What Kind of Arabic is the Qur'an Written In? W/ Dr. Marijn van Putten

This is a clip about the nature of Qur'anic Arabic. This clip is taken from my interview with Dr. Marijn van Putten. If you enjoyed this video, please subscribe to the channel and like the video! Please be sure to check out the full interview here: • Marijn van Putten: Qur...

[@theastronomer5800]

Very interesting material!

[@abdullahalrai]

That is why, you still have problem in reading Biblical Hebrew, example of this is the letter Yod ( י ) in Hebrew which was never understood properly: Whenever this letter has been used in the Bible, it serves for multi-purposes, sometimes it represent Hamza (short click sound) other times it is used to represent Short-vowel / long vowel (Aleph and Yod) or sometimes in the place of ‘Ayn (ע), which causes lost in meaning of words or mistranslations or even wrong pronunciations. That is why you would noticed there are many confusion has risen when reading and interpreting the Bible until Masonites came along and developed Diacritical system in the 9th century A.D. some 200 years after Islam. While the Early Arab Muslim scribes, Sahaba (Apostles of Prophet Muhammad a.s) in 7th Cemetery A.D. were very meticulous and very careful about writing the Revelation of Holy Qur’an, so that there will be no room left for even a slightest possibility of error, hence, they already developed and defined all different formations of phonology of Arabic with different letters of Arabic (و ا ي / ء ؤ أ ئ ) and diacritical marks, instead of heavily relying on ONE letter to represent different sounds, as it’s the case of Hebrew Bible. Therefore, the reader of Holy Quran never find any sort of Confusion or difficulty at all when Reading Holy Qur’an, all thanks to the Arabic writing system developed by the Sahaba, where every phonological sound represented by different letters of Arabic and Diacritical Marks which leaves no confusion in the minds of its readers. (Al-Hamd-Li-Allah - Baruch HaShem Eloh’im - Hallelujah - All Praise and Gratitude belongs to G-d Almighty).

[@st6217]

could you provide examples of your claims made in the first paragraph?

[@ADeeSHUPA]

​@@st6217 あっぷ

[@toomanymarys7355]

That is 1000% wrong. You can tell this by looking at any ancient Qur'anic manuscript. The Masoretes created their full system FIRST.

[@abdullahalrai]

@toomanymarys7355 The earliest development of Diacritical marks on Hebrew / Aramaic Text was introduced in 9th century A.D. nearly 200+ years after Muslim introduced Diacritical marks on Arabic / Hegazi Script. which is then used by Syriac Scholars as well as by Jewish Scholars with little amendments in diacrtics.

[@toomanymarys7355]

@@abdullahalrai LOL. No.

[@OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro]

AsSalamaliakum. I subscribed. This is such a fascinating conversation!

[@sisi-qw9xs]

Always remember that there is an option to remain silent. If you do not know something, practice silence. There is no need to talk about something you do not know

[@Zarghaam12]

Interesting! Actually, this reminds me of a discussion I had with colleagues about Greek. When I said I'm into Greek they thought Attic. I said no, Homeric actually. The response was: Oh! Defective Greek then! Defective? Homeric Greek stands on its own right. Why should we judge all Greeks against Attic? Isn't classical Arabic some sort of a consensus mixture of different al-'Arabiyyahs prevalent in the 7th / 8th centuries. The vocabulary of the Quran is not just Hijazi. it includes non-Hijazi words as well. Some other things also point to this, like vowel harmonization, a Najdi trait it seems. Adopted later on generally, but this was not considered always a "standard" as the works of the Kufan grammarian al-Farraa and his Basran rival, Sibawayh, show. As far as I know. neither considered vowel harmonization ( عَلَیھِم 'alayhim as opposed to عَلَیھُم'alayhum ) an issue, and in 8th century Kufah (possibly even later) this harmonization was NOT the standard. This can be even heard even now, surprisingly. Revived in some recitations and / or never died out? One reciter who uses عَلَیھُم'alayhum is Okasha Kameny, founder of Hirz Institute, Texas, USA. Many presentations on youtube from him where you hear this.

[@toomanymarys7355]

The Quranic recitations aren't even that. They're an opportunity to show off different dialects in different places in various recitations with no actual pattern, so you show how smart and artistic you are.

