إِلَّاexcept

Example sentences

• ونكتة الْمَسْأَلَة أَنَّهُ لَا يرى ربه إِلَّا محسنا، وَلَا يرى نَفسه إِلَّا مسيئا

  And the essence of the matter is that he sees his Lord as nothing but good, and himself as nothing but wrong.

  إِلَّا — as nothing but. illa = 'except, but'; after a negation it means 'nothing but, only'.

  From: Returning to God →

• ونكتة الْمَسْأَلَة أَنَّهُ لَا يرى ربه إِلَّا محسنا، وَلَا يرى نَفسه إِلَّا مسيئا

  And the essence of the matter is that he sees his Lord as nothing but good, and himself as nothing but wrong.

  إِلَّا — as nothing but. illa = 'except, but'; after a negation it means 'nothing but, only'.

  From: Returning to God →

• قال ما جئت إلا لذلك

  He said: I have come only for that.

  إِلَّا — only. illa = 'except, but'; after the negation it means 'only, nothing but'.

  From: Early Converts to Islam →

• فقال أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأنك رسوله

  Then he said: I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah, and that you are His messenger.

  إِلَّا — but. illa = 'except, but' — 'except (God)'.

  From: Early Converts to Islam →

• وهذا أمر لم يحضره إلا أنا وصفوان فوالله لأعلم ما أتاك به إلا الله،

  And this is a matter witnessed only by me and Safwan, and by Allah, I know that it was none but Allah who brought it to you,

  إِلَّا — except. illa = 'except, but'.

  From: Early Converts to Islam →

• وهذا أمر لم يحضره إلا أنا وصفوان فوالله لأعلم ما أتاك به إلا الله،

  And this is a matter witnessed only by me and Safwan, and by Allah, I know that it was none but Allah who brought it to you,

  إِلَّا — none but. illa = 'except, but' — after the negation, 'none but'.

  From: Early Converts to Islam →

• لِأَنَّهَا لَا تَدْعُو إِلا إِلَى مَا تَشْتَهِي

  Because it only calls to what it desires.

  إِلَّا — except. illa = 'except, but'; after the negation, 'except, only'.

  From: Resisting Temptation →

• فَقَالَ لَهُ القامر أشْرب مَا فِي النَّهر وَإِلَّا فافتد مِنْهُ

  So the winner said to him, 'Drink what is in the river, or ransom yourself from it.'

  وَإِلَّا — or. 'wa-' = 'and'; 'illa' = 'otherwise' — together 'or else'.

  From: Luqman's Response to Injustice →

• صفاء الْعِبَادَات لَا ينَال إِلَّا بصفاء التَّوْحِيد

  The purity of worship is attained only through the purity of monotheism.

  إِلَّا — only. 'except, only' — the second half of the 'la ... illa' frame. After a negation it carves out the single exception, so 'is not attained except by...' equals 'is attained only by...'.

  From: Worship God Alone →

• هكذا تشهدُ لغةُ العرب؛ فلا يُحكى بالقولِ إلا كلامٌ تام

  Thus, the language of the Arabs testifies; only complete speech is spoken.

  إِلَّا — except. 'illa' equals 'except', completing the 'la ... illa' frame — after the negation it isolates the sole thing that IS spoken.

  From: Words That Nourish the Heart →

• كَقَوْل الْمُؤَذّن الله أكبر الله أكبر أشهد أَن لَا إِلَه إِلَّا الله أشهد أَن مُحَمَّدًا رَسُول الله

  As the caller to prayer says: (Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, I testify that there is no deity but Allah, I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah).

  إِلَّا — but. 'except' — carving the one exception out of the blanket denial: 'no god at all EXCEPT...'.

  From: The Declaration of Faith →

• الله أكبر الله أكبر أشهد أَن لَا إِلَه إِلَّا الله أشهد أَن مُحَمَّدًا رَسُول الله

  (Allah is the Greatest; Allah is the Greatest. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.)

  إِلَّا — but. 'except' — carving the one exception out of the blanket denial: 'no god at all EXCEPT...'.

