لِمَنto who

Example sentences

• وَقَول الْمُصَلِّي الله أكبر سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي الْعَظِيم سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي الْأَعْلَى سمع الله لمن حَمده رَبنَا وَلَك الْحَمد التَّحِيَّات لله

  And the statement of the one praying: (Allah is the Greatest. Glory be to my Lord, the Most Great. Glory be to my Lord, the Most High. Allah listens to the one who praises Him. Our Lord, and to You belongs all praise. All greetings are for Allah.)

  لِمَنْ — to who. 'to/of the one who' — 'li' plus the relative 'man' (whoever). The verb 'hear' governs 'li' for the one heard: 'heard whoever...'.

  From: Small Deeds, Great Reward →

• قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ

  Allah the Exalted said: 'Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating partners with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills.'

  لِمَنْ — for whom. A fused 'for' preposition plus a relative 'whom', 'for whomever'. The preposition marks the beneficiary of the forgiveness and the relative word carries the clause naming that person.

  From: What Small Worship Erases →