وَاحِدَةone

Example sentences

• ولا يُصلَّى بتيممٍ واحدٍ إلا فريضةٌ واحدة،

  One cannot pray with the same Tayammum except for one obligatory prayer.

  وَاحِدَةً — one. 'one,' the feminine form of 'single' to agree with the feminine 'obligatory prayer.' The matching feminine ending ties it to its noun; together: exactly ONE obligatory prayer per tayammum.

  From: When Earth Replaces Water →

• لا يُصلَّى بتيممٍ واحدٍ إلا فريضةٌ واحدةٌ، سواءٌ اتفقتا أو اختلفتا؛

  A single dry ablution may only be used for one obligatory prayer, whether they are of the same or different type.

  وَاحِدَةً — one. 'one,' the feminine 'single' agreeing with 'obligatory prayer.' The matching feminine ending ties it to its noun: exactly ONE obligatory prayer — restating the cap precisely.

  From: Purification Without Water →

• من أدبِه أن يلزمَ المرءُ تواضعًا معرفيًّا يرى الدليلَ، ويدركُ حدودَ فهمه، ويستحضر أن المقاصدَ أوسعُ من جزئيةٍ واحدة

  Part of its etiquette is that a person maintains intellectual humility: seeing the evidence, recognizing the limits of his understanding, and remembering that the objectives are broader than a single issue.

  وَاحِدَةٍ — single. 'one / single,' the feminine form to agree with the feminine 'particular,' indefinite and in the -i form. It stresses ONE isolated case — which the broad aims always outweigh.

  From: Mercy in Disagreement →

• يَقُول الله يَا ابْن آدم إِنَّمَا هِيَ ارْبَعْ وَاحِدَة لي وَوَاحِدَة لَك وَوَاحِدَة بيني وَبَيْنك وَوَاحِدَة بَيْنك وَبَين خلقي

  Allah says, 'O son of Adam, there are four things: one for Me, one for you, one between Me and you, and one between you and My creation.'

  وَاحِدَةٌ — one. This is the number 'one', feminine to agree with the feminine things being counted, opening the list of the four. Arabic numbers agree in gender with what they count, and this indefinite 'one' starts the enumeration.

  From: Worship and Repentance →

• يَقُول الله يَا ابْن آدم إِنَّمَا هِيَ ارْبَعْ وَاحِدَة لي وَوَاحِدَة لَك وَوَاحِدَة بيني وَبَيْنك وَوَاحِدَة بَيْنك وَبَين خلقي

  Allah says, 'O son of Adam, there are four things: one for Me, one for you, one between Me and you, and one between you and My creation.'

  وَاحِدَةٌ — and one. The 'and' prefix continues the list, and this is again the number 'one', feminine to match what is counted. A coordinated item keeps the same subject ending as the first 'one', adding the next share.

  From: Worship and Repentance →

• يَقُول الله يَا ابْن آدم إِنَّمَا هِيَ ارْبَعْ وَاحِدَة لي وَوَاحِدَة لَك وَوَاحِدَة بيني وَبَيْنك وَوَاحِدَة بَيْنك وَبَين خلقي

  Allah says, 'O son of Adam, there are four things: one for Me, one for you, one between Me and you, and one between you and My creation.'

  وَاحِدَةٌ — and one. The 'and' prefix continues the enumeration with another 'one', feminine to agree with the counted thing. It keeps the same subject ending as the earlier items, adding the third share.

  From: Worship and Repentance →

• يَقُول الله يَا ابْن آدم إِنَّمَا هِيَ ارْبَعْ وَاحِدَة لي وَوَاحِدَة لَك وَوَاحِدَة بيني وَبَيْنك وَوَاحِدَة بَيْنك وَبَين خلقي

  Allah says, 'O son of Adam, there are four things: one for Me, one for you, one between Me and you, and one between you and My creation.'

  وَاحِدَةٌ — and one. The 'and' prefix continues the list with the fourth 'one', feminine to match what is counted. It carries the same subject ending as the earlier items, naming the last of the four shares.

  From: Worship and Repentance →