حُكْمٌjudgment

Example sentences

• تُبنى الأحكامُ على حفظِ خمسةٍ تُعَدُّ أُسَّ النظام الدِّينِ، والنَّفسِ، والعقلِ، والنَّسلِ، والمالِ

  Judgments are based on the preservation of five essential values: religion, life, intellect, lineage, and wealth.

  الْأَحْكَامُ — judgments. A broken plural, 'the rulings / judgments,' the subject of the passive 'are built.' As a non-human plural it took the feminine verb before it. What they rest on comes next.

  From: Five Objectives of Islamic Law →

• يُمهِّد الصمتُ لنيةٍ أدقّ، فيجعل الكلمةَ أصدق، والحكمَ أعدل، والاعتذارَ أسرع

  Silence paves the way for a sharper intention, making words more truthful, judgments more just, and apologies faster.

  وَالحُكْمَ — and the judgments. 'and the judgement,' joined by 'and,' a second thing 'made' — in the -a form. Paired with its outcome 'juster' next: silence sharpens intention, which makes one's JUDGEMENT fairer.

  From: On Silence →

• لَهُ الْسَّكَّةُ وَالْخُطْبَةُ وَمَا لَهُ حُكْمٌ نَافِذٌ وَلَا سُلْطَانٌ،

  He has the mint and the sermon, but he has no binding ruling or authority.

  حُكْمٌ — a ruling. An indefinite noun, 'a ruling', serving as the subject of the negated 'he has' clause: it is the thing he does NOT possess. Its indefinite, no-'the' shape suits the sweeping negation, 'not any binding ruling'. It is the noun the following adjective describes.

  From: Ignoring God's Guidance →