Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
امر به معروف و نهی از منکر کردن
English translation:
to promote virtue and prevent vice
Persian (Farsi) term
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Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
امر به معروف و نهی از منکر کردن
Mar 15, 2011 15:57: Edward Plaisance Jr changed "Language pair" from "English" to "English"
Proposed translations
20+ yrs experience--native English
Native in: English
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
to promote virtue and prevent vice
the promotion of virtue and prevention of vice
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Note added at 14 mins (2011-03-15 15:45:43 GMT)
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depending on how this is used, you may need to change the grammatical form of the words in English
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Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Persian (Farsi)
enjoining good and forbidding evil
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Note added at 15 mins (2011-03-15 15:46:49 GMT)
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source:
The Holy Quran
Saffarzadeh Tahere
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Mollanazar
: This is the established equivalent in Islamic texts in English.
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Thank you very much Dr. Mollanazar! and happy new year
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Mohammad Reza Farajian
: I also agree with Dr. Mollanazar, since it has been used frequently as "established" and true equivalent for the terms. Most significant source of which is Mr. Ali Qoli Qara'ee, the translator of the best up-to-now translation of the Qur'an.
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Thanks Mr. Farjian. you are all correct
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Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
bid unto honour, and forbid dishonour
Other possible translations are:
1. Enjoin justice/kindness, and forbid iniquity
2. Enjoin the good and forbid the evil
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to enjoin what is good and forbid what is wrong
tha translation that Tahereh Saffarzadeh gives to it: و لتكن منكم امه يدعون الي الخير و يأمرون بالمعروف و ينهون عن المنكر و اولئك هم المفلحون
There should be from among you a group who call [mankind] to virtue and enjoin what is good and forbid what is wrong; and they are those who shall receive salvation. (Surah Al-e-Imran, Words of Revelation (104).
in my research regarding the meaning of معروف and منکر I realized that معروف is referd to (every action which is known or its goodnes is approved and known by intellect and Religion of Islam), because معروف in its literal meaning refers to sth which is known. and منکر refers to ( avery action whis is not approved by intellect and Religion of Islam) so regarded wrong and not known. what is approved is good and what is not approved is wrong
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You may also change the translation in this way:
obligatory acts of/ related to enjoining what is good and forbiding what is wrong. obligatory acts » احکام
در اين ميان راغب اصفهانى ميان عقل و شرع جمع کرده و نوشته است: «معروف هر فعلى است که خوبى آن به وسيله عقل و شرع شناخته شود»
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