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ariel · 3rd February 2008, 07:28 PM

I do not doubt Manoucher's linguistic precision. Because of that, I am somewhat confused: the word "if".
Does the supplicant leave open the possibility that his prayer is addressed not to the True Almighty God? Then, to whom?
Or, if to the God who is not Almighty, does it mean that the six requests is the maximum he is asking for ( but would be happy with, say, 3?)
Is this structure ("... if you are...") common in Islamic prayers?

3rd February 2008, 07:28 PM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I do not doubt Manoucher's linguistic precision. Because of that, I am somewhat confused: the word "if". Does the supplicant leave open the possibility that his prayer is addressed not to the True Almighty God? Then, to whom? Or, if to the God who is not Almighty, does it mean that the six requests is the maximum he is asking for ( but would be happy with, say, 3?) Is this structure ("... if you are...") common in Islamic prayers?