مَهْدِthe cradle

Example sentences

• لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ فِي الْمَهْدِ إِلَّا ثَلَاثَةٌ عِيسَى،

  No one spoke in the cradle except three, Jesus,

  الْمَهْدِ — the cradle. A definite noun 'the cradle' in the 'of'-type ending set by 'in', naming the setting. The ending is governed by the preposition, and the 'the' frames it as infancy generally.

  From: Those Who Spoke in the Cradle →

• وكلمت الناس في المهد ، اشفع لنا إلى ربك، ألا ترى ما نحن فيه؟

  And you spoke to the people in the cradle, "Intercede with your Lord for us; do you not see what we are in?"

  الْمَهْدِ — the cradle. The noun governed by 'in', carrying 'the' and the ending the preposition demands; it names the setting of the speaking. Whether literal cradle or figurative infancy, grammatically it is the place.

  From: The Prophet's Intercession →