فِعْلٌaction in Arabic

Example sentences

• فهذا في الأقوال والأفعال،

  This applies to words and actions,

  وَالأَفْعَالِ — and actions. Joined by 'and' to 'words', parallel in the genitive — together 'in sayings and doings' covers all conduct. The matched pair is a common Arabic way of saying 'everything one says or does'.

  From: Deeds for God Alone →

• ومن فقهِ المقاصدِ أن يُوزَنَ الفعلُ بثمرتِه هل يدرأ ضررًا أعظم أم يجلبُ نفعًا راجحًا؟

  From the understanding of the objectives, an action is weighed by its outcome: does it prevent a greater harm or bring a significant benefit?

  الفِعْلُ — the action. 'the act / deed,' the subject of the passive 'be weighed' (the -u) — what undergoes the weighing. Held back after its verb; the act is judged not in itself but by its outcome.

  From: Five Objectives of Islamic Law →

• الرابع أنه قيد الفعل بالظرف وهو قوله ﴿يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ﴾

  The fourth is that He specified the action with a time, which is His saying, 'The Day when secrets will be put to trial.'

  الفِعْلَ — the action. This noun 'the action/deed' is the direct object of 'specified', carrying the object ending, made definite by 'the'. It names what was bound to a time; the object ending marks its role.

  From: Ten Proofs of Resurrection →

• قال أبي بن كعب لأن هذا فعل الجبابرة

  Ubayy ibn Ka'b said that this is the action of the tyrants.

  فِعْلُ — action. This is the front half of 'deed of the tyrants', a possessive pairing with no word for 'of', and it works as the predicate identifying what 'this' is. It draws its definiteness from the owner that follows.

  From: Eating in Moderation →