---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <seerdope@...> wrote :
aryavazhi "My other comment to this topic was directly taken from Surah Yaseen
from the most Holy Koran:"
Can you be more specific?
I was intentionally vague. What can I say? I picked up this little pamphlet in
one of the places I had visited, a muslim/sufi sanctuary. Very impressive. This
was the only book I found with English translitation and text. So I bought it.
When I wanted to read it at home, I was somewhat disappointed, because of the
obvious fundamentalism displayed in it. So I put it aside again. But it still
carried the memory of this place in it, so as a token of memory I guarded it. I
just read now that it is considered to be the heart of the koran, and pious
people read it every evening, before going to bed. wrt Buck, I just
appropriated his message to post it, just a few lines.
I watched the video you posted. (as I have also been viewing other videos of
recitations of the Qur'an this week along with recitations of sacred texts from
other world cultures) and am struck by the simplicity (as in not adorned by
non-essentials), charm and beauty of them (beauty to me is subjective and as
meandered about in prior posts -- not something that exists other than for our
subjective overlays, but the overlay is lovely).
However, the following are the same verses (perhaps a fuller version) text )
with english translation. To me, traditional (aka texts held sacred by a
particular culture) texts have many layers of meaning. I am struck (like a rock
to the head (though that may be a blessing as it has been said ' everybody must
get stoned')) by views that solely take a literalist (fundamentalist) view of
these texts, ignoring metaphor, cultural and historical context, and relation
to inner experience. .Still, the literal english translation may be startling
to those who listen and appreciate something in the sound of the recitation by
it self.
On one level the words may be taken as a exclusionist, superiority complexed,
bubble of self-aggrandizement and a justification for inhumane acts. On other
levels, it may be a starkly beautiful call to let go of the grip of
(apparently) outer life, and become absorbed in the stillness that pervades
awareness and (apparent) outer life. And many levels of meaning (understanding)
in between, and beyond.
I was sort of startled (or interested, whats the word?) by/into these lines,
which have a clearly deterministic sound, right? So I connected it with Bucks
rant. But there is not much of a comment I can offer.
8. We have put yokes round their necks right up to their chins, so that
their heads are forced up (and they cannot see).
9. And We have put a bar in front of them and a bar behind them, and
further, We have covered them up; so that they cannot see.
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For me, reading the english translation by itself, I find tends to bring a more
limited view and sense of it. Hearing the recitation, while reading the english
translation, for me, brings (for me) a deeper appreciation of the (potential)
meaning. And regardless of original intent -- which is always hard to fathom,
as with anything, including art, literature, music, philosophy, inner
experience and life, one takes away with them what they find, the connections
of previously unconnected domains, the "sparks of insight", as to what is
meaningful to them.
Surah Ya-Sin by Mishary Al Afasi ( Complete Surah)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW1UoZ_Jk68&list=PLB76D681B8974A6E3#t=60
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW1UoZ_Jk68&list=PLB76D681B8974A6E3#t=60
Surah Ya-Sin by Mishary Al Afasi ( Complete Surah)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW1UoZ_Jk68&list=PLB76D681B8974A6E3#t=60 Bismi
Llahi Rrahmani Rraheim IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MOST GRACIOUS THE MOST
MERCIFUL. Asalaam Alaykoum Wa RahmatouLla...
View on www.youtube.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW1UoZ_Jk68&list=PLB76D681B8974A6E3#t=60
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SYSurah Ya-Sin
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2. By the Qur'an, full of Wisdom,
3. Thou art indeed one of the apostles,
4. On a Straight Way.
5. It is a Revelation sent down by (Him), the Exalted in Might, Most
Merciful.
6. In order that thou mayest admonish a people, whose fathers had received
no admonition, and who therefore remain heedless (of the Signs of Allah.
7. The Word is proved true against the greater part of them: for they do
not believe.
8. We have put yokes round their necks right up to their chins, so that
their heads are forced up (and they cannot see).
