Q33:56

Submitted by dhimmi no more (United States), Apr 15, 2009 at 07:55

Hi Plato

I already posted one blog about your request (with references from Lisan al-Arab dictionary and from Father Zakaria Botros' "Hewar al-haq" )

Here is the aya

ina Allah wa malaa'ikatah yusaluuna 3ala al-nabi

However, here is a linear translation (tarjamat al-lafz/kilma)

1. Ina (usually this word is not translated as it is an intensifying particle introducing a nominal clause but I very well could use here the word Truly)

2. Allah means Allah and if you believe the arabs the word means The God and not God

3. wa malaa'ikatah means and his angels

4. yusaluuna means they pray (this is the plural for yusali or he prays and yusali in Lisan al-Arab means du3a' ruku3 wa sujuud or invocation, bending and prostration which are the components of islamic praying)

5. 3ala means upon

6. al-nabi means the prophet

Now tarjamat al-ma3na or translation of the meaning is

Truly Allah and his angels pray upon the prophet

Notice that muslims use the term sali 3ala allah which means pray to allah

Again the credit must go to Father Zakaria Botros for pointing out the obvious

I hope I helped

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