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مَقَام status in Arabic

مَقَام is how you say “status” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

لَكِن مَقْصُود أهل التَّحْقِيق كالجنيد وَنَحْوه أَن يكون هَذَا التَّوْحِيد للْعَبد خلقا ومقاما

However, what the people of realization, like Al-Junayd and his peers, mean is that this tawhid becomes for the servant a disposition and a station.

وَمَقَامًا and a status

Joined by 'and' to the predicate, same accusative — 'and a station', a settled spiritual rank.

From Worship God Alone

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More example sentences

وسكوت هذا الرجل في مثل هذا المقام إِعانة على نفسه وذلك لا يحل،

And this man's silence in such a situation is aiding his own harm, which is not permissible.

المَقَامِ situation

This noun closes the 'the like of this situation' pairing, so it takes the governed ending while staying definite. It names the kind of plight being referred to.

From Trust in God

لَا يكون تَركهَا مَحْمُودًا فِي حَال وَاحِد وَإِن ارْتقى مقَامه

Abandoning them is not commendable in any situation, even if one's rank is elevated.

مَقَامُهُ one's rank

Noun, 'his rank', with 'his' attached, the subject of the rising verb. The 'his' points back to the person in view; placed after its verb in normal Arabic order, it completes 'even if his rank is elevated'.

From Patience in Hard Times

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