ظُلْمٌinjustice

Example sentences

• وأَمِن فيها من الزور والكذب والفجور والظلم

  and feels secure therein from falsehood, lying, immorality, and injustice.

  وَالظُّلْمِ — and injustice. 'And' plus 'wrongdoing / oppression', parallel genitive. The closing item, completing the evils he is shielded from.

  From: The Meaning of Fasting →

• وَقَالَ تَعَالَى إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ

  And He said: 'Indeed, shirk is a great injustice.'

  لَظُلْمٌ — is a great injustice. A noun, 'a wrong/injustice', preceded by an emphatic prefix that reinforces the assertion, 'is surely a wrong'. This 'la-' prefix is a stressing particle paired with the earlier 'indeed', doubling the emphasis; the noun is the predicate.

  From: The Sin of Idolatry →