أَسْمَاعٌears

Example sentences

• فاعلم أن وعظه لا يتجاوز الأسماع،

  Then know that his preaching does not go beyond the ears,

  الْأَسْمَاعَ — the ears. This is the object of 'pass beyond', in the accusative, and it is a broken plural of the word for 'hearing' — reshaped internally, not just suffixed. 'Not passing the ears' is the metaphor: the sermon reaches hearing but goes no deeper.

  From: Sincere Preaching →