn wisdom).
Pickthall Lo! We have appointed it a Lecture in Arabic that haply ye may understand.
Yusuf Ali And verily it is in the Mother of the Book in Our Presence high (in dignity) full of wisdom.
Pickthall And lo! in the Source of Decrees, which We possess, it is indeed sublime, decisive,
Ibrahim says: Although a1saha is quoting the pickthall translation he has added in his own words at the bottom which reads (Common comprehension cannot understand it or penetrate into it.)
This is why some shias become untrustworthy
A1shah says: Concerning the Prophet and his Household he says, "Allah's wish is but to remove uncleanness far from you, O Folk of the Household, and cleanse you with a thorough cleansing" (Quran, XXXIII, 33).
Ibrahim says: Again this verse is being quoted out of context and splice into to bring about that interpretation…
Lets compare what it says surah 33:33
Yusuf Ali And stay quietly in your houses and make not a dazzling display like that of the former Times of Ignorance; and establish regular Prayer and give regular Charity; and obey Allah and His Apostle. And Allah only wishes to remove all abomination from you ye Members of the Family and to make you pure and spotless.
Pickthall And stay in your houses. Bedizen not yourselves with the bedizenment of the Time of ignorance. Be regular in prayer, and pay the poor due, and obey Allah and His messenger. Allah's wish is but to remove uncleanness far from you, O Folk of the Household, and cleanse you with a thorough cleansing.
Hence what a1shah is trying to do is split the Quranic verse and try to convey that it has more to do with Ahle bait (shia ) only.
Aishah says : As proved by these verses, the Holy Quran emanates from sources beyond the comprehension of common man.
Ibrahim says this is addressed in surah 3:7
Iqra
Yusuf Ali He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: in it are verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the Book: others are allegorical. ** But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical seeking discord and searching for its hidden meanings but no one knows its hidden meanings except Allah ** and those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord"; and none will grasp the Message except men of understanding.
A1shah says: No one can have a full comprehension of the Quran save those servants of God whom He has chosen to purify. And the Household of the Prophet are among those pure beings.
Ibrahim says: This where a1shah tries to convey that his 12 imams are infallible not realizing that most of them were removed from this planet by unnatural deaths and the last disappeared at the age of five.
It had become an obsession for shias to try an talk about their imams , even though they have gone against the Qur’an and authorized
Taqiyah =lying
Muta=zina
Matam=extremism and promoting hate
Here itself in this thread which is about wudu, a1shah wanted to proof that shias were doing it the correct way by just wiping their toes and front instead of washing the leg up to the ankle, which is what the Qur’an authorizes and shias fail to do becuse they believe it is only needed to wipe the feet and not wash the feet.
It is on account of such practices Islam does not consider shi’ism a madhab even.
WS.
[This message has been edited by Ibrahim (edited July 25, 2001).]