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Example sentences

• وَلَا يَحْقِرُهُ،

  nor does he look down on him,

  يَحْقِرُهُ — he demeans him. A present verb, 'looks down on, scorns', subject 'he' inside and '-hu' the object 'him'. Negated: 'nor does he despise him', the last of the forbidden attitudes.

  From: Brotherhood in Islam →

• بِحَسْبِ امْرِئٍ مِنْ الشَّرِّ أَنْ يَحْقِرَ أَخَاهُ الْمُسْلِمَ،

  It is enough evil for a person to look down on his Muslim brother.

  يَحْقِرَ — he demeans. In the subjunctive that 'an' requires, subject 'he' inside, the '-a' ending marking the mood. It means 'that he scorn', the act condemned as sufficient evil.

  From: Brotherhood in Islam →