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في among in Arabic

في is how you say “among” in Arabic.

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فبينا عمر في نفر من المسلمين يتحدثون عن يوم بدر،

While Umar was among a group of Muslims discussing the Day of Badr,

في among

The preposition 'fi' = 'in, among'; the noun after it takes the 'of' (genitive) ending.

From Early Converts to Islam

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فَالنَّفْسُ تَجْرِي بِطَبْعِهَا فِي مَيْدَانِ الْمُخَالَفَةِ

Thus, the self naturally operates in the field of opposition.

فِي in

Preposition 'fi' = 'in'.

From Taming the Lower Self

وَالْعَبْدُ مُجْتَهِدٌ فِي رَدِّهَا

And the servant strives to restrain it.

فِي in

Preposition 'fi' = 'in, at'.

From Taming the Lower Self

فَمَتَى أَعَانَهَا فَهُوَ شَرِيكُهَا فِي فَسَادِهَا

Whenever he aids it, he becomes a partner in its corruption.

فِي in

Preposition 'fi' = 'in'.

From Taming the Lower Self

إذا ثَقُل الطريق، فتذكر أنّ التعب علامة حياة، وأن نور الهداية يظهر في مواضع المقاومة

If the path becomes heavy, remember that fatigue is a sign of life, and that the light of guidance appears in places of resistance.

فِي in

Preposition 'fi' = 'in'.

From Small Daily Habits

وَهَذَا الْمَيْلُ قَدْ خُلِقَ فِي الإِنْسَانِ لِضَرُورَةِ بَقَائِهِ

And this inclination has been created in humans for the necessity of their survival.

فِي in

Preposition 'fi' = 'in'.

From When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds

لِأَنَّهُ يَبْعُدُ أَنْ يُفْهَمَ الْمَقْصُودُ مِنْ وَضْعِ الْهَوَى فِي النَّفْسِ

Because it is rare for someone to understand the purpose of placing desire in the soul.

فِي in

Preposition 'fi' = 'in'.

From When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds

فَإِنْ وُجِدَ ذَلِكَ انْغَمَرَ ذِكْرُ الْهَوَى فِي حَقِّ هَذَا الشَّخْصِ وَصَارَ مُسْتَعْمَلا لِلْمَصَالِحِ

If such a person is found, the mention of desire fades in his case, and it becomes directed toward what is beneficial.

فِي in

Preposition 'fi' = 'in'.

From When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds

فَلَمَّا كَانَ هَذَا هُوَ الْغَالِبُ ذَكَرْتُ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ ذَمَّ الْهَوَى وَالشَّهَوَاتِ مُطْلَقًا

Therefore, since this is prevalent, I mentioned in this chapter the condemnation of desires and lusts in general.

فِي in

Preposition 'fi' = 'in'.

From When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds

وفي الصلاة تقول سُبحانَ ربّي العظيم وسُبحانَ ربّي الأعلى؛ تنـزهه عن كل نقص،

And in prayer you say: 'Glory be to my Lord, the Most Great' and 'Glory be to my Lord, the Most High'; you declare His transcendence above all deficiency,

وَفِي and in

'and in' — 'wa' plus 'fi'; sets the new sphere 'within prayer', governing genitive.

From Turning Daily Words into Worship

وأمثال ذَلِك مِمَّا اسْتعْمل فِيهِ لفظ الْكَلِمَة من الْكتاب وَالسّنة بل وَسَائِر كَلَام الْعَرَب فَإِنَّمَا يُرَاد بِهِ الْجُمْلَة التَّامَّة

And the likes of that from the usage of the term (the word) in the Book and the Sunnah, as well as the rest of Arab speech, for it indeed means the complete sentence.

فِيهِ in it

'in it' — 'fi' plus 'it', pointing back to that 'which': 'cases in WHICH...'. It resumes the relative.

From The Declaration of Faith

كَمَا كَانُوا يستعملون الْحَرْف فِي الِاسْم فَيَقُولُونَ هَذَا حرف غَرِيب أَي لفظ الِاسْم غَرِيب

Just as they used to use (letter) for the word, saying: This is a strange letter, meaning the word itself is strange.

فِي in

'fi' equals 'in', governing genitive — 'for, in place of [the noun]'. It marks where they applied the term 'harf'.

