مَسْجِدِmosque

Example sentences

• وَالنَّاسُ عُكُوفٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَنْتَظِرُونَ النَّبِيَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ

  And the people remained in the mosque, waiting for the Prophet, peace be upon him.

  الْمَسْجِدِ — the mosque. A definite noun (the mosque) in the genitive as the object of the 'in' before it, the case that preposition forces. Its 'the' marks the specific known place, the gathering-spot, not a mosque in general.

  From: Prayer During Illness →

• ثُمَّ اِحْتَمَلَ قِرْبَتَهُ وَزَادَهُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ،

  Then he carried his waterskin and his provisions to the mosque,

  الْمَسْجِدِ — the mosque. Carries the attached 'the', marking a specific mosque, and its ending is the case the motion preposition forces on it. It is the goal the carrying is aimed at.

  From: A Stranger Finds the Prophet →

• قَالَ فَذَهَبْتُ بِهِ فَوَجَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَمَعَهُ النَّاسُ،

  He said: So I took it to him and found the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, in the mosque with the people.

  الْمَسْجِدِ — the mosque. The mosque as the place, governed by 'in' and so in the genitive, made definite by al-. The case shows it is what the location preposition governs.

  From: The Barley Loaf That Fed Eighty →

• فَجِئْنَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ،

  So we came to the mosque.

  الْمَسْجِدِ — the mosque. This noun carries al- ('the'), making it the one specific mosque, and standing after 'to' it takes the genitive ending a preposition imposes. It is the destination of the motion in the verb.

  From: Marriage and Financial Justice →

• فَقَهَرَهُ، وَمَنَعَهُ عَنِ الْوُصُولِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ،

  Then he overpowered him and prevented him from reaching the mosque.

  الْمَسْجِدِ — the mosque. Governed by the preceding 'to', this definite noun takes the genitive ending and names the destination the man is barred from reaching: the mosque. Its al- marks the specific mosque. With the preposition it completes 'reaching the mosque'.

  From: Choosing Good Companions →