Dealing with apparent contradictions in Quran variations

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By contradiction I mean "a situation in which inherent factors, actions, or propositions are inconsistent or contrary to one another" - webster dictionary.

One example would be how the verse of washing/wiping Q 5:5 is read in two variations, one saying to wash the feet and another saying to wipe the feet.

- This can be reconciled by wiping the feet while running the water over your feet.

Another example is the verse about end of menstruation Q 2:222 which also have two variations. One permits having sex with the woman after he menstruation ended but not cleansed herself, while the other only permits having sex after cleansing.

- The safest is to the second, although first one is equally reliable.

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Another apparent contradiction is in the variation of verse 2:125 with وَاتَّخِذُوا or وَاتَّخَذُوا either this verse applies today or it doesn't.

"and they took from the standing place Ibrahim a place of prayer"

or

"and take from the standing place of Ibrahim a place of prayer"

As you can see, the first is in the past tense and a history account of what people did, and the second one is a present tense which commands the people to take from the standing place of Ibrahim. How can this apparent conflict be resolved?

I take it as a specific case for the people of Mecca in time of revelation and not general, it becomes historical either way.

[Bajram Hoxhaj]

By contradiction I mean "a situation in which inherent factors, actions, or propositions are inconsistent or contrary to one another" - webster dictionary.

One example would be how the verse of washing/wiping Q 5:5 is read in two variations, one saying to wash the feet and another saying to wipe the feet.

- This can be reconciled by wiping the feet while running the water over your feet.

Another example is the verse about end of menstruation Q 2:222 which also have two variations. One permits having sex with the woman after he menstruation ended but not cleansed herself, while the other only permits having sex after cleansing.

- The safest is to the second, although first one is equally reliable.

It does not say to wash the feet
5:6
fāghsilū/so washes ye of faces yours and hands yours to the elbow
wa amsaĥū/and wipes ye of in heads yours and feet yours to the ankles two

there are not two variations
2:222
Wa Lā Taqrabūhunna Ĥattá Yaţhurna
and not thou approach ye them (f) until purified they (f)

Fa'idhā Taţahharna Fa'tūhunna
so when of are purified (f) so approach ye them (f)

Another apparent contradiction is in the variation of verse 2:125 with وَاتَّخِذُوا or وَاتَّخَذُوا either this verse applies today or it doesn't.

"and they took from the standing place Ibrahim a place of prayer"

or

"and take from the standing place of Ibrahim a place of prayer"

As you can see, the first is in the past tense and a history account of what people did, and the second one is a present tense which commands the people to take from the standing place of Ibrahim. How can this apparent conflict be resolved?

I take it as a specific case for the people of Mecca in time of revelation and not general, it becomes historical either way.

there is nothing to resolve
2:125 وَإِذْ  Wa 'Idh/and when (past) ...
وَاتَّخَذُوا Wa Attakhadhū/and have taken (past) they of

example which clarifies slight difference
5:57 O ye the ones believes ye of not
تَتَّخِذُوا Tattakhidhū/thou take (present) ye of the ones

اتَّخَذُوا  Attakhadhū/have taken (past) they of creed yours mock of

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It does not say to wash the feet
5:6 fāghsilū/so washes ye of faces yours and hands yours to the elbowwa amsaĥū/and wipes ye of in heads yours and feet yours to the ankles two

The variation 5:6 is in وَأَرْجُلِكُمْ and وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ which implies to wipe or wash the feet. Both are accepted readings by scholars of the Quran.

there are not two variations2:222
Wa Lā Taqrabūhunna Ĥattá Yaţhurna and not thou approach ye them (f) until purified they (f)Fa'idhā Taţahharna Fa'tūhunna
so when of are purified (f) so approach ye them (f)there is nothing to resolve2:125 وَإِذْ  Wa 'Idh/and when (past) ...
وَاتَّخَذُوا Wa Attakhadhū/and have taken (past) they of example which clarifies slight difference
5:57 O ye the ones believes ye of not
تَتَّخِذُوا Tattakhidhū/thou take (present) ye of the ones اتَّخَذُوا  Attakhadhū/have taken (past) they of creed yours mock of

The variations is يَطَّهَّرْنَ and يَطْهُرْنَ.  Again, scholars have accepted them as valid. One is not better than the other.

This is actually major thing since it involves sinning. Can you have sex without her purifying herself after menses or not?

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I made a post about the apparent inconsistency between Book or Books https://free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9612624.0

"All scholars of the Quran read the verse of Al-Birr 2:177 as Al-Kitab, the other verses mentioned were 2:285, 4:136, 66:12 and their variations influence belief of Book or Books."

This is big since it involves belief.

If I believe in Al-Kitab then what about more than one? If I believe in more than one it would go against Al-Kitab.

[Bajram Hoxhaj]

The variation 5:6 is in وَأَرْجُلِكُمْ and وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ which implies to wipe or wash the feet. Both are accepted readings by scholars of the Quran.

