Arabic vocabulary

قَدَرٌdestiny in Arabic

قَدَرٌ is how you say “destiny” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

لا تُحاور كسلك كما لو كان قدرًا؛ عامله كعضلةٍ تُدرَّب
Do not treat your laziness as if it were destiny; treat it as a muscle to be trained.
قَدَرٌ — destiny. 'qadar' = 'fate, destiny'. No 'al-', so '(a) destiny'.
From: On Sincerity →
وحكمته فِي قَضَائِهِ وَقدره
And His wisdom in His decree and determination.
وَقَدَرِهِ — and determination. 'And' plus 'measuring-out / foreordainment' with '-hi' (His) attached, parallel genitive — and His decree's apportioning. His wisdom shown within decree and destiny.
From: Knowing God Through His Acts →
وبصفاته وبالقدر،
His attributes, and divine decree,
وَبِالْقَدَرِ — and divine decree. Again the 'faith in' preposition is repeated — 'and in the decree'. The repetition marks divine destiny as a distinct article of the creed. The noun sits in the genitive that the 'bi-' forces.
From: Scripture Over Speculation →

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