Arabic vocabulary
مَذْهَبopinion
How to say “opinion” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
فمذهب مالك من ترك من ذلك ثلاثاً عمداً أعاد الصلاة،
According to Malik, anyone who deliberately omits three of these must repeat the prayer.
فَمَذْهَبُ — so the view. 'so the school, view of' — 'fa' plus 'madhhab', fronted subject, nominative, head of an 'of' pairing with 'Malik'.
From: Required Remembrance →ومذهب أحمد مشهور عنه مطلقاً،
The famous opinion of Ahmad is categorical.
وَمَذْهَبُ — and the opinion. 'and the view of' — 'wa' plus 'madhhab', fronted subject, nominative, head of an 'of' pairing with 'Ahmad'.
From: Required Remembrance →فإنما أوجبه بعد التشهد الذي هو ثناء، وهو قول طاووس ووجه في مذهب أحمد
It is only obligated after the tashahhud, which is praise, according to Tawus and in one view within Ahmad's school.
مَذْهَبِ — school. 'the school of', genitive after 'fi', head of an 'of' pairing with 'Ahmad'.
From: Required Remembrance →فمذهب مالك من ترك من ذلك ثلاثاً عمداً أعاد الصلاة،
According to Malik's school of thought, whoever intentionally omits three of these must repeat the prayer,
فَمَذْهَبُ — so the school. 'so the school, view of' — 'fa' plus 'madhhab', fronted subject, nominative, head of an 'of' pairing with 'Malik'.
From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →ومذهب أحمد مشهور عنه مطلقاً،
And Ahmad's school of thought is well-known for an absolute stance,
وَمَذْهَبُ — and school of thought. 'and the view of' — 'wa' plus 'madhhab', fronted subject, nominative, head of an 'of' pairing with 'Ahmad'.
From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →وهو قول طاووس ووجه في مذهب أحمد
This is the opinion of Tawoos and a position in Ahmad's school of thought.
مَذْهَبِ — school. First term of an 'of' pairing — 'the school of Ahmad' — and in the genitive after 'in'. It draws its definiteness from the name that follows, so no 'al-' is needed.
From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →أقسام ١ منهم من يحتج بأنه على تصحيح مذهبه وتقوية خاطره مع أنه لا يغلب على ظنه أن ذلك هو المراد بالآية وإنما يقصد الظهور على خصمه
Categories: 1 - Among them are those who argue to support their position and reinforce their view, even though they do not truly believe it is the intended meaning of the verse, but rather they aim to triumph over their opponent.
مَذْهَبِهِ — his position. His 'school' or doctrinal stance, owned by 'him,' as the thing being propped up. In the -i form completing 'validating of his position' — the self-serving end his interpretation chases.
From: How Scholars Read Scripture →جد سيدنا ومولانا الإمام الواجبة ومخالفه جاهلي في مذهبي
The ancestor of our master and lord, the Imam whose obedience is obligatory, and whoever opposes him is ignorant in my view.
مَذْهَبِي — my school of thought. The attached -i adds 'my', so 'my school of thought'. As the noun governed by the preposition 'in', it sits in the post-preposition slot with the -i ending under that suffix.
From: The Story of Prophet Joseph →
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