Arabic vocabulary
السَّلَفِ is how you say “the Salaf” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
وَلِهَذَا قَالَ مَنْ قَالَ مِنَ السَّلَفِ كَسَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ
For this reason, those among the predecessors, such as Sa'id ibn Jubayr, said:
السَّلَفِ — the Salaf. A definite noun for the early generations, in the genitive after the partitive 'from'. It names the group the speakers are drawn from.
From: Truthfulness and Righteousness →وَذَكَرَ اِبْنُ أَبِي الدُّنْيَا عَنْ بَعْضِ السَّلَفِ أَنَّ شَيْطَانًا لَقِيَ شَيْطَانًا
Ibn Abi al-Dunya reported from some of the predecessors that one devil met another.
السَّلَفِ — the predecessors. A definite noun in the genitive, the owner half of 'some of the predecessors', naming the early pious figures the report passes through. Its case is set by that owned role.
From: Staying Firm in Faith →OpenArabic teaches words like السَّلَفِ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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