Re: Questions about the Quran
Q3. In the Greeks, the verse goes.."The Greeks have been vanquished in the nearer part of the land, and after their vanquishing, they shall be the victors in a few years". Who is this about, I thought the Roman empire was ruling at the time, and did they actually win back their land?
Only Arberry uses "Greek".. all other translators have translated it as "Rome" or "Romans".
Anyway, this is an interesting verse cuz almost ALL traditional translations talk of a Roman defeat and then victory, with Allah's help and believers rejoicing over it.
Some non-tradionalists have however blamed misplaced A'raabs and claim that it actually means the Romans were first victorious (Battle of Mutah) and were then defeated (Battle of Tabuk).