قِرَاءَةًrecitation

Example sentences

• وَلَا يَزَالُونَ يَتَنَاوَبُونَ آيَاتًا مِنْ سُوَرٍ مُخْتَلِفَاتٍ إِلَى أَنْ يَتَكَامَلُوا قِرَاءَةً،

  And they continue taking turns reciting verses from different chapters until their recitation is complete.

  قراءة — recitation. A verbal noun 'recitation' in the object-style case, used here to specify in what respect they become complete ('complete as to recitation'). Arabic uses this accusative-of-specification to pin down the angle a statement applies to. It rounds off the completion clause.

  From: Public Preaching →