A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday. آفاق الأرض ā. al-arḍ the remotest parts of the earth Root: ء-ف-ق Page: 25* Example: “جاؤوا مِنْ القَريَةِ المُجاوِرةِ كَما جاؤوا مِن آفاقِ الأَرْضِ لِيَشهَدوا ما سَمّوهُ المُعْجِزة” Translation: “they came from the neighbouring village and from the remotest parts of the earth…
بُرْهان root: ب-ر-ه-ن / noun / plural: بَراهين / definition: proof It seems that I’ve unintentionally created a new series of posts this Ramadan, and now I can’t help but add to it. We’ve been looking at variations of ذلك/تلك in the Qur’an—specifically, how these demonstratives are modified with pronoun suffixes: But things don’t end…
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