تَقْوَى piety in Arabic

فإن غرست شَجَرَة الإيمان والتقوى أورثت حلاوة الأبد،

If the tree of faith and piety is planted, it yields the sweetness of eternity.

وَالتَّقْوَى and piety

wa- = 'and'; al- = 'the'; taqwa means 'piety, God-consciousness' — joined to faith in the 'of…' phrase.

From Knowledge, Reverence, Obedience

وعدته التقوى والزهادة،

Its tools are piety and asceticism.

التَّقْوَى piety

This is the predicate naming the first piece of that 'equipment': god-fearing piety. Note its ending never changes for case — it belongs to a class of nouns frozen with a final long 'a', so it looks identical whether subject, object, or predicate. Reading it means relying on position, not ending.

From Sincere Preaching

التقوى ههنا، ويشير إلى صدره بحسب امرئ من الشر أن يحقر أخاه المسلم،

Taqwa is here, 'and he pointed to his chest.' It is enough of a sin for a person to belittle his Muslim brother.

التَّقْوَى Taqwa

This noun carries 'the' and names a single concept treated as definite and known. It stands as the topic of a sentence with no verb, where saying 'X is here' is done simply by placing the topic before a location word.

From Avoid Envy and Suspicion

فَمَا اِرْتَفَعَ رَافِعٌ إِلَّا بِالتَّقْوَى ، الْخَيْرُ ،

No one is exalted except by piety and goodness,

بِالتَّقْوَى by piety

Here 'bi-' is a preposition fused to the noun, marking the means 'by which' one is raised, and it carries 'al-' (the) and the 'of...' (genitive) ending. As the lone exception left standing after 'except', it names the single avenue, piety, through which true elevation comes.

From Sincerity in Prophetic Knowledge

وَأَخْبَرَ أَنَّ مَعَ الصَّبْرِ وَالتَّقْوَى لَا يَضُرُّ كَيْدُ الْعَدْوِ وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا تَسْلِيطٍ

And He informed that with patience and piety the plotting of the enemy does not harm, even if he were granted authority.

وَالْتَّقْوَى and piety

wa- coordinates a second noun under the same 'with', adding piety alongside patience. The conjunction keeps both governed by the earlier preposition, so they share its genitive and its sense.

From Patience and God's Help

وَأَخْبَرَ عَنْ نَبِيِّهِ يُوسُفِ الصَّدِيقِ أَنَّ صَبْرَهُ وَتَقْوَاهُ وَصَلَاتُهُ إِلَى مَحَلَّ الْعِزِّ وَالتَّمْكِينِ

And He informed concerning His prophet Joseph, the Truthful, that his patience, piety, and prayer elevated him to a station of honor and firm authority.

وَتَقْوَاهُ and his piety

wa- coordinates a second quality onto the first, with 'his' attached again. The conjunction keeps piety parallel to patience, both subjects governed by the same 'that'.

From Patience and God's Help

وَعَلَّقَ الْفَلَّاحُ بِالصَّبْرِ وَالتَّقْوَى فَعَقَلَ ذَلِكَ عَنْهُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ

The successful person ascribed it to patience and piety, and the believers understood that from him.

وَالتَّقْوَى and piety

wa- coordinates a second thing ('piety') under the same 'to', alongside patience. The conjunction keeps both governed by the earlier bi-, sharing its genitive and sense.

From Patience and God's Help