أَصْغَرminor

Example sentences

• وَقَالَ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالشِّرْكَ الْأَصْغَرَ

  And he said: 'Beware of minor shirk.'

  الْأَصْغَرَ — the minor. An adjective, 'the minor/lesser', describing the noun before it. It follows its noun and matches it in definiteness and in the object ending, agreeing fully.

  From: The Hidden Idolatry →

• قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمَا الشِّرْكُ الْأَصْغَرُ؟

  They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what is minor shirk?'

  الْأَصْغَرُ — the minor. An adjective, 'the minor', describing the noun before it and matching it in definiteness and in the subject ending. It narrows the question to the lesser kind.

  From: The Hidden Idolatry →