جَحَدَ deny in Arabic
جَحَدَ is how you say “deny” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
وأجمعوا على أن من جحد منه حرفا مما أجمع عليه أو زاد حرفا لم يقرأ به أحد وهو عالم بذلك فهو كافر
And they unanimously agree that whoever denies any letter upon which there is consensus or adds a letter not recited by anyone, while being aware, is a disbeliever.
جَحَدَ he denies
A past-tense verb 'denied' inside the 'whoever' condition, with the 'he' doer built into its shape. It states the first triggering act of the conditional, and its result will arrive later in the sentence. The subject is the unspecified 'whoever', carried silently into the verb.
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أعلم أن من استخف بالقرآن أو المصحف أو بشئ منه أو سبهما أو جحد حرفا منه أو كذب بشئ مما صرح به
He knew that whoever belittled the Qur'an or the mus'haf, or any part of it, or insulted both of them, or denied a letter of it, or lied about what it clearly states.
جَحَدَ he denied
A past-tense verb 'denied' continuing the 'whoever' condition, its 'he' doer built in. It names the offence of rejecting part of the text. Parallel in form to the other listed verbs, it shares their eventual verdict.
وكذلك إذا جحد التوراة والانجيل أو كتب الله المنزلة أو كفر بها أو سبها أو استخف بها فهو كافر
Likewise, if one denies the Torah, the Gospel, or the revealed books of Allah, or disbelieves in them, or insults them, or disparages them, he is a disbeliever.
جَحَدَ he denies
A past-tense verb 'denied' in the condition, its 'he' doer built in. It names the first triggering offence, parallel to the verbs in the earlier ruling. Its eventual result waits at the sentence's end.