إِبْرَاهِيمَAbraham

Example sentences

• وَلَكِنْ إِئْتُوا إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلَ الرَّحْمَنِ

  But go to Abraham, the Friend of the Most Merciful.

  إِبْرَاهِيمَ — Abraham. A proper name in the object form, the goal the going reaches, since this motion-verb takes its destination-person as a direct object. As a name it is definite already. An epithet then follows in apposition to describe him further, so this name heads a small descriptive run.

  From: Intercession on Judgment Day →

• فَيَأْتُونَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ

  So they come to Abraham.

  إِبْرَاهِيمَ — Abraham. A proper name in the object form, the goal the coming reaches; the motion-verb treats its destination-person as a direct object. As a name it is definite without 'the'. English needs 'to', whereas Arabic simply sets the goal in the object slot.

  From: Intercession on Judgment Day →