تَحْرِيفٌdistortion in Arabic

Example sentences

• وَأَنت إِذا تدبرت الْقُرْآن وأجرته من التحريف

  And when you reflect on the Quran and protect it from distortion,

  التَّحْرِيفِ — distortion. A verbal noun 'twisting / alteration', genitive after 'from', definite. The corruption of meaning the reader keeps it free of.

  From: God's Majesty →

• وَتَحْرِيفٌ وَخَطَأٌ فِي التَّعْرِيبِ،

  and a distortion and an error in the Arabic rendering,

  وَتَحْرِيفٌ — and distortion. 'Wa-' joins this noun to the previous verdict 'an error' as a coordinated second judgement. The core noun 'distortion' carries the indefinite -un ending (audible tanween); the pattern of the word implies altering or twisting, sharpening the charge beyond mere mistake.

  From: Adam, Eve, and the Forbidden Tree →