salam /peace / سلام ,
2:185 month of "Ramadan رمضان" in which the Qur'an was revealed; as a guide to the people and clarities from the guidance and the Criterion. Therefore, whoever of you witnesses the month, then let him fast therein. And whoever is ill or traveling, then the same number from different days. God wants to bring you ease and not to bring you hardship; and so that you may complete the count, and glorify God for what He has guided you, that you may be thankful.
شهر رمضان الذي انزل فيه القران هدى للناس وبينات من الهدى والفرقان فمن شهد منكم الشهر فليصمه ومن كان مريضا او على سفر فعدة من ايام اخر يريد الله بكم اليسر ولا يريد بكم العسر ولتكملوا العدة ولتكبروا الله على ما هداكم ولعلكم تشكرون
** first a month شهر is 30 days , the proof :
58:4 If he cannot find any, then he shall fast two consecutive months before any sexual contact between them. If he cannot, then he shall feed sixty poor people. That is so you would believe in God and His messenger. And these are the boundaries set by God. The disbelievers have incurred a painful retribution.
فمن لم يجد فصيام شهرين متتابعين من قبل ان يتماسا فمن لم يستطع فاطعام ستين [/color]مسكينا ذلك لتؤمنوا بالله ورسوله وتلك حدود الله وللكافرين عذاب اليم
feeding sixty poor man instead of fasting two months , mean feeding one poor man in each day they guy wasn't fasting in it , sixty / 2 months = 30 days per month
** number of the months during a one year is 12 :
9:36 The count of the months with God is twelve months in the book of God the day He created the heavens and the earth; four of them are restricted. This is the correct system; so do not wrong yourselves in them; and fight the polytheists collectively as they fight you collectively. And know that God is with the righteous.
ان عدة الشهور عند الله اثنا عشر شهرا في كتاب الله يوم خلق السماوات والارض منها اربعة حرم ذلك الدين القيم فلا تظلموا فيهن انفسكم وقاتلوا المشركين كافة كما يقاتلونكم كافة واعلموا ان الله مع المتقين
** Ramadan is one of these months but which one ?
the Quran was sent down during the month of Ramadan :
2:185 A month of "Ramadan" , in which the Qur'an was revealed; as a guide to the people and clarities from the guidance and the Criterion. Therefore, whoever of you witnesses the month, then let him fast therein.
شهر رمضان الذي انزل فيه القران هدى للناس وبينات من الهدى والفرقان فمن شهد منكم الشهر فليصمه ومن كان مريضا او على سفر فعدة من ايام اخر يريد الله بكم اليسر ولا يريد بكم العسر ولتكملوا العدة ولتكبروا الله على ما هداكم ولعلكم تشكرون
** The Quran was sent down in a specific night in that month :
97:1 We have sent it down in the Night of Decree.
انا انزلناه في ليلة القدر
** witch night is the night of the decree from the 30 nights of of Ramadan ? :
First lets examine something :
9:1 A revocation is made by God and His messenger to those with whom you have made a pledge from among the polytheists.
9:2 "Therefore, roam the land for four months and know that you will not escape God, and that God will humiliate the rejecters."
9:3 And a proclamation from God and His messenger to the people on the day of the greater Pilgrimage: "That God and His messenger are innocent from the polytheists." If you repent, then it is better for you, and if you turn away, then know that you will not escape God. And give news to those who have rejected of a painful retribution.
9:4 Except for those with whom you had made a pledge from among the polytheists if they did not reduce anything from it nor did they support anyone against you; you shall continue the pledge with them until its expiry. God loves the righteous.
9:5 So when the restricted months have passed, then you may kill the polytheists wherever you find them, and take them, and surround them, and stand against them at every point. If they repent, and they hold the contact prayer, and they contribute towards purification, then you shall leave them alone. God is Forgiving, Merciful.
برَاءَةٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ إِلَى الَّذِينَ عَاهَدتُّم مِّنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ
فَسِيحُواْ فِي الأَرْضِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَاعْلَمُواْ أَنَّكُمْ غَيْرُ مُعْجِزِي اللَّهِ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ مُخْزِي الْكَافِرِينَ
وَأَذَانٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ إِلَى النَّاسِ يَوْمَ الْحَجِّ الأَكْبَرِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ بَرِيءٌ مِّنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَرَسُولُهُ فَإِن تُبْتُمْ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ وَإِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَاعْلَمُواْ أَنَّكُمْ غَيْرُ مُعْجِزِي اللَّهِ وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ عَاهَدتُّم مِّنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنقُصُوكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَمْ يُظَاهِرُواْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدًا فَأَتِمُّواْ إِلَيْهِمْ عَهْدَهُمْ إِلَى مُدَّتِهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَّقِينَ
فَإِذَا انسَلَخَ الأَشْهُرُ الْحُرُمُ فَاقْتُلُواْ الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَيْثُ وَجَدتُّمُوهُمْ وَخُذُوهُمْ وَاحْصُرُوهُمْ وَاقْعُدُواْ لَهُمْ كُلَّ مَرْصَدٍ فَإِن تَابُواْ وَأَقَامُواْ الصَّلاةَ وَآتَوُاْ الزَّكَاةَ فَخَلُّواْ سَبِيلَهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
the proclamation that the prophet should make it should be done "the day of the greater Pilgrimage"
9:3 And a proclamation from God and His messenger to the people on the day of the greater Pilgrimage: "That God and His messenger are innocent from the polytheists."
