إِيمَان faith in Arabic
إِيمَان is how you say “faith” in Arabic.
Root ا م ن ʾ-m-n. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar, form IV). īmān.
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Meaning of faith in Arabic
- faith, belief the verbal noun of آمَنَ (form IV); the standard term for religious faith
- trust, security of heart carries the root's underlying sense of being rendered secure and free from fear, extended to inward trust and conviction
Example sentence
فإن غرست شَجَرَة الإيمان والتقوى أورثت حلاوة الأبد،
If the tree of faith and piety is planted, it yields the sweetness of eternity.
الإِيمَانِ of faith
al- = 'the'; iman means 'faith, belief' — the 'of…' word: 'of faith'.
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How it is used
Classical and Qur'anic term for faith or belief; grammatically it is the verbal noun (maṣdar) of the form IV verb آمَنَ, whose base sense is "to render secure or safe," extended to trusting or believing.
Words from the same root
- أَمْنٌ security, safety (opposite of fear)
- أَمَانٌ safety, protection, freedom from fear
- أَمَانَةٌ trustworthiness; a trust or deposit
- أَمِينٌ trusty, trustworthy; one given charge over something
- آمِنٌ secure, safe, free from fear
- آمَنَ to render secure/safe; to trust or believe (form IV)
- مُؤْمِنٌ believer; one who has faith (active participle of آمَنَ)
- مَأْمُونٌ trusted, one relied upon as safe
More example sentences
ولا يزيدُ الإيمانَ علمًا ولا يقينًا؛ بل قد يفتحُ بابَ التخييلِ والبدع
and it neither increases faith in knowledge nor certainty; rather, it may open the door to delusion and innovations.
الإِيمَانَ faith
'the faith', accusative as the object that is (not) increased. The ending shows it receives the action.
وإن كثرت سيئاته عوقِبَ بقدرها، ثم تُخرجه بقيةُ حسناته ولو كانت مثقال ذرّة؛ إذ إن الإيمان لا ينعدم مع وجود أصلٍ منه
And if his bad deeds are numerous, he is punished according to them, then the rest of his good deeds deliver him, even if they are the weight of an atom, for faith does not vanish as long as a trace of it remains.
الْإِيمَانَ faith
'faith', accusative because 'inna' puts its subject in that case — 'indeed faith...'. The ending is driven by 'inna'.
فإنْ كان عند العبد عُدَّةٌ عتيدة من الإيمان تقاوم تلك العُدَّةِ وتزيد عليها، انتصف من الشيطان،
If the servant has a ready supply of faith to counter those weapons and surpass them, he prevails over the devil.
الْإِيمَانِ faith
In the genitive after 'of', definite — belief. The stuff the ready supply is made of.
من ذَا الَّذِي سبق إِلَى الْإِيمَان من أَصْحَابه
Who was the first among his companions to embrace faith?
الْإِيمَانِ faith
In the genitive after 'to', definite — belief. What he was first to embrace.
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.
إِيمَانٍ faith
Genitive, coordinated under 'of', this is 'faith' — the second thing an atom's weight of which condemns one to be taken by the wind. Its ending matches 'goodness'.
قَالَ فَأَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ الْإِيمَانِ
He said: 'Then tell me about faith.'
الْإِيمَانِ faith
The noun governed by 'about', carrying al- ('the') and standing in the (genitive) ending the preposition requires. It names the topic of the question, faith. Definite and case-marked, it is the fixed subject the speaker wants explained.
Common questions
- How do you say "faith" in Arabic?
- إِيمَان (īmān).
- What root does إِيمَان come from and what does it mean?
- It comes from the root ا م ن (ʾ-m-n), whose core sense is security, safety, and freedom from fear; إِيمَان is the verbal noun of آمَنَ, 'to render secure' or 'to trust/believe'.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).