[@mabco19]

The reason the Quran is written the way it is, is due to the consideration of the "numerical miracle". As every letter is counted and considered, as well as every letter's gemetrical value in some instances. You can see that in the "Basmalah" it's spelled in such a way so that it consists of 19 letters. Mecca is mentioned as Becca in one instance, because that Chapter is prefixed with A.L.M and the count of M's is significant and it would have been +1 M. The count of those prefix letters in those Chapters will consistently total a multiple of 19. Hence Mecca was written as Becca only in that chapter. Also what's interesting is the M & B in Arabic are the only two letters which your lips touch, Mama(Um) & Baba(Ab). In Chapter one the Fateha(The key) your lips also touch 19 times when you recite it(19 Ms & Bs).

[@ayeshasalal8084]

سبحان اللہ Beautiful answer. I agree completely

[@ConservativeArabNet]

It not as claimed Hegazi , there is no writing before?? It is more of Levantine

[@adamsulaiman639]

11:42 re read 23:2 & 23:9

[@user-ix3ip6qm4c]

It is believed by some scholars and followers that the Quran is written in Quranic, a language of its own. You will find followers/ believers who perfectly read and understand Quran, yet you drop them off in the Middle East and they are stuck. On the flip side, there are many Arabs that read the Quran and don’t understand a word of it. The Prophet of Islam never could read or write, yet he had the best of understanding. Better than Sahaba who were fully literate.

[@ultrasignificantfootnote3378]

May Allah guide ,protect , bless , sustain us and our dwellings ,and enable comfortable food digestion and grant all of us Paradise .

[@arbitrarium7336]

Perhaps you forgot health, may Allah bless your hands for writing these words.

[@davidboone9380]

Why all powerful allah have to come to lowest heaven to hear your prayers. Sura 5:48 says, "To thee (People of the Book) We sent the scripture in truth, confirming the scripture that came before it, and guarding it in safety: so judge between them by what Allah hath revealed, and follow not their vain desires, diverging from the truth that hath come to thee...."

[@elijah.reynolds]

Argument aside, this video was almost impossible to listen to. Three ads for a 14 minute video?

[@AbdulHannanAbdulMatheen]

👏🙂

[@obaidulhaque7510]

#Arabiya QURANIC word, what it actually mean??? Dr Hany told it "consinuating quran which deeply and beautifully weaved. "

[@obaidulhaque7510]

Marvelous Quran channel

[@ahmedhashim2652]

On the other hand some scholars believe that it’s the Quran that’s finally brought Classical Arabic not the other way round.

[@sknajibulhaque3595]

Then you have some misconception. Whenever interpretation of the Qur'an is considered, Pre Islamic poetry are one of the sources that is relied upon

[@ahmedhashim2652]

@@sknajibulhaque3595 sir, there’s no such thing as pre Islamic poetry for Taha Hussain had already refuted that fabrication in 1925.

[@bowiethedog6285]

@@ahmedhashim2652 That's dumb revisionism, scholarly consensus is that Jahiliyya poetry is in fact pre-Islamic, though probably like the Quran they were revealed in a vernacular and then classicized

[@ahmedhashim2652]

@@bowiethedog6285 Taha Hussain (in his 1925 book “In Jihellya Poetry” rightly argues that pre Islamic poetry is inauthentic because it does not reflect neither their environment nor its pagan gods.

[@bowiethedog6285]

@@ahmedhashim2652 And scholars disagree with you. The pre-Islamic poetry has archaic vocab and grammar features that even the traditional Muslim commentators failed to understand, but that modern scholars have been able to understand through comparative linguistic evidence . They couldn't have made them up. If they did, they had to have written them in such a way that it would fool linguistics researchers 1500 years later.

[@nayara414]

The Quran is in Arabic but one has to pay attention to its own rules, and Arabic is not one language but a vehicle to draw insight which comes from God, and not ones own self i.e., one would have to give up their own understanding and approach the text we have with reverence to (the concept that represents) Allah and with integrity and sincerity to the truth even though it is against your own self/previous understanding. Who can submit their own biases for discovering what the Quran is saying instead of drawing from the supposed sayings outside the Quran. Best to view Marvelous Quran channel that is doing incredible work at working out the linguistic discernments and the methodology for self-correction (siraatul mustaqeem) (bonus: "eamilu as salihaat -work to extract the precise terminology from the verses of the scripture"; eamal = work on interpreting the verses of the scripture). Ilm (evidence-based knowledge) is only from Allah., the source of Knowledge. @Dr. Marijn van Putten @anyone @everyone with love

[@kyoungd]

One would have to give up their own understanding and approach the text we have with reverence to (the concept that represents) VISHNU, and with integrity and sincerity to the truth even though it is against your own self/previous understanding.... That is what you say sound to us. "Integrity and sincerity to the truth" means not taking religious bias. I have no problem with your faith, but your faith is not the truth.

