أَحْسَنُbetter

Example sentences

• فَالزُّهْدُ عَلَى الزَّاهِدِ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ الْحُلَى عَلَى النَّاهِدِ

  So asceticism on the ascetic is better than adornment on the one who displays herself.

  أَحْسَنُ — better. A comparative adjective, 'better', the predicate, set up to be followed by 'than'. The single form carries the 'more' that English splits into two words; it heads the comparison.

  From: Silence and Supplication →

• فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا﴾ النساء ٥٩ سورة النساء آية ٥٩

  Refer the matter to Allah and the Messenger if you believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is better and best in final interpretation. Chapter The Women, verse 59.

  وَأَحْسَنُ — and best. The wa- joins a second evaluation, and the comparative noun it carries, 'better/best', uses the same fixed comparative shape. It continues the verdict, 'and better in outcome'.

  From: Obedience to God and Authority →