قَلَمٌpen

Example sentences

• لذلك وُضِعَتِ التسميةُ في مواضعَ ثابتة على الطعام، وعند الدخول والخروج، وعلى السكين والقلم ولوحة المفاتيح؛ لتتعلّم أنّ العملَ يبدأ بالله وينتهي إليه

  Thus, naming was placed in fixed locations: over food, when entering and exiting, over the knife, pen, and keyboard; to teach that every action begins with Allah and ends with Him.

  وَالقَلَمِ — and the pen. 'and the pen', joined by 'wa', genitive in the same list. Another everyday tool.

  From: Remembrance That Reshapes the Heart →

• رُفِعَتْ الْأَقْلَامُ، وَجَفَّتْ الصُّحُفُ

  The pens have been lifted, and the pages have dried.

  الْأَقْلَامُ — the pens. A broken plural, 'the pens', the subject of the passive, in the '-u' ending. With the verb it says the pens of destiny 'have been raised', their writing finished.

  From: Patience and Trust in God →