أَنْ to in Arabic

وَإِن ردّها فلكون مثلهَا لَا يصلح أَن يواجه بِهِ

And if He rejects it, it is because something like it is not fit to be presented to Him.

أَنْ to

an = 'to, that'; it links to the next verb and puts it in the subjunctive ('to be presented').

From Returning to God

من عظم وقار الله فِي قلبه أَن يعصيه، وقّره الله فِي قُلُوب الْخلق أَن يذلّوه

Whoever holds Allah's reverence so great in his heart that it prevents him from disobeying Him, Allah will place such reverence in the hearts of people that they will not humiliate him.

أَنْ that

an = 'that, to'; here it opens the result clause ('so much that…').

From Knowledge, Reverence, Obedience

من عظم وقار الله فِي قلبه أَن يعصيه، وقّره الله فِي قُلُوب الْخلق أَن يذلّوه

Whoever holds Allah's reverence so great in his heart that it prevents him from disobeying Him, Allah will place such reverence in the hearts of people that they will not humiliate him.

أَنْ that

an = 'that, to'; here it opens the result clause.

From Knowledge, Reverence, Obedience

فقال أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأنك رسوله

Then he said: I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah, and that you are His messenger.

أَنْ that

an = 'that', introducing the statement witnessed.

From Early Converts to Islam

هناك، في المسافة الخفية، تُعرَض عليك اختياراتك الأولى أن تستجيب لوطأة العادة، أو أن تؤثر ما يرفعك درجةً في البصيرة

There, in the hidden distance, your first choices are presented to you: to respond to the pressure of habit, or to prefer what elevates you a degree in insight.

أَنْ to

'an' = 'to', introducing a verb (like English 'to...').

From Small Daily Habits

هناك، في المسافة الخفية، تُعرَض عليك اختياراتك الأولى أن تستجيب لوطأة العادة، أو أن تؤثر ما يرفعك درجةً في البصيرة

There, in the hidden distance, your first choices are presented to you: to respond to the pressure of habit, or to prefer what elevates you a degree in insight.

أَنْ to

'an' = 'to', introducing a verb.

From Small Daily Habits

فلعب يَوْمًا بالنرد على أَن من قمر صَاحبه شرب المَاء الَّذِي فِي النَّهر كُله أَو افتدي مِنْهُ

One day, he played dice on the condition that whoever lost to his companion would drink all the water in the river or ransom themselves from it.

أَنْ that

'an' = 'that', introducing the condition.

From Luqman's Response to Injustice

فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَسْتَطِيع أَن يحبس عَنْك الْمَدّ

For he will not be able to hold back the tide from you.

أَنْ to

'an' = 'to', introducing a verb.

From Luqman's Response to Injustice

وَلا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُدَالَّ الْهَوَى عَلَيْهِ

And desire should not prevail over it.

أَنْ to

'an' = 'to', introducing a verb.

From Intellect and Faith

وَلا يَجُوزُ أَنْ يُجْعَلَ وَهُوَ الْحَاكِمُ عَلَيْهِ مَحْكُومًا

And it is not permissible for him to be made subordinate when he is the ruler over it.

أَنْ that

'an' = 'that/to', introducing a verb.

From Intellect and Faith

وَلا أَنْ يَصِيرَ وَهُوَ الزَّمَّامُ مَزْمُومًا

Nor that he becomes led while he is the one who leads.

أَنْ that

'an' = 'that/to', introducing a verb.

From Intellect and Faith

وَلَا أَنْ يَعُودَ وَهُوَ الْمَتْبُوعُ تَابِعًا

And not that he returns as a follower while he is the leader.

أَنْ that

'an' = 'that/to', introducing a verb.

From Intellect and Faith

وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ كُلَّ حَادِثَةٍ إِلَى حَاكِمِ الْعَقْلِ

He must refer every occurrence to the judge of reason.

أَنْ to

A particle that turns the next verb into a 'to do' phrase and shifts it into the subjunctive form — it names the very thing that is required.

From The Discipline of Foresight

إِلَى أَنْ يَتَيَقَّنَ السَّلامَةَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ فِي الْعَاقِبَةِ

until he is certain of safety from harm in the end.

