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** The word ''al-jaza'u'' is derived from the root جزي (j-z-y). When we search for all occurrences of words derived from this root in the Qur'an, we get '''118 occurrences''' <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=jzy</ref>. Most of these occurrences are verbs. So apologists not only counted it wrong, but also counted nouns and verbs together to get the result. The words like "jizya" or "punishment" or "penalty" share the meaning of "payment", "reward" or "recompense" with the other words, so there it no reason to exclude them. And if we should exclude them, then we should exclude them all. | ** The word ''al-jaza'u'' is derived from the root جزي (j-z-y). When we search for all occurrences of words derived from this root in the Qur'an, we get '''118 occurrences''' <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=jzy</ref>. Most of these occurrences are verbs. So apologists not only counted it wrong, but also counted nouns and verbs together to get the result. The words like "jizya" or "punishment" or "penalty" share the meaning of "payment", "reward" or "recompense" with the other words, so there it no reason to exclude them. And if we should exclude them, then we should exclude them all. | ||
** Does this word count mean that all payments should be forgiven? Is it just to forgive payments? Shouldn't the message be that ''bad deeds'' should be forgiven? The words "payment" and "forgiveness" don't seem to be related so even if there was a double word count for "forgiveness" it wouldn't mean anything. | ** Does this word count mean that all payments should be forgiven? Is it just to forgive payments? Shouldn't the message be that ''bad deeds'' should be forgiven? The words "payment" and "forgiveness" don't seem to be related so even if there was a double word count for "forgiveness" it wouldn't mean anything. | ||
* The words "tree" (شجرة, ''shajarah'') and "plant" (نبات, ''nabat'') both occur 26 times. | |||
** When we search for all occurrences of words derived from the root شجر (sh-j-r), we find 27 occurrences <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=%24jr</ref>. When we exclude the words "arises", "vegetation" and "plant", we get '''24 occurrences'''. | |||
** When we search for the root نبت (''n-b-t''), we get 26 occurrences <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=nbt</ref>. Most of them are verbs and the rest of the words are questionable whether to count them or not. If we count only the singular word "plant" then we get '''0 occurences'''. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||