يَحْتَجّprotest/argue

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.

  يَحْتَجُّ — he argues. A present verb meaning 'argues / brings as proof.' It takes its evidence through 'bi-' (next word): he 'argues BY' a verse — pressing it into service for his case.

  From: How Scholars Read Scripture →

• ٢ ومنهم من يقصد الدعاء إلى خير ويحتج بآية من غير أن تظهر له دلالة لما قاله

  2 - And among them are those who aim for good, and cite an Ayah without clear evidence for what they claim.

  وَيَحْتَجُّ — and he cites. 'and he argues,' bringing a verse as proof — through 'bi-' next. The flaw surfaces here: good intentions, but he presses a verse into service without real grounds, as the rest spells out.

  From: How Scholars Read Scripture →