Quran 7:40 – Why Jamal/Jummal Translated As Camel Instead Of Rope
We have debated to make it clear that there is only one Qirat of the Quran: Qirat Ammah. In Qirat Ammah it is only Jamal, which means camel. For the word Ropes, the word used in this other Qirat is Jummal, not Jamal, which is not present in the verse. Therefore, there is no way to adopt it, unless one accepts that there are more than one Qiraat of the Quran. The same idiom has been used by Jesus Christ, as reported: “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” (Matthew, 19:23-24) This gives the meaning of something impossible and therefore an appropriate expression.