Saturday, February 25, 2017

Was Noah driven out?

Was Noah driven out?

54:9 The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our slave and said, "A madman," and he was repelled (wa-uz’dujira). 54:10 So (fa) he called his Lord, "I am one overpowered (maghlubun), so help." 54:11 So (fa) We opened the gates of heaven with water pouring down 54:12 And We caused the earth to burst with springs, so the waters met for a matter already predestined. 54:13 And We carried him on (an ark) made of planks and nails, 54:14 Sailing, before Our eyes, a reward for (he) who was denied.

(The root of “uz’dujira” (“he was repelled”) is “Zay-Jim-Ra”, and it means “to prohibit, drive away, repel, restrain, discourage, rebuke, etc.”; so according to some meanings (to prohibit, rebuke, etc.) it could not imply that Noah was driven out, nevertheless, even if Verse 54:9 was to be interpreted as “driven out”, the next Verses start with “fa”(so); the Arabic word “fa” indicates chronological order, and also shows that the events in Verse 54:10-11 happened immediately after the event in Verse 54:9. So, the water started to pour down right after he was overpowered, and according to Verse 54:14, he was sailing, so the ship was already finished, on the other hand, the event in Verse 11:38 occurs when Noah was still constructing the ship, so it is a different event. So, even if he was driven out, the ship was finished, and he took the ship with him. So, the Verse does not say that he left everything behind)(Verse 54:10 may confirm that Noah was not driven out, because Verse 54:10 says “I am one overpowered”, so he does not say that he was expelled, but the root of “maghlubun” (overpowered) is “overcame, conquered, subdued, mastered, surpassed, superior in power or force, gain victory”, which is in line with “deterred, prohibited, restrained, discouraged, rebuked, etc.” (Zay-Jim-Ra))(Allah knows best)

11:38 And he was constructing the ship, and every time the chiefs of his people passed by him, they ridiculed him. He said, "If you ridicule us, then we can ridicule you as you ridicule. 11:39 And soon you will know on whom a punishment will come that will disgrace him, and on him will descend a lasting punishment."

(Verse 11:38 confirms that the moment in which Noah was constructing the ship, he had not been deterred, or overpowered yet, so it is a different event)(Allah knows best)

54:4 And certainly, has come to them the information wherein is deterrence (muz’dajarun),

(Another point is that the meaning of a word is indicated by the context, so you cannot use all the meanings of a certain word in the Qur’an. For example, Verse 54:4 also uses the root “Zay-Jim-Ra”, and it is translated as “deterrence”, according to its context, while the meaning “drive out or drive away” could not be used or might not fit)(Allah knows best)

37:2 And those who drive (fal-zajirati) strongly (zajran),

See also: Is there any contradiction in the Qur'an? (11) (Prophets)

http://aqtthq.blogspot.com.es/2016/06/why-do-christians-hate-muslims-wasnt.html

See also: Is there any contradiction in the Qur'an? (0) (Index) https://aqtthq.blogspot.com.es/2017/03/refutation-of-so-called-internal.html

See also: Root Dictionary of the Holy Qur’an (Index)

http://qdvbp.blogspot.com/2018/10/index-root-dictionary-of-holy-quran.html

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