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An example of this can be found in the case of Laleh Bakhtiar, an [[United States|American]] Muslim apologist. She too has incorporated this error into her "translation" of the Qur'an, a translation which the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) refused to sell in their bookstore. | An example of this can be found in the case of Laleh Bakhtiar, an [[United States|American]] Muslim apologist. She too has incorporated this error into her "translation" of the Qur'an, a translation which the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) refused to sell in their bookstore. | ||
==Apologetic Claim== | ==Apologetic Claim== | ||
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Once you have studied all those verses, you will find that they do not effect the interpretation of verse 4:34 whatsoever, and that the verb ''darb'' was indeed correctly understood and translated as "beat". | Once you have studied all those verses, you will find that they do not effect the interpretation of verse 4:34 whatsoever, and that the verb ''darb'' was indeed correctly understood and translated as "beat". | ||
In fact, all the other verses presented which contain ''darb'' are actually using the term figuratively. For example, "hit the sky" is a figurative expression; nothing can literally "hit" or "crash" with layers of gases, it is meant to be understood as "fly high through" the sky. These | In fact, all the other verses presented which contain ''darb'' are actually using the term figuratively. For example, "hit the sky" is a figurative expression; nothing can literally "hit" or "crash" with layers of gases, it is meant to be understood as "fly high through" the sky. These apologists will claim that this is a "different meaning" for the word "hit." So when someone says "I'll hit you," in actuality they meant "I'll fly high through you." | ||
==Comparison with English Usages== | ==Comparison with English Usages== | ||
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#Press (''Brakes'') | #Press (''Brakes'') | ||
#Go (''Beach'') | #Go (''Beach'') | ||
# | #Fulfill (''Spot'') | ||
#Demonstrate (''Streets'') | #Demonstrate (''Streets'') | ||
#Win (''Jackpot'') | #Win (''Jackpot'') | ||
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===Meaning number 1: To travel, to get out === | ===Meaning number 1: To travel, to get out=== | ||
'''Verse:''' 3.156 '''Object:''' Land | '''Verse:''' 3.156 '''Object:''' Land | ||
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'''Verse''': 2.73 '''Object''': Human | |||
{{Quote|{{Quran|2|73}}|So We said: "'''Strike him (the dead man) with a piece of it (the cow)'''." Thus Allah brings the dead to life and shows you His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) so that you may understand. | {{Quote|{{Quran|2|73}}|So We said: "'''Strike him (the dead man) with a piece of it (the cow)'''." Thus Allah brings the dead to life and shows you His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) so that you may understand. | ||
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==Comparing the Two Terms== | ==Comparing the Two Terms== | ||
''Beat them'' and ''leave them'' are different phrases in Arabic. The arabic word ''idribohunna'' driven from the root word ''Darab'' does not have any other meaning than ''Beat'' when it comes to mean ''"Yadreb Ahadan"'' = Hit someone. ''Idriboohunna'' <font size="4">(أضربوهن)</font> means beat them (for female plural). ''Adriboo Anhunna'' <font size="4">(اضربوا عنهن)</font> is the one that means abandon or leave them. According to the Arabic lexicon.<ref name="arabic-lexicon"/>: | ''Beat them'' and ''leave them'' are different phrases in Arabic. The arabic word ''idribohunna'' driven from the root word ''Darab'' does not have any other meaning than ''Beat'' when it comes to mean ''"Yadreb Ahadan"'' = Hit someone. ''Idriboohunna'' <font size="4">(أضربوهن)</font> means beat them (for female plural). ''Adriboo Anhunna'' <font size="4">(اضربوا عنهن)</font> is the one that means abandon or leave them. According to the Arabic lexicon.<ref name="arabic-lexicon" />: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Arabic | !Arabic | ||
! Transliteration | !Transliteration | ||
! Meaning | !Meaning | ||
|- | |- | ||
| <font size="4">ضرب</font> | |<font size="4">ضرب</font> | ||
| ''Zarb'' | |''Zarb'' | ||
| Beat | |Beat | ||
|- | |- | ||
| <font size="4">أضربوهن</font> (used in 4:34) | |<font size="4">أضربوهن</font> (used in 4:34) | ||
| ''Idriboohunna'' | |''Idriboohunna'' | ||
| Beat them | |Beat them | ||
|- | |- | ||
| <font size="4">اضربوا عنهن</font> | |<font size="4">اضربوا عنهن</font> | ||
| ''Adriboo Anhunna'' | |''Adriboo Anhunna'' | ||
| abandon them, leave them | |abandon them, leave them | ||
|} | |} | ||
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{{Hub4|Wife Beating|Wife Beating}} | {{Hub4|Wife Beating|Wife Beating}} | ||
{{Hub4|Mistranslated Verses|Mistranslated Verses}} | {{Hub4|Mistranslated Verses|Mistranslated Verses}} | ||