فَإِنْif

Example sentences

• فإن غرست شَجَرَة الإيمان والتقوى أورثت حلاوة الأبد،

  If the tree of faith and piety is planted, it yields the sweetness of eternity.

  فَإِنْ — so if. fa- = 'so, then'; in = 'if' — together they open a condition.

  From: Knowledge, Reverence, Obedience →

• فإن قيل فقد قال تعالى ﴿أَيَحْسَبُ الإِنْسَانُ أَلَّنْ نَجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُ بَلَى قَادِرِينَ عَلَى أَنْ نُسَوِّيَ بَنَانَهُ﴾

  Then if it is said, Allah, the Exalted, stated: 'Does man think that We will not assemble his bones? Yes, We are able to proportion his fingertips.'

  فَإِنْ — then if. The fa- here is a connector launching the next move in the argument, and it is fused with the conditional particle 'if'. Together they set up a supposition: if such-and-such is said. Arabic conditionals lead with this particle and expect a matching answer-clause to follow.

  From: Ten Proofs of Resurrection →

• فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَرَاكَ

  If you do not see Him, then indeed He sees you.

  فَإِن — then if. A 'so/then' opener fused to the conditional 'if', setting up a fallback case. The 'so' links it to the prior instruction, and the 'if' marks the clause whose consequence the second half supplies.

  From: Faith and Worship →

• قُلْتُ فَإِنْ كُفِيتَ ذَلِكَ وَدُعِيتَ إِلَى الْجَمَالِ وَالْمَالِ وَالشَرَفِ وَالْكَفَاءَةِ أَلا تُجِيبُ؟

  I said: If that would be enough, and you were asked for beauty, wealth, honor, and suitability, would you not answer?

  فَإِنْ — if. The connector fa- ('so') fused to a conditional particle ('if'). The fa- ties this to the run of dialogue, and the conditional opens an 'if...then' frame whose answer ('would you not answer?') comes at the end of the sentence.

  From: The Prophet's Marriage to Khadijah →

• قَالَ أَنْ تَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ كَأَنَّك تَرَاهُ، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَرَاك

  He said: 'It is to worship Allah as if you see Him, for if you do not see Him, He surely sees you.'

  فَإِنْ — for if. An 'if' fronted by fa-: the fa- means 'for/then', drawing a consequence from the simile, while the 'if' opens a real condition. Together they pivot to the fallback case, 'for if you do not see Him'. The pairing readies a result-clause to follow.

  From: When Gabriel Came to Teach →