9. And We have put a bar in front of them and a bar behind them, and
further, We have covered them up; so that they cannot see.
10. The same is it to them whether thou admonish them or thou do not admonish
them: they will not believe.
11. Thou canst but admonish such a one as follows the Message and fears the
(Lord) Most Gracious, unseen: give such a one, therefore, good tidings, of
Forgiveness and a Reward most generous.
12. Verily We shall give life to the dead, and We record that which they send
before and that which they leave behind, and of all things have We taken
account in a clear Book (of evidence).
13. Set forth to them, by way of a parable, the (story of) the Companions of
the City. Behold!, there came apostles to it.
14. When We (first) sent to them two apostles, they rejected them: But We
strengthened them with a third: they said, "Truly, we have been sent on a
mission to you."
15. The (people) said: "Ye are only men like ourselves; and ((Allah)) Most
Gracious sends no sort of revelation: ye do nothing but lie."
16. They said: "Our Lord doth know that we have been sent on a mission to you:
17. "And our duty is only to proclaim the clear Message."
18. The (people) said: "for us, we augur an evil omen from you: if ye desist
not, we will certainly stone you. And a grievous punishment indeed will be
inflicted on you by us."
19. They said: "Your evil omens are with yourselves: (deem ye this an evil
omen). If ye are admonished? Nay, but ye are a people transgressing all bounds!"
20. Then there came running, from the farthest part of the City, a man,
saying, "O my people! Obey the apostles:
21. "Obey those who ask no reward of you (for themselves), and who have
themselves received Guidance.
22. "It would not be reasonable in me if I did not serve Him Who created me,
and to Whom ye shall (all) be brought back.
23. "Shall I take (other) gods besides Him? If ((Allah)) Most Gracious should
intend some adversity for me, of no use whatever will be their intercession for
me, nor can they deliver me.
24. "I would indeed, if I were to do so, be in manifest Error.
25. "For me, I have faith in the Lord of you (all): listen, then, to me!"
26. It was said: "Enter thou the Garden." He said: "Ah me! Would that my
People knew (what I know)!
27. "For that my Lord has granted me Forgiveness and has enrolled me among
those held in honour!"
28. And We sent not down against his People, after him, any hosts from heaven,
nor was it needful for Us so to do.
29. It was no more than a single mighty Blast, and behold! they were (like
ashes) quenched and silent.
30. Ah! Alas for (My) Servants! There comes not an apostle to them but they
mock him!
31. See they not how many generations before them we destroyed? Not to them
will they return:
32. But each one of them all - will be brought before Us (for judgment).
33. A Sign for them is the earth that is dead: We do give it life, and produce
grain therefrom, of which ye do eat.
34. And We produce therein orchard with date-palms and vines, and We cause
springs to gush forth therein:
35. That they may enjoy the fruits of this (artistry): It was not their hands
that made this: will they not then give thanks?
36. Glory to Allah, Who created in pairs all things that the earth produces,
as well as their own (human) kind and (other) things of which they have no
knowledge.
37. And a Sign for them is the Night: We withdraw therefrom the Day, and
behold they are plunged in darkness;
38. And the sun runs his course for a period determined for him: that is the
decree of (Him), the Exalted in Might, the All-Knowing.
39. And the Moon,- We have measured for her mansions (to traverse) till she
returns like the old (and withered) lower part of a date-stalk.
40. It is not permitted to the Sun to catch up the Moon, nor can the Night
outstrip the Day: Each (just) swims along in (its own) orbit (according to Law).
41. And a Sign for them is that We bore their race (through the Flood) in the
loaded Ark;
42. And We have created for them similar (vessels) on which they ride.
43. If it were Our Will, We could drown them: then would there be no helper
(to hear their cry), nor could they be delivered,
44. Except by way of Mercy from Us, and by way of (world) convenience (to
serve them) for a time.
45. When they are told, "Fear ye that which is before you and that which will
be after you, in order that ye may receive Mercy," (they turn back).
