Hi! just a dumb question. . in the Koran in sura 2: 50 why does it say 'We"? Do you know what the 'We' stand for??
Thanks!
Peace/love
2007-12-01 20:00:35 · 10 answers · asked by ? 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"We" is plural, In Arabic, there is something called "plural of respect" or "Plural of majesty" as we believe that God is king of Heaven and earth, sometime here refers himself as "We" this is true about most of the semitic languages, including hebrew. In OT God is referred as "Elohim" the last "im" is to pluralise Eloh. which any bible scholar would tell you that it is plural of respect
2007-12-01 20:11:36 · answer #1 · answered by Happily Happy 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Lol not at all. Arabic is the language of the Quran true and because the language is so vast and complex the best way for it to be read is in its original form ie Arabic. That does not mean its ethnocentrism nor discriminatory. I am a white, Scottish Muslim and I read the Quran in English I am no less a Muslim than an Arab Muslim because my native tongue is not Arabic. It was God who chose the language for the Quran its God that states we are to pray in Arabic etc not Arabs. Arabs dont make the rules for Islam. Do you think the Bible or Torah where written in English? Of course not. Is that ethnocentric to those who dont speak the original dialect of said Books? Of course not. The Quran is translated into every language there is, Muslims come from every ethnic group and every nation. Arabs only make up 20% of 1.6 Billion Muslims so I think its safe to say no one is thinking they are superior because its written in there native tongue. Its not that a person ''is seen as better reading the Qur'an in Arabic'' we dont do things just to be ''seen'' doing it as Muslim we do what God reveals to us its as simple as that. Peace to you.
2016-05-27 05:21:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is the Mightest. He uses word 'WE' as Royal WE for being high above in power. God is not plural and three in one. That will be cleared from God's statements in other parts of Quran.
Read Surah AlIkhlas 112 in Quran:
Al-Ikhlas | 4 verses | Absoluteness سورة الإخلاص
Sura #112 | Makkah
1 Say: He is Allah, the One and Only;
2 Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;
3 He begetteth not, nor is He begotten;
4 And there is none like unto Him.
God has negated concept of Trinity in the following:
O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Do not exceed the limits in your religion, nor say of Allah aught but the truth. The Messiah Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), was (no more than) a Messenger of Allah and His Word, ("Be!" - and he was) which He bestowed on Maryam (Mary) and a spirit (Rooh) created by Him; so believe in Allah and His Messengers. Say not: "Three (Trinity)!" Cease! (it is) better for you. For Allah is (the only) One Ilah (God), Glory be to Him (Far Exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. And Allah is AllSufficient as a Disposer of affairs.
( سورة النساء , An-Nisa, Chapter #4, Verse #171)
Please do not say foul words or language for God or His Messenger Mohammad. You will commit sins and will be in trouble with God on the day of Judgment. If you don't want to believe the concept of One and only God. that is up to you and trust me I am not knocking on your door. You asked a question, so I answer you.
If you wish to ask any more question feel free to write me an e-mail. Mention in subject ''About Islam"' so I will open mail and read it. I have to delete lots of spam mail w/o reading. So I want you to give me hint so I know who you are.
Thank you.
Peace be upon you.
2007-12-01 21:06:15 · answer #3 · answered by majeed3245 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a dumb question at all... i will try to explain it.
In the specific verse you mentioned about the parting of the sea, God speaks in the holy book but sometimes the message is being delivered through the voice of the Angel Gabriel or the voice of The God. Sometimes when the Angel is speaking, he is speaking on behalf of or as part of a group of angels obeying God's orders. Also, when royalty speaks, they sometimes refer to themselves as "we" to represent Him/Her along with their entire Kingdom.
So when the verse you mentioned says: And remember We divided the sea for you and saved you and drowned Pharaoh's people within your very sight.
It can be taken that God is speaking about Himself in a manner that Royalty speaks... but it can also be the Angel speaking on behalf of the group of angels God may have ordered to separate the waters. Either way, God made it happen and it is awe inspiring.
2007-12-01 20:47:38 · answer #4 · answered by Mustafa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We is a plural of respect. It's a thing in lots of eastern languages such as arabic and hebrew. They even used to do so in English. Like when a king proclaims: "We have decreed...." So that's all it is, a plural of respect and majesty.
2007-12-01 22:20:20 · answer #5 · answered by yo189 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the Qur’an, God often refers to Himself using the word ‘We’. But this does not mean that Islam believes in the existence of more than One God.
Two types of plural
In several languages, there are two types of plurals; one is a plural of numbers to refer to something that occurs in a quantity of more than one. The other plural is a plural of respect.
a. In the English language, the Queen of England refers to herself as ‘We’ instead of ‘I’. This is known as the ‘royal plural’.
b. Rajiv Gandhi, the ex-Prime Minister of India used to say in Hindi “Hum dekhna chahte hain”. “We want to see.” ‘Hum’ means ‘We’ which is again a royal plural in Hindi.
c. .Similarly in Arabic, when Allah refers to Himself in the Qur’an, He often uses Arabic word ‘Nahnu’ meaning ‘We’. It does not indicate plural of number but plural of respect.
Tawheed or monotheism is one of the pillars of Islam. The existence and uniqueness of one and only one God is mentioned several times in the Qur’an. For instance in Surah Ikhlaas, it says:
“Say He is Allah the One and Only.” [Al-Qur’an 112: 1]
2007-12-04 03:29:45 · answer #6 · answered by Shaik Abdul Cader Dawood 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IN Arabic we use -you- plural as a form of respect like -vous- in french or -Lei- in Italian.... so Allah who is all mighty use -we- to told about him self
2007-12-01 20:21:00 · answer #7 · answered by Am nOt thE oTheR 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The quraan is written in Arabic and secondly you should write the entire sentence so you would recieve logical answers... NOT " i think muslims are idiots"
2007-12-01 20:11:23 · answer #8 · answered by Mohamed Bourini 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Your religion has made a bad impression of itself, just look at the first answer. I'm sorry to hear that.
2007-12-01 20:07:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"We" is God the creator, and it doesnt mean we in the sense of a simple non-majestic plural.
2007-12-01 20:08:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