رَسُوْلَMessenger

Example sentences

• يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ

  He says, "I heard the Messenger of Allah say."

  رَسُوْلَ — Messenger. A noun in the accusative as the object of 'heard', and the head of a possessive pairing with the divine name after it. As the first half of 'the Messenger of Allah' it drops its own 'the', taking definiteness from the owner.

  From: Wealth and Knowledge on Trial →

• فَقَالَ يَا رَسُوْلَ اللَّهِ،

  He said, "O Messenger of God,"

  رَسُوْلَ — Messenger. A noun in its direct-address form, here the first half of an 'of' pairing with the divine name that follows, so the two together are the address 'Messenger of God'. After the call-particle, the addressed noun takes the special vocative shape, and it opens the possessive pair with the name. Its role is to name who is being called while linking to its owner.

  From: A Mother's Forgiveness →

• فَقُلْتُ اِشْرَبْ يَا رَسُوْلَ اللَّهِ ـ قَالَ ـ فَشَرِبَ،

  So I said, "Drink, O Messenger of God." He said so, and he drank.

  رَسُوْلَ — Messenger. The noun being addressed and the first half of an 'of' pairing ('Messenger of God') joined straight to the divine name after it. Under the call-particle it takes an address ending. There is no separate word for 'of' between the linked nouns.

  From: A Night with the Prophet →