Quote from: farida on March 06, 2012, 02:50:17 PM
Salaam tlihawa
I am not a 19r but as this number is mentioned in the Quran for that reason I think your point of view is plausible. Since there are two types of time period/year in the Quran sana and 3am could it be that your understanding of ʿiddatahum? in 74:31 as cycle of 19 years period which is actually 3am???
See in 9:37, which is about the sacret months year, the word used is ?Aaman?.
Whereas the word used to signify a ?day?, in the sight of Allah, is ?sanat? Also see 22;47 which, as I understand it, means that a full lunar cycle of days is 1x1000.... ?Verily a Day in the sight of our Lord is like a thousand years of our taAAuddoona...what do you think?
Regarding Hajj and Ramadan: Timing for the Hajj and fasting were known to people at the time of the revelation of the Quran, so they followed it as this was not a new addition to the Deen. For that reason I firmly believe that, even though names have been allocated to the lunar months, their pattern remains unchanged.
Peace
Salaam Farida,
Interesting thought you have. The first thing come in my mind is about the age of prophet Nuh.
29:14 And We had sent Nuh to his people, so he stayed with them one thousand years <sanatin> less fifty <ʿāman>. Then the flood took them while they were wicked.If the ʿāman here means 19 years cycle, so we will find that the duration of prophet Nuh stayed with his people is 1000 - (19x50) = 50 years. It makes sense to me.
But when I get into this following verses, it's hard for me to accept that the ʿāman refer to 19 years cycle.
31:14 And We enjoined man regarding his parents. His mother bore him with hardship upon hardship, and his weaning takes two years <ʿāmayni>. You shall give thanks to Me, and to your parents. To Me is the final destiny.
and it's inline with this verse:
46:15 And We enjoined man to do good to his parents. His mother bore him with hardship, gave birth to him in hardship, and his bearing and weaning thirty months. So that, when he has reached his independence, and he has reached forty years, he says: My Lord, direct me to appreciate the blessings You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to do good work that pleases You. And let my progeny be righteous. I have repented to You; I am of those who have submitted.As we knew from verse 31:14 that the weaning period took 2 years, it means 24 months.
And both pregnancy period (6 months) + weaning period (24 months) = 30 months.
I found that period of pregnancy in sight of Allah is 6 months instead of 9 months as known today.
The rest 3 months is consider as awaiting time to ensure, not considered as pregnancy period:
65:4 As for those who have despaired of menstruation from your women, if you have any doubts, their interim shall be three months - as well as for those who did not menstruate. And those who are already pregnant, their interim is until they give birth. And anyone who reverences God, He makes his matters easy for him.So with these verses, I can't find any relationship between ʿāman and 19 years cycle. Or maybe you have another opinion? I'm afraid that I missed something. Please advise.
Peace
