ذِكْرَmentioning in Arabic

Example sentences

• فَقَالَ إِنِّي مَعَ رَجُلٍ إِنْ أَكَلَ ذِكْرَ اسْمِ اللَّهِ فَلَا آكُلُ مَعَهُ

  He said, "I am with a man; if he eats while mentioning the Name of God, I will not eat with him."

  ذِكْرَ — mentioning. A verbal noun naming the act of mentioning itself, and it heads an 'of' pairing with 'name' next. Arabic uses such action-nouns to fold a whole 'while mentioning...' clause into a compact phrase.

  From: Staying Firm in Faith →