Dictionary of The Holy Quran — Page 656
فضا فضل 28 28 28 28 The excess of water should not be denied that the herbage thereby be denied (Hadith( ذلِكَ فَضْلُ اللهِ : This is God's grace or favour )5:55( يُؤْتِ كُلَّ ذِنْ فَضْلٍ فَضْلَهُ : He (God) will grant His grace to everyone possessed of excellence )114( وَلَا يَأْتَلِ أُولُوا الْفَضْلِ : Let not those who possess plenty of wealth not swear )24:23(. The word فَضْلٌ is generally, though not always spoken of such favours as pertain to worldly thing while رَحْمَةٌ in contrast of فَضْلٌ is generally spoken of such acts of God's kindness or mercy as relate to religious or spiritual matters. فَضْلٌ is, as stated above, the excess above moderateness in respect of a property or quantity or of an acquisition and this is of two kinds such as is commended as the فَضْلٌ of knowledge or science, and such as is discommended as the فَضْلٌ of anger at that whereas it is not necessary; but فَضْلٌ is more used in relation to that which is commended and the plural فُضُوْلٌ in relation to that which is discommended. فَضِيْلَةٌ : An excellence quality or a high degree in excellence )فَضَائِلُ plural( فَضَّلَهُ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ : He attributes to him an excellence distinguishing him from or above others or another; he judged him to be more excellent than another or others, or he made him to be so. وَاللَّهُ فَضَّلَ بَعْضَكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ : And God has made some of you to excel some others (in ability, wealth, rank, station, goodness, power which are excellences that may be acquired( )16:72( فَضَّلَهُ بِهِ )syn. خَصَّهُ( : He distinguished him particularly by itie a thing. فَضَّلَ فِي الْعَطَاءِ : He gave to some more than to others. تَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْهِ : He thought himself to be superior to him in or laid claim to excellence; he sought to have superiority over him; he gave him or favoured him )بِشَيْءٍ( with a thing. يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ : He seeks to have or acquire superiority over you )23:25( تَفْضِيْلٌ inf. noun from فَضَّلَ وَ أَكْبَرُ تَفْضِيلاً : And greater in excellence )17:22(. لک فَضَا ]aor. يَفْضُوْ inf. noun فَضَ الْمَكَانُ فَضَاءٌ : The place was or became wide, spacious; the place was or became empty or void or vacant. افضى : He went forth or came to the قَدْ أَقْضَى بَعْضُكُمْ فِضَاءٌ إلَى بَعْضٍ : When one of you has been alone with the other; )= وَصَلٌ ; when one of you has come or betaken himself to the 656