أَرْض earth in Arabic

كم بين قوله لآدم إني جاعل في الأرض خليفة،

How vast is the difference between His words to Adam: 'I will place a vicegerent on earth,'

الأَرْضِ earth

al- = 'the'; ard means 'earth, land' — the noun after 'fi'.

From Adam's Descent

إِذا علقت شروش الْمعرفَة فِي أَرض الْقلب نَبتَت فِيهِ شَجَرَة الْمحبَّة،

When the roots of knowledge take hold in the soil of the heart, the tree of love grows there.

أَرْضِ soil of

ard means 'ground, soil'; heading an 'of…' phrase with the next word; the noun after 'fi'.

From Knowledge, Reverence, Obedience

أَرض الْفطْرَة رحبة قابلة لما يغرس فيها،

The soil of innate disposition is expansive and receptive to what is planted in it.

أَرْضُ soil

ard means 'ground, soil'; the '-u' ending marks it as the subject, heading an 'of…' phrase with the next word.

From Knowledge, Reverence, Obedience

اثبت عند أول موجة، تتكشّف لك أرضٌ أرسخ تحت قدمك

Stand firm at the first wave, as a steadier ground will be revealed beneath your feet.

أَرْضٌ ground

'ard' = 'ground, land'. No 'al-', so 'a ground'. Subject of the verb.

From Small Daily Habits

يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ إنَّك لَوْ أتَيْتنِي بِقُرَابِ الْأَرْضِ خَطَايَا ثُمَّ لَقِيتنِي لَا تُشْرِكُ بِي شَيْئًا لَأَتَيْتُك بِقُرَابِهَا مَغْفِرَةً

O son of Adam! Were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me, not associating anything with Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as it.

ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth

Second term of the 'fill of the earth' pair, in the possessive -i, naming the measure — the whole earth's worth. Its 'the' fixes the comparison to the earth we know.

From The Vastness of God's Mercy

فقاسوا فوجدوه أدنى إلى الأرض التي أراد،

They measured and found he was closer to the land he intended.

الأَرْضِ the land

Genitive after 'to', this is 'the land' he was nearer to — described by the relative clause coming next. Its ending follows from the preposition. It is the good land of his intention.

From Righteous Company

فلا يبقى على وجه الأرض أحد في قلبه مثقال ذرة من خير أو إيمان إلا قبضته،

No one will remain on the face of the earth with an atom's weight of goodness or faith in their heart except that the wind will take their soul.

الْأَرْضِ the earth

This completes 'the face of the earth', in the genitive as owner. So the sweep covers the whole world's surface.

From The Return of Jesus

فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قوموا إلى جنة عرضها السماوات والأرض

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'Rise to a paradise as vast as the heavens and the earth.'

وَالْأَرْضِ and the earth

This is wa- (and) on 'the earth' carrying 'the', the second half of the paired measure 'the heavens and the earth'. It matches the noun before it in being definite and in form, the agreement marking them as one linked pair.

From A Handful of Dates and Paradise

قال يقول عمير بن الحمام الأنصاري رضي الله عنه يا رسول الله جنة عرضها السماوات والأرض؟

Umayr bin Al-Humam Al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'O Messenger of Allah, a paradise as vast as the heavens and the earth?'

وَالْأَرْضُ and the earth

This is wa- (and) on 'the earth' carrying 'the', the second half of the paired 'heavens and earth'. It matches the noun before it in definiteness and form, the agreement marking the pair as one measure.

From A Handful of Dates and Paradise

ثم أقسم سبحانه ب ﴿وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ وَالأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ﴾

Then God swore by the heavens with their return and the earth with its cleaving.

وَالْأَرْضِ and the earth

wa- (and) on a definite noun 'the earth', in the genitive, the second thing sworn by, paired in parallel with the sky under the same oath-'by'.

From Preparing for Judgment Day

فأقسم بالسماء ورجعها بالمطر والأرض وصدعها بالنبات

So He swore by the heavens returning with rain and the earth splitting with plants.

وَالْأَرْضِ and the earth

wa- (and) on a definite noun 'the earth', in the genitive, paired with the sky as the second item under the oath.

From Preparing for Judgment Day

وأقسم سبحانه ب ﴿وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ وَالأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ﴾

And He, Glory be to Him, swore by 'the sky with its returning rain and the earth with its cracks.'

وَالأَرْضِ and the earth

The second thing sworn by, 'the earth', set parallel to the sky by the leading 'and' and held in the genitive ending the oath 'by' reaches across to it. It keeps its own 'the' for definiteness.

From Oaths of Provision

فأقسم بالسماء ورجعها بالمطر والأرض وصدعها بالنبات

So He swore by the sky and its returning rain, and by the earth and its splitting for plants.

