كَأَنlike

Example sentences

• ثم يرسل الله أو قال ينزل الله مطرا كأنه الطل أو الظل،

  Then Allah will send—or he said: Allah will send down—rain like dew or shade,

  كَأَنَّهُ — like. This is the 'as if / as though' particle with attached 'it' — 'as if it [were]...'. Like its 'inna' family it grips its subject in the accusative. It opens a likeness for the rain. The predicate of the likeness follows.

  From: The Return of Jesus →

• قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من أصبح معافى في بدنه، آمنا في سربه عنده قوت يومه، فكأنما حيزت له الدنيا

  The Messenger of God (peace be upon him) said: Whoever wakes up healthy in his body, secure in his dwelling, having his day's provision, it is as if the world was gathered for him.

  كَأَنَّمَا — it is as if. This particle means 'as if' and introduces a comparison, signalling that what follows is a likeness rather than a literal claim. It frames the whole result clause as a vivid figure: it is as though the world were his.

  From: Health as a Blessing →