جَرَىhappened

Example sentences

• ما جرى على آدم هو المراد من وجوده

  What happened to Adam was the purpose of his existence.

  جَرَى — happened. Past-tense verb 'happened, occurred', 'he/it' form.

  From: Adam's Descent →

• فالثباتُ ماءٌ يجري، والانقطاعُ سيلٌ يعصف ثم يجف

  For perseverance is like flowing water, while discontinuity is like a torrent that rages and then dries up.

  يَجْرِي — it flows. Present-tense verb 'yajri' = 'it runs, flows'; subject 'it' (water) is built in.

  From: Small Daily Habits →

• السابع أن رد الماء إلى الاحليل أو الصلب بعد خروجه منه غير معروف ولا هو أمر معتاد جرت به القدرة وإن كان مقدورًا للرب تعالى

  The seventh is that returning water to the urethra or backbone after it has departed is neither known nor a usual occurrence allowed by power, even if it is something the Lord Almighty can do.

  جَرَتْ — it allowed. This is a completed-action verb 'it ran/flowed', feminine to agree with the feminine 'power' that follows as its subject. Used idiomatically, 'the power ran with it' means 'the power habitually brought it about'. The feminine shape signals the subject's gender.

  From: Ten Proofs of Resurrection →

• تَدْرُونَ مَا جَرَى بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ هَارُونِ الرَّشِيدِ؟

  Do you know what happened between me and the Commander of the Faithful, Harun al-Rashid?

  جَرَى — happened. A past-tense verb with its 'it' subject built in, naming the event the embedded question is about. Used of happenings, it carries a 'took place' sense. Person and tense ride inside the verb.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →