22:40 Monasteris, Churches, Synagogues
Quran Talk Blog · Article · November 26, 2022
Dr. Rashad Khalifa provided the following translation for verse 40 of Sura 22, Pilgrimage (Al-Hajj / الحج) of the Quran.
22:40 They were evicted from their homes unjustly, for no reason other than saying, “Our Lord is GOD.” If it were not for GOD’s supporting of some people against others, monasteries, churches, synagogues, and masjids—where the name of GOD is commemorated frequently—would have been destroyed. Absolutely, GOD supports those who support Him. GOD is Powerful, Almighty.
الَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا مِنْ دِيَارِهِمْ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ إِلَّا أَنْ يَقُولُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللَّهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ لَهُدِّمَتْ صَوَامِعُ وَبِيَعٌ وَصَلَوَاتٌ وَمَسَاجِدُ يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا اسْمُ اللَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَلَيَنْصُرَنَّ اللَّهُ مَنْ يَنْصُرُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَقَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ
Some translators dispute this translation in regards to how Dr. Khalifa translated the following four words: ṣawāmiʿu ( صَوَامِعُ), wabiyaʿun ( وَبِيَعٌ), waṣalawātun ( وَصَلَوَاتٌ), and wamasājidu ( وَمَسَاجِدُ).
Two popular translations of the Quran among Quranists that provide a different translation are “The Quran: A Monotheist Translation” by The Monotheist Group and the “Quran: A Reformist Translation” by Edip Yüksel. Below are their translations of .