**When is "the day of the greater pilgrimage" ?
The Quran tell us that pilgrimage is to be done in some known months :
2:197 The Pilgrimage months are made known. So whoever decides to perform the Pilgrimage therein, then there shall be no sexual approach, nor wickedness, nor baseless argument in the Pilgrimage.
الحج اشهر معلومات فمن فرض فيهن الحج فلا رفث ولا فسوق ولا جدال في الحج وما تفعلوا من خير يعلمه الله وتزودوا فان خير الزاد التقوى واتقون يا اولي الالباب
The known months of pilgrimage are the four restricted months :
9:36 The count of the months with God is twelve months in the book of God the day He created the heavens and the earth; four of them are restricted. This is the correct system; so do not wrong yourselves in them;
ان عدة الشهور عند الله اثنا عشر شهرا في كتاب الله يوم خلق السماوات والارض منها اربعة حرم ذلك الدين القيم فلا تظلموا فيهن انفسكم
**The day of the greater pilgrimage is the first day of this four months , why ?
the proclamation that "allah" and his messenger are innocent from the polytheists is to be announced clearly to them in that day of greater pilgrimage , there is a declaration before that proclamation stated in the previous verses and another declaration stated after that witch indicate the location of the day of the greater pilgrimage :
9:1 A revocation is made by God and His messenger to those with whom you have made a pledge from among the polytheists.
9:2 "Therefore, roam the land for four months and know that you will not escape God, and that God will humiliate the rejecters."
9:3 And a proclamation from God and His messenger to the people on the day of the greater Pilgrimage: "That God and His messenger are innocent from the polytheists." If you repent, then it is better for you, and if you turn away, then know that you will not escape God. And give news to those who have rejected of a painful retribution.
9:4 Except for those with whom you had made a pledge from among the polytheists if they did not reduce anything from it nor did they support anyone against you; you shall continue the pledge with them until its expiry. God loves the righteous.
9:5 So when the restricted months have passed, then you may kill the polytheists wherever you find them, and take them, and surround them, and stand against them at every point. If they repent, and they hold the contact prayer, and they contribute towards purification, then you shall leave them alone. God is Forgiving, Merciful.
In that day of greater pilgrimage a proclamation will be announced to the polytheists that "allah" and his messenger are innocent from them AND the polytheist shall : 9:2 "Therefore, roam the land for four months these four months are the four known restricted months of pilgrimage : 9:5 So when the restricted months have passed, then you may kill the polytheists wherever you find them.
That's mean if they roam the land for four months from the day it was announced that's mean this day is the first day of this four months , and these months are the restricted months known for pilgrimage : this mean that the day of starting roaming the land for the polytheists is the day of the greater pilgrimage when this statement ( roam the land for four months ) is to be announced along with : And a proclamation from God and His messenger to the people on the day of the greater Pilgrimage: "That God and His messenger are innocent from the polytheists."
back to the night of the decree , the revelation / message only come in that night :
44:1 HM.
44:2 And the clarifying Book.
44:3 We have sent it down in a blessed night. Surely, We were to warn.
44:4 In it, is a decree for every matter of wisdom.
ح م
وَالْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ
إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ
فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ
When the revelation come down to the prophet about the proclamation to be announced at the day of greater pilgrimage he read also the announcement that was stated before that verse about: 9:2 "Therefore, roam the land for four months and know that you will not escape God, and that God will humiliate the rejecters."
?Therefore, roam the land for four months? as we saw before it's about the restricted four months and to be started counting them from day of the greater pilgrimage, this mean the revelation about roaming the land for four months is a announcement that has been declared at the time the prophet received it , the verse say : ?Therefore, roam the land for four months?. فَسِيحُواْ فِي الأَرْضِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ.
this mean this revelation come to the prophet the night preceding the day of the greater pilgrimage
this mean the night of the decree is followed by the four restricted months
the four restricted months are the first four month in the twelve months of the year (i'll prove that later )
this mean the night of the decree is the first night of the year and the first night of Ramadan and the first night of the restricted months , as the day يوم is night proceeding the day/light نهار . .
21:33 And He is the One who has created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each swimming in an orbit.
وهو الذي خلق الليل والنهار والشمس والقمر كل في فلك يسبحون
The first issue is have here is that i am not 100% sure that the month of Ramadan is wither the first month of the year or the last month of the year depending of wither the night of the decree is the last night of the year or the first night of the year , the key to find that in my opinion is what does mean "الصيام fasting " and "fast Ramadan فليصمه " .
دراسه تقريبيه approaching study
يتبع to be continued...
عسى ان يهدين ربي لاقرب من هذا رشدا
18:24 "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to what is nearer than this in wisdom."