عِبَادَاتُacts of worship

Example sentences

• وَقَدَرٍ هَمُّهُمْ، وَحِفْظُهُمْ، وَعِبَادَاتُهُمْ، وَغَرَائِبُ عُلُومِهِمْ،

  the extent of their concern, their memorization, their acts of worship, and the remarkable aspects of their sciences,

  وَعِبَادَاتُهُمْ — their acts of worship. Again wa- adds a parallel item: a plural noun with -hum ('their') attached. The recurring -hum keeps the whole list anchored to the people, and the conjunction continues the catalogue of admired traits. This connector shares the list-building job of the previous ones.

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