عَدَمِnothingness

Example sentences

• فَتَفَكَّرْتُ فَرَأَيْتُ كَثِيرًا مِنَ النَّاسِ فِي وُجُودِهِمْ كَالْعَدَمِ،

  I reflected and saw that many people, in their existence, are like nothingness.

  كَالْعَدَمِ — like nothingness. The 'ka-' fused to the front is a comparison link, 'like/as', setting up a likeness between these people and what follows. It governs its noun into the 'of'-style ending, and 'al-' makes that noun definite. Together the piece states the verdict of the comparison: their being is on a par with sheer nothingness.

  From: Preparing for Death and Repentance →