رَسُول Messenger in Arabic
رَسُول is how you say “Messenger” in Arabic.
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هكذا يلتقي أصلان إخلاصُ العبادةِ لله وحده، واتباعُ الرسولِ فيما شرع
This is how two roots meet: the sincerity of worship for Allah alone and following the Messenger in what he has prescribed.
الرَّسُولِ the Messenger
Genitive owner of 'following' — 'the Messenger'. al- makes it the specific Prophet whose example is followed.
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كَقَوْل الْمُؤَذّن الله أكبر الله أكبر أشهد أَن لَا إِلَه إِلَّا الله أشهد أَن مُحَمَّدًا رَسُول الله
As the caller to prayer says: (Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, I testify that there is no deity but Allah, I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah).
رَسُولُ the Messenger
'the messenger of', nominative as the predicate of 'anna', and head of an 'of' pairing with 'Allah' — 'the Messenger OF Allah'.
الله أكبر الله أكبر أشهد أَن لَا إِلَه إِلَّا الله أشهد أَن مُحَمَّدًا رَسُول الله
(Allah is the Greatest; Allah is the Greatest. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.)
رَسُولُ Messenger
'the messenger of', nominative as the predicate of 'anna', head of an 'of' pairing with 'Allah' — 'the Messenger OF Allah'.
وَصَارَ كَلَامهم بسمع الرَّسُول والصدّيق
And their words reached the ears of the Messenger and the Truthful One.
الرَّسُولِ of the Messenger
The owner completing 'the hearing of the Messenger', genitive, definite. Whose ear caught the talk.
يَا رَسُول الله لَو أَن أحدهم نظر إِلَى مَا تَحت قَدَمَيْهِ لَأَبْصَرنَا تَحت قَدَمَيْهِ
O Messenger of Allah, if one of them were to look beneath his feet, he would see us.
رَسُولَ Messenger
The one called, in the accusative ('-a') because it heads an 'of' pairing — 'O Messenger of God'. A called-on word that governs a following noun takes the accusative, not the bare vocative nominative.
فَقَالَ رَسُول الله يَا أَبَا بكر مَا ظَنك بِاثْنَيْنِ الله ثالثهما
The Messenger of Allah said, 'O Abu Bakr, what do you think of two with whom Allah is the third?'
رَسُولُ Messenger
'Messenger', the subject of 'said', nominative ('-u'), and first term of an 'of' pairing — 'the Messenger of God'. It owns the name that follows.
لما رأى الرَّسُول حزنه قد اشْتَدَّ
When the Messenger saw that his sorrow had intensified.
الرَّسُولُ the Messenger
The subject of 'saw', nominative ('-u'), definite. The one who perceived Abu Bakr's grief.
كم وقى الرَّسُول بِالْمَالِ وَالنَّفس
How much he protected the Messenger with his wealth and his life.
الرَّسُولُ the Messenger
'The Messenger', here the one shielded by Abu Bakr's wealth and life. Abu Bakr, the understood subject, is the one who did the protecting.
فَقَالَ الرَّسُول مَا ظَنك بِاثْنَيْنِ وَالله الثَّالِث
The Messenger said, "What do you think of two when Allah is the third?"
الرَّسُولُ the Messenger
The '-u' ending marks this as the subject, arriving after its verb in Arabic's usual verb-first order. The noun itself is a 'one who is sent' formation, used as the title of the Prophet.
سَمِعْت رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم يَقُولُ
I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say:
رَسُولَ the Messenger
The object of 'heard', so it takes the accusative '-a', and it also heads an 'of' pairing, 'the Messenger of God'. Set bare before its partner, it draws definiteness from 'God' and needs no 'of'.
كُنْت خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم يَوْمًا،
One day, I was behind the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him),
رَسُولِ Messenger
Governed by 'behind' and heading an 'of' pairing, 'the Messenger of God'. In the genitive itself, it leans on 'God' that follows to complete the title.
سَمِعْت رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم يَقُولُ
I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say:
رَسُولَ Messenger
The -a ending marks this as the object of 'I heard.' It also opens an 'of' pairing with the next word — 'Messenger of Allah' — two nouns set directly side by side with no separate word for 'of'.
