قُرْبِcloseness

Example sentences

• وَيُقَاسُ عَلَى قُرْبِ الْوَالِدَيْنِ مِنَ الْوَلَدِ

  And it is compared to the closeness of the parents to the child.

  قرب — closeness. An abstract noun that opens a possessive chain — 'the closeness of ...' — by sitting directly before its owner with no word for 'of'. As the first, owned link it drops any 'the' of its own and takes its definiteness from what follows. It is also the object of the preposition before it.

  From: Honoring Parents →

• وَتَفْرَحُ بِعَافِيَتِكَ غَافِلًا عَنْ قُرْبِ الْأَلَمِ

  And you rejoice in your well-being, heedless of the approaching pain!

  قُرْبِ — the nearness of. A noun naming the action of nearing, carrying the 'of...' ending because the preposition before it governs it. It heads a possessive pairing with the next word, so the two read 'the nearness of pain'. The point is how close the pain is, though ignored.

  From: Vigilance Against Worldly Deception →