عَاقِلِsensible person

Example sentences

• وَإِنَّ الْشَّيْطَانَ لَيَفِرُّ مِنَ الْعَاقِلِ

  And indeed Satan flees from the sensible person.

  الْعَاقِل — the sensible person. Begins with 'al-' (the), so it names a definite, particular type of person. It stands in the genitive because the preceding preposition governs it, completing the 'flees from the X' phrase. As an active participle it describes someone characterised by an ongoing quality rather than a one-time act.

  From: On Reason and Temptation →

• الْوَاجِبُ عَلَى الْعَاقِلِ أَخْذُ الْعِدَّةِ لِرَحِيلِهِ؛

  It is incumbent upon a sensible person to make preparations for his departure.

  الْعَاقِلِ — a sensible person. The al- here makes a generic statement rather than pointing at one person, 'the sensible sort' as a type, and the noun takes the 'of' (genitive) ending forced by the 'upon' before it. So it names, in general terms, on whom the obligation rests.

  From: Preparing for Death and Repentance →