مَثَلُexample

Example sentences

• وَقَدْ جُعِلَ لَهَا مَثَلُ الْحَوِيَّةِ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ،

  And indeed something like a small pouch was placed on his back for her.

  مَثَلُ — something like. This noun, 'a likeness / something like', is the thing the passive verb is about, what was placed, and it wears the subject-style -u ending marking it as the placed item. Because the verb is passive, this is the receiver of the placing. It opens an owner-and-owned pairing with the pouch-word after it.

  From: Honoring Parents →

• الْمَثَلُ الثَّانِيُ الظَّبْيُ أَشَدُّ سَعْيًا مِنَ الْكَلْبِ،

  The second example: the gazelle exerts itself more than the dog.

  الْمَثَلُ — the example. A definite noun 'the example', heading the second illustration like a section title standing on its own. Its al- marks the specific example about to be told. It opens a label-then-explanation structure rather than a full sentence.

  From: Choosing Good Companions →

• وَمَثَلُ الأَوَّلِ كَرَجُلٍ صَارَعَ رَجُلًا شَدِيدًا فَلَا يُقْهَرُ إِلَّا بِتَعَبٍ وَمِشْقَةٍ

  And the example of the first is like a man who wrestled a very strong man; he is not overcome except by fatigue and hardship.

  وَمَثَلُ — and the example. The 'wa-' connects this into the passage, and the noun heads an 'of' pairing with 'the first' that follows: 'the example of the first'. The owner comes next and supplies the definiteness.

  From: Staying Firm in Faith →

• وَمَثَلُ هَذِهِ الْعُبُودِيَّةِ لَا تَفْرِقُ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَهْلِ النَّارِ

  And the example of this servitude does not distinguish between the people of Paradise and the people of Hell.

  وَمَثَلُ — and the example. The 'wa-' connects this into the passage, and the noun heads an 'of' pairing built from 'this servitude' that follows: 'the example of this servitude'. It is the subject of the coming verb.

  From: What Worship Really Means →