مُقْبِل turning in Arabic
مُقْبِل is how you say “turning” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
فقالت ملائكة الرحمة جاء تائبا مقبلا بقلبه إلى الله تعالى،
The Angels of Mercy said, 'He came repenting, turning with his heart to Allah, the Almighty.'
مُقْبِلًا turning
A second circumstance-accusative describing how he came — 'turning toward / advancing'. Two such accusatives stack to paint his approach: repentant AND turning Godward. It is an active participle, and pairs with the preposition further on.
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فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ هَذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُقْبِلًا مُتَقَنِّعًا،
A speaker said to Abu Bakr, "This is the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, coming toward us, veiled."
مُقْبِلًا coming toward us
An active participle used adverbially to describe how the Prophet appeared, 'coming toward (us)'; the -an accusative is what flags it as a state-clause attached to the identification. It paints the manner of his approach rather than naming a new thing.