ثُمَّthen

Example sentences

• مِثَال تولد الطَّاعَة ونموها وتزايدها كَمثل نواة غرستها فَصَارَت شَجَرَة ثمَّ أثمرت فَأكلت ثَمَرهَا وغرست نَوَاهَا،

  The example of the birth, growth, and increase of obedience is like a seed you plant, which becomes a tree, then it bears fruit, and you eat its fruit and plant its seeds,

  ثُمَّ — then. thumma = 'then, afterward', marking the next step in sequence.

  From: Seeds and Streams of Deeds →

• ثم تضعُ جبينك حيثُ تواضعُ القلوب، فيولد من التسبيح خشوعٌ وعمل

  Then you place your forehead where hearts show humility, and devotion and action are born from glorification.

  ثُمَّ — then. 'thumma' equals 'then, after that' — a sequencing link that marks a clear gap before the next step, stronger than a plain 'and'.

  From: Turning Daily Words into Worship →

• فقال ثم صار المتأخرون بعد ذلك قد يتناظرون في أنواع التأويل والقياس بما يؤثر في ظن بعض الناس،

  and he said: "Then later generations debated forms of interpretation and analogy that influence the thinking of some,

  ثُمَّ — then. 'then' — opening the quoted words; a sequencing link.

  From: Rules of Scholarly Debate →

• ثمَّ الرِّضَا بهَا وَهُوَ أَعلَى مِنْهُ

  Then acceptance of them, which is higher than that.

  ثُمَّ — then. This 'then' marks a further, higher step reached after an interval, not an immediate next action. It ranks the stages: beyond patience comes something greater.

  From: Accepting God's Decree →

• ثمَّ الشُّكْر عَلَيْهَا وَهُوَ أَعلَى من الرِّضَا

  Then gratitude for them, which is higher than acceptance.

  ثُمَّ — then. 'Then' once more, marking the third and highest step after another interval. The ranking climbs from patience to contentment to what comes now.

  From: Accepting God's Decree →

• ثُمَّ حُبِّبَ إِلَيْهِ الْخَلَاءُ

  Then he came to love solitude.

  ثُمَّ — then. The 'then' here marks a clear step forward in the sequence of events, a heavier break than a plain 'and'. It signals that what follows is the next stage in the story, not just an added detail.

  From: The Night of Revelation and Consolation →

• ثُمَّ إِنِّى سَمِعْتُهُ وَهُوَ مُقْبِلٌ

  Then I heard him as he was approaching.

  ثُمَّ — then. A standalone sequencing particle, 'then/next', marking a clear forward step in time with a gap, stronger than a plain 'and'. It orders this event after the long absence just described.

  From: Paradise for the Sincere →

• ثُمَّ لَا يُصَلِّيُ فَلَا بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِي هَذَا النَّمَطِ

  Then he does not pray; may God not bless this kind.

  ثُمَّ — then. A sequencing word 'then', but one that implies a looser, later gap than the tight 'and then' of fa-. It signals a step that comes afterward with some separation, here moving from the person's whole life to the sudden charge that he still does not pray.

  From: Humility Over Fame →

• ثُمَّ سَأَلَ عَنْ أَعْلَمِ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ،

  Then he asked about the most learned person on earth.

  ثُمَّ — then. This is the sequencing conjunction 'thumma', staging the next action after a sense of interval, 'then, afterwards'. Unlike a plain 'and', it implies a gap before the following event, marking the renewed asking as a fresh, later stage of the man's search.

  From: The Joy of Repentance →

• ثُمَّ الغَرَامَ وَهُوَ الْحُبُّ الْمُلَازِمُ لِلْقَلْبِ

  Then comes ardent love, the love that clings to the heart.

  ثمَّ — then. The sequencing conjunction 'then', linking the next stage in order with a sense of 'after that'. It advances the progression of love's ranks to the stage that follows.

  From: Faith and Worship →

• ثُمَّ الْعِشْقُ وَآخَرُهَا التَّتِيمُ

  Then comes ardent love, and its final stage is utter enthrallment.

  ثُمَّ — then. This is a connector that orders ideas in a series, marking what follows as the NEXT stage after a gap, not an immediate result. It is looser than a plain 'and': it implies the love comes some time after the earlier stages, sequencing them rather than just adding them. It opens the line and sets up the list that follows.

