كِتابbook

Example sentences

• قال العلماء ﵏ النصيحة لكتاب الله تعالى هي الايمان بأنه كلام الله تعالى وتنزيله

  The scholars said that sincere devotion to the Book of Allah, the Exalted, is to believe that it is the word of Allah, the Exalted, and His revelation.

  لِكِتابِ — for the Book. The 'li-' shows what the counsel is directed toward — the Book — much as English 'devotion TO.' The noun takes the -i ending after the preposition and then itself owns the next word, 'of Allah'.

  From: Devotion to the Quran →

• والتنطع في تجويدها بحيث يشغله ذلك عن تدبر معاني كتاب الله تعالى،

  and such excessive articulation in its recitation distracts him from pondering the meanings of the Book of Allah, the Exalted,

  كِتَابِ — Book. This noun, Book-of, is the next owner in the stacked chain, genitive, itself owning the divine name that follows. It is owned by 'meanings' and owns 'Allah', continuing the layered 'of' relationship.

  From: When Recitation Breeds Pride →