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The Bible's holy stones. They even get anointed with oil.
The black stone is not holy in Islam. It was no more than an asteroid sent by GOD Almighty to determine the location of where the Kaaba to be built by Abraham and Ishmael, peace be upon them. And today, it is placed in one of the Kaaba's corners to mark the start and finish of the 7 circumambulations (tawaaf) around the Kaaba.
Is the Tale of the Army of the Elephants being bombed/struck by the Sijjeel (سجيل) Stones by the Ababeel (أبابيل) Birds, a mere fable or a True Historical Event, in the Glorious Quran?
The sections of this article are:
1- The Glorious Quran's Claims and the meanings of the Key Words.
(a)- The
History of Noble Surah 105.
(b)- The Meanings of the Key Words
in the Noble Surah.
(i)- What does
Ababeel (أبابيل)
mean?
(ii)- What does Sijjeel (سجيل)
mean?
(iii)- What does Asfin Maa'kul (كعصف
ماكول) mean?
2- The Overwhelming Scientific Miracles of the
Glorious Quran.
3- Conclusion.
1- The Glorious Quran's Claims and the meanings of the Key Words:
Let us look at Noble Surah (Chapter) 105:
Noble Verse(s) 105:1-105:5 |
Yusuf
Ali: [105:001] Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the Companions of the Elephant? [105:002] Did He not make their treacherous plan go astray?[105:003] And He sent against them Flights of Birds, [105:004] Striking them with stones of baked clay.[105:005] Then did He make them like an empty field of stalks and straw, (of which the corn) has been eaten up. Arabic (from right to left): 105:1 الم تر كيف فعل ربك باصحاب الفيل105:2 الم يجعل كيدهم في تضليل 105:3 وارسل عليهم طيرا ابابيل105:4 ترميهم بحجارة من سجيل 105:5 فجعلهم كعصف ماكول |
(a)- The History of Noble Surah 105:
The incident of Abraha Al-Ashram, king of Abyssinia, attacking Mecca to destroy the Kaaba, and to change its location over to his kingdom to draw the annual pilgrims of Arabia to come to his kingdom instead, is a locally (in Arabia) documented historical fact. It is also well documented that his attack and mission were a failure. By the way, king Abraha's attack on Mecca happened shortly before the birth of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. The following articles clearly and indisputably prove this:
Several Articles and Images of
Inscriptions
showing the Elephants:
This article is in PDF format. It has a well documented research that prove Islam's claims. The article is also found in HTML format at Wikiversity.org. This article was taken from: http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/641556#: Saudis retrace route of Abraha’s army that came to destroy Kaaba|
A group of young Saudi history enthusiasts has retraced
the path of the People of the Elephant who tried to
destroy the Holy Kaaba centuries ago. This article was taken from: http://archive.worldhistoria.com/ethiopian-attack-on-makkah_topic15825.html
This event is very famous and had happend in the same
year as the birth of the Prophet Muhammed, Peace Be Upon
Him (PBUH) (the year 571). Although the Prophet PBUH was
not born during this evetn. This article was taken from: https://ponderingislam.com/2015/07/22/abraha-the-year-of-the-elephant-and-the-location-of-mecca-in-tom-hollands-in-the-shadow-of-the-sword/
Abraha, the year of the elephant, and the location of Mecca in Tom Holland’s “In the Shadow of the Sword”So I’ve finished reading Holland’s book on the origins of Islam and I have to say I am not very impressed. I’ve revised my goals a bit and I will no longer be doing a point-by-point refutation of his book since much (as Holland himself admits) is speculatory, far too broad to refute directly and simply does not require much work to see why he is wrong in his main ideas. The origins of Islamic law and its development is also covered in the book (though rather amateurishly), but that will be discussed in a separate post as it is far too big and too important not to have a post on its own. The location of MeccaOne of the main arguments in Holland’s book which I would like to refute is his ideas on the ‘original’ location of Mecca. Holland believes that the current Mecca, located near Yathrib, South arabia, is not the original place of its existence. It was actually in Palestine, and subsequently there was a great conspiracy by the Ummayyads to move the location and hide all the proof of its previous place of standing. Most
of his supporting points are not new and have been found
in older (often times outdated) works such as those of
the late Patricia Crone. There is currently a
growing library of early Islamic inscriptions that help
us place the early Muslim community within the vicinity
of Mecca[1], unfortunately however they cannot be used
to prove that Mecca was inhabited by the early Muslims (Isaiah 56:5: Muslim is the future believers' name. Sons and daughters titles will be "no more") 1. Pre-islamic inscriptions indirectly identifying the location of Mecca (this post) 2. The absurdities of Holland’s argument. (next post) Part 1: Pre-islamic inscriptions indirectly identifying the location of Mecca‘Am al-Fil: The year in which the Yemenite Christian king Abraha is said to have tried to attack Mecca to destroy the Ka’ba, in an attempt to divert pilgrimage from the Meccan shrine to his own great cathedral in Yemen[2]. The name, meaning “Year of the Elephant”, refers to Abraha’s usage of war elephants in his army which he led towards the Quraysh at Mecca. The story is alluded to in the Qur’an in Surah al-Fil and its continuation, Surah Quraysh: 1 Do you not see how your Lord dealt with the army of the elephant? 