واللهby Allah

Example sentences

• وهذا أمر لم يحضره إلا أنا وصفوان فوالله لأعلم ما أتاك به إلا الله،

  And this is a matter witnessed only by me and Safwan, and by Allah, I know that it was none but Allah who brought it to you,

  فَوَاللَّهِ — and by Allah. fa- = 'and so'; the wa- here is the oath-word 'by'; with the name — 'and by God!', an oath.

  From: Early Converts to Islam →

• قال أبو بكر رضي الله عنه فوالله إنا لنلقى مثل هذا،

  Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 'By Allah, we experience the same.'

  فَوَاللهِ — By Allah. This stacks 'so' + the oath-particle 'by' + 'God': 'so by God!'. The 'wa-' here is not 'and' but the particle of swearing an oath, and it forces the divine name into the genitive. Abu Bakr swears to confirm his words.

  From: Devotion and Daily Life →

• قال يقولون لا والله يا رب ما رأوها

  He said: They say: No, by Allah, O Lord, they have not seen it.

  وَاللَّهِ — by Allah. The oath-particle 'by' plus 'God' — 'by God!'. The 'wa-' swears the oath and forces the name into the genitive, stressing their honesty.

  From: Where Angels Gather →

• قال يقولون ولا والله ما رأوها

  He said: They say: No, by Allah, they have not seen it.

  وَاللَّهِ — by Allah. The oath-particle 'by' plus 'God' — 'by God!'. The 'wa-' swears the oath, forcing the name into the genitive, stressing their truthfulness.

  From: Where Angels Gather →