وَإِنeven if

Example sentences

• السرّ أن الثِّقَال في الميزان من طبيعة الحقّ؛ فهو ثابتٌ مُحكَم، والباطل خفيفٌ مُتلاشي، وإن بدا ضخمًا في أعين الناس

  The secret is that the weight in the balance stems from the nature of truth; it is firm and solid, while falsehood is light and vanishing, even if it appears large in people's eyes.

  وَإِنْ — and if. 'even if' — 'wa' plus the conditional 'in', here conceding a point: 'and even though...'. It sets up a contrast with what looks true.

  From: Small Deeds, Great Reward →

• فإذا ظهر الدليلُ الراجحُ تبِعه، وإن بقي الخلافُ بعد استفراغ الوسع قبِله، لأن اجتماعَ القلوب على العدلِ أرجحُ من انتصارِ لسانٍ على لسان

  When the stronger evidence appears, he follows it, and if the disagreement remains after exhausting all efforts, he accepts it, because the unity of hearts upon justice is weightier than the victory of one tongue over another.

  وَإِن — and if. 'and if' opens the contrasting case — 'and if [disagreement] remains...'. Its result ('he accepts it') follows; what to do when, even after honest effort, the difference does not resolve.

  From: Mercy in Disagreement →

• وإن رُتِّبَ بمفاتيحٍ وروابط صار بيتًا يسهل الرجوعُ إلى غرفه

  And if organized with keys and links, it becomes a house whose rooms are easy to return to.

  وَإِنْ — and if. 'and if' opens the opposite case to the last — 'and if it is arranged...'. The paired conditions (unplanned vs. arranged) structure the lesson. Its result ('it becomes a house') follows.

  From: A Quran Memorization Method →

• وإن رُتِّبَ بمفاتيحٍ وروابط صار بيتًا يسهل الرجوعُ إلى غرفه

  And if organized with keys and links, it becomes a house easy to return to its rooms.

  وَإِنْ — and if. 'and if' opens the contrasting case again — 'and if it is arranged...'. The paired conditions (chaotic vs. ordered) restate the earlier lesson; result follows.

  From: Retaining the Quran →

• السابع أن رد الماء إلى الاحليل أو الصلب بعد خروجه منه غير معروف ولا هو أمر معتاد جرت به القدرة وإن كان مقدورًا للرب تعالى

  The seventh is that returning water to the urethra or backbone after it has departed is neither known nor a usual occurrence allowed by power, even if it is something the Lord Almighty can do.

  وَإِنْ — even if. This joins 'and' to the concessive 'even if', built from 'and' plus the conditional 'if'. It introduces a counter-consideration, granting a point while not overturning the main claim: 'even though it is within His power'.

  From: Ten Proofs of Resurrection →

• بعيدا من التصنع، لا يظهر التقشف، وإن كان باديا عليه،

  Away from affectation, not displaying austerity, although it was evident on him,

  وَإِنْ — and if. This is a concessive 'even if / although' built from a connector plus the conditional 'if', granting a point that runs against the main statement. It sets up 'although it actually was so'.

  From: The Grandson's Noble Grief →

• لَا يكون تَركهَا مَحْمُودًا فِي حَال وَاحِد وَإِن ارْتقى مقَامه

  Abandoning them is not commendable in any situation, even if one's rank is elevated.

  وَإِنِ — even if. A connector plus 'if', forming 'even if'. The 'if' opens a concessive condition that grants the extreme case; the pairing signals the rule holds despite what follows.

  From: Patience in Hard Times →