صَائِمٌthe fasting one

Example sentences

• وهكذا الصائم صومُه مستورٌ عن مشاهدةِ الخلق، لا تدركه حواسُّهم

  and so is the fasting person; their fast is hidden from the view of creation, it cannot be perceived by their senses.

  الصَّائِمُ — the fasting person. An active participle 'the one fasting', nominative as the topic of the sentence. The 'al-' makes it the faster as a type.

  From: The Meaning of Fasting →

• والصائم هو الذي صامت جوارحه عن الآثام،

  The fasting person is the one whose limbs abstain from sins,

  وَالصَّائِمُ — and the fasting person. 'And' plus 'the one fasting', nominative as the topic of a defining sentence. The 'al-' marks the faster as a class about to be defined.

  From: The Meaning of Fasting →

• كذلك مَنْ جَالَس الصائم انتفع بمجالسته له،

  Similarly, those who sit with the fasting person benefit from his company,

  الصَّائِمَ — the fasting person. An active participle 'the one fasting', direct object of 'sat with', accusative ('-a'), definite. The one whose company is kept.

  From: The Meaning of Fasting →