2 Did He not utterly confound their plans? 3 He sent ranks of birds against them, 4 pelting them with pellets of hard-baked clay: 5 He made them [like] cropped stubble. 1 [He did this] to make the Quraysh feel secure, 2 secure in their winter and summer journeys. 3 So let them worship the Lord of this House: 4 who provides them with food to ward off hunger, safety to ward off fear. The story alluded to here is undoubtedly the events in the Year of the Elephant. Commentators are absolutely unanimous in this regard[3]. One may still doubt whether these Qur’anic passages really do allude to ‘Abraha’s march towards Mecca. However, there is non-Qur’anic pre-islamic poetry that reports the same story that Muslim exegetes provide in their explanation of these verses. For example, in the kitaab al-hayawaan by al-Jahiz, a poem by Abu Qays Sayfi praises God for His help on “the day of the elephant of the Abyssinians”[3], recalling that the elephant simply stopped dead in his tracks and would not advance despite being tortured. Then “God sent a wind bringing a shower of pebbles (ḥāṣib) from above”[4]. Rubin notes that the vocabulary of the poem is distinctly unqur’anic[5]. Infact, the poem has different themes to that of the Qur’anic account: The Qur’an, as with recounting other pre-islamic occurrences, spins it into a cautionary tale and rhetorical prose to convince the audience of the magnificence of God. To scholars, this indicates that Abu Qays’ poetry is independent from the Qur’an. It is very likely that the poem is pre-islamic. It is important to note that the same poet also identifies this incident with “Abu Yaksum”[6] – none other than Abraha himself. This is significant- there is already enough similarity between the pre-islamic poem and Surah al-fil to realize that they are talking about the same event (due to an elephant being involved and an army being wiped out by stones from the sky). Thus, it obviously follows that both versions of the story (Qur’anic and pre-islamic) are speaking about an attack on the Quraysh by the Yemenite king Abraha. What I would like to drive home at this point is that now we have Arabic poetry originating decades after the death of Abraha, authored by and for the Arabs which were contemporary with the incident, if not from the following generation. The Quranic account is independent from the poem, providing an added level of attestation to the historical account; again, written for Arabs that would have probably been children of those who lived even as Abraha led a campaign against Mecca. The story is both early and multiply attested. If we ignore the miracle story, there is little reason for a historian to deny that the expedition occurred*. Other supporting evidence can be found in South Arabian inscriptions depicting war elephants[7]: The inscriptions are significant because Abraha’s army would be the only one in the area to parade war elephants[8]. From this discussion, we can infer that: 1. The Qur’an is reporting a pre-Islamic event that must have actually happened some time during Abraha’s reign, meaning that the generation before the Prophet’s own[9]. 2. Abraha campaigned with war elephants in the South Arabian region. After establishing these two points, it is now possible to see how Holland’s assertions do not coincide with the historical facts presented here. Mecca in Palestine?Holland places the ‘original’ location of Mecca in Mamre, Palestine. Palestine in the 6th century was situated in Byzantine land. The corollary? That Abraha must have attacked the Byzantine empire some time in the 6th century. One only needs to be slightly familiar with 6th century byzantine and arabian history to know how this is plain and simply false. We can understand why the expedition of the elephant is absent from pre-islamic jahili written tradition (plainly due to the fact that the writing was comparatively rare in the first place), however an attack on the Palestine would have been recorded at least by Roman sources. Procopius, a byzantine historian living in Palestine during the reign of Abraha records his ascent to power over the Himyarites, as well some of his wars and political exploits during his reign[11]. Abraha’s supposed attack on Palestine goes unmentioned, however, his promise to Justinian to attack the Persians does not. I believe in this case we can make a good argument from silence. Had the attack happened, Procopius would have written about it, if not some other roman historian. Besides Procopius’s account, Abraha campaigning against the Byzantines simply seems unlikely. The latter is was a regional superpower sharing the same religion as that of Abraha, so unlike Islam’s conquest of Roman lands, there is no theological motive to challenge a natural alliance. This explains why Abraha aligned himself with the Byzantines against the Persians at one point[12]. On the other hand, an attack on a south arabian Mecca simply seems much more plausible. Inscriptions indicating Abraha’s political and military might over this area are well known, some of which have been reproduced in this article. There is also the Murayghan inscription, reporting of an expedition sent by Abraha towards Taraban, 100km north of Ta’if[13], which is in the vicinity of the traditional location of Mecca. Conclusion Tom Holland’s proposal that Mecca was originally located at Mamre, Palestine cannot be correct because it contradicts known facts surrounding the expedition of the elephant. As there is good evidence for the expedition, it would entail that