QURANAN ARABIYYAN -

A SHORT SUMMARY FROM MY ARTICLE KITAB, QURAN AND ARABIC - for full article search - https://www.ahleaqal.com/2012/10/kitab-quran-arabic.html

 

WHAT IS QURANAN ARABIYYAN - قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا ?

The translators and scholars say that Quranan Arabiyyan means the book Quran in Arabic Language, let us analyse it.

REFERENCES FROM THE BOOK QURAN:

12: 2 (Yusuf) -  قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا 

20: 113 (Ta-Ha) - قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا 

39: 28 (Az-Zumar) - قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا 

41: 3 (Fussilat) - قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا 

42: 7 (Ash-Shura) - قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا 

43: 3 (Az-Zukhruf) - قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا 

Is Quranan arabiyyan means the book Quran in Arabic language?

For Arabic language اللغة العربية is used while writing - And for 

"The book Quran in Arabic language" is translated as كتاب القرآن باللغة العربية

Therefore Quranan arabiyyan cannot be inferred as the book Quran in Arabic language - 

Linguistically the word قُرْآنًا is not a definite article nor a proper noun as assumed by different translators so it cannot inferred as the book of 114 chapter Arabic book commonly recognized as Quran. 

The word Quranan is indefinite article which contextually means compilation of our own thoughts which speaks to us. I again reiterate Quranan in the context does not mean Islamic holy book.  

The word عَرَبِيًّا too is an indefinite adjective which means something which is articulate, that can be understood easily, easily pronounced like our mother tongue or native language. Arabiyyan does not mean Arabic language of Middle East which hard to pronounce for an non Arab. If عَرَبِيًّا - arabiyyan is inferred as language it must be written in definite article العربية and not as عَرَبِيًّا or عَرَبِيٌّ

Arabiyyun v/s Ajmiyoon: 16:103

The opposite of عَرَبِيٌّ is  أَعْجَمِيٌّ - Linguistically the word ajmiyyun means which is foreign, strange, which cannot be understood - Chinese is ajmi for me. Anything which I do not understand is ajmi for me. The language I understand is arabiyyan for me and the language which I do not understand is ajmi for me; this is so simple but we have made it complicated.  So if I do not understand Arabi it means it is ajmi for me and if I understand Urdu it means Urdu is Arabiyyun for me because I understand it clearly. Please read it again if you have not understood it in first go.

 قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا - Quranan Arabiyyan means compilation of our own thoughts which can be easily understood because it is in our own language. Contextually Al-Quran means it is a revelation in our own language which has a guidance for entire mankind and clear proof of guidance and criterion. Everyone of us have our own Quran which is revealed to us in our own language, that's why the book Quran says it is guidance for entire mankind because it is not hinting us towards this 114 chapters Arabic book, but pointing towards which is crystal clear to understand, i.e Kitabi-mobin. 

Also, there are another 5 Ayaat explaining ARABI:

13: 37 (Ar-Ra'd ) - حُكْمًا عَرَبِيًّا - Clear judgement of authority - the phrase does not mean judgement in Arabic language, but it means clear judgement for everyone to follow easily -

16: 103 (An-Nahl) - عَرَبِيٌّ مُبِينٌ - It is not about the language but the articulation of speech coming from the thoughts, imagination which were unknown before..

26: 195 (Ash-Shu'ara) - عَرَبِيٌّ مُبِينٌ - this phrase it suggesting about zaboor (26:196) generally thought to be the book of Dawood but actually it is a characteristic of Al-Kitab to live a harmonious and balanced life.

44: 58 (Ad-Dukhaan) - يَسَّرْنَاهُ بِلِسَانِكَ - It is in your speech, We have made it easy - The addressee is the reader. so that they may take heed.  

46: 12 (Al-Ahqaaf) -  لِسَانًا عَرَبِيًّا - this verse says that kitab of musa is the Imam and rehmat. And this kitab of musa speaks the truth clearly (لِسَانًا عَرَبِيًّا) and to warn those do wrong and the process of good tidings to those who have in-depth knowledge (الْمُحْسِنِينَ)

There are 8 more ayaat in the book Quran related to - كتاب مبين  and قران مبين :

5: 15-16 (Al-Ma'eedah) - كِتَابٌ مُبِينٌ - The word mobin is derived from the root ب ي ن the basic meaning is distinct, separate from others, clear-cut, apparent, manifest, evident, clear, plain, or perspicuous - كِتَابٌ مُبِينٌ - means a book or a script which clearly explained and it does not required any other source to understand it - كِتَابٌ مُبِينٌ means book which is completely explained. The 114 chapter book cannot be called kitabi-mobin by any sane person because this Arabic book needs lot of external sources to understand it. Only a person who is effected by religious fanaticism would disagree with this analysis.

6: 59 (Al-An'aam) - كِتَابٍ مُبِينٍ 

10: 61 (Yunus) -  كِتَابٍ مُبِينٍ

11:6 (Hud) - كِتَابٍ مُبِينٍ

12:1 (Yusuf) - الر تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ

15: 1 (Al-Hijr) - الر تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ وَقُرْآنٍ مُبِينٍ

26:2 (Ash-Shu'ara) -  الْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ

27: 1 (An-Naml) - طس تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْقُرْآنِ وَكِتَابٍ مُبِينٍ

27:75 - (An-Naml) - وَمَا مِنْ غَائِبَةٍ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مُبِينٍ

27:75 - Which is this clear book in which all the secrets of samawaat and ardh is present? This cannot be 114 chapter book (Quran)

34: 3 (Saba) - كِتَابٍ مُبِينٍ

36: 69 (Ya'seen) - قُرْآنٌ مُبِينٌ

14:4 - وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلاَّ بِلِسَانِ قَوْمِهِ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمْ فَيُضِلُّ اللّهُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ

We sent not a messenger except (to teach) in the language of his (own) people, in order to make (things) clear to them. Now Allah leaves straying those whom He pleases and guides whom He pleases: and He is Exalted in power, full of Wisdom: Traditional translation.

If the rasool is sent always in the language of his people; now the question to ponder where is my rasool.

For the article on rasul see my article on No Human messenger:

https://www.ahleaqal.com/2016/09/no-human-messengers.html