Mustafa Khattab – Mistranslated Verses Of The Quran 855 NonMuslim Animals

			So, Alhamdulillahum. This ayah is also, commonly,
		

			mistranslated.
		

			And, this verse,
		

			in chapter 8 verse 55
		

			was actually
		

			the reason why we decided to do the
		

			translation of the clear Quran. I
		

			was challenged
		

			by a,
		

			non Muslim cab driver in Toronto,
		

			and he said that, your Quran calls me
		

			an animal and I said, no. It doesn't
		

			say that anywhere and he cited this verse
		

			855.
		

			The word
		

			the words of all in the sight of
		

			Allah are those who disbelieve.
		

			And it talks about those who used to
		

			make agreements, peace agreements with the prophet
		

			and they used to violate them all the
		

			time. So, the verse is very specific and
		

			it has to be understood in its historical
		

			background. But anyway, the word daba in the
		

			Quran does not necessarily mean an animal. And,
		

			when I check the translations of the Quran,
		

			if you go to this website, islamawakened,
		

			slash,
		

			islamawakened.com/qur'an.
		

			Then you can type the, surah number and
		

			ayah number 855. You'll see how many of
		

			the translators,
		

			they translated this word daba as animal or
		

			beast. But, this is not the actual translation.
		

			This word is explained in another chapter in
		

			the Quran. Surah An Nur chapter,
		

			24
		

			verse 45.
		

			In this verse,
		

			2445,
		

			Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says that Allah created
		

			every daba,
		

			living being from water. Some of them slither
		

			on their bellies, some walk onto feet, and
		

			some walk on forest. So, it's a very
		

			general term. It should be translated as living
		

			being or moving creature, but not animal or
		

			beast. Thank you.