MHMD [11] Muslims PILFERED Jewish words for their Qur'an!

Mel, borrowing from research carried out by A.J. Deus, continues the quest for the name/title of Muhammad by asking whether, like the title Muhammad, there were other words which were likewise borrowed, or pilfered from other traditions, but whose origins Muslims today simply do not know or even care. And there were, especially Jewish words, borrowed from the Jews, but considered by Muslims today as simply Arabic words which had no ancient meanings; yet, they certainly weren't in the 7th century, nor did they necessarily have the same meaning then which has been given to them now by Muslims today. For this episode Mel considered the words Djinn, Jalut and Galut, and the words Talut and Kufar. Muslims today don't know where these words came from nor what their original meanings were, but we now think we know, and what A.J. Deus has found is pretty striking. DJINN: Let's start with the word Djinn, which Muslims use to describe spirit-like creatures who can be both malevolent or benevolent, and who like to listen to the Qur'an being read by those in heaven, and so are chased away by shooting fire, which the Qur'an suggests are the meteorites we see in the night streaking across the night's sky (see these stories in the Qur'an, in Surahs 15:18; 37:6-10; 46:29-32; 67:5; and 72:1). A.J. Deus contends that this word in the 7th century was used by Jews for their Rabbinic Judges. In fact he suggests that the Djinn listening to scripture in Surah 72:1 comes from a Jewish reference to these very Djinn, or rather Jewish judges listening to the scripture (i.e. the Torah) being read aloud. Jewish religious academies were prolific in and around what is today Baghdad (known then as Ctessiphon), with religious schools in Sura, Kufa, and Hira; all places on the Euphrates River, surrounding Ctessiphon, where both Pharisees and Sadducees engaged in religious debates in the 7th century, including these Djinn (Jewish Rabbinic Judges). So, the Djinn listening to the Qur'an being read and subsequently being chased away by Meteorites, which we read in the Qur'an today, were nothing more than 7th century Jewish judges (Djinn) listening to the Torah being read and engaging in discussions with other Jewish scholars in the academies along the Euphrates river (which is today in Iraq), a quite normal practice for that time and for that place. JALUT or GALUT: In the Qur'an, in Surah 2:251 we find the word 'Jalut' or 'Galut', which is translated as 'Goliath'. This word also has Jewish antecedents, according to A.J. Deus, and is derived from the Aramaic word 'Galuta', which meant 'Exilarch' the Jewish leader at that time, and came from a 7th century messianic conflict, so that David killing the Jalut is not necessarily David killing the Exilarch, but ending the exile, or shutting down the exile/diaspora, and then (re-)establishing the Davidic throne in the land. So, it's all highly messianic language. It was then taken by the Muslims and introduced into the Qur'an as 'Jalut' which has subsequently been translated to mean Goliath, and included in the story of David in Surah 2. Interestingly, Al Tabari, in the 10th century admits that the word 'Jalut' was originally a Jewish Exilarch in Al-Tabari #257. So, David killing Goliath in Surah 2:251 was initially a 7th century Jewish Exilarch who would introduce a messianic figure for that time. TALUT: The word 'Talut' according to A.J. Deus was a leader of the Jewish academies in the 7th century. KUFAR: This word 'Kufar' is related to Talut and means 'coverer', and is found 491 times in the Qur'an, but it comes from the Torah, where it is found 4 times, with the meaning of a prayer shawl, which Jewish Taluts would covers their shoulders with. Conclusion: The Qur'an seems to have borrowed quite a few of its mysterious words (i.e. non-Arabic words) from many sources, including antecedent Jewish words, such as the Djinn (which were Jewish Judges, and not spirit-like creatures), or Galut and Jalut (which were Jewish Exilarchs, and not Goliath, or Talut and Kafur (which were Jewish Rabbis, and leaders of the Jewish academies surrounding Ctessiphon; those who wore shawls; thus, not infidels). The Muslims who created the Qur'an borrowed these words in discussions with Jews in and around what is today Baghdad, Iraq, which would have been the seat of learning for Jews and Christians when the Qur'an was being created and written. This explains why so much of the Qur'an reflects a much more religiously sophisticated environment, where religious discussions and debate would have been commonplace; unlike the city of Medina, in the Hijaz, which had no Jews or Christians at all, and therefore would have no means to borrow such words, or even such ideas. © Pfander Centre for Apologetics & Polemics - US, March 27, 2024 (104,220) Music: 'Country Girl' by aleksound, from filmmusic-io