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أَيْ that is in Arabic

أَيْ is how you say “that is” in Arabic.

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وفسر الصدع بالنبات، لأنه يصدع الأرض أي يشقها

The splitting was interpreted as the plants, for it splits the earth, meaning it breaks through it.

أَيْ meaning

A small word meaning 'that is / meaning', used to restate or clarify the preceding word with a plainer equivalent. It is an explanatory connector, not part of the action; it signals a gloss is coming, like English 'i.e.'.

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وفسر الصدع بالنبات، لأنه يصدع الأرض أي يشقها

And the 'splitting' was interpreted as the plant, because it splits the earth, that is, it cracks it.

أَيْ that is

An explanatory particle 'that is/meaning', introducing a clarifying restatement of the verb just used. It flags a paraphrase rather than new content.

From Oaths of Provision

ورجع السماء هو إعطاء الخير الذي يكون من جهتها حالًا بعد حال على مرور الأزمان ترجعه رجعًا أي تعطيه مرة بعد مرة

And the sky's return is the provision of good which comes from it continuously over time, returning repeatedly, meaning it gives repeatedly over and over.

أَيْ meaning

An explanatory particle 'that is/meaning', introducing a paraphrase of what was just said. It flags a restatement, not new information.

From Signs of Resurrection

وفسر الصدع بالنبات، لأنه يصدع الأرض أي يشقها

And the splitting is explained as the plants, because they split the earth, meaning they break through it.

أَيْ meaning

An explanatory particle 'that is/meaning', introducing a clarifying restatement of the verb just used. It flags a paraphrase rather than new content.

From Signs of Resurrection

ورجع السماء هو إعطاء الخير الذي يكون من جهتها حالًا بعد حال على مرور الأزمان ترجعه رجعًا أي تعطيه مرة بعد مرة

The return of the sky is the giving of good that comes from it, time after time, as it keeps returning — meaning it gives again and again.

أَيْ meaning

This is the explaining particle 'that is / meaning', used to introduce a restatement of what was just said. It marks the following words as a clarification, signaling the author is paraphrasing his own point.

From Oaths That Seal the Truth

وفسر الصدع بالنبات، لأنه يصدع الأرض أي يشقها

And the cleaving is interpreted as vegetation, as it cleaves the earth, meaning it splits it open.

أَيْ meaning

This is the explaining particle 'that is / meaning', introducing a restatement. It signals that the author is rephrasing 'it cleaves the earth' into plainer words right after.

From Oaths That Seal the Truth

أي على رجعه إليه يوم القيامة كما هو قادر على خلقه من ماء هذا شأنه

Meaning, bringing him back to Him on the Day of Resurrection, as He is able to create him from water of this nature.

أَيْ meaning

This is the explaining particle 'that is / meaning', introducing a paraphrase of the verse just quoted. It signals the author is restating the meaning in plainer words.

From Ten Proofs of Resurrection

وهو يوم القيامة أي ان الله قادر على رجعه إليه حيًا في ذلك اليوم

And it is the Day of Resurrection, meaning that God is able to bring him back to Him alive on that day.

أَيْ meaning

This is the explaining particle 'that is / meaning', introducing a paraphrase of the day's significance. It signals the author is restating the point in plainer words.

From Ten Proofs of Resurrection

يُؤْمَرُ بِفِئَامٍ أَيْ جَمَاعَاتٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ،

A group of people will be ordered on the Day of Resurrection to go to Paradise,

أَيْ i.e.

An explanatory particle, 'that is / meaning', that flags the next word as a plain-language gloss of the rarer word before it. It introduces a clarification, not a new idea.

From Turned Away at the Gate

أَيْ لَا يُرَائِي بِعَمَلِهِ أَحَدًا

That is, he should not show off with his deeds to anyone.

أَيْ that is

An explaining word, 'that is', that introduces a restatement of what was just quoted. Its job is to flag the paraphrase that follows.

From The Hidden Idolatry

وَهَذِهِ إِحْدَى الْفَوَائِدِ فِي دُعَاءِ الْقُنُوتِ اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ أَيْ أَدْخِلْنِي فِي هَذِهِ الزُّمَرَةِ،

And this is one of the benefits in the standing supplication: O Allah, guide me among those You have guided, that is, admit me into this group.

أَيْ that is

An explanatory particle 'that is / meaning', used to restate the foregoing request in plainer words. It introduces a paraphrase, not a new idea, signalling 'in other words...'. So it bridges the quoted prayer to the author's gloss of it.

From Choosing Good Companions

يُقَالُ دَنَّتْهُ فَدَانَ أَيْ أَذَلَّلْتُهُ فَذُلٌّ

It is said: it humbled him and he submitted; that is, I humbled him and then humiliation.

أى that is

An explanatory particle 'that is / meaning', which introduces a gloss restating the previous phrase in plainer terms. Its job is to flag that a clarification of the wording follows.

From Faith and Worship

وَيُقَالُ يَدَيْنِ اللَّهِ وَيَدَيْنِ لِلَّهِ أَيْ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ وَيُطِيعُهُ وَيَخْضَعُ لَهُ

And it is said: he submits to God; that is, he worships God, obeys Him, and submits to Him.

أَيْ that is

An explanatory particle 'that is / meaning', introducing a gloss that unpacks the previous phrase. It flags that a plainer restatement of 'he submits to God' follows.

From Faith and Worship

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