عُبُودِيَّةservitude

Example sentences

• فقد استخرج منك داء العجب، وألبست خلعة العبودية

  For it extracted the disease of conceit from you, and clothed you in the garment of servitude.

  العُبُودِيَّةِ — of servitude. al- = 'the'; ubudiyya means 'servitude, worship of God' — the 'of…' word: 'of servitude'.

  From: Adam's Descent →

• وسُبحانَ ربّي الأعلى في السجود؛ لأنّها ثناءٌ وتعظيمٌ وإقرارٌ بالعبودية

  and "Glory be to my Lord, the Most High" in prostration, because it is praise, glorification, and an acknowledgment of servitude.

  بِالْعُبُودِيَّةِ — of servitude. 'of servitude' — here 'bi' links the acknowledgment to its content, governing the genitive. The -iyya builds the abstract 'being-a-servant', what one is owning up to.

  From: Words That Nourish the Heart →