هَؤُلاَءِthese

Example sentences

• وَهَؤُلاَءِ كَثِيرًا مَا يَسْلِبُونَ أَحْوَالَهُمْ

  And these people very often lose their spiritual states.

  وَهَؤُلاَءِ — and these. A sentence-starting wa- 'and' fused to a demonstrative 'these', pointing at the group just discussed. The wa- joins the clause on; the demonstrative makes 'these (people)' the topic. Together they mean 'and these...'.

  From: Trust and Piety →

• أَمَّا هَؤُلاَءِ فَقَدْ قُتِلُوا

  As for these, they were killed.

  هَؤُلاَءِ — these. A pointing word 'these' naming the near, just-mentioned group as the topic raised by 'as for'. It singles them out so the following clause can say what became of them.

  From: A Companion at Battle →

• فَمَا حَظُّ الْوَاحِدِ مِنْ هَؤُلاَءِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَسْمَعَ لِيَرْوِيَ فَقَطْ

  As for any one of them, his lot is only to listen so that he may narrate.

  هَؤُلاَءِ — these. This is a plural 'these' pointing word, governed by the preposition 'min' and so wearing the 'of...' (genitive) shape. It reaches back to the group of people criticized earlier in the passage, so following the line means tracking which set 'these' actually names.

  From: Sincerity in Prophetic Knowledge →