أَنْ that

A particle turning the following verb into a 'that he...' phrase and shifting it into the subjunctive; with the 'until' before it, the two frame 'until he...'.

From The Discipline of Foresight

وَيَنْبَغِي لِلْعَاقِلِ أَنْ يَتَمَرَّنَ عَلَى دَفْعِ الْهَوَى الْمَأْمُونِ الْعَوَاقِبِ

The rational person should train himself to resist even desire whose consequences are safe.

أَنْ to

A particle turning the next verb into the 'to do' that the 'fitting' applies to, and putting it in the subjunctive.

From The Discipline of Foresight

لَكِن مَقْصُود أهل التَّحْقِيق كالجنيد وَنَحْوه أَن يكون هَذَا التَّوْحِيد للْعَبد خلقا ومقاما

However, what the people of realization, like Al-Junayd and his peers, mean is that this tawhid becomes for the servant a disposition and a station.

أَنْ that

A particle turning the following verb into a 'that it...' clause (and into the subjunctive). This whole clause is the predicate — what their aim actually IS.

From Worship God Alone

وَهُوَ أَن يعبد الله وَحده لايشرك بِهِ شَيْئا

And it means to worship Allah alone, associating nothing with Him.

أَنْ to

This 'an' is the gateway that turns the next verb into a 'to do' phrase and forces it into the subjunctive. It is how Arabic builds 'to worship' as a concept rather than a finished act.

From Worship God Alone

وَمِن فَاتَهُ هَذَا التَّوْحِيد فَإِن الله لَا يغْفر أَن يُشْرك بِهِ

And whoever misses this monotheism, indeed Allah does not forgive associating others with Him.

أَنْ that

This 'an' turns the next verb into a 'to...' noun-phrase — 'that partners be associated' — and is the object of 'forgive'. It also forces the following verb into the subjunctive.

From Worship God Alone

كَقَوْل الْمُؤَذّن الله أكبر الله أكبر أشهد أَن لَا إِلَه إِلَّا الله أشهد أَن مُحَمَّدًا رَسُول الله

As the caller to prayer says: (Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, I testify that there is no deity but Allah, I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah).

أَنْ that

Here 'an' is the lighter 'that' opening the content of the testimony — 'that [there is] no god...'.

From The Declaration of Faith

الله أكبر الله أكبر أشهد أَن لَا إِلَه إِلَّا الله أشهد أَن مُحَمَّدًا رَسُول الله

(Allah is the Greatest; Allah is the Greatest. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.)

أَنْ that

Here 'an' is the lighter 'that' opening the content of the testimony — 'that [there is] no god...'.

From Small Deeds, Great Reward

وصدقةٌ رياءً تفقد وزنها قبل أن تمسّ الكفّة

and charity with hypocrisy loses its weight before it even touches the scale.

أَنْ that

'an' turning the next verb into a 'to...' phrase and forcing the subjunctive — 'before it touches'.

From When Hidden Deeds Are Shown

وكذلك من أوجب أن يدعو بعد التشهد بالدعاء المأمور به هناك، وهو الاستعاذة من عذاب جهنم، والقبر، وفتنة المحيا والممات، والدجال،

And likewise for those who obligate supplication after the tashahhud with the commanded supplication there, which is to seek refuge from the torment of Hell, the grave, the trials of life and death, and the Dajjal.

أَنْ to

'an' turning the next verb into a 'to...' phrase and forcing subjunctive — 'obligated [that one] supplicate'.

From Required Remembrance

وكذلك من أوجب أن يدعو بعد التشهد بالدعاء المأمور به هناك،

And likewise for those who require supplication after the Tashahhud, with the supplication prescribed there,

أَنْ to

This little particle turns the verb after it into a 'that he should…' clause and pushes that verb into the subjunctive, the mood for something aimed at rather than reported. English bridges the same gap with 'to' before a verb.

From Praise and Petition in Prayer

أن يراد بها وجه الله،

That they are intended for the sake of Allah,

أَنْ that

The subordinating particle that opens a 'that it be…' clause and casts the following verb into the subjunctive. It names the first of the two required things as a goal, not a fact.

From Deeds for God Alone