  From: Small Deeds, Great Reward →

• فيظن من يظن أن السنة عندهم لا تكون إلا لما يجوز تركه؛

  Some might assume that according to them, a sunna is only what can be omitted.

  إِلَّا — only. 'except, only' — completing 'la...illa': 'is only...'.

  From: Required Remembrance →

• فيظن من يظن أن السنة عندهم لا تكون إلا لما يجوز تركه؛

  Thus, some may think that according to them, a recommended practice only applies to what can be omitted;

  إِلَّا — only. 'except, only' — completing 'la...illa': 'is only...'.

  From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →

• فلم يبق لِلِّصِّ إلا البيت الثالث، فهو الذي يَشُنُّ عليه الغارة

  So the thief is left with only the third house, which he launches an attack on.

  إِلَّا — except. A particle of exception carving one item out of the negation — 'nothing remained except the third house'. After a negative it singles out and affirms the one remaining case.

  From: Repelling the Devil →

• وهذا لا يتمكن الشيطان منه إلا بما عنده من سلاحه،

  And the devil cannot overpower him except with what he possesses of his weaponry.

  إِلَّا — except. The exception particle after a negation — 'cannot … except by'. It carves out the one route the devil does have.

  From: How Satan Exploits Weakness →

• وإلا فالدولة لعدوه عليه، ولا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله العليّ العظيم

  Otherwise, the upper hand belongs to his enemy over him, and there is no power or strength except with Allah, the Most High, the Great.

  وَإِلَّا — and otherwise. 'And' plus 'illa' in the 'if not' sense — 'and if it is not so', a compressed condition. It flips to the opposite case: should he lack that faith-supply.

  From: How Satan Exploits Weakness →

• وإلا فالدولة لعدوه عليه، ولا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله العليّ العظيم

  Otherwise, the upper hand belongs to his enemy over him, and there is no power or strength except with Allah, the Most High, the Great.

  إِلَّا — except. The exception particle — 'except by God', the one source affirmed after the double denial. It carves out the sole origin of all power.

  From: How Satan Exploits Weakness →

• فيستنفد حبه من قلب العَبْد قُوَّة الْحبّ كلهَا بحب مَا عرفه من صِفَات جماله ونعوت كَمَاله فَيُصْبِح فؤاد عَبده فَارغًا إِلَّا من محبته،

  So His love consumes all the strength of love in the heart of the servant due to the love of what he knows of His beauty and the descriptions of His perfection. Thus, the servant's heart becomes empty except for His love.

  إِلَّا — except. The exception particle — 'empty except…', carving out the one thing that remains. It readies the sole exception.

  From: Reflecting on God's Names →

• لَا تتحرك ذرّة فَمَا فَوْقهَا إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ

  Not a particle moves nor anything greater except by His permission.

  إِلَّا — except. The exception particle after the negation — 'except by His leave'. It carves out the one condition under which anything moves.

  From: God's Majesty →

• وَلَا تسْقط ورقة إِلَّا بِعِلْمِهِ

  Nor does a leaf fall except by His knowledge.

  إِلَّا — except. The exception particle — 'except by His knowledge'. It carves out the one condition.

  From: God's Majesty →

• وَلَا يشفع زهد عِنده إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ

  No one intercedes with Him except by His permission.

  إِلَّا — except. The exception particle — 'except by His leave'. It carves out the sole condition.

  From: God's Majesty →

• ملأوا مراكب الْقُلُوب مَتَاعا لَا تنْفق إِلَّا على الْملك

  They filled the vessels of hearts with goods that can only be spent on the King.

  إِلَّا — except. The exception particle after the negation — 'except on'. It carves out the sole recipient.

  From: Stages of the Seeker →

• فَمَا طلع الْفجْر الا وَهِي بالمينا

  The dawn had not broken before they were at the port.

  إِلَّا — except. The exception particle, here completing 'ma… illa' — 'except that', i.e. 'no sooner… than'. It marks the swiftness.

  From: Stages of the Seeker →