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كَذَلِك in this way in Arabic

كَذَلِك is how you say “in this way” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

وكذلك قال ابن عباس ﵄ تبدى بالمطر ثم ترجع به في كل عام

Likewise, Ibn Abbas said it begins with rain and then returns with it every year.

وَكَذَلِكَ likewise

This joins 'and' to the demonstrative phrase 'likewise/like that'. Built from 'like' plus a demonstrative, it points back to the previously stated view and marks the new statement as matching it. It links and compares in one word.

From Oaths That Seal the Truth

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فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ لَا نَقُولُ إِنَّهُ مَلِكٌ ظَالِمٌ، بَلْ نَبِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ مَنْ اتَّبَعَهُ فَهُوَ مِنَ السُّعَدَاءِ، وَكَذَلِكَ مَنْ اتَّبَعَ مُوسَى فَهُوَ كَمَنْ اتَّبَعَ مُحَمَّدًا

When he heard this, he said: 'God forbid! We do not say he is a tyrant king, but a noble prophet. Whoever follows him is among the blessed, and likewise, whoever follows Moses is like one who follows Muhammad.'

وَكَذَلِكَ and likewise

This fuses the connector wa- to the comparison word 'likewise', meaning 'and likewise'. It signals that the same rule carries over to a new case, extending the point from one prophet to another.

From Signs of the Messenger in Medina

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