اخْتَلَفَdiffer

Example sentences

• ويفصل بين الناس فيما اختلفوا فيه

  And it distinguishes between people regarding what they disagreed upon.

  اخْتَلَفُوا — they disagreed upon. A past-tense verb 'they disputed' with the plural 'they' subject built into its ending. Arabic marks the plural doer inside the verb.

  From: Signs of Resurrection →

• فَوَجَدْنَا الْعُلَمَاءَ رَحِمَهُمُ اللهُ تَعَالَى قَدِ اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهَا، فَقِيلَ هِيَ سَبْعٌ وَاحْتَجُّوا بِقَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ اجْتَنِبُوا السَّبْعَ الْمُوبِقَاتِ

  We found the scholars, may Allah have mercy on them, differed regarding them. It was said they are seven, citing the Prophet's saying: 'Avoid the seven destructive sins'.

  اخْتَلَفُوا — they differed. A past-tense verb with a built-in 'they' subject, 'they differed', its plural shown by the ending. It reports the scholars' disagreement.

  From: What Small Worship Erases →