يَشَاءُwills

Example sentences

• 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.'

  يَشَاءُ — He wills. A present-tense verb with its 'he' subject built in, 'He wills', completing 'for whomever He wills' and making the forgiveness depend on the divine choice.

  From: The Sin of Idolatry →

• الحمد لله الذي يختار من يشاء ويجتبي،

  Praise be to Allah, who chooses whom He wills and elects.

  يَشَاءُ — He wills. A present-tense verb with 'He' built in, completing the clause 'whom He wills'. Set right after the relative 'whom', it tells us the basis of the choosing, and its present form marks an ongoing divine willing.

  From: The Story of Prophet Joseph →