User talk:Gamma737

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Thank you for improving the wiki page

I just wanted say thank you for making it look more presentable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arsi786 (talk • contribs) 03:25, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

@Arsi786: No problem. Just to explain Lane's Lexicon for lahada, he starts the definition for each word in his lexicon by giving the aorist tense and infinitive noun for the word (as you can see at the start of the section on lahada in the bottom left). Then he gives various types of meaning, each separated with a long dash. You can see in the top middle of the page that he introduces the pushed type of meaning (he pushed, pushed away etc.) by giving the aorist tense and infinitive noun for lahada again (exactly the same as in the bottom left) plus a few other variants that exist only when the word is used with this meaning. These other variants of the infinitive noun for lahada include talhid mentioned in brackets, which he found in the Taj al 'arus dictionary (the TA acronym). The other acronyms L, S etc are also just various classical Arabic dictionaries he cites for all his definitions.

He then lists the pushed type of meanings for lahada (he pushed, pushed away, struck in the breasts etc.) in one continuous list. "He pushed" is clearly just the first in a list of all the other definitions in this type of meaning (he pushed away, struck in the breasts etc.). There is no basis whatsoever in the paragraph to single out the first item from Lane's list as defining a separate word from the rest of the list. These are all Lane's definitions for lahada. In any case, it would be a serious breach of Wikipedia's no original research policy to claim that "struck" is a mistranslation so that certainly needs to be edited. Rather we can at most only state what the dictionary says.

Also I need to clarify that the comment about lahada relates to the first hadith (Sahih Muslim), not the second one (Abu Dawud). I propose to change the sentence as follows:

In his Arabic-English Lexicon, Edward William Lane notes various definitions for the Arabic word "Lahada”, which appears in the first hadith and is rendered as "he struck" in the English translation by Abdul Hamid Siddiqui.

Do you have any objections to that? Gamma737 (talk) 11:15, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

Merger discussion for Alexander the Great in the Quran

An article that you have been involved in editing—Alexander the Great in the Quran—has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. PiCo (talk) 07:58, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

PiCo (talk) 07:58, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

Notes on recent activity

Hi @Gamma737: in the fine tradition of the WikiOgre, you've made large, productive additions to several middle eastern articles, like Qira'at and History of the Quran. Some of these were reverted (or almost reverted) for apparently ideological reasons. Just wanted to ping you that these articles appear to be ready targets for ideologically motivated vandalism.—wing gundam 18:47, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks @Wing gundam. Yes, periodically I check on such articles I've edited for that reason. I'm glad others are vigilent for such actions too. Gamma737 (talk) 14:36, 13 June 2022 (UTC)