Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
والذي نفسي بيده
English translation:
The One in whose hands is my soul
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والذي نفسي بيده
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This is from the same hadith, which continues as follows:
والذي نفسي بيده لئن رايته لا يفارق سوادي سواده الخ
Any clarification thereon??? Many thanks...
والذي نفسي بيده لئن رايته لا يفارق سوادي سواده الخ
Any clarification thereon??? Many thanks...
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Arabic term (edited):
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The One in whose hands is my soul
This is a common translation of this part of the phrase in English
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blog.masud.co.uk/2004/04/ none-believes-until-he-loves-for-his
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “By the One in whose Hand is my soul, no servant (of Allah) believes until he loves for his neighbor and brother what he loves for himself” (Bukhari and Muslim).
http://www.youngmuslims.ca/ymfn/archive_display.asp?ID=168
By the One in Whose hand is my soul, truly the miscarried child will certainly drag its mother with its umbilical cord to Paradise, provided one expects recompense [for SABR].\" Ibn Majah and Ahmad from Mu`adh.
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blog.masud.co.uk/2004/04/ none-believes-until-he-loves-for-his
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “By the One in whose Hand is my soul, no servant (of Allah) believes until he loves for his neighbor and brother what he loves for himself” (Bukhari and Muslim).
http://www.youngmuslims.ca/ymfn/archive_display.asp?ID=168
By the One in Whose hand is my soul, truly the miscarried child will certainly drag its mother with its umbilical cord to Paradise, provided one expects recompense [for SABR].\" Ibn Majah and Ahmad from Mu`adh.
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Comment: "That should do it... Most other answers seem correct too, but I guess you got here first... First comes first... Thanks."
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Arabic term (edited):
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[I swear] by Him who controls my soul
It's a form of oath meaning [By Allah],it literarly means [By Him who controls my soul], ofcourse " holds my soul in His hand" is just a metaphor meaning that God controls my soul
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Arabic term (edited):
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By whom in whose hand is my soul
This translation is unanimously agreed by major translators of religious texts, me included. hhh
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Nancy Eweiss
: or 'By Him in Whose Hands my soul is',
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Nesrin
: agree with Nancy
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Arabic term (edited):
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I swear by God ....
I swear by God ....
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Arabic term (edited):
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By (Him) Whom my soul is in His Hand
SOUL may be substituted for BEING or PERSON
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You may omit the word Him, which I put between parantheses. Note the capital letters...
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Note added at 5 hrs 54 mins (2004-10-11 01:55:49 GMT)
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This expression, as suggested by many participants here, is an oath and a way of insiting on the truth of the statement that follows it.
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Note added at 5 hrs 49 mins (2004-10-11 01:51:26 GMT)
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You may omit the word Him, which I put between parantheses. Note the capital letters...
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Note added at 5 hrs 54 mins (2004-10-11 01:55:49 GMT)
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This expression, as suggested by many participants here, is an oath and a way of insiting on the truth of the statement that follows it.
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Arabic term (edited):
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I swear by Whom my soul in his hands.
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لا نعرف قسماً باللغة الإنجليزية يعتمد على حرف الواو و ضمير الغائب مثلا و و لذل فأن Swear ترجمة لهذا النوع من القسم
إقتراح أخر
I swear by Whom my soul in his own absolute mighty.
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لا نعرف قسماً باللغة الإنجليزية يعتمد على حرف الواو و ضمير الغائب مثلا و و لذل فأن Swear ترجمة لهذا النوع من القسم
إقتراح أخر
I swear by Whom my soul in his own absolute mighty.
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Arabic term (edited):
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by Him who holds my life in His Hands
What everyone agrees upon is that this was a figurative way to swear by Allah. I suggest that the translation remains figurative to capture the same tone of the original text. You can consider this suggestion in addition to the other good suggestions made above. You can also replace life with soul: by Him who holds my soul in His Hands.
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Correction: I suggest using singular \" by Him who holds my life in His Hand\".
In reflection, many of the ayat and ahadith that refer to Allah\'s abilities refer to one hand. The following ayah from surat al-zumar for example has two such references:
وما قدروا الله حق قدره والأرض جميعاًقبضته يوم القيامة والسماوات مطويات بيمينه.
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Answer to ahmed2704:
Of course, but that is not the subject. The translation of بيده is \"His Hand\" in the singular. Because the subject is about divine attributes, I corrected myself after translating the singular to plural like most people do when referring to the hands. The reason for my other citation was to demonstrate the importance of keeping the singular as singular, and the plural as plural. You would not misquote a common phrase in many hadith and say والذي نفس محمد بيديه instead of the correct words والذي نفس محمد بيده, you should also be as faithful to the text when you translate it.
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Correction: I suggest using singular \" by Him who holds my life in His Hand\".
In reflection, many of the ayat and ahadith that refer to Allah\'s abilities refer to one hand. The following ayah from surat al-zumar for example has two such references:
وما قدروا الله حق قدره والأرض جميعاًقبضته يوم القيامة والسماوات مطويات بيمينه.
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Answer to ahmed2704:
Of course, but that is not the subject. The translation of بيده is \"His Hand\" in the singular. Because the subject is about divine attributes, I corrected myself after translating the singular to plural like most people do when referring to the hands. The reason for my other citation was to demonstrate the importance of keeping the singular as singular, and the plural as plural. You would not misquote a common phrase in many hadith and say والذي نفس محمد بيديه instead of the correct words والذي نفس محمد بيده, you should also be as faithful to the text when you translate it.
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Ahmed Ali
: There is also: بل يداه مبسوطتان indicating 2 hands. Also, there is a hadith that mention Allah having two right hands وكلتاهما يمين . But of course, as u know, Allah's hands r not like ours. Thanks.
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Of course, but where is the conflict? See my comment above.
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Arabic term (edited):
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(I swear by Him "ALLAH") whome my whole being is his case
(I swear by Him "ALLAH") whome my whole being is his case( My soul's whole thing is the sole affair of HIM)
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