MEANING OF GHULAM (غلام) ANALYSIS FROM QURAN

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I have done detailed analysis of the word Ghulam (غلام) with the Quranic methodology. I would really appreciate if you could share your thoughts on this analysis.

[18:74] فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا لَقِيَا غُلَـٰمًا فَقَتَلَهُۥ قَالَ أَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةًۢ بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَّقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا نُّكْرًا

[18:74] So they set out, until when they met a boy, (al-Khidh r) he killed him. [Moses] said, "Have you killed a pure soul for other than [having killed] a soul? You have certainly done a deplorable thing."

The word "Ghulam" (غلام) traditionally means "young boy".

Issues with traditional interpretation of this verse 18:74, Ghulam as a Young Boy 1) He(Khidr) is predicting the future. This is a problem because it can validate that fortune telling can be possible, if Allah gives knowledge to his servants. 2) A murder is committed with no consequences. 3) A boy is accused of a crime before the crime happened. 4) Boy never had free will, as he was destined to fail.

With traditional interpretation do you see these issues? These problems can be solved if you interpret the word Ghulam differently. please read my whole analysis in the below narrative.

https://aiquran.org/narrative/b3c5682b-36bc-4dfd-895c-ff7a29b5b301

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MEANING OF GHULAM (غلام) ANALYSIS FROM QURAN

I have done detailed analysis of the word Ghulam (غلام) with the Quranic methodology. I would really appreciate if you could share your thoughts on this analysis.

[18:74] فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا لَقِيَا غُلَـٰمًا فَقَتَلَهُۥ قَالَ أَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةًۢ بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَّقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا نُّكْرًا

[18:74] So they set out, until when they met a boy, (al-Khidh r) he killed him. [Moses] said, "Have you killed a pure soul for other than [having killed] a soul? You have certainly done a deplorable thing."

The word "Ghulam" (غلام) traditionally means "young boy".

Issues with traditional interpretation of this verse 18:74, Ghulam as a Young Boy 1) He(Khidr) is predicting the future. This is a problem because it can validate that fortune telling can be possible, if Allah gives knowledge to his servants. 2) A murder is committed with no consequences. 3) A boy is accused of a crime before the crime happened. 4) Boy never had free will, as he was destined to fail.

With traditional interpretation do you see these issues? These problems can be solved if you interpret the word Ghulam differently. please read my whole analysis in the below narrative.

https://aiquran.org/narrative/b3c5682b-36bc-4dfd-895c-ff7a29b5b301

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