ذَلِكَ that in Arabic
ذَلِكَ is how you say “that” in Arabic.
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قال ما جئت إلا لذلك
He said: I have come only for that.
لِذَلِكَ for that
li- = 'for'; dhalika = 'that' — together 'for that'.
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وَإِن هُوَ قمر صَاحبه فعل بِهِ مثل ذَلِك
And if he won against his companion, he would do the same to him.
ذَلِكَ that
'dhalika' = 'that'; the 'of' word, so 'the like of that' — i.e. 'the same'.
قَالَ لَك ذَلِك
He said, 'You have that.'
ذَلِكَ that
'dhalika' = 'that'.
فَقَالَ لَهُ الثَّانِيَة مثل ذَلِك فاعرض عَنهُ
So he said to him a second time the same thing, but he turned away from him.
ذَلِكَ thing
'dhalika' = 'that'; the 'of' word — 'the like of that'.
ثمَّ قَالَ لَهُ الثَّالِثَة مثل ذَلِك فاعرض عَنهُ
Then he said to him a third time the same thing, but he turned away from him.
ذَلِكَ that thing
'dhalika' = 'that'; the 'of' word — 'the like of that'.
فَإِذا قَالَ لَك ذَلِك فَقل لَهُ احْبِسْ عني الْمَدّ حَتَّى اشرب مَا بَين الضفتين
Then if he says that to you, say to him: 'Hold back the tide from me until I drink what is between the riverbanks.'
ذَلِكَ that
'dhalika' = 'that'.
بِحَيْثُ يُعْطِيهِ ذَلِك كَمَا توكله على الله تَعَالَى وتفويضه إِلَيْهِ وَالصَّبْر لحكمه وَالرِّضَا بِقَضَائِهِ
Such that it gives him reliance on Allah the Exalted, entrusting matters to Him, patience with His ruling, and contentment with His decree.
ذَلِكَ that
A pointing word 'that', the subject of 'grants', placed after the verb; nominative.
مالم يُخرجهُ ذَلِكَ إِلَى إِسْقَاط الْأَمر وَالنَّهْي وَالثَّوَاب وَالْعِقَاب والوعد والوعيد
As long as it does not lead him to dismiss command and prohibition, reward and punishment, promise and warning.
ذَلِكَ that
A pointing word, 'that', reaching back to the attitude described earlier rather than to any noun beside it. Tracking what a demonstrative points to is part of following the argument; here it names the subject doing the driving.
كَمَا يَقع فِي بعض ذَلِك طَائِفَة من المتصوفة
As happens with some groups of Sufis.
ذَلِكَ that
The pointing word 'that' reaching back to the error described before; it is what 'some of' is partitioning — 'some of that happens'.
التَّوْحِيد كل خاطر يُشِير إِلَى الله فَهُوَ يعم ذَلِك
Monotheism is every thought that points to Allah, encompassing all of that.
ذَلِكَ all of that
'that', the object of 'covers', pointing back to the whole range just described — 'takes in all of that'.
لذلك جاء الذكرُ المشروعُ بصيغٍ تحملُ المعنى
Therefore, the prescribed remembrance comes in forms that carry meaning:
لِذَلِكَ for that
'for that reason' — 'li' of cause plus 'that', drawing a conclusion from what came before. It functions as 'therefore', linking result to reason.
وأمثال ذَلِك
And the likes of that.
ذَلِكَ that
'that', genitive owner closing 'the likes of' — pointing back to the examples just given. 'And the likes of that' = and so on.
وَقَول الملبي لبيْك اللَّهُمَّ لبيْك وأمثال ذَلِك
And the statement of the one performing the Talbiyah: (Here I am, O Allah, here I am) and similar phrases.
ذَلِكَ that
'that', genitive owner closing 'the likes of' — pointing back to the formulas given. 'And the likes of that' means and so on.
وعلى الضدّ من ذلك مَن لم تبقَ له حسنةٌ معتبرة وقد قضاها على الباطل فلا يقوم له وزن؛ أعماله كالسراب أو الرماد في يومٍ عاصف
And on the contrary: whoever has no significant good deeds left—having wasted them on falsehood—has no weight; his deeds are like a mirage or ashes on a stormy day.
ذَلِكَ that
'that', genitive after 'min', pointing back to the saved believer. 'The contrary of that' is the opposite scenario.
لذلك قد يسبق همسُ استغفرُ الله ضجيجَ خُطبةٍ تُطلب بها السمعة
Therefore, the whisper 'I seek God's forgiveness' may outweigh the noise of a sermon given for reputation.
لِذَلِكَ for that
'for that reason' — 'li' plus 'that'; 'therefore'.
وذلك من فِعْل غالط أو مغالط للمجادلة،
This is the work of someone mistaken or deliberately misleading in debate.
وَذَلِكَ and that
'and that [is]' — 'wa' plus 'dhalika', fronted subject, a demonstrative.
فذلك لأن أصحاب مالك يسمون هذه سنناً،
This is because Malik's followers call these sunnas.
فَذَلِكَ so that is
'so that [is]' — 'fa' plus 'dhalika', fronted subject, a demonstrative.
فمذهب مالك من ترك من ذلك ثلاثاً عمداً أعاد الصلاة،
According to Malik's school of thought, whoever intentionally omits three of these must repeat the prayer,
ذَلِكَ these
'that, these' — genitive after 'min'; pointing to the listed items.
فذلك لأن أصحاب مالك يسمون هذه سنناً،
This is because the followers of Malik refer to these as recommended practices,
فَذَلِكَ so that
'so that [is]' — 'fa' plus 'dhalika', fronted subject, a demonstrative.
وهذه من ذلك،
And this is among those,
ذَلِكَ those
'those', genitive after 'min' — 'this [is] one of those [obligatory-sunna cases]'.
ومن تصدق يبتغي بذلك وجه الله كان صالحا،
And whoever gives charity seeking thereby the pleasure of God is righteous.
بِذَٰلِكَ thereby
'Bi-' (by) fused to 'that' — 'by that [giving]', the means through which he seeks. One word ties the seeking to the act just named.
وجماع ذَلِك أَنه سُبْحَانَهُ يتعرف إِلَى العَبْد بِصِفَات إلهيته تارة وبصفات ربوبيته تَارَة
And in summary, He, the Exalted, reveals Himself to the servant with divine attributes at one time and with lordship attributes at another…
ذَلِكَ that
The far-pointing demonstrative 'that', the owner completing 'the sum of that', genitive. It points back to all the foregoing.
والقرابة وَالْحجّة على ذَلِك قَوِيَّة
And the kinship and the evidence for that are strong.
ذَلِكَ that
The 'far' demonstrative, 'that (yonder)', pointing back to the matter already raised. Arabic distinguishes near 'this' from far 'that', and the far form here lends a certain weight to what is referenced.
وَذَلِكَ شَيْء لَا تَعب عَلَيْك فِيهِ وَلَا نصب وَلَا معاناة
And this is something that does not burden you with effort, nor toil, nor hardship.
وَذَلِكَ And this
The far demonstrative 'that' opens a new verbless sentence as its topic, reaching back to the remedy just described. Arabic often uses the 'far' pointer for an idea already established in the discourse.