Praise!!!

W-Salam,

As someone who doesn't know Arabic let me take a stab at this.

The correct root word is "Hamdun" which is Marfoo with Dammatain

When you make it definite two things should happen:

a) Al should be added (to indicate definiteness)

b) One of the Dammatin would drop out resulting in a single Damma on the last letter as the word is still Marfoo (and nothing has been done to change the state to Nasab or Jaar)"

So the correct word would be "Al-Hamdu" with a Fatha on Haa

Since there is no "Waw" at the end you cannot add "u" at the end

Since the Fatha on "H" is maintained so you cannot have a full stop (or a Sukoon) on the letter.

For Asians:

a) Damma = Paish and Dammatin means "Do Paish" or "Two Paish"

b) Fatha = Zabar

c) Rafa (Marfooh), Nasab & Jaar are the three main states of all Arabic words e.g.

i) Muhammad is a student (Muhammad is in the state of Rafa)

ii) Muhammad killed a snake (Snake is in the state of Nasab)

iii) This is Muhammad's book (Muhammad is in the state of Jaar)

In English you tell the meaning by the way words are arranged in a sentensce which is a very limited way of expressing yourself but in Arabic the meaning is conveyed by the last letter ending i.e. if it has Damma (Paish), Fatha (Zabar) or Kasra (Zair) on it either single or double.

The downside of English is that I CANNOT convey the same meanings by rearranging the words e.g. Muhammad killed a snake

Muhammad is the Killer

Snake got killed

I CANNOT say Sanke killed Muhammad because the meaning has changed

VERSUS in Arabic

I can say the same thing is multiple ways and rearrange words as long as the last letter ending i.e. if it has Damma (Paish), Fatha (Zabar) or Kasra (Zair) on it either single or double is correctly applied the reader and listener will know who killed and what got killed and the arrangement of words doesn't mean much.

W-Salam,

Our respected and beloved Shaykh (Mufti) Taqi Usmani (HA) translates "Al-Hamdu" as in the first verse of Surah Al-Fatiha  in his latest English translation as

"Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds"

Shaykhul-Hind (Maulana) Mahmoodul-Hasan Deobandi (RA) translates it as

"سب تعریفیں اللہ کے لئے ہیں"

"All Praises belong to Allah"

Shaykh (Maulana) Fateh Muhammad Jalanduri (RA) translates it as

"سب طرح کی تعریف اللہ ہی کیلئے ہے"

"All types of Praise exclusively belong to Allah"

Amongst the Deobandees the MOST SOUND translation of the Qur'aan is considered to be that of Shaykhul-Hind (Maulana) Mahmoodul-Hasan Deobandi (RA) which is based upon the Shah Abdul-Qadir (RA) who translated the Qur'aan in Urdu for the first time and spent 40 years in the process. Just translation took 40 years and there is no commentary in it.

He took 40 years because since this was the FIRST EVER translation he wanted it to be absolutley spot on.

Probably LINSGUISTICALLY the translation of Mufti Taqi Usmani (HA) is accurate but FACTUALLY Shaykhul-Hind (Maulana) Mahmoodul-Hasan Deobandi (RA) is probably right because it matches the original translation (which took 40 years) and here is a scan:

http://www.quran4u.com/Quran%20HTML/Sura%201-2/001%20fatehuq.htm

I consider Shaykhul-Hind (Maulana) Mahmoodul-Hasan Deobandi (RA) to be the Mujaddid of last century so off course I am biased : - ) and since I don't know Arabic we will let Maulana Yasin Saheb (HA) decide.

Asslamo Allaikum,

I will keep on being biased in favour of Hazrat Shaykhul-Hind (RA). : - )

His translation is succinct and to the point. You can have divide praise and make it plural or sub divide it even further but Hazrat (RA) has closed the door in less words.

The eloquence of a man is known by using less words and conveying the most comprehensive meanings and this was part of the special things (Mau’jiza) given to Rasul-ullah (Sallaho Alaihe Wassallam) over all other prophets (AS) i.e. he (Sallaho Alaihe Wassallam) was “JAWAMIUL KALIM” . (eloquent speech)

Hazrat Shaykhul-Hind (RA) translation is absolutely beautiful, short concise and succinct versus Maulana Jalanduri (RA) is using more words and it’s not rhyming.