أَمْرٌ matter in Arabic

وهذا أمر لم يحضره إلا أنا وصفوان فوالله لأعلم ما أتاك به إلا الله،

And this is a matter witnessed only by me and Safwan, and by Allah, I know that it was none but Allah who brought it to you,

أَمْرٌ matter

amr means 'matter, affair'; the '-un' ending marks it indefinite — the subject 'a matter'.

From Early Converts to Islam

وَإِذَا حَمَلْتَهَا عَلَى أَمْرِ اللَّهِ صَلُحَتْ

And if you carry it upon the command of Allah, it becomes good.

أَمْرِ command

'amr' = 'command'; first half of an 'of' phrase that joins the next word: 'the command of...'.

From Faith as Light

وَإِذَا تَرَكْتَ الأَمْرَ إِلَيْهَا فَسَدَتْ

And if you leave the matter to it, it becomes corrupt.

الأَمْرَ the matter

'al-' = 'the'; 'amr' = 'matter, affair'. The '-a' ending marks it as the object of the verb.

From Faith as Light

وَأَمَرَ بِطَاعَتِهِ وَامْتِثَالِ أَمْرِهِ

And it commanded obedience to Him and adherence to His command.

أَمْرِهِ His command

'-hi' = 'His'; the 'of' word — 'of His command'.

From Intellect and Faith

وبين ما يسميه هو عقليات من الأمور المأخوذة عن بعض الطواغيت من المشركين وأهل الكتاب وغير ذلك من أنواع الاعتبار

And between what he calls 'rationalities' taken from some tyrants among the polytheists, People of the Book, and other forms of consideration.

ٱلْأُمُورِ the matters

Genitive after 'min' — 'the matters, affairs'; broken plural.

From Judging by Revelation

في الأمور العلمية والأمور العبادية،

In matters of knowledge and devotional acts,

الأُمُورِ matters

A plural noun in the genitive after 'in', made definite by 'al-'. It awaits the adjective that pins down which kind of matters.

From Deeds for God Alone

في الأمور العلمية والأمور العبادية،

In matters of knowledge and devotional acts,

وَالأُمُورِ and matters

'And' repeating 'matters' to open the second sphere, again definite and genitive. Restating the noun rather than just adding an adjective gives each domain its own footing.

From Deeds for God Alone

يدبر أَمر عباده

He manages the affairs of His servants,

أَمْرَ the affairs

'Affair / command', direct object of 'manages', accusative ('-a'), and first term of an 'of' pairing — 'the affair of His servants'. It owns the noun that follows.

From God's Majesty

وَيْشْهد حكمته وَنعمته فِي أمره وَنَهْيه

And witness His wisdom and blessing in His command and prohibition.

أَمْرِهِ His command

'Command / order' with '-hi' (His) attached, genitive after 'in'. The first half of the pairing.

From Knowing God Through His Acts

ثم ذكر الأمر المستدل عليه والمعاد بقوله ﴿إِنَّهُ عَلَى رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ﴾

Then, the matter being inferred and returned to is mentioned by His saying, 'Indeed, He is Able to bring him back.'

الأَمْرَ the matter

This noun 'the matter/affair' is the direct object of 'mentioned', carrying the object ending, made definite by 'the'. It is described by the participles that follow; the object ending marks it as what was mentioned.

From Ten Proofs of Resurrection

الأمر الثالث ما تضمنه قوله ﴿تَنْزِيلٌ مِنْ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ﴾

The third matter is what is contained in His saying: 'A revelation from the Lord of the worlds.'

الأَمْرُ the matter

The noun 'matter/affair' with 'the', the subject of the sentence, marked by the subject ending. The ending assigns it the topic role; the ordinal that follows specifies which matter.

From False Prophets

وكلما اشتغل بالشهوات، كدر قلبه، واشتبه عليه الأمر

But the more he engages in desires, the murkier his heart becomes, and things become confused for him.

الأَمْرُ the things

The thing that becomes confused, 'the matter', filling the verb's subject slot and so carrying the subject ending. Its 'the' makes it the definite affair already in view.

From A Sound Heart Knows

وكان القميص أصدق شاهد أعلى الأمر المختبي

And the shirt was the most truthful witness to the hidden matter.