فقال بعضهم فلعلهم الذين صحبوا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ،
Some of them said: Perhaps they are those who accompanied the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
رَسُولَ the Messenger
This is the object of 'accompanied', in the accusative, and it heads a possessive — 'the Messenger OF Allah'. So it is both what was accompanied and the owner of the name to come.
فخرج عليهم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال ما الذي تخوضون فيه؟
Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, came out to them and said: 'What are you discussing?'
رَسُولُ the Messenger
This is the subject of 'came out', nominative, and it heads a possessive — 'the Messenger OF Allah'. As construct head it leans on the owner to come. It lands after the verb in Arabic's verb-first order.
قلت نكون عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يذكرنا بالجنة والنار كأنا رأي عين،
I said: 'When we are with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, he reminds us of Paradise and Hell as if we see them with our own eyes.'
رَسُولِ Messenger
Genitive after 'in the presence of', this heads a possessive — 'the Messenger OF Allah'. So it is both object of 'inda and owner of the name to come.
فإذا خرجنا من عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عافسنا الأزواج والأولاد والضيعات نسينا كثيراً
But when we leave the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, we get involved with our wives, children, and livelihood and forget much.
رَسُولِ Messenger
Genitive, heading a possessive — 'the Messenger OF Allah'. It owns the name to come.
فانطلقت أنا وأبو بكر حتى دخلنا على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
So I and Abu Bakr went until we entered upon the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.
رَسُولِ Messenger
Genitive after 'upon', heading a possessive — 'the Messenger OF Allah', the one visited. It owns the name to come.
فقلت نافق حنظلة يا رسول الله فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وما ذاك؟
I said: 'Hanzala has become a hypocrite, O Messenger of Allah!' So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'And what is that?'
رَسُولَ Messenger of
This is the one addressed, in the vocative, and it heads a possessive — 'O Messenger OF Allah'. A called noun that owns another (here 'of Allah') takes the accusative form; the owner follows in the genitive.
فقلت نافق حنظلة يا رسول الله فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وما ذاك؟
I said: 'Hanzala has become a hypocrite, O Messenger of Allah!' So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'And what is that?'
رَسُولُ the Messenger
Subject of 'said', nominative, heading a possessive — 'the Messenger OF Allah'. It owns the name to come.
قلت يا رسول الله نكون عندك تذكرنا بالنار والجنة كأنا رأي العين،
I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, when we are with you, you remind us of Hell and Paradise as if we see them with our own eyes.'
رَسُولَ Messenger of
The one addressed, in the vocative, heading a possessive — 'O Messenger OF Allah'. A called noun owning another takes this accusative form; the owner follows.
فقال رسول الله والذي نفسي بيده لو تدومون على ما تكونون عندي وفي الذكر لصافحتكم الملائكة على فرشكم وفي طرقكم، ولكن يا حنظلة ساعة وساعة ثلاث مرات،
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, if you remained in the state that you are with me and in remembrance, the angels would shake hands with you in your beds and on your paths. But, O Hanzala, a time and a time.' He repeated this three times.
رَسُولُ the Messenger
Subject of 'said', nominative, heading a possessive — 'the Messenger OF Allah'. It owns the name to come.
أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال إياكم والظن، فإن الظن أكذب الحديث،
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 'Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the most false of speech.'
رَسُولَ Messenger
This is the first noun of an 'X of Y' possessive pairing with 'Allah' that follows, so the two together mean 'Messenger of Allah'. Arabic builds such pairings by setting the nouns directly side by side with no separate word for 'of'. This noun also takes the object ending demanded by the heavy 'that' before it, so it is shaped by two forces at once.
كنا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في سفر،
We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) on a journey.
رَسُولِ the Messenger
This is the first half of the 'Messenger of Allah' pairing, joined directly to its owner with no word for 'of', and it carries the ending the preceding 'with' requires of its object. So one form reflects both the possessive pairing and the preposition governing it.
إذ نادى منادي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الصلاة جامعة
When a caller from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) announced the gathering for prayer.
رَسُولِ from the Messenger
This is the owner-half of 'caller of the Messenger' and at the same time the first half of the further pairing 'Messenger of Allah'. Arabic can chain such 'of' links, each noun owning the one before and owned by the one after; its possessor ending shows it belongs to Allah while itself owning the caller.