the Himyarite king marched against the Byzantines, which contradicts what we see in Roman historical records and also goes against common sense. The next post in this series will insha’allah expose some of the dubious methods with which Holland draws his conclusions. I actually do believe that this next post will provide a stronger argument, as it draws from common objections (and not those of an amateur blogger, ie. me) against Crone’s (and therefore Holland’s) theories on early Islam. I did want to do something “different” though, and as far as I am aware the argument presented in this blog post is a novel one. Bibliography [1] A very useful web page collating these inscriptions is www.islamic-awareness.org/History/Islam/Inscriptions/ [2] For an overview of the traditional story, see “The Message of the Qur’an”. Muhammad Asad. See intro to Surah al Fil. Other reasons are proposed for the motives of the campaign, one of which is that some Arabs went and defiled the cathedral in Yemen which incited ‘Abraha’s anger. [3] See entry for Abraha. Rubin, Uri. Encyclopaedia of Islam, 3rd ed. [4] ibid. [5] ibid. “These and other verses that al-Jāḥiẓ considers genuinely pre-Islamic (al-Jāḥiẓ, Kitāb al-Ḥayawān, 7:197–9) are indeed free of Qurʾānic vocabulary and style—even the description of the divine punishment lacks Qurʾānic phrases” [6] ibid. It must be noted that the name is not Qur’anic, meaning that the poet must have had non-Qur’anic sources. This adds to the likelyhood of the poem being of Jahili origin. * Scholars such as Rubin, Conrad and Robin have all argued for or have assumed the historicity of the campaign. [7] Les Compagnons de l’Éléphant (Aṣḥāb al-Fīl ). Christian Robin. Published in Les origines du Coran, le Coran des origines. 2015. p47. I have roughly translated from french and edited in the captions. [8] ibid. [9] That of Abd Al-Muttalib- indeed, he is present in the traditional story of the expedition. [10] See Brill’s Encyclopedia of Islam. Abraha marched against Persia [11] Procopius, Histories of the Wars, Vol 1 and 2 accessable here: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16764/16764-h/16764-h.htm [12] ibid [13] F.E Peters. Muhammad and the Origins of Islam. p88
This article was taken from: http://www.emirates247.com/news/region/saudi-refuses-4-million-for-sacred-stone-2012-11-11-1.482567:
Note: I have an issue with the title of this article. Islam has no sacred stones. It is actually the Bible that has Holy Stones that get anointed with oil. Saudi refuses $4 million for
A Saudi man on a hunting trip in the rugged mountains
near the border with Yemen stumbled across a little dark
stone, which he instantly recognized as that mentioned
in the holy Koran. A year later, he was offered $four
million for the stone but he refused. |
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STUNNING
Divine Miracles:
[1] Here are some of my favorite Stunning Numerical and Scientific Miracles in the Glorious Quran that are listed in the main sections, below: 1- The root for message and all of its derivatives, such as messenger and others occurs 513 times throughout the Glorious Quran. The Prophets' and Messengers', peace be upon them, actual names (Muhammad, Moses, Noah, Abraham, Lot etc....) were also all combined mentioned 513 times in the Glorious Quran. The detailed breakdown of all of this is thoroughly listed here. Coincidence? See 1,000s of examples! [1]. (zip file). Quran's Stunning Numerical & Scientific Miracles. Stunning Prophecies [2] [3] 2- The Great Miracle. Allah Almighty in the Holy Quran called the Number 19 Miracle "One of the Mighty Ones (Miracles)" (74:30-37) [1] [2]. See the 100s of Noble Verses that clearly testify to this Great Miracle. Also, did you know that Allah Almighty Said in Surat Nuh (that's Noble Chapter Nuh (Noah)) that Prophet Noah lived for 950 years among his people. Yet, all Praise and Glory are due to Allah Almighty Alone, the entire Noble Surah is exactly written in 950 Letters [1] [2]! You can thoroughly see this in the scanned images that thoroughly verify every single Noble Letter, in the links. Click on the links to see the many other Numerical Miracles in the Holy Quran. Also, see the Numerical Miracles section along with all of the other great sections. Also, 1,000s of examples in zip & PDF (fonts) files all demonstrated in this article.
4- The Glorious Quran has 114 Chapters. The sum of those Chapters is 6555 (1+2+...+114 = 6555). There are also 6236 Noble Verses in the Glorious Quran. Now, if you add each Chapter's number with the number of its Verses, then you get a list of numbers. So 1 (first Chapter) + 7 (# of its Verses) = 8. Do this for all Chapters.
1-
The sum of the odd numbers from the list =
6555. See the XLS file for 100% confirmation. Also, see the ample STUNNING Numerical Miracles in the Glorious Quran, with 1,000s of examples! [1] (zip file).. See also the ample Textual Miracles [2] in the Glorious Quran, where Noble Words are spelled in certain ways depending on their certain historical and geographical context and timing in the Noble Verse.
5- Please also checkout the many hundreds (1,000s) of Great Numerical Miracles, and the many tens (10s) of other Great Scientific Miracles:
1- The explosion
of the Universe,
Galaxies and
Stars bring about
Smoke. As we also see from the picture, Noble Verse 55:37
The
Glorious Quran
declares that the
earth is
spherical:
[1]
www.answering-christianity.com/egg-shaped_earth.htm
6- The Glorious Quran's Perfect Preservation despite all of the odds and the many challenges to corrupt It.
