الْعَدْلَjustice in Arabic

Example sentences

• تَقُولُ إِنَّ نِسَاءَكَ يَنْشُدْنَكَ اللَّهَ الْعَدْلَ فِي بِنْتِ أَبِ بَكْرِ،

  She says that your wives implore you, by God, for justice for the daughter of Abu Bakr.

  الْعَدْلَ — justice. A noun carrying 'the', made definite to name the specific fairness sought; its accusative ending marks it as the thing demanded, the second object of the imploring. So it names what the wives are pressing for.

  From: Wives of the Prophet →

• وَقَالَتْ إِنَّ نِسَاءَكَ يَنْشُدْنَكَ اللَّهَ الْعَدْلَ فِي بِنْتِ ابْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةِ،

  She said, "Your wives are urging you to ask Allah for justice for the daughter of the son of Abu Quhafa."

  الْعَدْلَ — justice. A noun carrying 'the', made definite to name the specific fairness sought; its accusative ending marks it as the thing demanded, the object of the urging. So it names what the wives press for.

  From: Wives of the Prophet →