برrighteousness

Example sentences

• يَا من غذى بلبان الْبر وقلب بأيدي الألطاف

  O one who was nurtured with the milk of righteousness and turned by hands of grace.

  الْبِرِّ — righteousness. A noun 'piety / dutiful goodness', the owner completing 'the milk of righteousness', genitive, definite. The wholesome nourishment of the soul.

  From: Remembering and Loving God →

• وَعلم حسن اخْتِيَاره لَهُ وبره بِهِ ولطفه بِهِ

  And the knowledge of His good choice for him, His kindness to him, and His subtlety with him.

  وَبِرِّهِ — and His kindness. A second item of what is known, joined by 'and' and kept in the genitive under 'the knowledge of': 'His benevolence'. The fused 'His' makes it God's kindness, shown to the servant.

  From: Accepting God's Decree →