خَصْمopponent

Example sentences

• 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.

  خَصْمِهِ — his opponent. His adversary in debate, owned by him, in the -i form after 'over.' The sentence ends with the verdict on this type: his interpreting is point-scoring against a rival, not a search for the verse's meaning.

  From: How Scholars Read Scripture →

• فالأصولي الواقف مع الظواهر والآثار عند خصومه يجعلونه مجسما وحشويا ومبتدعا،

  So the fundamentalist who stands with the apparent meanings and narrations, his opponents deem him an anthropomorphist, a Hashwi, and an innovator.

  خُصُومِهِ — his opponents. This noun, his opponents, is in the genitive after the viewpoint preposition, with the possessor attached pointing back to the scholar. The suffix tracks whose opponents these are, framing the judgment as theirs.

  From: Unity Over Partisanship →