لِمَنْfor who

Example sentences

• طُوبَى لمن أنصف ربّه

  Blessed is the one who is fair with his Lord.

  لِمَنْ — for the one who. li- = 'for'; man = 'whoever, the one who' — together 'for the one who'.

  From: Returning to God →

• وأمر أيضاً بالحمد بقوله فإذا قال سمع الله لمن حمده فقولوا ربنا ولك الحمد

  And he also commanded praise saying: 'When he says: Allah hears the one who praises Him. You say: Our Lord, to You is the praise.'

  لِمَنْ — the one who. 'the one who' — 'li' plus the relative 'man'; the verb 'hear' governs 'li': 'heard whoever...'.

  From: The Opening Chapter →

• قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم تضمن الله لمن خرج في سبيله لا يخرجه إلا جهاد في سبيلي،

  The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'Allah guarantees for the one who goes out in His path, driven solely by striving for My cause,

  لِمَن — for the one who. This is the preposition li- (for) fused with the relative 'who', 'for the one who', marking the beneficiary of the guarantee. The li- governs that relative and opens a clause describing who is meant; the two pieces combine into one link.

  From: Paradise for Those Who Strive →

• قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ

  Allah the Exalted said: 'Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating partners with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills.'

  لِمَنْ — for whom. The front prefix is a 'for' preposition forcing the following relative word into the (genitive) form, marking the beneficiary of the forgiveness. It heads 'for whomever He wills'.

  From: The Sin of Idolatry →

• حَتَّى يَقُولُونَ قُلْ لِمَنْ لَا يَصْدُقُ لَا يَتْبَعُنِي

  Until they say, "Say to the one who does not speak truthfully, 'Do not follow me.'"

  لِمَنْ — to the one who. A preposition 'to' fused to a relative 'the one who', so the word means 'to whoever'. The preposition forces that relative into the genitive and marks the addressee of the upcoming command.

  From: Truthfulness and Righteousness →

• فَقُلْتُ لِمَنْ أَنْتَ يَا غُلاَمُ

  So I said, 'Who do you belong to, O boy?'

  لِمَنْ — to whom. Preposition 'to/for' fused with the question-word 'who', so one chunk asks 'to whom [do you belong]'. The preposition here sets up a belonging relationship, asking whose the boy is. So this small word does double duty: a question and a possession-frame.

  From: A Night with the Prophet →

• وأمر أيضاً بالحمد بقوله فإذا قال سمع الله لمن حمده فقولوا ربنا ولك الحمد

  And he also commanded the praise by saying: 'When he says: Allah hears the one who praises Him, say: Our Lord, to You is the praise.'

  لِمَنْ — the one who. This single word fuses the preposition li- 'for / to' with the relative 'who / whoever', meaning 'for the one who'. The li- marks the beneficiary of God's hearing, and the merged relative opens a clause describing that person, so two grammatical jobs sit in one form.

  From: Praise and Supplication in Prayer →