لُطْفgentleness

Example sentences

• وبره ولطفه وإحسانه وَرَحمته فِي قيوميته

  And His kindness, gentleness, benevolence, and mercy in His self-subsistence.

  وَلُطْفِهِ — and His gentleness. 'And' plus 'gentle grace' with '-hi' (His) attached, parallel — His gentleness. Second of the four.

  From: Knowing God Through His Acts →

• وقد يكون لطفًا من الله تعالى بالعبد الجاهل،

  And it may be a kindness from Almighty Allah to the ignorant servant,

  لُطْفًا — a kindness. An indefinite noun naming what the thing turns out to be, 'a kindness', carried in the ending that marks the completing description after the verb of being. Arabic flags this 'what it amounts to' role with a special ending rather than word order.

  From: Trust in God →