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Quran 27:7 Vs 20:10 And 28:29
An-Naml – 27:7
Arabic
إِذۡ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِأَهۡلِهِۦٓ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسۡتُ نَارًا سَـَٔاتِيكُم مِّنۡهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوۡ ءَاتِيكُم بِشِهَابٍ قَبَسٍ لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تَصۡطَلُونَ
Ta Ha – 20:10
Arabic
إِذۡ رَءَا نَارًا فَقَالَ لِأَهۡلِهِ ٱمۡكُثُوٓاْ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسۡتُ نَارًا لَّعَلِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنۡهَا بِقَبَسٍ أَوۡ أَجِدُ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ هُدًى
There seems to be a discrepancy in words even though the same event is being described. How do we reconcile this?
I guess the Quran is paraphrasing but why different sentences then?
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Quran 27:7 Vs 20:10 And 28:29
updated 2 years, 8 months ago
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What’s the discrepancy?
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different words are used for the same speech
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But conveying the same meaning, right?
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Sure but that’s not the issue. The issue is why are there different words being used for the same speech when the same thing would’ve been said.
It’s like I say ‘my mum said get me 6 lemons’
Or I say ‘my mum said get half a dozen citrus fruits’
Same meaning but only one can be correct if it’s the same event
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Unless both these sentences are in passive mode, then wordings don’t matter. (which I cannot verify atm)
May be Irfan Sahab can shed some light on this matter.
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I’m not sure what you mean by passive. If your talking about active vs passive voice then these are active sentences through and through.
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This is very interesting and also true, different words have been used
Moses seeing a fire in mentioned in Surah Taha 20:10, Namal 27:7 and Qasas 28:29.
In Namal and Qasas, similar pattern, Moses saying he may get Khabar or can borrow flame. Khabar precedes getting fire/flame
But in Taha he said fire/flame first followed by finding Guidance! Word used is Huda
So the arrangement is opposite. Taha narrates the story of Moses and Bani Israel in greatest detail. It also mentioned Moses describing Allah as one who Guides(Hada) in 20:50.
So in Taha just by changing the order and the use of the word guidance, Allah alluded to Moses’s inner struggle both spiritually for himself and the suffering of his people. He didn’t know what to do and was looking for guidance.
I did word search in Quran.com, word hada (in all other verbal forms) is used either as an innate guidance or the spiritual right path and not as a way in land.
Therefore, Namal and Qasas describes a man who wanted to find his way in the land and fire for his family so they may stay warm
But in Taha describes the man who wanted above as well as guidance for himself
Please the 3 areas and insha Allah u will find a better explanation than mine
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That’s a great observation so if some admin can update the title and add vs 28:29 that’s be great- here’s all the ayaat together:
Al-Qasas – 28:29
Arabic
فَلَمَّا قَضَىٰ مُوسَى ٱلۡأَجَلَ وَسَارَ بِأَهۡلِهِۦٓ ءَانَسَ مِن جَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ نَارًا قَالَ لِأَهۡلِهِ ٱمۡكُثُوٓاْ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسۡتُ نَارًا لَّعَلِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنۡهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوۡ جَذۡوَةٍ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَصۡطَلُونَ
An-Naml – 27:7
Arabic
إِذۡ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِأَهۡلِهِۦٓ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسۡتُ نَارًا سَـَٔاتِيكُم مِّنۡهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوۡ ءَاتِيكُم بِشِهَابٍ قَبَسٍ لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تَصۡطَلُونَ
Ta Ha – 20:10
Arabic
إِذۡ رَءَا نَارًا فَقَالَ لِأَهۡلِهِ ٱمۡكُثُوٓاْ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسۡتُ نَارًا لَّعَلِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنۡهَا بِقَبَسٍ أَوۡ أَجِدُ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ هُدًى
So why three different accounts of what Musa صلى الله عليه وسلم Said to his family?
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Salam o alikoum,
Have you found any answer about this différents versions?
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Yes I asked Ghamidi sahab directly and he said this is simply how past events are narrated. Sometimes different words are used to convey the same meaning.
He said it is to keep it varied and fresh so the exact same words weren’t used and that this is common in literature
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Are there any studies on this? This subject can lead many Muslims astray if it is not argued.
Please if you can convince any predicator to make a complete answer it can Help many peoples.
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Dr javad Hashmi has a thread on this:
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