مَقْصُودintention

Example sentences

• 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.

  مَقْصُودَ — intention. Subject of the 'however' clause but accusative because the particle governs it; first half of a possessive pair, 'the aim of...', handing definiteness on.

  From: Worship God Alone →

• والتوكل والاستعانة للْعَبد لِأَنَّهُ هُوَ الْوَسِيلَة وَالطَّرِيق الَّذِي ينَال بِهِ مَقْصُوده ومطلوبه من الْعِبَادَة

  And reliance and seeking help are for the servant because they are the means and the path through which he attains his goals and desires in worship.

  مَقْصُودَهُ — his goal. This noun pairs with the attached 'his' as its owner, 'his goal', the goal belonging to the servant. Its ending marks it as the object of the attaining verb, the thing reached.

  From: Worship and Repentance →