عِلْمٍknowledge

Example sentences

• الوعظ فن بذاته يحتاج إلى مشاركة جيدة في العلم،

  Preaching is an art in itself that requires a good share of knowledge.

  الْعِلْمِ — the knowledge. In the genitive after the preposition, this names the field: knowledge. It is definite, framing 'the knowledge' as the recognized body of religious learning the preacher must partake of. Its ending answers to the preposition that governs it.

  From: Sincere Preaching →

• وَفِي الْجُمْلَةِ تَرْكٌ كَتَبَةٌ الْفُنُونِ آثارًا بَارِزَةً فِي عِلْمٍ وَمُصَنَّفَاتِ ابْنِ الْجَوْزِيِّ،

  Overall, the Book of Arts left notable traces on the scholarship and writings of Ibn al-Jawzi,

  عِلْمٍ — scholarship. An indefinite noun governed by the preceding 'in' and so in the genitive. It names the first domain, a field of learning, in which the book's influence appears. Its indefiniteness keeps the scholarship general.

  From: A Life of Reading and Writing →