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PRELIMINARY INFORMATION

and Muslims articulate addressed, arched and prostrated:
disposition, phase and phrase, one after the other, one stemming
from the other. This is the prayer, which I translate as the jointing.

- Etymologically, the word ḥajj (جح), pilgrimage, is a consequence
of "argumentation", in the sense of a sequence of arguments
tending to a given defined conclusion. This word is also used in the
sense of destination, namely what a person or a thing is made for
and, by extension, the place where one should go, hence the sense
of pilgrimage too. These two meanings of the word ḥajj have in
common that they suppose an action directed towards a purpose.
Based on the context of the verse, I translated this word with one
and/or the other term.

- In the Arabic language, the word al-zakât (ةاك ّ زلا) designates
everything that is developing and is used to purify the being or the
thing, in this case, the duty to return a part of any asset acquired to
the beneficiaries and those who need it. It is the sacred tax that I
translate as the epuratory.

- The word "mosque" comes from the Spanish "mezquita",
according to the pronunciation of the Arabic word "masjid"; al-
masjid (دجسملا) refers to the "situation in which one prostrates". I
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therefore translate it by prostratorium , rather than "mosque".

- In Arabic, the words "injustice" and "obscurity" (ẓulm, ẓulmah,
ةملظ ملظ) have the same root (Ẓ-L-M, م ل ظ). An inherent logic in
the Arabic language explains the link between injustice and
obscurity: in obscurity we act without accuracy, operate blindly,
move things incorrectly, deviate, stray and lead others astray; thus
the darkened is obscured, he appraises and acts unjustly, he
becomes himself obscuring. Therefore, I translate the word unjust
by obscurantist.

- The lexical-semantic relationship is undeniable in both languages,
with regard to the following words: jahannam (مّنهج) / gehenna

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From the root word "prostrate" and the suffix "-orium", denoting a place for a
particular function.

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