مَرْتَبَةٌrank in Arabic

Example sentences

• وَله عَلَيْهِ عبودية فِي هَذِه الْمَرَاتِب كلهَا

  And He has a right to the servant's worship in all of these ranks.

  المَرَاتِبِ — ranks. A broken plural, 'stations/levels', in the genitive the preposition forces. The recast vowels mark the plural; these are the grades of servitude under discussion.

  From: Accepting God's Decree →

• فَأحب الْخلق إِلَيْهِ من عرف عبوديته فِي هَذِه الْمَرَاتِب ووفاها حَقّهَا

  So the most beloved of creation to Him is the one who knows his servitude in these ranks and fulfills its due right.

  المَرَاتِبِ — ranks. The broken plural 'stations' again, in the genitive the preposition forces. These are the grades within which he knows his servitude.

  From: Accepting God's Decree →

• وأبعدهم مِنْهُ من جهل عبوديته فِي هَذِه الْمَرَاتِب فعطلها علما وَعَملا

  And the furthest from Him are those who are ignorant of their servitude in these ranks and neglect it in knowledge and action.

  المَرَاتِبِ — ranks. The broken plural 'stations' in the genitive. These are the grades whose servitude the heedless one fails to honor.

  From: Accepting God's Decree →