صُورَةٌimage

Example sentences

• وفي السجود سبحانَ ربّي الأعلى فتضعُ النفسَ موضعَها عبدٌ يقتربُ بسجوده لا بصورةٍ يُنشِرها

  In prostration: 'Glory be to my Lord, the Most High,' you place the self in its position: a servant who draws near through prostration, not through an image to be shared.

  بِصُورَةٍ — through an image. 'by an image' — 'bi' of means plus an indefinite genitive, parallel to 'by his prostration'. The rejected method of drawing near.

  From: Remembrance That Reshapes the Heart →

• تُعرَض عليه الأعمال يوم القيامة لا كأرقام جافّة، بل كصورٍ ومعانٍ حية لها ثِقَلٌ وحضور

  Actions are presented on it on the Day of Judgment not as dry numbers, but as living images and meanings with weight and presence.

  كَصُوَرٍ — as images. 'as images, forms' — 'ka' (like) plus an indefinite genitive plural. The true image: deeds shown as living scenes.

  From: Small Deeds, Great Reward →