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[quote]As-Salaamu Alaykum!
I am suprised that anyone would think that language shouldn't evolve. Br. Hashmi suggest that the only interpretation would be the one understood by the Arabs of that time. Allah says that this message is for all humanity, right? And, surely Allah speaks the Truth! Society has evolved along with, and because of, the evolution of human expression: Speech.  Case in point: Think about the prohibition of alchohol. Allah did away with in stages because the conditions of society were different and the people were not ready for a complete ban. Later, He commanded the believers to completely stay away from it. Now, the Arabic word used for wine is Khamr. The root of this word means to cover or conceal. In the modern tense of this word it not only applies to alchohol, but to any type of mind altering drug. Did the Arabs of that time have any knowledge of cocaine, heroin, or LSD? No! But by Allah being the All-Knowing, he prohibited these things centuries in advance. We as humanity are just now catching up liguistically to what Allah revealed to us. Need I remind everyone of surah 96. The meanig of the word Alaq at the time of Rasulullah, p.b.u.h, was a leech. Now do we have any problem excepting the modern definition of a 'leech like clot'? No, we do not. I think many of the scholars cling to the definition of beating because of cultural practices that have nothing what so ever to do with Islam. If we say that we follow the Sunnah of Rasulullah, p.b.u.h, then we must ask ourselves an all important question: Did he ever lay a hand on any of his wives?[/quote]

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