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مُحْكَم firm in Arabic

مُحْكَم is how you say “firm” in Arabic.

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ميزانُه واضح معنى مُحْكَم وجملةٌ تامّة تشُدُّ القلبَ والعملَ معًا

Its scale is clear: a firm meaning and a complete sentence that ties the heart and the actions together.

مُحْكَمٌ firm

'firmly-built, sound', a passive participle on 'meaning', agreeing as indefinite nominative. Being passive, it casts the meaning as one that has been made tight and well-fastened.

From Remembrance That Reshapes the Heart

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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.

مُحْكَمٌ solid

'solid, tightly-made', a passive participle, a second predicate. Being passive, it casts truth as something built tight and unshakeable.

From Small Deeds, Great Reward

والتفكر في عجائبه والعمل بمحكمه والتسليم بمتشابهه

And contemplate its wonders, act on its clear commandments, and submit to its ambiguous ones.

بِمُحْكَمِهِ on its clear commandments

The verb of acting reaches its object through 'bi-' — to 'act BY' something. The noun names the Book's clear, decisive passages; those you put into practice. It deliberately sets up the contrast with the 'ambiguous' part named next.

From Devotion to the Quran

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