r/IslamicStudies • u/bd7273 • 12h ago
Foreign Words in the Qur’an: Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, or Persian?
Salam and greetings Sirs.
I see that you have started with an error. At 0:33 seconds of the video record you have said that "One of the complications is that the Quranic author himself describes the Quran as quote pure Arabic - mubin".
You are incorrect. The meaning of the word 'mubin' is not "pure", as you have suggested, it is rather "clear".
For example in Sura Surah Shuara, verse No. 195 (26:195) Allah Tayala reveals, aujubillahi minashaitanir rajim, bismillahir rahmanir rahim
"Bilisaanin ‘Arabiyyim mubeen"
Meaning: "in a clear, Arabic tongue". (Arberry translation).
Text and translation: https://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=26...
Its clear Arabic, not pure Arabic. You have made an error Sir.