خَلَفٍsuccessors

Example sentences

• وأصول دين الخلف هو ما صنفوا فيه،

  The fundamentals of the religion of the later generations are what they compiled,

  الخَلَفِ — the later generations. This closes the chain — 'religion OF the later generations' — in the genitive as final owner. It is the counterpart to the 'predecessors' earlier: the successors whose theology the author is contrasting.

  From: Scripture Over Speculation →

• أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ صَدِيقًا لِأُمَيَّةِ بْنِ خَلَفٍ،

  He said that he was a friend of Umayya ibn Khalaf.

  خَلَفٍ — Khalaf. The father's name closing the 'son of' link, carrying the 'of' (genitive) ending passed down the chain. It completes the friend's full name.

  From: Warning Before the Battle of Badr →