أمْرmatter

Example sentences

• بَلْ أَمْرُهُمْ كَانَ بِالضِّدِّ مِنْ أَمْرِ الرَّسُولِ، كَفِرْعَوْنَ وَنَمْرُودَ وَأَضْرَابِهِمَا

  Rather, their matter was the opposite of that of the Messenger’s, like Pharaoh, Nimrod, and their like.

  أَمْرُهُمْ — their matter. This noun names a matter or affair, with an attached possessive pronoun, 'their affair', and stands as the topic of the clause. The owner pronoun points to the kings; the noun heads what is being contrasted with the Messenger's case.

  From: Signs of the Messenger in Medina →

• بَلْ أَمْرُهُمْ كَانَ بِالضِّدِّ مِنْ أَمْرِ الرَّسُولِ، كَفِرْعَوْنَ وَنَمْرُودَ وَأَضْرَابِهِمَا

  Rather, their matter was the opposite of that of the Messenger’s, like Pharaoh, Nimrod, and their like.

  أَمْرِ — matter of. This noun names a matter or affair and opens a possessive pairing with the next word: the affair of the Messenger. Governed by the preposition before it, it heads the 'of' chain naming what the kings' case is opposite to.

  From: Signs of the Messenger in Medina →