[@akmaluddinsaid4104]

What? you said that Arabic is a vehicle to draw insight from God. So you conclude that God cannot speak other languages? it is totally wrong. Quran is not from God, from created by many ancient scholars. No empirical proof that religion book is come from God.

[@veera99936]

I think you talk is not helpful. Due to two reasons: 1) No clear time line on Standard Narrative of Islam. 2) What is the lastest finding from coin/stone inscription and geo location. 3) Your lack of knowledge regarding Sabik Islam and Nabataean Islam can be noted. If Quran was revealed in Mr. Ms dialect. What was the style of linguistics is his dialect. If his linguistics style is Sabik Islam and the current Quran use by almost 90% user are Nabataean Islam style of linguistics then Islam today should not say the Quran they have today is perfect not even a dot have been change and it is identical to the one in paradise. We have the same issues in my language today. Due to invades. Tamil is spoken today around the about 1.5 billion speak Tamil. But Sanskrit language on the other hand is spoken by 25000 in India according India government. There were a period of +-3000 years. The Tamil was suppress from education and business. Many of our books were translated into Sanskrit. We almost lost our identity. Thanks to our ancestors save keep in rock and palm leave inscription and more book was hidden way. Now the new generation is bringing it out from hiding. And many archaeology finding are revealed. Noted: we are not so consent how the pronounce their language but don't lie and mislead millions of people. About 95% of people who are Islam can't read Arabic language, they only sing or recite. Be more careful with your content. Thanks

[@asattar973]

So why dont you invite Dr. Ali Ataei. If you are truthfull person?

[@toomanymarys7355]

He is a goofball and not at all credible.

[@simonhengle8316]

BTW which Quran is he translating from?

[@haventwatchedonepieceyet3552]

What do you mean which Qur'an?

[@simonhengle8316]

@@haventwatchedonepieceyet3552 Exactly that there are at least 30, with many variances and contradictions to each other

[@cumar9875]

​@@simonhengle8316another brainwashed blind believer in the 4th century cult of nicea-constantinople trinitarian pagan polythiesm

[@suhailalam7040]

@@simonhengle8316definitely not lol

[@simonhengle8316]

@@suhailalam7040 kzbin.info/www/bejne/b53UgnWMqbqKrNE

[@preapple]

Nabatean Aramaic and a mishmash of foreign words from Hebrew, Sabaic Ethiopian etc.

[@allebasi66]

It was written in rasm originally

[@thenun1846]

I'm still so fascinated by this as an ex Muslim. Fantastic discussion!

[@IslamOriginal14]

It is as a Muslim too

[@thenun1846]

@@IslamOriginal14 good for you my friend

[@salahaddeen1269]

It is as a converted Muslim also

[@warriorprincess5077]

It is as a diverted Muslim too!

[@haljordan9607]

Same brother:)

[@sisi-qw9xs]

‏‪12:01‬‏ What nonsense and he speaks with confidence 😂

[@kuswanto6488]

Alquran writen with arabic language, but Alquran must be read with paradise language.

[@doyouknoworjustbelieve6694]

Stop smoking the opium of the masses.

[@libanali1626]

Paradice is not counted on racisim.

[@kuswanto6488]

@@libanali1626 You are Islamophobic. Come to your senses immediately. In fact, the Koran teaches equal human rights, regardless of skin color.

[@simonhengle8316]

This has long been disproved, especially by the likes of Christoph Luxemberg etc.

[@Zarghaam12]

Sorry, Luxemberg's lame thesis was discredited decades ago by a Syro-Aramiac professor at SOAS, University of London. Trying to put the garb of Aramaic on Arabic is quite silly... and arguments from cognates are also faulty as Semetic languages are full of cognates of one another, so it proves nothing!😀

[@simonhengle8316]

@@Zarghaam12 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqu8Z5eagMh1jck

[@cognitiveblues]

@@Zarghaam12 No, one person only is just giving his opinion not disproving anything. You need to have at the LEAST Academic consensus to " disprove" someone. One voice is not enough. It is just an opinion against another.

[@simonhengle8316]

@@cognitiveblues Nope, an opinion is one thing, scholarly work is another, especially as other work backs up Luxenberg's discoveries, Islam is just made up of fraudulent stories and lies Another great book is "A Challenge to Islam for Reformation"

[@cognitiveblues]

@@simonhengle8316 I was agreeing with you. Rearead my comment, it was directed at the other guy.

[@alexassali3628]

It is arabized Syriac, what the hell u come from

[@embraceislamandeventuallyy1006]

Uhm

[@madhegelian4816]

No