Dictionary of The Holy Quran — Page 380
سبل سبق noun( . لَهُ سَبْقٌ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ : To him belongs priority or precedence in this affair. مَسْبُ pass. part. ): One who is outstripped or outrun or excelled. مَسْبُوْقِيْنَ )plural(. وَ مَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوْقِيْنَ : And We are not to be outstripped (56:61). 28 سَبَلَ ]aor. يَسْبُلُ inf. noun سَبَدَهُ سَبْلًا : He abused or reviled him. سَبَّلَ الْمَالَ : He spent the money in the way of religion or cause of Allah, or dedicated it to charitable purposes. أَسْبَلَ ثَوْبَهُ : He dragged along his garment on the ground. أَسْبَلَ الْمَاءَ : He poured forth the water. سَبِيلٌ : Away road path; an easy, wide or open or a conspicuous road. وَإِنَّهَا لَبِسَبِيْلٍ مُّقِيمٍ : It lies on a way that still exists (15:77); manner, method, means and ways. وَلِتَسْتَبِيْنَ سَبِيْلُ الْمُجْرِمِينِ : And the way or method of the sinners may become manifest )6:56( سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ : In the cause of the religion of God; cause of God; any righteous or good cause; holy war; pilgrimage; campaign to spread truth; search of knowledge etc. وَأَنْفِقُوْا فِي سَبِيْلِ اللَّهِ : And spend in the way or cause of Allah )2:196( سَبِيلِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ : The way of the believers )4:116( سَبِيلَ الرِّشَادِ : The path of rectitude. سَبِيلَ الرُّشْدِ : The way of righteousness )7:147( قَصْدُ السَّبِيلِ : Right way )16:10( سَبِيلِ الطَّاغُوتِ : The way or cause of the Evil One (4:77). The word سَبِيْلٌ also means blame cause of reproach. مَا عَلَى الْمُحْسِنِينَ مِنْ سَبِيْلٍ : There is no blame or cause of reproach against the righteous )9:91(; plea or argument لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيَّ سَبِيْلٌ : You have no plea or سَبِيْلُنَا أَنَّ الْقَوْلَ كَذَا . argument against me : We are fit or worthy to 28 do this. لَيْسَ عَلَيْنَا فِي الْأُمِّيِّينَ سَبِيْلٌ : No blame attaches to us in the matter of the unlearned people (3:76); it also means, a means of access; a connection. إِتَّخَذْتُ مَعَ الرَّسُوْلِ سَبِيلاً : O would that I had attained, along with the Messenger, a means of access (to God); or a way to safety or truth )25:28( سَبِيلٌ also means a public drinking fountain سُبُلٌ )plural): Ways, methods etc. سُبُلَ السلم : The paths of peace )5:17( تَقْطَعُوْنَ السَّبِيلَ : You cut the road for the travellers )29:30( اِبْنُ السَّبِيلِ : The wayfarer or traveller or one who travels much or often, or the traveller who is far from his place of abode, or the traveller who is stranded in the journey, or a person who leaves his home for a good and 380