ثلاثةthree

Example sentences

• وَقَضَاء يَقْضِيه عَلَيْهِ ونعمة ينعم بهَا عَلَيْهِ فَلَا يَنْفَكّ من هَذِه الثَّلَاثَة

  And a decree He executes upon him, and a blessing He bestows upon him, so he does not separate from these three.

  الثَّلَاثَةِ — three. The numeral 'three' set right after 'these' to specify them, sharing its genitive: 'these three'. The number agrees and counts the trio just laid out.

  From: Accepting God's Decree →

• قالوا بلى يا رسول الله، قال تسبحون، وتحمدون، وتكبرون، خلف كل صلاة ثلاثًا وثلاثين

  They said: 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'You should glorify Allah, praise Him, and declare His greatness after every prayer thirty-three times.'

  ثَلَاثًا — thirty-three. This is the 'three' element of 'thirty-three', in the accusative as a count-adverb — 'thirty-three [times]'. Arabic builds the compound as 'three and thirty', joining the parts with 'and'. The 'thirty' element follows.

  From: Praises That Elevate the Poor →

• قال أبو صالح الراوي عن أبي هريرة، لما سئل عن كيفية ذكرهن، قال يقول سبحان الله، والحمد لله، والله أكبر، حتى يكون منهن كلهن ثلاثًا وثلاثين

  Abu Salih, the narrator from Abu Hurairah, when asked about how to recite them, said: 'Say: Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar until each is thirty-three.'

  ثَلَاثًا — thirty-three. The 'three' element of 'thirty-three', in the accusative as a count-adverb — the target tally. The 'thirty' element follows, joined by 'and'.

  From: Praises That Elevate the Poor →