Comments on: "Ya Salaam…"

By: YRai

YRai — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 13:50:06 +0000

In reply to Amatullah. Thank you Amatullah for you comprehensive post on 'salam'. I have been in turmoil with everything and have been searching for answers and ways to become a better muslim. Knowledge is truly powerful and just your post alone, through it's thoroughness I have got a direct message from Allah today, it reduced me to tears. May Allah increase you and continue to help Muslim hearts. Please pray for me as I really struggle to progress, feel hopeless but I continue to try. I will try to increase my knowledge as a first step.

By: Mahi

Mahi — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:48:37 +0000

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By: ahaque

ahaque — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:11:48 +0000

Assalamu alaykum,

Whether or not “blessed” is the best way to translate “tabaraka” is debatable, but I don’t see why the use of this adjective is not suitable with Allah (awj).

Like many words in English, “blessed” is used in more than one way. According to most dictionaries (see American Heritage Dictionary for example), one of the meanings of “blessed” is:

– worthy of worship, holy; or
– held in veneration, revered.

When we use the word “blessed” with human beings, it means something else, such as favored with blessings.

Wallahu a’lam.

By: Jamaal

Jamaal — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:58:20 +0000

as salamu alaikum,

This is what it says in ‘Lisan al-Arab’ about the word ‘tabaaraka.’ Basically, from it’s meanings is that Allah is exalted, glorified, pure from any imperfections. It can also mean that Allah is the One who is sought for all requests. If anyone can do a proper translation of this excerpt that would be nice.

JAK

تباركَ الله تقدَّس وتنزه وتعالى وتعاظم لا تكون هذه الصفة لغيره أي تطَهَّرَ والقُدْس الطهر وسئل أبو العباس عن تفسير تبارَكَ اللهُ فقال ارتفع والمُتبارِكُ المرتفع وقال الزجاج تبارَكَ تفاعَلَ من البَرَكة كذلك يقول أهل اللغة وروى ابن عباس ومعنى البَرَكة الكثرة في كل خير وقال في موضع آخر تَبارَكَ تعالى وتعاظم وقال ابن الأَنباري تبارَكَ الله أي يُتَبَرَّكُ باسمه في كل أمر وقال الليث في تفسير تبارَكَ الله تمجيد وتعظيم

By: Mahmoud

Mahmoud — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:29:35 +0000

@Amatullah. It’s hard indeed. I personally can’t think of a better translation, but I’m quite convinced it shouldn’t be “blessed”. You can refer to any person as “blessed”, but it’s not a proper adjective for Allah (and vice versa; you can’t say “تباركت” to a person).

By: Amatullah

Amatullah — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:17:26 +0000

wa iyyakum. @Mahmoud, I took the translation from the “hisnul Muslim” duaa book. I find that words like tabaarak are very hard to translate, and I cannot think of another English word to use besides blessed. wa Allahu a’lam.

By: UK Resident

UK Resident — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:28:41 +0000

sorry i didn’t finish one of the sentances in the previous post 🙂

i meant to say that he has studied both sunni and shia books and belives that shiaism is the correct way.

both father and son are as stubborn as each other, but obviously its affecting the whole household, so any advice on how to mend the relations between these two

jazak Allah khayr

Fi amanillah

By: UK Resident

UK Resident — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:25:15 +0000

Assalamu alaikum

Jazak Allah khayr and salam Amatullah for this beautiful post- i’ve found it very enlightening and positive.

Also, i have a question for Imam Suhaib please.

I know somone who’s father has not spoken to him for over 1 year because he has become a shia. His father regards shias as non-muslims so he won’r speak to his son until he does tawbah and becomes a sunni again- is it allowed for his father to say this? Also, although he is shia, he does not believe the extremist views, his main focus in on Ahlul-Bayt. He does not disregard any of the Khulafaa al-rashideen, except Mu’awiya. He does not beat himself or anything like that and he is still involved in the sunni community and prays in sunni mosques. He is really upset that his father will nnot speak to him, and will not even be in the same room as him, but he is also adament that he has studied both sunni and shia books and that shia

Is the father wrong/right in not speaking to his son?

Jazak Allah khayr

By: Mahmoud

Mahmoud — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:47:24 +0000

Beautiful post. Has definitely brightened my day. But in the translation of “اللهم أنت السلام و منك السلام تباركت و تعاليت يا ذا الجلال والاكرم”, I think “تباركت” shouldn’t be translated as “blessed”, because Allah is the bringer of all blessings, just as He is the bringer of all peace. What do you think?

جزاكم الله خيراً…وسلام!

By: Amatullah

Amatullah — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:08:21 +0000

@R: That’s a question for Imam Suhaib to answer! I don’t know, and Allah knows best.