السَّنَةِthe year

Example sentences

• فَرَجَعَ فَتَوَفَّى فِي السَّنَةِ الدَّاخِلَةِ

  He returned and then died the following year.

  السَّنَةِ — the year. The noun 'the year' wearing 'the', in the genitive because the preceding 'in' governs it. Its definiteness sets up a specific year to be pinned down by the adjective next.

  From: Silence and Supplication →

• وَأَنَّهُ لَا بُدَّ مِنْ تَقْيِيدِ السَّنَةِ وَجَمْعِهَا فِي الْكُتُبِ فَتَمَّتْ عَمَلِيَّةُ الْجَمْعِ وَالْكِتَابَةِ وَالتَّدْوِينِ

  And that it was necessary to fix the prophetic practice and to collect it in books; thus the process of collecting, writing, and recording was completed.

  السَّنَةِ — the prophetic practice. The owning half of 'fixing of the prophetic practice'. It is definite ('al-') and stands in the genitive as the completing noun of that 'of' pairing, naming what is to be fixed in writing.

  From: How the Companions Preserved Hadith →