7- Prophet Muhammad, and Divine Islam, and the New Covenant from Arabia were thoroughly prophesied in previous scriptures. |
More Islamic articles on this topic:
1- http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Sources/BBdefense.html
2- http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Sources/Allah/rhmnn.html
3- http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts/muslim/maududi/mau105.html#S105
4- http://www.theholybook.org/content/view/9138/2/
5- Also, according to Abdullah Yusuf Ali's English translation Noble Surah 105:
So the following points are important to keep in mind:
1- The incident that Noble Surah 105 is talking about was not an ancient one. The Surah was revealed in Mecca and was revealed to the Meccans. It was virtually impossible for the Prophet of Islam to come up with some ridiculous tale to the people who have already witnessed the incident 40 years earlier. He would've been immediately dismissed as a liar.
2- Ample historical documentations, that even by Western historians today approve of, state that Abraha's attack and mission was a big failure and was abruptly stopped.
3- There are eye witnesses to the birds attacking the army of Abraha and dumping stones on them.
4- The Kaaba was protected and as Allah Almighty Promised in the Glorious Quran, many will come to pilgrimage to it from all over the world every year.
(b)- The Meanings of the Key Words in the Noble Surah:
The following are the Arabic key words in the Noble Verses, and their analysis:
1- ابابيل (ababeel) means flight of birds, or a large amount of birds. According to Lisan Al-Arab Dictionary [2], ابابيل (ababeel) means:
(Arabic, from right to left)
وأَبَل يأْبِلُ أَبْلاً: غَلَب وامتنع؛ عن كراع، والمعروف أَبَّل.
ابن الأَعرابي: الإِبَّوْلُ طائر ينفرد من الرَّفّ وهو السطر من الطير. ابن سيده:
والإِبِّيلُ والإِبَّوْل والإِبَّالة القطعة من الطير والخيل والإِبل؛ قال:
أَبابيل هَطْلَى من مُراحٍ
ومُهْمَل وقيل: الأَبابيلُ
جماعةٌ في تَفْرِقة، واحدها إِبِّيلٌ وإِبَّوْل، وذهب أَبو عبيدة إِلى أَن
الأَبابيل جمع لا واحد له
بمنزلة عَبابِيدَ وشَماطِيطَ وشَعالِيلَ. قال الجوهري: وقال بعضهم إِبِّيل، قال:
ولم أَجد العرب تعرف له واحداً.
وفي التنزيل العزيز: وأَرسل عليهم طيراً
أَبابيل، وقيل إِبَّالة
وأَبَابيل وإِبالة كأَنها
جماعة، وقيل: إِبَّوْل وأَبابيل
مثل عِجَّوْل وعَجاجيل، قال: ولم يقل أَحد منهم إِبِّيل على فِعِّيل لواحد
أَبابيل، وزَعم
الرُّؤَاسي أَن واحدها إِبَّالة. التهذيب أَيضاً: ولو قيل واحد
الأَبابيل إيبالة كان
صواباً كما قالوا دينار ودنانير، وقال الزجاج في قوله طير
أَبابيل: جماعات من ههنا
وجماعات من ههنا، وقيل: طير
أَبابيل يتبع بعضها بعضاً إِبِّيلاً إِبِّيلاً أَي قَطيعاً خَلْفَ قطيع؛ قال
الأَخفش: يقال جاءت إِبلك
أَبابيل أَي فِرَقاً، وطير
أَبابيل، قال: وهذا يجيء
في معنى التكثير وهو من الجمع الذي لا واحد له؛ وفي نوادر الأَعراب: جاء فلان في
أُبُلَّتِه وإِبالته أَي في قبيلته.
وأَبَّل الرجلَ: كأَبَّنه؛ عن ابن جني؛ اللحياني: أَبَّنْت الميت تأْبيناً
وأَبَّلْته تأْبيلاً إذا أَثنيت عليه بعد وفاته.
Translation:
(a)- الأَبابيلُ جماعةٌ في تَفْرِقة The Ababeel is a dispersed group.
(b)- طير أَبابيل يتبع بعضها بعضاً إِبِّيلاً إِبِّيلاً أَي قَطيعاً خَلْفَ قطيع The birds of Ababeel are ones that follow each others, in large groups, in groups after groups, and they are right behind each others (See also Isaiah 1:9-17: Yahweh called Israel Sodom, because it spreads evil and is unjust).
(c)- وطير أَبابيل، قال: وهذا يجيء في معنى التكثير And the birds of Ababeel is meant to show their large numbers.
2- سجيل (sijjeel) means (desert) rocks that are hard, sharp and/or made out of clay. According to Lisan Al-Arab Dictionary [2], سجيل (sijjeel) means:
(Arabic, from right to left)
والسَّجِيلُ الصُّلْب الشديد.
والسِّجِّيل حجارة كالمَدَر.
وفي التنزيل العزيز: ترْمِيهم بحِجارة من
سِجِّيل؛ وقيل: هو حجر من
طين، مُعَرَّب دَخِيل، وهو سَنْكِ رَكِل (* قوله «وهو سنك وكل» قال القسطلاني: سنك،
بفتح السين المهملة وبعد النون الساكنة كاف مكسورة.
