كَلَامِspeech

Example sentences

• أَنْتَ مُوسَى الَّذِي اِصْطَفَاكَ اللَّهُ بِرِسَالَاتِهِ وَبِكَلَامِهِ

  You are Moses, whom God chose for His messages and for His word.

  وَبِكَلَامِهِ — and for His word. This fuses the linking wa-, the means-marking bi-, and a tail -hi, 'his', on the noun, 'and for His word'. The bi- governs the noun into the genitive and the suffix names God as owner, adding a second thing Moses was chosen for, parallel to the messages.

  From: Patience Under Decree →

• جمعة الدفتان من أول الحمد لله رب العالمين إلى آخر قل أعوذ برب الناس كلام الله

  Friday of the Two Booklets: from the beginning, "Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds," to the end, "Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind." The Word of God.

  كَلَامِ — word of. This noun heads the closing possessive pairing of the heading, 'the Word of God', taking its definiteness from the divine name that follows. It stands apart as a summarizing label for the whole quoted stretch, so it functions as the predicate naming what that scripture is.

  From: Honoring the Quran →