Dictionary of The Holy Quran — Page 268
knowledge of the real nature of His hallowed essence or the eyes cannot reach Him (6:104). u ø j # o ]ô ø ] ]ø » ø Ò ø ä ö ] Ö» Ç ø ø Ñ ö : When the calamity of drowning overtook him (10:91). ø $ Õ ø ] Ö» Û ø _ ø ö : The rain dropped with close consecutiveness. iø ø ] ø Õ ø ] Ö» Ï ø ç » Ý ö (as also ]ô $ ] ø Õ ø and ]ô $ ø Õ ø ) : The people attained, reached, overtook or came up with one another or the last of them attained, reached; overtook or came up with the first of them. iø ø ] ø Ò ø k ô ] » ø ì » fø ^ ö : The news followed one another closely. Hence iø ø ] ø Õ ø signifies: It continues and was carried on uninterruptedly. Hence when said of knowledge, ]ô $ ] ø Õ ø or iø ø ] ø Õ ø means, it continued unbroken in its sequence. Öø ç » ø ]ø á » iø ø ø ] Ò ø ä ü Þô Ã » Û ø è º Ú ôù à » $ eôù ä´ : Had not a favour from his Lord reached him (68:50). u ø j # o ]ô ø ] ] $ ] ø Ò ö ç » ] Ê ô n» ã ø ^ : Until when they have all successively arrived therein, all together; or when the last of them had reached, overtaken or came up with the first of them (7:39). eø Ø ô ] $ ] ø Õ ø Â ô ×» Û ö ã ö Ü » Ê ô o ] » F ì ô ø é ô : Variously means, nay their knowledge with respect to the Hereafter has reached its maturity or has become perfect; nay their knowledge respecting the Hereafter has reached its end i. e. has come to its end; or their knowledge has erred or disappeared; or but doth their knowledge reach to the Hereafter; or nay their knowledge reaches not the Hereafter (27:67). ø ø Õ º : The act of attaining, reaching or overtaking. Ö ^ iø í ø ^ Í ö ø ø Ò ÷ ^ : Thou shalt not fear Pharoah, overtaking you (20:78) or being overtaken by him; the attainment or acquisition of an object of want and seeking the attainment thereof and ø » Õ º signifies the same, a consequence, generally meaning an evil consequence as also ø » Õ º ; a doubled rope that is tied to the cross pieces of wood of the bucket and then to the main Well-rope and ø » Õ º signifies the same. ø » Õ º and also ø ø Õ º : The bottom or lowest depth of a thing (plural ]ø » ø ] Õ º and ø ø Ò ø ^ l º ); a stage of Hell or stage or stages downwards opposed to ø ø t º and ø ø q ø ^ l º which are upwards. ]ô á $ ] Ö» Û ö ßø ^ Ê ô Ï ô n» à ø Ê ô o ] Ö $ » Õ ô ] » ø » Ë ø Ø ô : Verily the hypocrites shall be in the lowest stage or depth of the Fire of Hell (4:146). Ú ö » ø Õ º (plural Ú ö » ø Ò ö ç » á ø ), (pass. part. ) : Perceived by means of any of the sense; one overtaken. ]ô Þ $ ^ Öø Û ö » ø Ò ö ç » á ø : We are surely overtaken (26:62). Ú ö » ø Õ º also means a place and a time of attaining reaching or overtaking. 268 Õ Õ