46. Not a Sign comes to them from among the Signs of their Lord, but they turn
away therefrom.
47. And when they are told, "Spend ye of (the bounties) with which Allah has
provided you," the Unbelievers say to those who believe: "Shall we then feed
those whom, if Allah had so willed, He would have fed, (Himself)?- Ye are in
nothing but manifest error."
48. Further, they say, "When will this promise (come to pass), if what ye say
is true?"
49. They will not (have to) wait for aught but a single Blast: it will seize
them while they are yet disputing among themselves!
50. No (chance) will they then have, by will, to dispose (of their affairs),
nor to return to their own people!
51. The trumpet shall be sounded, when behold! from the sepulchres (men) will
rush forth to their Lord!
52. They will say: "Ah! Woe unto us! Who hath raised us up from our beds of
repose?"... (A voice will say:) "This is what ((Allah)) Most Gracious had
promised. And true was the word of the apostles!"
53. It will be no more than a single Blast, when lo! they will all be brought
up before Us!
54. Then, on that Day, not a soul will be wronged in the least, and ye shall
but be repaid the meeds of your past Deeds.
55. Verily the Companions of the Garden shall that Day have joy in all that
they do;
56. They and their associates will be in groves of (cool) shade, reclining on
Thrones (of dignity);
57. (Every) fruit (enjoyment) will be there for them; they shall have whatever
they call for;
58. "Peace!" - a word (of salutation) from a Lord Most Merciful!
59. "And O ye in sin! Get ye apart this Day!
60. "Did I not enjoin on you, O ye Children of Adam, that ye should not
worship Satan; for that he was to you an enemy avowed?
61. "And that ye should worship Me, (for that) this was the Straight Way?
62. "But he did lead astray a great multitude of you. Did ye not, then,
understand?
63. "This is the Hell of which ye were (repeatedly) warned!
64. "Embrace ye the (fire) this Day, for that ye (persistently) rejected
(Truth)."
65. That Day shall We set a seal on their mouths. But their hands will speak
to us, and their feet bear witness, to all that they did.
66. If it had been our Will, We could surely have blotted out their eyes; then
should they have run about groping for the Path, but how could they have seen?
67. And if it had been Our Will, We could have transformed them (to remain) in
their places; then should they have been unable to move about, nor could they
have returned (after error).
68. If We grant long life to any, We cause him to be reversed in nature: Will
they not then understand?
69. We have not instructed the (Prophet) in Poetry, nor is it meet for him:
this is no less than a Message and a Qur'an making things clear:
70. That it may give admonition to any (who are) alive, and that the charge
may be proved against those who reject (Truth).
71. See they not that it is We Who have created for them - among the things
which Our hands have fashioned - cattle, which are under their dominion?
72. And that We have subjected them to their (use)? of them some do carry them
and some they eat:
73. And they have (other) profits from them (besides), and they get (milk) to
drink. Will they not then be grateful?
74. Yet they take (for worship) gods other than Allah, (hoping) that they
might be helped!
75. They have not the power to help them: but they will be brought up (before
Our Judgment-seat) as a troop (to be condemned).
76. Let not their speech, then, grieve thee. Verily We know what they hide as
well as what they disclose.
77. Doth not man see that it is We Who created him from sperm? yet behold! he
(stands forth) as an open adversary!
78. And he makes comparisons for Us, and forgets his own (origin and)
Creation: He says, "Who can give life to (dry) bones and decomposed ones (at
that)?"
79. Say, "He will give them life Who created them for the first time! for He
is Well-versed in every kind of creation!
80. "The same Who produces for you fire out of the green tree, when behold! ye
kindle therewith (your own fires)!
81. "Is not He Who created the heavens and the earth able to create the like
thereof?" - Yea, indeed! for He is the Creator Supreme, of skill and knowledge
(infinite)!
82. Verily, when He intends a thing, His Command is, "be", and it is!
83. So glory to Him in Whose hands is the dominion of all things: and to Him
will ye be all brought back.