وكل، بكسر الكاف وبعدها لام) أَي حجارة وطين؛ قال أَبو إِسحق: للناس في
السِّجِّيل أَقوال، وفي
التفسير أَنها من جِلٍّ وطين، وقيل من جِلٍّ وحجارة، وقال أَهل اللغة: هذا فارسيٌّ
والعرب لا تعرف هذا؛ قال الأَزهري: والذي عندنا، والله أَعلم، أَنه إِذا كان
التفسير صحيحاً فهو فارسي أُعْرِب لأَن الله تعالى قد ذكر هذه الحجارة في قصة قوم
لوط فقال: لنُرْسِل عليهم حجارةً من طين؛ فقد بَيَّن للعرب ما عَنى
بسِجِّيل.
ومن كلام الفُرْس ما لا يُحْصى مما قد أَعْرَبَتْه العربُ نحو جاموس ودِيباج، فلا
أُنْكِر أَن يكون هذا مما أُعْرِب؛ قال أَبو عبيدة: من
سِجِّيل، تأْويله كثيرة
شديدة؛ وقال: إِن مثل ذلك قول ابن مقبل: ورَجْلةٍ يَضْرِبون البَيْضَ عن عُرُضٍ،
ضَرْباً تَوَاصَتْ به الأَبْطالُ سِجِّينا قال: وسِجِّينٌ
وسِجِّيلٌ بمعنى واحد،
وقال بعضهم: سِجِّيل من
أَسْجَلْته أَي أَرسلته فكأَنها مُرْسَلة عليهم؛ قال أَبو إِسحق: وقال بعضهم
سِجِّيل من أَسْجَلْت
إِذا أَعطيت، وجعله من السِّجْل؛ وأَنشد بيت اللَّهَبي:مَنْ يُساجِلْني يُساجِلْ
ماجدا وقيل مِنْ سِجِّيلٍ:
كقولك مِن سِجِلٍّ أَي ما كُتِب لهم، قال: وهذا القول إِذا فُسِّر فهو أَبْيَنُها
لأَن من كتاب الله تعالى دليلاً عليه، قال الله تعالى: كَلاَّ إِن كتاب الفُجَّار
لَفِي سِجِّينٍ وما أَدراك ما سِجِّينٌ كتابٌ مَرْقومٌ؛
وسِجِّيل في معنى سِجِّين،
المعنى أَنها حجارة مما كَتَب اللهُ تعالى أَنه يُعَذِّبهم بها؛ قال: وهذا أَحسن ما
مَرَّ فيها عندي.
Translation:
(a)- السَّجِيلُ الصُّلْب الشديد The Sijjeel is the hard and the tough.
(b)- سِجِّيل؛ وقيل: هو حجر من طين Sijjeel is a rock from dried mud.
(c)- من سِجِّيل، تأْويله كثيرة شديدة From Sijjeel means it is in great quantities and it is tough.
3- كعصف ماكول means like an empty field of stalks and straw, (of which the corn) has been eaten up. According to Lisan Al-Arab Dictionary [2],كعصف ماكول means:
(Arabic, from right to left)
وقوله تعالى
كعَصْف مأَْكول، له معنيان: أَحدهما أَنه جعل أَصحاب الفيل كورق أُخذ ما فيه
من الحبّ وبقي هو لا حب فيه، والآخر أَنه أَراد أَنه جعلهم
كعصف قد أَكله البهائم.
وروي عن سعيد بن جبير أَنه قال في قوله تعالى
كعصف مأَكول، قال: هو
الهَبُّور وهو الشعير النابت، بالنبطية.
وقال أَبو العباس في قوله كعصف
قال: يقال فلان يَعْتَصِفُ إذا طلب الرزق، وروي عن الحسن أَنه الزرع الذي أُكل حبه
وبقي تِبْنه؛ وأَنشد أَبو العباس محمد بن يزيد: فصُيِّروا مِثْلَ
كعَصْفٍ مأَْكولْ أَراد
مثل عصف مأْكول، فزاد الكاف لتأْكيد الشبه كما أَكده بزيادة الكاف في قوله تعالى:
ليس كمثله شيء، إلا أنه في الآية أَدخل الحرف على الاسم وهو سائغ، وفي البيت أَدخل
الاسم وهو مثل على الحرف وهو الكاف، فإن قال قائل بماذا جُرَّ عَصْف أَبالكاف التي
تُجاوِرُه أَم بإضافة مثل إليه على أَنه فصل بين المضاف والمضاف إليه؟ فالجواب أَن
العصف في البيت لا يجوز أَن يكون مجروراً بغير الكاف وإن كانت زائدة، يدُلّك على
ذلك أَن الكاف في كل موضع تقع فيه زائدة لا تكون إلا جارَّة كما أَنَّ من وجميع
حروف الجرّ في أَي موضع وقَعْن زوائد فلا بد من أَن يجررن ما بعدهن، كقولك ما جاءني
من أَحد ولست بقائم، فكذلك الكاف في
كعصف مأْكول هي الجارَّة
للعصف وإن كانت زائدة على ما تقدَّم، فإن قال قائل: فمن أَيْنَ جاز للاسم أَن يدخل
على الحرف في قوله مثل كعصف
مأْكول؟ فالجواب أَنه إنما جاز ذلك لما بين الكاف ومثل من المُضارَعة في المعنى،
فكما جاز لهم أَن يُدخلوا الكاف على الكاف في قوله: وصالِياتٍ كَكما يُؤَثْفَينْ
لمشابهته لمثل حتى كأَنه قال كمثل ما يؤثفين كذلك أَدخلوا أَيضاً مثلاً على الكاف
في قوله مثل كعصف، وجعلوا
ذلك تنبيهاً على قوَّة الشبه بين الكاف ومثل.
