Ep.12: Aramaic examples of the Qur'an by Murad/Sawma

Our good friend 'Saint Murad' has come to the aid of the many who are asking for examples of where the earlier Aramaic has been borrowed by the writers of the Qur'an, and changed into Arabic. See his YouTube channel at: https://youtube.com/saintmurad?sub_confirmation=1 But in the process the Qur'anic compilers not only changed many of the words, but also many of the meanings, including certain beliefs, doctrines and practices. For his research, Murad used the book of the Syriac scholar, Gabriel Sawma, entitled "The Qur'an Misinterpreted, Mistranslated, and Misread" for his material. You can get his book on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Quran-Misinterpreted-Mistranslated-Misread-Language/dp/0977860698/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2287IC25HQ7C3&keywords=Gabriel+Sawma&qid=1664915064&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=gabriel+sawma%2Caps%2C79&sr=8-2). Sawma is not only an expert in Syro Aramaic, but knows Arabic and Hebrew intimately, and therefore is one of the best to unpack these difficult linguistic puzzles for us. Murad, with his background in these areas as well took 5 examples of 5 verses in the Qur'an (so far) and showed meticulously how each of these verses changed words or phrases from the original Aramaic text, and adulterated that original text. How do we know that they are the same text? Because of the original consonantal 'Rasm' text which is the same in each language. By adding the 5 dots and 3 vowels later on, the Arab compilers were then able to manipulate the text to impose their Muslim narrative onto the original text. Let's look at the 5 verses Murad has introduced so far: Surah 105: In the Qur'an this verse is all about Abraha's elephants, which, according to the traditions, were sent against Mecca to destroy it. But Allah sent birds with stones to attack the elephants. In the Aramaic original, there are references to elephants, but there is nothing written about anyone named Abraha at all, and there is certainly nothing referring to Mecca, nor to any birds, nor to any stones thrown by them against the elephants. Surah 106: This Surah in the Qur'an is all about the Quraishi tribe who go on a winter and summer journey, so they are to worship at Allah's house and thank him for feeding and housing them. The Original Aramaic text doesn't refer to the Qur'aish tribe at all, but refers to cattle herders, who are told that their cattle and ewes are secure during the winters and summers, so they should now go to the Lord's house (church) and thank him for feeding and securing their cattle. Surah 108: This Surah is about the Eid sacrifice (of goats), where Muslims are to pray and then, according to the Arabic, they are to decapitate those that hate them, the castrated ones. In the Aramaic, there is nothing about any animal sacrifice, or Muhammad, or of any castrated people. It is a simple instruction for the reader to persevere in his prayers. Surah 111: In The Qu'ran, this verse refers to the curse of Muhammad's evil uncle 'Abu Lahab', and suggests that he and his wife will be cast down to hell. But many of the other words just make no sense in Arabic, suggesting they came from elsewhere. In the Aramaic original, Abu Lahab is not named anywhere, and the words which have no meaning in Arabic suddenly come to life in the Aramaic. It's all about the "father of flames" whose hands have been cut off due to the evil ways he and his wife stole their money. Thus, he and his wife, who wears a garnished necklace and will be restrained by a rope of torment, will both be sent to hell. Surah 112: This chapter is the foundational reference in the Qur'an to the 'Oneness' of God, who does not beget, nor is begotten, and has no equal. That is why it is so popular. The original Aramaic text however, goes beyond just God's oneness, and says that in His oneness God is a unified plurality. This is a strong trinitarian claim, echoing Deuteronomy 6:4, which has been eradicated in the later Arabic translation. Here is a clear example of a doctrinal and theological adulteration of a previous trinitarian text, reducing the triune godhead to a simple monad. Murad takes more time to unpack each of these Surahs, word-by-word, and clearly shows how the later Muslim Qur'anic compilers not only changed the original Aramaic texts, but adulterated it while doing so, in order to introduce their own anti-Trinitarian narrative, confronting the deity of Jesus by simply manipulating 5 dots and 3 vowels. © Pfander Centre for Apologetics - US, 10/04/2022 (68,570) Music: "Feeling the Caribbean Sun" by Horst Hoffman, from filmmusic-io