ٱلْأَمْرِ the matter

The al- makes this definite, 'the matter'. As the noun governed by the preposition before it, it takes the -i ending Arabic gives objects of a preposition.

From The Story of Prophet Joseph

وَمَنْ لَمْ يَقِفْ عِنْدَ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ وَنَهْيِهِ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ

And whoever does not stand by God's command and prohibition is not among the pious.

أَمْرِ command

A noun 'command' heading an 'of' chain; it drops its own 'the' and demands the following name to complete 'command of...'. It carries the after-preposition ending from the 'at' before it. It heads the phrase whose owner comes next.

From Trust and Piety

إِنَّهُ قَدْ حَدَثَ أَمْرٌ

Indeed, something has happened.

أَمْرٌ something

An indefinite noun 'a matter/something' that is the delayed doer of 'happened'; its plain subject ending and indefinite tanwin mark it as an unspecified event newly announced. It is what the dummy 'it' earlier stood in for.

From Umar and the Prophet's Wives

لَكِنَّ قَدْ يَطِيعُ أَمْرَهُ وَقَدْ يَعْصِيهُ وَقَدْ يَعْبُدُهُ مَعَ ذَلِكَ

But he may obey His command, disobey Him, and yet worship Him.

أَمْرَهُ His command

A noun in the object accusative carrying the owner ending '-hu' (His): His command. The case marks it as the object obeyed, and the suffix names whose command it is.

From What Worship Really Means

وَذِكْرُ الْآخِرَةِ أَمْرٌ خَارِجٌ عَنِ الطَّبِيعَةِ، ثُمَّ هِيَ مِنْ خَارِجٍ،

And mentioning the Hereafter is a matter outside of natural disposition, and it comes from outside.

أَمْرٌ a matter

An indefinite noun working as the predicate, the slot that says what the subject IS: 'a matter'. There is no spoken 'is' in Arabic; the bare noun next to the subject does the linking by itself, so 'the mention [is] a matter'.

From Guarding the Heart from Heedlessness

فَإِنَّ الْمَالَ ظِلٌّ زَائِلٌ وَأَمْرٌ حَائِلٌ،

For wealth is a fleeting shadow and a thing that obstructs.

وَأَمْرٌ and a thing

Front wa- is the joiner 'and', adding a second comment about the wealth. The noun it carries is a further predicate of the same inna statement, so the sentence reads 'wealth is a shadow... and a thing...', two predicates linked by wa-.

From The Prophet's Marriage to Khadijah

قَالَ فَإِنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ لَيْسَ لَنَا إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلٌ

He said, "And indeed, there is no way for us to it in this matter."

الْأَمْرَ the matter

A definite noun (it carries 'the'); its object-style ending was forced on it by the emphasis-particle two words back, which is why it is not in its plain dictionary shape. It is the thing the whole denial is about.

From Sheba's Garden and Destruction

لِأَنَّ الْأَمْرَ لِلَّهِ وَقَدْ أُذِنَ فِي هَلَاكِهِ

Because the matter belongs to God, and He has permitted his destruction.

الْأَمْرَ the matter

A definite noun carrying 'the'; its object-style ending is imposed by the 'because' particle just before it. It is the topic the reason-clause makes a claim about.

From Sheba's Garden and Destruction

فقد قيل ثم أُمر به، فسُحب على وجهه حتى ألقي في النار،

It was said that then an order concerning him was given, and he was dragged on his face until he was thrown into the fire.

أُمر an order

This is a passive-shaped past verb, 'it was commanded', with the commander left unnamed. The passive presents the order as simply issued, focusing on the act rather than who gave it, before the dragging.

From Intentions on Judgment Day

ولكنك فعلت ليقال جواد، فقد قيل، ثم أُمر به فسُحب على وجهه ثم ألقي في النار

But you did it so that he would be called generous; so it was said. Then an order was issued about him; he was dragged on his face and then thrown into the fire.

أمرٌ an order

An indefinite noun (no al- 'the') meaning 'a command/order'. Read with the surrounding passive sense, it is the order that was given concerning the man - 'an order [was issued]'. Its indefinite form presents the command as a single unspecified decree rather than a known one.

From Intentions on Judgment Day