.......
و{كعَصْفٍ مأكولٍ}، أَي: كزَرْعٍ أُكِلَ حَبُّهُ وبَقِيَ تِبْنُهُ
Translation:
(a)- كعَصْف مأَْكول، له معنيان: أَحدهما أَنه جعل أَصحاب الفيل كورق أُخذ ما فيه من الحبّ وبقي هو لا حب فيه، والآخر أَنه أَراد أَنه جعلهم كعصف قد أَكله البهائم Like the Ka'aasfin Maa'kool has two meanings:
(b)- و{كعَصْفٍ مأكولٍ}، أَي: كزَرْعٍ أُكِلَ حَبُّهُ وبَقِيَ تِبْنُهُ Like the Ka'aasfin Maa'kool means it is like the plant which seeds were eaten.
4- الم تر (have you not seen). Throughout the Glorious Quran, Allah Almighty had said this statement on a number of occasions to Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, when He, the Almighty, Gave him a vision of a historical event that happened in the past, or of something that is occurring in the world of the unseen, or a vision of something current that was not known to the Believers. The following Noble Verses clearly prove this:
Noble Verse(s) 22:18 |
Yusuf
Ali: [022:018] Seest thou not that to God bow down in worship all things that are in the heavens and on earth,- the sun, the moon, the stars; the hills, the trees, the animals; and a great number among mankind? But a great number are (also) such as are fit for Punishment: and such as God shall disgrace,- None can raise to honour: for God carries out all that He wills. Arabic (from right to left): 22:18 الم تر ان الله يسجد له من في السماوات ومن في الارض والشمس والقمر والنجوم والجبال والشجر والدواب وكثير من الناس وكثير حق عليه العذاب ومن يهن الله فماله من مكرم ان الله يفعل مايشاء |
Noble Verse(s) 24:41 |
Yusuf
Ali: [024:041] Seest thou not that it is God Whose praises all beings in the heavens and on earth do celebrate, and the birds (of the air) with wings outspread? Each one knows its own (mode of) prayer and praise. And God knows well all that they do. Arabic (from right to left): 24:41 الم تر ان الله يسبح له من في السماوات والارض والطير صافات كل قد علم صلاته وتسبيحه والله عليم بما يفعلون |
Noble Verse(s) 59:11 |
Yusuf
Ali: [059:011] Hast thou not observed the Hypocrites say to their misbelieving brethren among the People of the Book? - "If ye are expelled, we too will go out with you, and we will never hearken to any one in your affair; and if ye are attacked (in fight) we will help you". But God is witness that they are indeed liars. Arabic (from right to left): 59:11 الم تر الى الذين نافقوا يقولون لاخوانهم الذين كفروا من اهل الكتاب لئن اخرجتم لنخرجن معكم ولانطيع فيكم احدا ابدا وان قوتلتم لننصرنكم والله يشهد انهم لكاذبون |
Noble Verse(s) 89:6 |
Yusuf
Ali: [089:006] Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people),- Arabic (from right to left): 89:6 الم تر كيف فعل ربك بعاد |
2- The Overwhelming Scientific Miracles of the Glorious Quran:
The overwhelming Scientific Miracles of the Glorious Quran do certainly serve as further proofs and assurances that the Miracle of the birds sent by Allah Almighty to protect the Kaa'bah from being forever destroyed did occur. The Glorious Quran is the only Book on the face of this earth today that is:
1- 100% Preserved.
2- 100% in perfect harmony and agreement with modern-day Science.
3- 100% the True and Pure and Living Holy Word and Revelation of Allah Almighty.
3- Conclusion:
Given the archeological discoveries above, and the Glorious Quran's STUNNING Scientific and Numerical Miracles, there is no question that the Miracle of the birds protecting Mecca is quite feasible. Many people witnessed this Miracle happening when the Prophet was days old. The Prophet, therefore, could not have dared to come up with some false tale to the Meccans if the story didn't indeed happen. But because it happened, it was widely accepted by the people of Mecca.
Indeed, all Praise and Glory are due to Allah Almighty alone for making the Noble Quran be the Perfect and Everlasting Miracle, for us humans, out of all of His Divine Miracles! And may Allah Almighty send His Peace, Mercy and Blessings upon our Beloved and Blessed Prophet, Teacher and Role Model, Muhammad. Ameen.