  From: Faith and Worship →

• ثُمَّ أَعَدَدْتُ أَعْمَالًا لَا تَمْنَعُ مِنَ المُحَادَثَةِ لِأَوْقَاتِ لِقَائِهِمْ،

  Then I prepared tasks that would not prevent conversation for the times of their meeting,

  ثُمَّ — then. A sequencing particle 'then', linking events in order. Unlike a plain 'and', it adds the sense of a following step after a gap, marking what comes next as a later stage. It moves the narration forward to the next thing the speaker did.

  From: A Life of Reading and Writing →

• ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ إِذَا جَلَسْتَ الْيَوْمَ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ

  Then he said to him, 'If you sit in the council today.'

  ثُمَّ — then. A sequencing word, 'then/next', that orders events with a looser, more spaced feel than the tight consecutive fa-. It simply marks that what follows comes afterward in time.

  From: Sheba's Garden and Destruction →

• ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ فَلَهَى عَنْهُ

  Then he ordered him, but he became distracted from it.

  ثمَّ — then. A sequencing word, 'then/next', spacing this new order out from the one before with a looser feel than the tight consecutive fa-. It simply marks the passage to the next event.

  From: Sheba's Garden and Destruction →

• فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى سَيِّدِهِ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ مَا مَعَهُ وَرَجَعَ إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ

  He greeted his master, then put down what he had and returned to his master.

  ثمَّ — then. A sequencing particle, 'then', that orders events one after another. Distinct from 'fa-', it tends to mark a slightly looser, later step rather than an immediate result. Here it spaces out the greeting, the putting-down, and the returning into a clear order.

  From: Luqman's Wisdom and Trial →

• ثُمَّ إِئْتِ قَيْسًا فَقُلْ يَا مَعْشَرُ قَيْسِ

  Then go to Qays and say, O people of Qays.

  ثمَّ — then. This connector means 'then' and marks a clear, spaced-out step forward to a new instruction. It is stronger than a plain 'and', presenting the next errand as a separate stage. It links the coming command to the previous one.

  From: A Spy in the Enemy Camp →

• ثُمَّ قَالَ لِيَنْظُرَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْ جَلِيسِهِ

  Then he said, "Let every man look at his companion."

  ثُمَّ — then. This connector means 'then' and marks a clear step forward to a new statement. It is more spaced-out than a plain 'and', presenting the speaking as a distinct stage. It links the coming speech to the previous actions.

  From: A Spy in the Enemy Camp →

• ثُمَّ سَأَلَهَا عَنْ عَيْشِهِمْ

  Then he asked her about their livelihood.

  ثُمَّ — then. This is a sequencing connector meaning 'then / after that', marking a later step in the narrative with a sense of ordered succession. Unlike a plain 'and', it stresses that one event follows another in time. It links the next action as the subsequent stage.

  From: Stories of Prophetic Judgments →

• ثُمَّ يَدْخُلُ الْمَسْجِدَ وَالْرِّيشُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ

  Then he enters the mosque with the feathers on his head.

  ثُمَّ — then. A sequence connector meaning 'then', linking the next action in clear, ordered succession, often a more deliberate step than a plain 'and'. Its job is to chain events in time. It opens the next stage of the description.

  From: Stories of Prophetic Judgments →

• ثُمَّ شَاهَدَنَا صَبِيحَةَ يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ

  Then he saw us on Saturday morning.

  ثم شاهدنا صبيحة يوم السبت — then. A sequencing connective meaning 'then', ordering this event after the previous one. Unlike a tight-link connective, it implies a real gap or fresh step in the narrative, presenting the next happening as a distinct later stage rather than an immediate continuation.

  From: Public Preaching →

• فأنطلق، فأتي تحت العرش، فأقع ساجداً لربي، ثم يفتح الله علي من محامده،

  So I set out, I come beneath the Throne and fall prostrate before my Lord; then God opens to me some of His praiseworthy attributes.

  ثُمَّ — then. A sequencing particle stronger than plain 'and', marking a clear step-after with a gap, 'then'; it orders the next event as distinctly following. Unlike 'fa-', it suggests a more separated next stage.

  From: The Prophet's Intercession →