لَكِنَّ however in Arabic

لَكِن مَقْصُود أهل التَّحْقِيق كالجنيد وَنَحْوه أَن يكون هَذَا التَّوْحِيد للْعَبد خلقا ومقاما

However, what the people of realization, like Al-Junayd and his peers, mean is that this tawhid becomes for the servant a disposition and a station.

لَكِنَّ however

A 'but, however' particle that throws the noun right after it into the object form — so the following word wears an accusative ending although it heads the new statement.

From Worship God Alone

لا تُرى سريعًا، لكن المحصّلة خفّةٌ مقلقة

it's not seen quickly, but the result is a disturbing lightness.

لَكِنَّ but

'but', a contrast word that grabs the next noun into the accusative as its subject.

From When Hidden Deeds Are Shown

وأما من كان ليس من أهله لكونه غير جامع لأدواته فحرام عليه التفسير لكن له أن ينقل التفسير عن المعتمدين من أهله

As for those who are not its experts due to lack of tools, it is forbidden for them to interpret, but they can convey interpretation from trusted sources.

لَكِنَّ but

A strong 'but / however' turning the ruling toward an allowance, setting the concession against the ban just stated.

From Quran Interpretation and Debate

الإرادةُ تُشعل البداية، لكن العاداتِ تحملُ الطريق

Will kindles the beginning, but habits carry the journey.

لَكِنَّ but

A strong 'but / however' that turns to the contrast — and grammatically grips the following noun into the -a form (seen in 'habits' next). Will starts things; BUT something else carries them on.

From Steady Spiritual Habits

ولكن ضلال من لم يدر ما جاءت به الرسل كما ينبغي بالحكمة شر ممن يدري،

But the misguidance of one who does not know what the messengers brought, as he should through wisdom, is worse than that of one who knows.

وَلَكِنَّ and indeed

The core here is 'lakinna', one of a small family of particles (the 'inna' group) that grip the noun right after them and force it into the accusative case. Its job is to pivot the sentence: it cancels or qualifies what was just said and swings attention to a contrast. The 'wa-' is only a connector tying this turn to the previous line.

From Revelation Over Philosophy

لكنها ليست من علوم الدين، ولا مما يتقرب به الى الله ولا من زاد المعاد،

But it is not among the sciences of religion, nor is it something that brings one closer to Allah, nor is it provision for the hereafter.

لَكِنَّهَا but it

This is the contrast particle 'but' (from the 'inna' family) with an attached '-ha' = 'it' as its subject. Like its relatives it grips that subject in the accusative. It pivots: granted it is harmless, BUT it is not religious knowledge. The pronoun points to natural philosophy.

From Intention in Islam

إن الله لا ينظر إلى أجسادكم، ولا إلى صوركم، ولكن ينظر إلى قلوبكم وأعمالكم

Indeed, Allah does not look at your bodies, nor at your appearances, but He looks at your hearts and deeds.

وَلَكِنَّ but rather

This is wa- (and) fused with the strong adversative 'but', pivoting from what God does not regard to what He does. That 'but' particle is of the heavy emphatic type and governs the noun after it; here, though, the next word is a verb, so it leads straight into the contrasting statement.

From Avoid Envy and Suspicion

ولكن العاقل لا يطلب السلامة من التكليف، بل يطلب التوفيق للقيام به

But the wise person does not seek freedom from obligation; rather, he seeks guidance to fulfill it.

وَلَكِنَّ but the wise person

The connector 'and' fused to a strong 'but', a contrast-particle that overturns what came before. Like its emphatic relatives, it forces the object ending onto the noun right after it even though that noun is the topic.

From Facing God's Tests

لَكِنَّ قَدْ يَطِيعُ أَمْرَهُ وَقَدْ يَعْصِيهُ وَقَدْ يَعْبُدُهُ مَعَ ذَلِكَ

But he may obey His command, disobey Him, and yet worship Him.

لَكِنَّ but

An adversative 'but / however', opening a contrast with what was just said. The particle flags that, despite the servant's devotion, his conduct can still swing either way.

From What Worship Really Means

لَكِنَّ الْعِبَادَةَ الْمَأْمُورَةَ بِهَا تَتَضَمَّنُ مَعْنَى الذُّلِّ وَمَعْنَى الْحُبِّ

But the worship that one is commanded to perform includes a sense of humility and a sense of love.

لَكِنَّ but

An adversative particle 'but', which corrects or qualifies the preceding point and forces the noun after it into the accusative. Its grammatical job is both to mark contrast and to govern that following noun's case.

From Faith and Worship

لَعُمْرُكَ مَا شَيْءٌ يَفُوْتُكَ نَيْلُهُ بِغَبْنٍ وَلَكِنَّ فِي الْعُقُولِ التَّغَابُنُ

By your life, nothing you fail to obtain is lost through injustice; rather, minds are mutually deluded.

وَلَكِنَّ but

This combines wa- with an adversative particle, 'but rather', pivoting from the denial to the real point. The adversative also grabs the noun after it into the accusative as its subject. So it both contrasts and re-cases what follows, steering toward 'the real loss is in the minds'.

From On Foolishness and Wisdom

وَلَكِنَّنِي أَخْشَى أَنْ أُؤْسَرَ فَقَالَ أَنَّكَ لَنْ تُؤْسَرَ

But I fear that I will be taken captive. He said, "You will not be taken captive."

وَلَكِنَّنِي but I

This one word stacks the connector 'but/and', a strong contrast-particle, and the 'I' ending. The contrast-particle flips the direction of the discourse, setting up an objection against what was just said. The fused 'I' makes the speaker the subject of the worry that follows.

From A Spy in the Enemy Camp

وَلَكِنَّ لِيَسْتَكْمِلُوا نَصِيبَهُمْ مِنْ كَرَامَتِي سَالِمًا مُوَفِّرًا

But so that they may complete their share of my favor, safe and well provided.

وَلَكِنَّ but

This joins the 'and' connector to a 'but' particle that pivots the sentence to the real reason, setting it against the cause just denied. The wa- links it in, and the 'but' word is the grammatical turning point introducing the correction. Together they open 'but rather...'.

From Under God's Shield

قال تعلمت العلم وعلمته وقرأت فيك القرآن قال كذبت، ولكنك تعلمت ليقال عالم وقرأت القرآن ليقال هو قارئ،

He said, "I learned the knowledge, I taught it, and I recited the Quran in your presence." He said, "You lied. Rather, you learned so that people would call you a scholar, and you recited the Quran so that they would say he is a reciter."

وَلَكِنَّكَ but you

This bundles the connector wa-, the strong-contrast particle 'but/rather', and -ka ('you') in one word. The contrast particle overturns the prior claim and forces that 'you' into the accusative as its subject: 'but rather you...'.

From Intentions on Judgment Day