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Quran's
STUNNING
Divine Miracles:
[1] Here are some of my favorite Stunning Numerical and Scientific Miracles in the Glorious Quran that are listed in the main sections, below: 1- The root for message and all of its derivatives, such as messenger and others occurs 513 times throughout the Glorious Quran. The Prophets' and Messengers', peace be upon them, actual names (Muhammad, Moses, Noah, Abraham, Lot etc....) were also all combined mentioned 513 times in the Glorious Quran. The detailed breakdown of all of this is thoroughly listed here. Coincidence? See 1,000s of examples! [1]. (zip file). Quran's Stunning Numerical & Scientific Miracles. Stunning Prophecies [2] [3] 2- The Great Miracle. Allah Almighty in the Holy Quran called the Number 19 Miracle "One of the Mighty Ones (Miracles)" (74:30-37) [1] [2]. See the 100s of Noble Verses that clearly testify to this Great Miracle. Also, did you know that Allah Almighty Said in Surat Nuh (that's Noble Chapter Nuh (Noah)) that Prophet Noah lived for 950 years among his people. Yet, all Praise and Glory are due to Allah Almighty Alone, the entire Noble Surah is exactly written in 950 Letters [1] [2]! You can thoroughly see this in the scanned images that thoroughly verify every single Noble Letter, in the links. Click on the links to see the many other Numerical Miracles in the Holy Quran. Also, see the Numerical Miracles section along with all of the other great sections. Also, 1,000s of examples in zip & PDF (fonts) files all demonstrated in this article.
4- The Glorious Quran has 114 Chapters. The sum of those Chapters is 6555 (1+2+...+114 = 6555). There are also 6236 Noble Verses in the Glorious Quran. Now, if you add each Chapter's number with the number of its Verses, then you get a list of numbers. So 1 (first Chapter) + 7 (# of its Verses) = 8. Do this for all Chapters.
1-
The sum of the odd numbers from the list =
6555. See the XLS file for 100% confirmation. Also, see the ample STUNNING Numerical Miracles in the Glorious Quran, with 1,000s of examples! [1] (zip file).. See also the ample Textual Miracles [2] in the Glorious Quran, where Noble Words are spelled in certain ways depending on their certain historical and geographical context and timing in the Noble Verse.
5- Please also checkout the many hundreds (1,000s) of Great Numerical Miracles, and the many tens (10s) of other Great Scientific Miracles:
1- The explosion
of the Universe,
Galaxies and
Stars bring about
Smoke. As we also see from the picture, Noble Verse 55:37
The
Glorious Quran
declares that the
earth is
spherical:
[1]
www.answering-christianity.com/egg-shaped_earth.htm
6- The Glorious Quran's Perfect Preservation despite all of the odds and the many challenges to corrupt It.
7- Prophet Muhammad, and Divine Islam, and the New Covenant from Arabia were thoroughly prophesied in previous scriptures. |
The Scientific Miracles in the Noble Quran.
Allah Almighty said that the earth is "egg-shaped".
If the Noble Quran says the earth is "egg-shaped" through a Notion, then why couldn't Prophet Muhammad just say it clear in plain Arabic? (Detailed proofs demonstrating the miracle of the Word/Notion "dahaha").
End of Times Volcanoes will be caused by the stretching of the earth's crust - Mentioned in the Glorious Quran and confirmed by Science!
Several EARLY imams said the earth is spherical through Noble Verse 79:30. Medieval Imams agreed that the earth is round using the Noble Quran.
The Earth is like a Rocking Cradle - Mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science!
The expansion of the earth - mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science.
The Earth "Sutihat" (pressed and expanded), and the Bulging Miracle - Mentioned in the Glorious Quran and confirmed by Science.
The bringing forth of the earth's waters (oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, etc...) after the expansion of the planet earth. A new scientific video, from a Western scientist, confirms the stunning Scientific Miracle in Noble Verses 79:30-32 regarding Allah Almighty bringing forth the waters (oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, etc...) after He expanded the earth. Scientists have proven that our planet earth, indeed, was at one point all covered with land with shallow and limited bodies of water. The vast bodies of water that we have today, where water today covers more than 70% of the entire globe, happened after the expansion of the earth -- precisely as Allah Almighty mentioned in the Noble Quran. Scientists have only recently confirmed it!
Comets of Ice mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science.
The
Miracle of the
Rain, Thunder
and Electrical "fertilization" caused by winds
in the Noble Quran!
Water Cycle, and Rain from the Fertilizing winds (AUDIO).
Clouds are kept in the air by the winds, mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science!
The
Geological Miracle in
Noble Verses 30:2-5 (the place where the Romans were defeated).
The lost civilization of the people of Ad and Thamud was discovered.
The Motion of Earth in the Noble Quran.
The Noble Quran confirms that the earth is rotating around its axle.
The reduction of earth's size in both the Noble Quran and Science!
Water on earth shall vanish - mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science!
The constant reduction of earth's size: The earth used to be 200 times bigger!
The Earth is round according to Islam.
Faults on earth in the Noble Quran and Science!
Lack
of Oxygen and painful low pressure in space.
