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Example sentences

• رَأَى الْعُلَمَاءُ وَالْأَئِمَّةُ النُجَبَاءُ أَنَّ الاِعْتِمَادَ عَلَى الْحِفْظِ وَحْدِهِ لَا يَكْفِي،

  The scholars and the eminent imams concluded that relying on memorization alone is not sufficient.

  النُجَبَاءُ — the eminent. An adjective 'eminent / distinguished', describing the imams (and scholars) just named. It agrees with its noun in being definite and plural ('al-', -u ending), the way an Arabic adjective copies the noun's definiteness, number and case.

  From: How the Companions Preserved Hadith →