From The Declaration of Faith

أنه لما كان بابُ المناظرة في الرد والقبول مُتَّسِعًا، وكل واحدٍ من المتناظرين في الاستدلال والجواب يرسل عِنانه في الاحتجاج، ومنه ما يكون صوابًا ومنه ما يكون خطأً،

that since the field of debate in rejection and acceptance was wide, and each debater in reasoning and answering would let loose his reins in argumentation, some of it being correct and some incorrect,

فِي in

'fi' equals 'in', governing genitive — 'in [the area of] rebuttal and acceptance'.

From Rules of Scholarly Debate

أنه لما كان بابُ المناظرة في الرد والقبول مُتَّسِعًا، وكل واحدٍ من المتناظرين في الاستدلال والجواب يرسل عِنانه في الاحتجاج، ومنه ما يكون صوابًا ومنه ما يكون خطأً،

that since the field of debate in rejection and acceptance was wide, and each debater in reasoning and answering would let loose his reins in argumentation, some of it being correct and some incorrect,

فِي in

'fi' equals 'in', governing genitive — 'in reasoning and answering'.

From Rules of Scholarly Debate

أنه لما كان بابُ المناظرة في الرد والقبول مُتَّسِعًا، وكل واحدٍ من المتناظرين في الاستدلال والجواب يرسل عِنانه في الاحتجاج، ومنه ما يكون صوابًا ومنه ما يكون خطأً،

that since the field of debate in rejection and acceptance was wide, and each debater in reasoning and answering would let loose his reins in argumentation, some of it being correct and some incorrect,

فِي in

'fi' equals 'in', governing genitive — 'in argumentation'.

From Rules of Scholarly Debate

فاحتاج الأئمة إلى أن يضعوا آدابًا وأحكامًا يقف المتناظران عند حدودها في الرد والقبول،

the scholars needed to establish etiquette and rules that debaters must adhere to in rejection and acceptance,

فِي in

'fi' equals 'in', governing genitive — 'in rebuttal and acceptance'.

From Rules of Scholarly Debate

فقال ثم صار المتأخرون بعد ذلك قد يتناظرون في أنواع التأويل والقياس بما يؤثر في ظن بعض الناس،

and he said: "Then later generations debated forms of interpretation and analogy that influence the thinking of some,

فِي in

'fi' equals 'in', governing genitive — 'in [kinds of]...'.

From Rules of Scholarly Debate

فقال ثم صار المتأخرون بعد ذلك قد يتناظرون في أنواع التأويل والقياس بما يؤثر في ظن بعض الناس،

and he said: "Then later generations debated forms of interpretation and analogy that influence the thinking of some,

فِي in

'fi' equals 'in, upon', governing genitive — 'influences the thinking of...'.

From Rules of Scholarly Debate

وغايته أن يظفر في الأحايين منه بخَطْفَةٍ ونَهْبَةٍ تحصل له على غِرَّةٍ من العبد وغفلةٍ لابد له منها؛

At most, he might occasionally manage a snatch or grab from him when the servant is caught off guard in an unavoidable moment of heedlessness;

فِي in

Preposition 'in', here of time — 'now and then'; it governs the genitive. It locates the snatching at scattered moments.

From Repelling the Devil

الْحبّ غَدِير فِي صحراء لَيست عَلَيْهِ جادة

Love is a spring in the desert without a path leading to it.

فِي in

Preposition 'in', governing the genitive — 'in a desert'. It places the spring in trackless waste.

From Love and Devotion to God

إِذا نزل آب فِي الْقلب حل آذار فِي الْعين

When the heat of August settles in the heart, the rain of March flows from the eyes.

فِي in

Preposition 'in', governing the genitive — 'in the heart'. It places the summer-heat within.

From Night Prayer and Nearness to God

إِذا نزل آب فِي الْقلب حل آذار فِي الْعين

When the heat of August settles in the heart, the rain of March flows from the eyes.

فِي in

Preposition 'in', governing the genitive — 'in the eye'. It places the tears in the eyes.

From Night Prayer and Nearness to God

وَأَنت فِي صلب أَبِيك

And you were in the loins of your father.

فِي in

Preposition 'in', governing the genitive — 'in the loins'. It places 'you' within the ancestral line.

From Remembering and Loving God

لَو كَانَ فِي قَلْبك محبَّة لبان أَثَرهَا على جسدك

If there was love in your heart, its effect would appear on your body.

فِي in

Preposition 'in', fronted as the location; it governs the genitive. It places the supposed love within the heart.

From Remembering and Loving God

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