حَرَامٍsacred

Example sentences

• فَأَصْبَحُوا يَعْبُدُونَ الْأَصْنَامَ فِي الْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ

  So they began to worship idols in the Sacred House.

  الْحَرَامِ — the Sacred. An adjective following the noun and forming a fixed name with it, 'the Sacred House'. It copies the noun's definiteness and case, the regular after-and-agree pattern, binding the description tightly to the noun.

  From: Finding the Prophet's Way →

• أَمِنْ حَلالُ كَانَ أَمْ مِنْ حَرَامٍ؟

  Was it lawful, or was it from something forbidden?

  حَرَامٍ — forbidden. An indefinite noun naming the forbidden source, sitting in the 'of'-style ending because the preposition before it governs it. Left indefinite, it points to 'some forbidden thing' in general rather than one named item, completing the second half of the moral contrast.

  From: Preparing for Death and Repentance →