قُومُواrise

Example sentences

• فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قوموا إلى جنة عرضها السماوات والأرض

  The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'Rise to a paradise as vast as the heavens and the earth.'

  قُومُوا — you rise. This is a command form addressed to a group, 'rise/stand up', with the plural 'you all' built into its ending. Arabic has a direct plural command shape; no separate 'you' is needed, the addressee being inside the form. It calls the men to advance to Paradise.

  From: A Handful of Dates and Paradise →

• فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِمَنْ مَعَهُ قُومُوا

  The Messenger of Allah, may Allah send blessings upon him and grant him peace, said to those with him, "Stand up."

  قُومُوا — stand up. A command-form verb with the plural ending, 'stand up (you all)'. The plural marks that the order is to a group; the command shape strips the verb to its bare instruction form.

  From: The Barley Loaf That Fed Eighty →