RE: Muslims: If the Koran is Unaltered...
April 19, 2020 at 7:17 am
(This post was last modified: April 19, 2020 at 7:22 am by The Grand Nudger.)
I don't think that Boru was disagreeing about whether or not vast portions of magic book rhyme, lol.
That being said - the english translation doesn't help to express the mnemonics.
Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq
Khalaqal insaana min ‘alaq
Iqra/ warabbuka al-akram
Allathee AAallama bilqalam
AAallama al-insana ma lamyaAAlam
It helps, especially if you are illiterate, or if you live in a culture that just doesn't write, for these stories to rhyme. Makes them more suitable for oral transmission. That's not only true of islam, but of myths and legends from all over the world. Plays and limericks and pop songs...too. Rhyming is just one thing, though. Magic book, like a play or limerick or pop song, also makes use of pattern in language other ways.
That being said - the english translation doesn't help to express the mnemonics.
Iqra bismi rab bikal lazee khalaq
Khalaqal insaana min ‘alaq
Iqra/ warabbuka al-akram
Allathee AAallama bilqalam
AAallama al-insana ma lamyaAAlam
It helps, especially if you are illiterate, or if you live in a culture that just doesn't write, for these stories to rhyme. Makes them more suitable for oral transmission. That's not only true of islam, but of myths and legends from all over the world. Plays and limericks and pop songs...too. Rhyming is just one thing, though. Magic book, like a play or limerick or pop song, also makes use of pattern in language other ways.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
