الأَخْذِthe taking

Example sentences

• وَالْأَخْذِ عَلَى يَدِهَا، فَلْيَكُنْ وَكِيلُكَ عَلَيْهَا الْعِلْمُ،

  And the taking hold of it by the hand, so let knowledge be your agent over it,

  والأخذِ — and the taking. An action-noun fronted by 'wa-' (and), adding a second item parallel to the rendering mentioned just before. The 'wa-' coordinates two abstractions at the same level, and the noun stays in the dependent form continuing the earlier prepositional frame.

  From: Guidance for the Seeker →