ذَلِك that in Arabic
ذَلِك is how you say “that” in Arabic.
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فمذهب مالك من ترك من ذلك ثلاثاً عمداً أعاد الصلاة،
According to Malik, anyone who deliberately omits three of these must repeat the prayer.
ذَلِكَ these
'that, these' — genitive after 'min'; pointing to the listed items.
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وهذه من ذلك،
This is one of them.
ذَلِكَ that
'that', genitive after 'min' — 'this [is] one of those [obligatory-sunna cases]'.
وَكَمَال ذَلِك أَن يشْهد ربوبيته فِي إلهيته
And the perfection of that is to witness His Lordship in His Divinity.
ذَلِكَ that
A far-pointing demonstrative 'that', the owner completing 'the perfection of that', genitive. It points back to witnessing God in His acts.
أقسام ١ منهم من يحتج بأنه على تصحيح مذهبه وتقوية خاطره مع أنه لا يغلب على ظنه أن ذلك هو المراد بالآية وإنما يقصد الظهور على خصمه
Categories: 1 - Among them are those who argue to support their position and reinforce their view, even though they do not truly believe it is the intended meaning of the verse, but rather they aim to triumph over their opponent.
ذَلِكَ that
A pointing word, 'that' — the reading he pushes — serving as the subject of the 'that'-clause. It is the thing he cannot honestly say his judgement endorses.
فَكَيْفَ يَلِيقُ بِأَحْكَمِ الْحَاكِمِينَ وَأَرْحَمِ الرَّاحِمِينَ وَأَقْدَرِ الْقَادِرِينَ أَنْ يُقِرَّهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ؟
How then can it befit the Most Wise of the wise, the Most Merciful of the merciful, and the Most Powerful of the powerful to approve him in that?
ذَلِكَ that
This is the demonstrative 'that', genitive after the preposition, pointing back to the wrongs just listed rather than to a physical thing. It names what God would be approving him in, summarizing the prior clause.
والتنطع في تجويدها بحيث يشغله ذلك عن تدبر معاني كتاب الله تعالى،
and such excessive articulation in its recitation distracts him from pondering the meanings of the Book of Allah, the Exalted,
ذَلِكَ that
This far-pointing demonstrative, 'that', is the delayed subject of the preoccupying verb, reaching back to the over-fussiness just named. Arabic can place the verb and its object first and then name the subject, which is what this demonstrative does.
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ
Allah the Exalted said: 'Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating partners with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills.'
ذَلِكَ that
A pointing word, 'that', held in the (genitive) form by 'less than' before it, referring back to shirk. It marks the benchmark the lesser sins fall under.
فصل وَهَذِه الْأَعْمَال الْبَاطِنَة كمحبة الله وَالْإِخْلَاص لَهُ والتوكل عَلَيْهِ وَالرِّضَا عَنهُ وَنَحْو ذَلِك كلهَا مَأْمُور بهَا فِي حق الْخَاصَّة والعامة
Section: These inner actions — such as love of Allah, sincerity to Him, reliance upon Him, and contentment with Him, and the like — are all commanded for both the elite and the common people.
ذَلِكَ to that
A demonstrative, 'that', completing 'the like of that', referring back to the whole list of inner actions. It rounds off the examples with 'and the like of that'.