دَرَجَةٌdegree

Example sentences

• هناك، في المسافة الخفية، تُعرَض عليك اختياراتك الأولى أن تستجيب لوطأة العادة، أو أن تؤثر ما يرفعك درجةً في البصيرة

  There, in the hidden distance, your first choices are presented to you: to respond to the pressure of habit, or to prefer what elevates you a degree in insight.

  دَرَجَةً — a degree. 'daraja' = 'step, degree'. The '-an' ending means 'by a degree'.

  From: Small Daily Habits →

• وَيَسْتَنْزِلَهُ عَنْ دَرَجَتِهِ

  And it brings him down from his position.

  دَرَجَتِهِ — his position. '-hi' = 'his'; genitive after the preposition.

  From: Intellect and Faith →

• وحفظُها يكون على ثلاث درجات الضَّرورياتِ التي لا يقومُ العيشُ بدونها،

  Preservation occurs on three levels: necessities that life cannot go on without,

  دَرَجاتٍ — levels. A feminine plural, 'levels / grades,' owned in 'three levels,' in the -i form. These three tiers — necessities, needs, refinements — structure how the five are protected; the first is defined next.

  From: Five Objectives of Islamic Law →