Science confirmed the Noble
Quran's Divine Claim.
Dhul Qarnayn's story. Sunrise and sunset. Also Why حمئة and not حاميةٍ. Dhil Qarnayn's journey is detailed with scientific and geographical maps that are more 1000 years old.
Allah Almighty
in the Glorious Quran said that earth is:
- Spherical: "egg-shaped" [1].
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The Glorious Quran also speaks about
many earths
[5]
and not just earth.
In the end, Allah Almighty uses the Glorious Quran to "...Thus doth God leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth..." (74:31). The infidels misuse the Glorious Quran to find "scientific errors". The Glorious Quran is Allah Almighty's Perfect Divine Holy Book. It contains no scientific error. Visit the following example and the link to see 1000s of Numerical and Scientific Miracles: 1- The root for message and all of its derivatives, such as messenger and others occurs 513 times throughout the Glorious Quran. The Prophets' and Messengers', peace be upon them, actual names (Muhammad, Moses, Noah, Abraham, Lot etc....) were also all combined mentioned 513 times in the Glorious Quran. The detailed breakdown of all of this is thoroughly listed here. Coincidence? See 1,000s of examples! [1]. (zip file). Quran's Stunning Numerical & Scientific Miracles. Stunning Prophecies [2] [3] |
Regarding the iron Miracle, please visit:
The amazing creation of earth and iron in the Noble Quran. Iron came from space, and the Noble Quran mentioned it.
Iron was sent down to earth from space (AUDIO).
The origins of the Universe, Big Bang theory, Cosmic Crunch, and the creation of the SECOND EARTH after the second Big Bang in the Noble Quran and Science. Also, Dr. Zaghlool's scientific explanation of the earth and heaven coming to Allah Almighty "willingly or unwillingly" and how each celestial object behaves differently depending on its mass.
The Miracle of the Space Fabric - Mentioned in the Glorious Quran and confirmed by Science.
The 7 properties of earth in the Noble Quran and Science. Read the first section of the article.
Rebuttal to the "Heaven" and "Stars in the lower Heaven" in Noble Verses 37:6 and 65:12. Read the "Rebuttals" section in the article. This was an attempt to refute the fact that Allah Almighty Claimed that He Created 7 Ozone Layers as well as 7 different Heavens.
The dead turning into Fossils and Iron. The Noble Quran Claimed it, and Science today Confirmed it!
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Supporting articles:
http://www.universalunity.net/iron.htm This article shows the Mathematical Codes of Iron in the Noble Quran and Science, and shows how Science confirmed Allah Almighty's Divine Claim in Noble Verses 17:49-50 about the dead converting into rocks and iron. In case the web site is down, you can access the article on my site.
http://www.universalunity.net/iron2.htm More elaborations on Noble Verses 17:49-51. In case the web site is down, you can access the article on my site.
Living Creatures were sent down from space. Science confirms the Noble Quran's Claim.
The amazing creation of earth and mountains in the Noble Quran. Science confirms that mountains prevent the earth from shaking while it is revolving around itself, and that they are like pegs rooted in it. The Noble Quran made a similar claim.
Mountains prevent the earth from shaking - The Noble Quran claimed it and Science confirmed it!
Geology in the Noble Quran - See the Scientific confirmation.
Darkness in the seas and internal waves in the Noble Quran, confirmed by science.
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Quran's STUNNING Divine Miracles: [1] Allah Almighty also promised in several Divine Prophecies that He will show the Glorious Quran's Miracles to mankind. For example:
Coincidence? See 1,000s of examples [1].Quran's Stunning Numerical & Scientific Miracles.
"I cannot do anything on my own." (i.e., Jesus could not perform a single Miracle without GOD sending it down to him first!). I can not perform a single Miracle on my own!! I am totally POWERLESS without Allah Almighty! John 5:31 "if I (Jesus) bear witness of myself, then I would be a liar!" GOD didn't talk this way when He spoke to Moses. GOD's testimony alone is always sufficient! Jesus also bowed his face down to the ground, like we Muslims (Isaiah 56:5: Muslim is the future believers' name. Sons and daughters titles will be "no more") |
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This is why I was stressing the pre-islamic poem that I mentioned. It has common elements with the surah, which leads us to believe that they are speaking about the same event. Now, the pre-islamic poem also specifies who it was that was involved in the attack- “Abu Yaksum”. The scholars that I am quoting from all believe that this event has a historical core to it.
It’s actually not at all that unthinkable. It’s very much possible.
https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity_Journal_of_Medicine/The_Year_of_the_Elephant
The elephant that Abraha rode was probably the North African elephant (Loxodonta africana pharaoensis)—now extinct, which had been used by the Carthaginians centuries before. Its original range extended across North Africa and down the grasslands of the Sudan. Some have questioned the claim that elephants could not survive a long cross-desert sojourn because of their need for water. However, according to the parable, Abraha may have brought only a single elephant with him. His water bearers, oases, and wells along the northern march would have provided sufficient water for both the large army and its animal retinue, including at least one, but many elephants, and hundreds of horses, camels, and beasts of burden.