أَفْضَلbest

Example sentences

• أفضل كلمة قَالَهَا الشَّاعِر كلمة لبيد أَلا كل شَيْء مَا خلا الله بَاطِل

  "The best phrase the poet Labid said: 'Indeed, everything besides Allah is false.'"

  أَفْضَلُ — The best. 'the best, most excellent', the elative ('most-X'), nominative as the subject, head of an 'of' pairing with 'word' — 'the best OF a word'.

  From: Small Deeds, Great Reward →

• وما داوم عليه وقدمه وأمر به أفضل مما كان يفعله أحياناً،

  And what he maintained regularly and prioritized, and commanded is better than what he did sometimes,

  أَفْضَلُ — is better. 'is better, more excellent', nominative predicate of the long 'what...' subject; the elative ('more-X'), 'more excellent than...'.

  From: The Opening Chapter →

• يُحسنُ الظنَّ بمخالفه، فيُفسِّر كلامَه على أفضلِ محاملِه ما دام يحتمل، ويُفرّق بين نقضِ القولِ وإهانةِ القائل

  He thinks well of his opponent, interpreting his words in the best possible light as long as they can bear it, and distinguishes between refuting the statement and insulting the speaker.

  أَفْضَلِ — the best. An elative, 'the best,' in the -i form after 'on,' heading an 'of' pair with 'its bearings.' He picks the BEST of the possible readings — the most charitable sense the words can carry.

  From: Mercy in Disagreement →

• وارتقى في الصلاح والمعرفة إلى أفضل رتبة،

  and ascended in piety and knowledge to the highest rank,

  أَفْضَلِ — best. This is a fixed comparative, 'most excellent', that does not change for who or how many, and it is held in the governed form by the preceding 'to'. It heads an 'of' pairing, 'the highest of rank'.

  From: Raised in the Prophet’s Household →