أَعْمَال deeds in Arabic
أَعْمَال is how you say “deeds” in Arabic.
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ميزانٌ يُظهر كثافة المعاني في الأعمال
a scale that reveals the density of meanings in deeds.
الْأَعْمَالِ deeds
Genitive after 'fi' — 'the deeds'; broken plural, where the density of meaning resides.
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الأعمال تُجسّد صلاةٌ بإخلاص تصبح ثقيلةً هادئة،
Deeds take form: a sincere prayer becomes heavy and calm,
الْأَعْمَالُ the deeds
'the deeds', fronted subject, nominative; broken plural.
الكافر لا يقوم له وزنٌ لأن أعماله لا ترتبط بأصل الحقّ؛
The disbeliever has no weight because his deeds are not connected to the source of truth;
أَعْمَالَهُ his deeds
'his deeds', accusative because 'anna' governs its subject so; broken plural plus 'his'.
ثم ترفعه بقيّةُ توحيده وأعماله الصادقة؛
then what remains of his belief in God's oneness and his sincere deeds will elevate him;
وَأَعْمَالُهُ and his deeds
'and his deeds', a second nominative subject joined by 'wa' plus 'his'; broken plural.
والعاقل من يعمل ليوم المعاد، فيستعد له بالأعمال الصالحة، ليلقى ربه وهو عنه راض
And the wise is the one who works for the Day of Return, preparing for it with righteous deeds, so he meets his Lord and He is pleased with him.
بِالْأَعْمَالِ with deeds
The preposition 'with' fused to 'deeds', marking the means of preparing. It governs the noun into the possessive case, and 'the' marks the known righteous deeds; the adjective describing them follows.
وَالنَّوْعُ الثَّانِي مِنَ الشِّرْكِ الرِّيَاءُ بِالْأَعْمَالِ،
The second type of shirk (associating partners with Allah) is showing off with deeds.
بِالْأَعْمَالِ with deeds
The front prefix is a 'with/by' preposition forcing the noun into the (genitive) form and naming the domain: the showing-off is carried out through deeds. The 'the' is merged onto the same written word.
قَالَ الرِّيَاءُ، يَقُولُ اللهُ تَعَالَى يَوْمَ يُجَازِي الْعِبَادَ بِأَعْمَالِهِمْ اذْهَبُوا إِلَى الَّذِينَ كُنْتُمْ تُرَاءُونَهُمْ بِأَعْمَالِكُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَانْظُرُوا هَلْ تَجِدُونَ عِنْدَهُمْ جَزَاءً
He said: 'It is showing off. Allah will say on the Day He recompenses people for their deeds: Go to those for whom you showed off in the world and see if you find any reward with them.'
بِأَعْمَالِهِمْ with deeds of them
The front prefix is a 'with/by/for' preposition forcing the noun into the (genitive) form, and a 'their' possessor on the noun's end points back to the servants, so the piece means 'for their deeds'. It marks the basis of the recompense.
قَالَ الرِّيَاءُ، يَقُولُ اللهُ تَعَالَى يَوْمَ يُجَازِي الْعِبَادَ بِأَعْمَالِهِمْ اذْهَبُوا إِلَى الَّذِينَ كُنْتُمْ تُرَاءُونَهُمْ بِأَعْمَالِكُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَانْظُرُوا هَلْ تَجِدُونَ عِنْدَهُمْ جَزَاءً
He said: 'It is showing off. Allah will say on the Day He recompenses people for their deeds: Go to those for whom you showed off in the world and see if you find any reward with them.'
بِأَعْمَالِكُمْ with deeds of you
The front prefix is a 'with/by' preposition forcing the noun into the (genitive) form, and a 'your' possessor on its end points back to the addressed group, so the piece means 'with your deeds'. It marks the means of the showing off.
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.
الأَعْمَالُ the actions
Definite plural, 'the actions', the noun the demonstrative points to. The 'the' makes it a known, specific set; it is the subject the long sentence will eventually say something about.