dhimmi: hlep in translation

Submitted by Plato (India), Apr 12, 2009 at 12:16

Hello dhimmi,

I have always wondered about Allah praying/blessing Muhammad. In your post you say:

>>4. You adore and venerate Muhammad and you and your Allah and his angels pray to him which is no more than pagansim and shirk<<

The translations I refer to has this about Allah praying/saluting Muhammad:

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YUSUFALI: Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect.
PICKTHAL: Lo! Allah and His angels shower blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! Ask blessings on him and salute him with a worthy salutation.
SHAKIR: Surely Allah and His angels bless the Prophet; O you who believe! call for (Divine) blessings on him and salute him with a (becoming) salutation.

All these three translate the verse with '....send/shower blessings.....'

Were they trying to trick the unwary non-Arab reader?

regards

Plato

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