ظُلْمَةdarkness

Example sentences

• وأوسطها صلوات الملائكة على العبد لِيُخْرجه الله مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النور،

  The middle stage involves the angels’ prayers for the servant to be brought out from darkness to light by God.

  الظُّلُمَاتِ — darkness. al- = 'the'; zulumat means 'darknesses' (plural) — the noun after 'min'.

  From: Knowledge, Reverence, Obedience →

• فتبدو سريرته على وجهه سوادا وظلمة وشينا

  His inner state will appear on his face as blackness, darkness, and blemish.

  وَظُلْمَةً — and darkness. wa- (and) on a second indefinite noun in the same ending, parallel: 'and as darkness'. Its matching ending keeps it in the 'appears as X and Y' series.

  From: Preparing for Judgment Day →