وَالأَرْضِ and the earth

The earth, sworn by, joined to the sky by the leading 'and' and held in the genitive ending the oath reaches across to it. It carries its own 'the' for definiteness.

From Oaths of Provision

فسر الرجع به ومقابلته بصدع الأرض عن النبات

Thus, 'returning' was interpreted as rain, and its counterpart was the earth splitting for plants.

الأَرْضِ of the earth

The owner half of the pairing, 'the earth', so 'the splitting of the earth'. As the possessor it sits in the genitive ending and keeps its own 'the'.

From Oaths of Provision

وفسر الصدع بالنبات، لأنه يصدع الأرض أي يشقها

And the 'splitting' was interpreted as the plant, because it splits the earth, that is, it cracks it.

الأَرْضَ the earth

The object of 'it splits', 'the earth', in the accusative object ending with its own 'the'. Arabic marks the thing acted upon by the noun's ending, here clearly the receiver of the splitting.

From Oaths of Provision

فأقسم سبحانه بالسماء ذات المطر والأرض ذات النبات

So He, Glory be to Him, swore by the sky with rain and the earth with plants.

وَالأَرْضِ and the earth

The earth, sworn by, joined to the sky by the leading 'and' and held in the genitive that the oath 'by' reaches across to it. It keeps its own 'the'.

From Oaths of Provision

ثم أقسم سبحانه ب ﴿وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ وَالأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ﴾

Then He, the Exalted, swore by "the sky with its returning rain and the earth with its splitting growth."

وَالأَرْضِ and the earth

The earth, sworn by, joined to the sky by the leading 'and' and held in the genitive the oath reaches across to it. It keeps its own 'the'.

From Signs of Resurrection

فأقسم بالسماء ورجعها بالمطر والأرض وصدعها بالنبات

So He swore by the sky and its rain, and by the earth and its plants.

وَالأَرْضِ and by the earth

The earth, sworn by, joined by the leading 'and' and held in the genitive the oath reaches across to it. It keeps its own 'the'.

From Signs of Resurrection

والخير كله من قبل السماء يجي لما كان أظهر الخير المشهود بالعيان المطر فسر الرجع به ومقابلته بصدع الأرض عن النبات

And all good comes from the sky, and since the most evident visible blessing is rain, the 'return' is interpreted as such, contrasted with the earth's splitting for plant growth.

الأَرْضِ the earth

The owner half of the pairing, 'the earth', so 'the splitting of the earth'. As the possessor it sits in the genitive ending and keeps its own 'the'.

From Signs of Resurrection

وفسر الصدع بالنبات، لأنه يصدع الأرض أي يشقها

And the splitting is explained as the plants, because they split the earth, meaning they break through it.

الأَرْضَ the earth

The object of 'it splits', 'the earth', in the accusative object ending with its own 'the'. The noun's ending marks it as the thing acted upon.

From Signs of Resurrection

فأقسم سبحانه بالسماء ذات المطر والأرض ذات النبات وكل من ذلك آية من آيات الله تعالى الدالة على ربوبيته

So He, the Exalted, swore by the sky with its rain and the earth with its plants, and each of these is a sign of Allah's lordship.

وَالأَرْضِ and the earth

The earth, sworn by, joined by the leading 'and' and held in the genitive the oath reaches across to it. It keeps its own 'the'.

From Signs of Resurrection

ثم أقسم سبحانه ب ﴿وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ وَالأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ﴾

Then Allah, the Exalted, swore by 'the sky which returns' and 'the earth which cleaves open.'

وَالْأَرْضِ and the earth

This joins 'and' to 'the earth', a second object of the same oath, genitive after the oath particle carried over. Like 'the sky', it is definite and leads into its own descriptive 'possessing' phrase, balancing the two sworn-by signs.

From Oaths That Seal the Truth

فأقسم بالسماء ورجعها بالمطر والأرض وصدعها بالنبات

He swore by the sky and its returning of rain, and the earth and its cleaving with plants.

وَالْأَرْضِ and the earth

This joins 'and' to 'the earth', another object swept into the oath, definite and parallel to 'the sky'. It carries the genitive of the sworn-by status and leads into its own 'and its cleaving' phrase.

From Oaths That Seal the Truth

فسر الرجع به ومقابلته بصدع الأرض عن النبات

The return is interpreted as rain and its counterpart is the earth cleaving with plants.

الْأَرْضِ of the earth

This is the owner noun 'the earth' closing 'the cleaving of the earth', in the genitive of the possessive pair, made definite by 'the'. It names whose splitting is meant and lends definiteness back to 'cleaving'.

From Oaths That Seal the Truth