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Tadmeen (تضمين, literally "insertion") is a grammatical allowance introduced by | Tadmeen (تضمين, literally "insertion") is a grammatical allowance introduced by Islamic scholars which attempts to explain why the [[Qur'an]] sometimes uses incorrect prepositions. The explanation by way of tadmeen is that if a word is used with an incorrect preposition, then it is because a different word which can be used with that preposition, was invisibly inserted into the original word. | ||
==English analogy== | ==English analogy== | ||
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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
Translations of the Qur'an often gloss prepositional errors found in the Arabic original by hiding them in the English renditions. Arab-speaking people, if they notice these errors, generally blame their own judgement rather than the Qur'an. | Translations of the Qur'an often gloss prepositional errors found in the Arabic original by hiding them in the English renditions. Arab-speaking people, if they notice these errors, generally blame their own judgement rather than the Qur'an. As a result, it is generally only translators and grammarians who are left to deal with these issues. | ||
==="They humble themselves to their lord (فأخبتوا إلى ربهم)=== | ==="They humble themselves to their lord (فأخبتوا إلى ربهم)=== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Qur'an]] | ||
[[Category:Arabic]] | [[Category:Arabic]] |
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