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Comparative Study between the Bible and the Quran (44) - C: The third part (I)
(Chapter 44:1-5)
The Old Testament Verses from 1-10 are talking about Joseph said unto his brethren, I am your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
The New Testament Verses from 1-10 are talking about Luke began his book with the story of Zacharias the priest and his wife Elisabeth.
The Noble Quran Verses from 1-5 are talking about the Quran is the true book of Allah, so in what speech, after Allah and his signs, will they believe?
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The Noble Quran:
Chapter 45 in the Noble Quran is composed of 37 verses.
Verses from 1-5 are talking about Allah has revealed His true book, the Quran unto the Prophet Muhammad. There are many signs and lessons in the heavens and earth as well as in the Quran for those who understand and have faith.
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The meanings of verses 45:1-5
Verse 45:1 says: Ha-Meem; It is said that Ha – Meem means that Allah has already decreed that which will happen, i.e. He has made it plain.
However, Allah knows best what He means by these two letters.
Verse 45:2 says:
The revelation of the Book, the Quran is from God,
The Mighty in His kingdom, the Mighty in retribution against those who disbelieve in Him, the Mighty in His dominion and sovereignty,
The Wise in His actions, the Wise in His command and decree
He enjoined that none should be worshipped beside Him
Verse 45:3 says:
Truly, there are signs in the heavens and the earth indicating the power of God and His Oneness, exalted be He, for believers.
There are signs and lessons, for the believers who are true in their faith, in that which is in the heavens of sun, moon, stars, clouds, etc., and the earth and that which is in the earth of trees, mountains, seas, etc.
Verse 45:4 says:
And in your creation, that is to say, and in the creation of every one of you from a sperm-drop, then an embryo until it becomes a human being; and, in the creation of, what He has scattered, what He has dispersed throughout the earth, of different creatures, there are signs for a people who are certain, of the Resurrection;
Verse 45:5 says that
And, in, the alternation of night and day, the increase and decrease of their duration, their coming and going, and what God sends down from the heaven in the way of provision, rain, for it constitutes a means of provision, with which He revives the earth after it is dead, after its dryness and exposure to drought are also lessons and signs for you, and the circulation of the winds, its alternation between southerly and northerly, hot and cold, there are signs and lessons for a people who understand, proofs and therefore have faith.
In all of that there are signs and lessons for a people who have sense, for people who believe they are from Allah.
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The Verses 1-5 (in different translations):
Verse 45:1
QARIB: ha - meem.
SHAKIR: ha - mim
PICKTHAL: ha - mim.
YUSUFALI: ha- mim.
Verse 45:2
QARIB: the sending down of the book is from Allah, the almighty, the wise.
SHAKIR: the revelation of the book is from Allah, the mighty, the wise
PICKTHAL: the revelation of the scripture is from Allah, the mighty, the wise.
YUSUFALI: the revelation of the book is from Allah the exalted in power, full of wisdom.
Verse 45:3
QARIB: indeed, there are signs in the heavens and earth for believers,
SHAKIR: most surely in the heavens and the earth there are signs for the believers
PICKTHAL: lo! in the heavens and the earth are portents for believers.
YUSUFALI: verily in the heavens and the earth, are signs for those who believe.
Verse 45:4
QARIB: and in your creation, and in the crawling things that he has scattered far and near, there are signs for a nation whose belief is certain,
SHAKIR: and in your (own) creation and in what he spreads abroad of animals there are signs for a people that are sure;
PICKTHAL: and in your creation, and all the beasts that he scattereth in the earth, are portents for a folk whose faith is sure.
YUSUFALI: and in the creation of yourselves and the fact that animals are scattered (through the earth), are signs for those of assured faith.
Verse 45:5
QARIB: and in the alternation of the night and day, in the provision Allah sends down from heaven with which the earth is revived after its death, and in the changing about of the winds, there are signs for people who understand.
SHAKIR: and (in) the variation of the night and the day, and (in) what Allah sends down of sustenance from the cloud, then gives life thereby to the earth after its death, and (in) the changing of the winds, there are signs for a people who understand
PICKTHAL: and the difference of night and day and the provision that Allah sendeth down from the sky and thereby quickeneth the earth after her death, and the ordering of the winds, are portents for a people who have sense.
YUSUFALI: and in the alternation of night and day, and the fact that Allah sends down sustenance from the sky, and revives therewith the earth after its death, and in the change of the winds,- are signs for those that are wise.
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Back to the main issue of my series of articles; this is my question to you smart readers: "Is the Quran quoted from the Bible?"
About the author:
Professor Dr. Ibrahim Khalil
Prof. of Clinical and Chemical Pathology,
Head of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control Unit,
Ain-Shams University., Egypt.
And, President of The Egyptian Society of Inventors.
Member of the Egyptian union of Writers
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