The variations is يَطَّهَّرْنَ and يَطْهُرْنَ.  Again, scholars have accepted them as valid. One is not better than the other.

This is actually major thing since it involves sinning. Can you have sex without her purifying herself after menses or not?

both mean "and your feet" in Arabic.

5:6 O ye the ones believes ye of
when of stand you for the prayer
فَاغْسِلُوا so washes ye of faces yours and hands yours to the elbow
وَامْسَحُوا and wipes ye of in heads yours
وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ and feet yours to the ankles two

وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ is in the accusative case, and it serves as the direct object of the verb امْسَحُوا (imsahū), meaning that the listener is being instructed to wipe their feet. Deserts don't have water to drink, let alone for millions to wash their feet numerous times a day.

Likewise, this verse is clear!

2:222 and not thou approach ye them (feminine) until
يَطْهُرْنَ (yatḥurna): they (f) purify/cleanse (majority of the reciters)
يَطَّهَّرْنَ (yattahharṇa): they (f) purify/cleanse thoroughly (minority)

I made a post about the apparent inconsistency between Book or Books https://free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9612624.0

"All scholars of the Quran read the verse of Al-Birr 2:177 as Al-Kitab, the other verses mentioned were 2:285, 4:136, 66:12 and their variations influence belief of Book or Books."

This is big since it involves belief.

If I believe in Al-Kitab then what about more than one? If I believe in more than one it would go against Al-Kitab.

Scholars (parrots parroting parrots), missionaries, atheists, numerologists, etc., butcher every other verse on every topic - inheritance, underage marriage, sex with menstruating women, etc., especially those in Arab garb on YouTube, with bookshelves behind them seeking attention and justifying nonsense. Read in context, use common sense.

Salaam!

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You are over your head. All these readings are accepted by scholars of the Arabic language as valid and authentic.

If you reject washing the feet, you're a disbeliever in the Quran which said to wash the feet.

If you reject wiping the feet, you're a disbeliever in the Quran that reads as wipe.

Are you a disbeliever?

both mean "and your feet" in Arabic.

[Bajram Hoxhaj]

You are over your head. All these readings are accepted by scholars of the Arabic language as valid and authentic.

If you reject washing the feet, you're a disbeliever in the Quran which said to wash the feet.

If you reject wiping the feet, you're a disbeliever in the Quran that reads as wipe.

Are you a disbeliever?

Indeed, I washed my feet after they became quite muddy while I was doing yard work in sandals the other day. It seems apparent that you didn't quite grasp the subject or what you've posted, so for the benefit of others, here's the grammar.

The two words you have provided, وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ and وَأَرْجُلِكُمْ, are both Arabic words that mean "and your feet".

وَأَرْجُلِكُمْ (wa'arjulikum) is in the genitive case, meaning it is possessive. It could be modifying the noun رُءُوسِكُمْ (ru'ūsikum), which means "your heads". In this case, the phrase would mean "and the feet of your heads", which is obviously absurd.

If modifying the noun وُجُوهَكُمْ (wujuhukum), which means "your faces", then the phrase would mean "and your feet, along with your faces", which is the grammatical spin to interpret it as washing faces, hands, and feet.

The logical (no need for rivers or lakes!) and simpler reading without doing grammatical backflips.

5:6 O ye the ones believes ye of when of stand you for the prayer
فَاغْسِلُوا (so washes ye of) faces yours and hands yours to the elbow
وَامْسَحُوا (and wipes ye of) in heads yours
وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ (and feet yours) to the ankles two

As you can see, the phrase وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ (wa'arjulakum) is in the accusative case, and it is the direct object of the verb امْسَحُوا (imsahū). This means that the listener is being instructed to wipe their feet.

Likewise, don't fret about my beliefs, for as Thomas Jefferson once said: "I am of a sect by myself, as far as I know." I would also suggest doing your own research.

https://corpuscoranicum.de/en/manuscripts/107/page/1r?sura=17&verse=36

17:36-39
 and not thou pursue what not is to you in it knowledge
 indeed the hearing (enquiry)
 and the eyesight (evidence)
 and the heart (inner emotion, knowing right and wrong)
 each those be about it questioned of
 and not thou walk in the land insolent of
 indeed you never breach the land
 and never thou reach the mountains height of
 each such be evil its near Lord yours disliked of
 such from what inspires to you Lord your from the wisdom
 and not thou make with الله deity of another
 so cast in abyss blameworthy of forsaken of

Salaam!

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Arabic scholars consider both verses grammatically correct. Both are equally Quran. You put yourself in a conundrum.

Either you believe in both or you disbelieve in both.

Again, are you a disbeliever?

!

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Another variation is about the ability of Allah, in Q 5:112

"...can your Lord send down to us a table from the sky?" يَسْتَطِيعُ

"...can you (ask) your Lord to send down to us a table from the sky?" تَسْتَطِيعُ

Obvious answer would be yes, but the readings are both transmitted and accepted by scholars of the Quran.