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Response by Randy Desmond to Calling Together or
Ripping apart?
In Surah 41:11, "come ye together" is, according to the
Arabic, like if we were to call to people at the same time
(i.e. we would call them together). This is not a melding
together. It is not understood that way at all.
Nevertheless, I understand why you may jump to that
conclusion. I read A. Y. Ali's comment and he understands
the verse to be mentioning that the heavens and earth, once
created, were meant to be kept together, not separate.
However, he doesn't say he understands them to be joined
together as one unit as Surah 21:30 says. I really do not
know what A. Y. Ali means. Perhaps arranged together? In any
case, regardless what A. Y. Ali's interpretation is, the
Arabic is clear.
Let me stress the point, the Arabic word in Surah 41:11
means "come both of you", and then God asks them to submit.
In Surah 21:30, the arabic means "one piece". To summarize,
it is only the translation which could even give someone the
idea that there is a contradiction. This is a reason why a
Muslim does not regard translations of the Qur'an as the
Arabic Qur'an itself.
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