Dictionary of The Holy Quran — Page 485
صفن صک stood for him respectfully. صَفَنَ قَدَمَهُ : He put his feet together or set his feet evenly side by side قُمْنَا خَلْفَ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ صُفُوْنًا : We stood still behind the Holy Prophet (peace be on him), or putting our feet close together or side by side : A horse standing upon three legs and the extremity of the hoof of the fourth leg; standing upon three legs or otherwise. صَافِنٌ also means, standing or standing still. صَافِةٌ )feminine and صَافِبَاتٌ plural( الصَّفِئَتُ الْجِيَادُ : Horses of noblest breed )38:32(. صَفَا ]aor. يَصْفُرْ inf. noun صَفَاءٌ and صَفْوٌ and صُفُوٌّ[ : It was or became pure. صَفَا الشَّيْءَ وَاصْطَفَى الشَّيْءَ : He took the best or choice part of the thing. اَصْفَى الشَّيْءَ : He took the whole thing. أَصْفَاهُ الشَّيْءَ : He assigned to him the thing exclusively. أَصْفَاهُ بِكَذَا : He chose him in preference to others to give him, or for such a thing and he honoured or distinguished him particularly by giving such a thing. أَفَأَصْفَاكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ بِالْبَنِينَ : Has your Lord honoured or distinguished you by giving you sons )17:41( اِصْطَفَاهُ : He took it pure; he chose, selected, elected or preferred him or it. اِصْطَفَيْنَاهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا : Him did We choose in the world )2:131( اِصْطَفَيْتُ كَذَا عَلَى كَذَا : I chose such a thing in preference to such a thing. اِصْطَفَكِ عَلَى نِسَاءِ الْعَلَمِينَ : He (God) has preferred thee, or chosen thee above or in preference to all the women of the world )3:43( صَفَّاهُ : He cleared or purified it (namely the beverage(; he removed from it the floating particles and the like. مُصفى )pass. part. from صَفًّى( : Clarified purified عَسَلٍ مُّصَفَّى : Clarified honey )47:16( الْمُصْطَفى : The elect chosen; selected; preferred, elected. الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ الْأَخْيَارِ : The elect and the best )38:48( الصَّفَا : A hillock near Mecca. إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللهِ : Surely Al-Safa and Al-Marwa are among the Signs of Allah )2:159( صَفْوَانٌ : (Said to be used as a singular and as a plural): As a plural its singular is صَفْوَانَةٌ and it means stones or soft, smooth stones and as a singular, it means a stone or stone. : Like a smooth rock (2:265). صَلَّ ]aor. يَصُكُ inf. noun slapped him on the face كَمَثَلِ صَفْوَانِ صَلَّهُ صَلًّا : He struck him violently; he صَكَ الْبَابَ : He locked the door. صَكَّتْ 485