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The Meaning of Daraba: Difference between revisions
→Meaning number 5: To condemn
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''waduribat | ''waduribat 'alayhimu aIdhdhillatu wulmaskanatu وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلذِّلَّةُ وَٱلْمَسْكَنَةُ'' literally meaning "'''and the humiliation and poverty was struck open him'''" id est "he was struck down/laid low with humiliation and poverty." The humiliation and poverty are the subjects of the passive verb here, will Moses and his people are the objects of the preposition "'ala" على meaning "upon." | ||
===Meaning number 6: To seal, to draw over=== | ===Meaning number 6: To seal, to draw over=== | ||
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''Fadarabna AAala | ''Fadarabna AAala adhanihim فَضَرَبْنَا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ'' literally meaning "'''we have hit upon their ears,'''" which is a common expression in Arabic that means "'''we will make your ears hear nothing.'''" Just like "beat your feet" can mean "start walking." What was hit here was the ears, ''not'' the people themselves. | ||
===Meaning number 7: To cover=== | ===Meaning number 7: To cover=== | ||
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This verse mentions the verb '' | This verse mentions the verb ''daraba'' twice. In the first occurrence, it says ''walyadribna bikhumurihinna AAala juyoobihinna وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّ ۖ'' literally meaning "'''and they should strike their veils over their bosoms'''," meaning they should place their veils over their bosoms or cover their bosoms. | ||
In the second occurrence, ''wala yadribna bi-arjulihinna وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ'' literally means "'''they should not hit their feet''';" and here "hit" is meant literally as "hit" or "strike." | |||
===Meaning number 8: To explain=== | ===Meaning number 8: To explain=== | ||