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**Ikrleprl** · 05-23-2011, 04:32 PM

It might not be in a literal sense. It may be using "day" as along period of time, and thens tating one period of 1 year, 1 period of 1 month etc... Although, I'm not fluent in Arabic, so this is merely a laymans suggestion.

yes some people do say that it might not be literal. i dont understand arabic either but the english translation seems to suggest that the sahaba (rd) took the meaning to be literal hence their enquiry about how to pray salaat and the Prophet

answer to calculate the time for prayers.

05-23-2011, 04:32 PM	#6
Ikrleprl Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 534 Senior Member	It might not be in a literal sense. It may be using "day" as along period of time, and thens tating one period of 1 year, 1 period of 1 month etc... Although, I'm not fluent in Arabic, so this is merely a laymans suggestion. yes some people do say that it might not be literal. i dont understand arabic either but the english translation seems to suggest that the sahaba (rd) took the meaning to be literal hence their enquiry about how to pray salaat and the Prophet answer to calculate the time for prayers.
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