يُمْنَعُprevented

Example sentences

• لا يمنع الكافر من سماع القرآن لقول الله تعالى

  The disbeliever is not prevented from hearing the Quran, as per the saying of Allah, the Exalted.

  يُمْنَعُ — is prevented. A passive verb — 'is prevented' — with the preventer left unnamed; the focus is on the disbeliever, who undergoes (or here, does not undergo) the barring. The vowels inside mark the passive.

  From: Teaching the Quran to Non-Muslims →

• وأما إذا رأيناه يتعلم فهل يمنع فيه وجهان

  As for if we see him learning, should we prevent him? There are two views.

  يُمْنَعُ — he is prevented. A passive verb, 'is he prevented,' doer unnamed — the question is whether anyone should stop him. He is the one acted upon; the vowels inside carry the passive.

  From: Teaching the Quran to Non-Muslims →