فَصْل chapter in Arabic

فصل إيّاك والمعاصي فإنها أزالت عزّ اسجدوا، وأخرجت إقطاع اسكن يا آدم

Beware of sins, for they removed the honor of 'bow down,' and expelled the estate of 'dwell, O Adam.'

فَصْلٌ chapter

fasl means 'a section, chapter'; the '-un' ending marks it indefinite — a new section heading.

From Adam's Descent

وأقسم على كون القرآن حقًا وصدقًا فقال ﴿إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ﴾

And He swore that the Quran is true and real, saying, 'Indeed, it is a decisive word, and it is not light talk.'

فَصْلٌ decisive

A describing word 'decisive/separating' for the preceding 'word', agreeing with it as an indefinite nominative. It marks the Quran as speech that draws a clear line between truth and falsehood.

From Oaths of Provision

والقول الفصل هو الذي يفصل بين الحق والباطل فيميز هذا من هذا ويفصل بين الناس فيما اختلفوا فيه

The decisive word is what distinguishes between truth and falsehood, discerning this from that, and it differentiates between people in their disputes.

الفَصْلُ decisive

A describing word 'the decisive' for the preceding 'word', agreeing with it in being definite (its own 'the') and nominative. Together they name 'the decisive word' that the sentence then defines.

From Oaths of Provision

وأقسم على كون القرآن حقًا وصدقًا فقال ﴿إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ﴾

And He swore to the truth and authenticity of the Qur'an, saying: "Indeed, it is a decisive word, and it is not a jest."

فَصْلٌ decisive

A describing word 'decisive/separating' for the preceding 'word', agreeing with it as an indefinite nominative. It marks the Quran as speech that draws a clear line.

From Signs of Resurrection

والقول الفصل هو الذي يفصل بين الحق والباطل فيميز هذا من هذا

The decisive word is that which separates truth from falsehood, distinguishing one from the other.

الْفَصْلُ decisive

A describing word 'the decisive' for the preceding 'word', agreeing with it as a definite nominative with its own 'the'. Together they name 'the decisive word' the sentence defines.

From Signs of Resurrection

ومصيب الفصل الذي ينفصل عنده المراد ويتميز من غيره

And reaches the outcome where the intended meaning is separated and distinguished from others.

الْفَصْلِ the outcome

The owner half of the pairing, 'the decision/separation', so 'the reaching of the decision'. As the possessor it sits in the genitive ending and keeps its own 'the'.

From Signs of Resurrection

وأقسم على كون القرآن حقًا وصدقًا فقال ﴿إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ﴾

And He swore concerning the truth and authenticity of the Quran, saying: 'Indeed, it is a decisive word, and it is not a jest.'

فَصْلٌ decisive

This noun 'decisive/separating' is an adjective describing 'a word', agreeing with it in being indefinite and in the plain ending. It characterizes the speech as one that decides between things, built from a root about cutting and separating.

From Oaths That Seal the Truth

والقول الفصل هو الذي يفصل بين الحق والباطل فيميز هذا من هذا

And the decisive word is that which distinguishes between truth and falsehood, differentiating this from that.

الْفَصْلُ the decisive

This adjective 'the decisive' describes 'the word', agreeing with it in definiteness and the plain ending. It characterizes the word as one that decides, built from a root about cutting and separating, forming a fixed phrase 'the decisive word'.

From Oaths That Seal the Truth

ويفصل بين الناس فيما اختلفوا فيه ومصيب الفصل الذي ينفصل عنده المراد ويتميز من غيره

And it distinguishes between people in what they differ, and the correct judgment is what clarifies the intended meaning and distinguishes it from others.

الْفَصْلِ judgment

This is the owner noun 'the judgment/decision' closing 'the correct of judgment', in the genitive of the possessive pair, made definite by 'the'. It names the kind of correctness meant and lends definiteness back to the participle.

From Oaths That Seal the Truth

فصل وَهَذِه الْأَعْمَال الْبَاطِنَة كمحبة الله وَالْإِخْلَاص لَهُ والتوكل عَلَيْهِ وَالرِّضَا عَنهُ وَنَحْو ذَلِك كلهَا مَأْمُور بهَا فِي حق الْخَاصَّة والعامة

Section: These inner actions — such as love of Allah, sincerity to Him, reliance upon Him, and contentment with Him, and the like — are all commanded for both the elite and the common people.

فَصْلٌ section

Indefinite noun, 'a section', used as a heading. Its 'a/an'-style ending marks it as a standalone label opening a new division of the text; it has no verb and stands by itself.

From Patience in Hard Times