Dhimmi No more: My apologies for the confusion and one observation about the problem with languages

Submitted by A very concerned reader (Australia), Apr 25, 2021 at 04:19

Dear Dhimmi No More,

Thanks a lot for the second part on the Ibrahim/Abraham topic. Very detailed and well explained as usual.

You were very clear! It was me who wasn't! My apologies. Usually, I respond to the posts when I get up, and it's too early in here! ;)

You give enough details and links to double-check whatever you are explaining. And trust me that I really appreciate it. I check all!

Definitely, it is not a surprise the responses that they give to this mess either is it why they say "Only Allah Knows" or "Allah knows best" when they don't know what to say to excuse every confusion or misleading message that one can find!

Also, you wrote:

Yes, I remember. This tells everything we need to know. That's when the revelations start losing their credibility. I should add that if Arabic is the language of Allah (the one and only!), why there were some Syriac words dropped in the Qu'ran? I was told that Arabic was the language in which Allah talks only and that one day, we all would speak Arabic! Jokes apart, the problem is that, somehow, Muslims want to bury all the knowledge/history, languages included, that took place before Muhammad. And if not possible because it is not convenient for them, they change the facts/words in their favour. That makes no sense at all. With the imposition of Arabic for praying, they also demean other languages. How is this? And yes, I was told that one day all the world would speak Arabic, and we all would be Muslims since it is the fastest-growing religion. I hope this never happens.

When talking about the Salawat, yes, you are right, I was referring to صَلَوَات‎, the part during the salat, or what they name, "Sending blessings upon? the Prophet" that is recited on the Tashahhu. We have already discussed the "upon" problem, which is another heated topic due to the translation mistake, as you proved. So no surprise that they mention "Ibrahim" as well in here and not Abraham. Sorry for confusing you!

At this stage, nothing you can say would surprise me! And this does not mean that I don't want to hear more! Quite the contrary! There is nothing but ambiguity in this book! Thank you so much for disclosing it on this board. Hopefully, many Muslims will reach your explanations, so they will see by themselves why they cannot trust in their holy book and hadiths.

Your knowledge has no price. Thank you!

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