صدقَ الله العظيم

أنجليزي translation: not in the Quran

04:30 Dec 3, 2004
ترجمة عربي إلى أنجليزي [للمحترفين]
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عربي مصطلح أو جملة: صدقَ الله العظيم
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أنجليزي ترجمة:not in the Quran
شرح:
While true, this phrase is not at all from the Quran nor even from the Sunna. It just became a custom in some Muslim countries to end any recitation of the Quran with this assertion. Although many think so, it is not a religious requirement to do so.

The meaning of course is: "Allah Most Great has spoken the truth"

What is found in the Quran is the statement: صدق الله, in ayah 95 of Surat al-imran:

قُلْ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ فَاتَّبِعُوا مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِين


For which you can choose one of the following translations:
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YUSUFALI: Say: "Allah speaketh the Truth: follow the religion of Abraham, the sane in faith; he was not of the Pagans."
PICKTHAL: Say: Allah speaketh truth. So follow the religion of Abraham, the upright. He was not of the idolaters.
SHAKIR: Say: Allah has spoken the truth, therefore follow the religion of Ibrahim, the upright one; and he was not one of the polytheists.

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عبارة أنيقة ولكن هل ترجمة الأسماء والصفات سليمة - الله العظيم أم الرب الذي هو على كل شيء قدير. نعم هي كلها من صفاته تعالى ولكن أيها المستخدم في العبارة؟

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The above comment is in response to Ahme Reffats eloquent suggestion below.
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Alaa Zeineldine
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Allah has spoken the truth
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5 +3not in the Quran
Alaa Zeineldine
4 +1True are the words of Almighty God
Ahmed Reffat


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صدقَ الله العظيم
not in the Quran


شرح:
While true, this phrase is not at all from the Quran nor even from the Sunna. It just became a custom in some Muslim countries to end any recitation of the Quran with this assertion. Although many think so, it is not a religious requirement to do so.

The meaning of course is: "Allah Most Great has spoken the truth"

What is found in the Quran is the statement: صدق الله, in ayah 95 of Surat al-imran:

قُلْ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ فَاتَّبِعُوا مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِين


For which you can choose one of the following translations:
003.095
YUSUFALI: Say: "Allah speaketh the Truth: follow the religion of Abraham, the sane in faith; he was not of the Pagans."
PICKTHAL: Say: Allah speaketh truth. So follow the religion of Abraham, the upright. He was not of the idolaters.
SHAKIR: Say: Allah has spoken the truth, therefore follow the religion of Ibrahim, the upright one; and he was not one of the polytheists.

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عبارة أنيقة ولكن هل ترجمة الأسماء والصفات سليمة - الله العظيم أم الرب الذي هو على كل شيء قدير. نعم هي كلها من صفاته تعالى ولكن أيها المستخدم في العبارة؟

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The above comment is in response to Ahme Reffats eloquent suggestion below.

Alaa Zeineldine
مصر
Local time: 18:39
يعمل في الحقل
اللغة الأصلية هي: عربي, أنجليزي
نقاط مستوى المحترفين في الفئة: 48
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Allah has spoken the truth

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موافق  zax
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محايد  Ahmed Reffat: I prefer: True are the words of Almighty God
3 ساعات
  -> Thanks, please see my comment above.

موافق  AhmedAMS
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موافق  Aisha Maniar: good explanation; it's often not translated into English
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صدقَ الله العظيم
True are the words of Almighty God


شرح:
This is an explanation rather than an answer to the translation of one of the most widely used religious cliches in the Muslim world. There's been lots of debate over the translation of the Sacred Name of God "Allah", in which some argued that it is untranslatable and rendered it to a mere transliteration as if it was a missing concept which is not true in this case. English native speakers adhering to celestial religions use "God" to refer to the Supreme Being,The Lord of the Universe; this is why we should translate "Allah" into "God" with the letter "G" in the upper case. They also use one of the attributes of God more frequently than other attributes -i.e. The Almighty- to account for His Power, Greatness and Exaltation. Thus the concept of Greatness and Exaltation is included within the attribute 'Almighty' and it is also cuurent among native speakers of English; which would offer us a very good equivalent to the phrase الله العظيم. Consider also:Almighty [al·might·y || ɔːl'maɪtɪ]

n. God, all powerful One

• almighty [al·might·y || ɔːl'maɪtɪ]

adj. all powerful; great

Ahmed Reffat
Local time: 18:39
يعمل في الحقل
اللغة الأصلية هي: عربي
نقاط مستوى المحترفين في الفئة: 3

تعليقات الزملاء على هذه الإجابة والاستجابات من المجيب
موافق  Alexander Yeltsov
2 ساعات
  -> Thank you very much!
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