Dictionary of The Holy Quran — Page 694
قسا قسطس equitable. ذَلِكُمْ أَقْسَطُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ : That is nearer to justice or more equitable in the sight of God (2:283). قَسْطَسَ ]inf. noun قِسْطَاسٌ and قِسْطَاسٌ قُسْطَاسٌ : A balance or instrument for weighing; a most even or just or sensitive balance (17:36). قَسَمَ . He divided the thing : قَسَمَ الشَّيْءَ قَسْمًا inf. noun يَقْسِمُ aor] قَسَمَ قَسَا الدَّهْرُ الْقَوْمَ : The time divided or separated the people or scattered them. قَسَمَ فُلانٌ أَمْرَهُ : Such a one determined his affair and deliberated and considered how to do it. أَهُمْ يَقْسِمُوْنَ رَحْمَةَ رَبِّكَ : And do they or is it they who would distribute the mercy of thy Lord )43:33( قَاسَمَهُ الْمَالَ : Every one took his share of the property . قَاسَمَهُ عَلَى كَذَا : He swore to him about such a thing that وَقَاسَمَهُمَا إِنِّي لَكُمَا لَمِنَ النَّاصِحِيْنَ : He swore to them that he was counsellor unto them )7:22( أَقْسَمَ بِاللَّهِ : He swore by God. وَأَقْسَمُوْا بِاللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَانِهِمْ : And they swore by Allah their strongest oath )6:110(. تَقَاسَمَ الْقَوْمُ : The people swore to each other. قَالُوا تَقَاسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ : They said: Swear by Allah to each other )27:50(. اقْتَسَمَ الْقَوْمُ الْمَالَ : The people took each of them his share of the property. اِسْتَقْسَمَ : He sought the division of the property; he deliberated between two affairs. اِسْتَقْسَمَهُ بِاللهِ : He asked him to swear by God. أَنْ تَسْتَقْسِمُوا بِالْأَزْلام : That you seek to divide by arrows )5:4( قَسَمٌ : Oath وَإِنَّهُ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ عَظِيمٌ : And indeed that is a mighty oath if you only knew )5677( قِسْمَةٌ : Division; a thing or collection of things divided into portions or share; syn. قِسْمَةٌ ضِيْرَى مَقْسُوْمٌ : Unfair division )53:23( جُزْءٌ مَّقْسُوْمٌ : And allotted or divided share )15:45( مُقْتَسِمٌ : One who makes division (act. part. from اِقْتَسَمَ : He took his share( مُقْتَسِمِينَ (plural): Who make division; who form themselves into separate groups )1591( قَسَمَ الشَّيْءَ : He divided the thing. قَسَمَ الدَّهْرُ الْقَوْمَ : The time scattered the people. فَالْمُقَسِّمْتِ اَمْرًا : By those who distribute the affair (51:5). aor. يَقْسُوْ inf. noun قَسْوَةٌ[ : It became hard, thick, strong. قَسًا اللَّيْلُ : The night became dark. يَوْمٌ قَسِيٌّ : A very cold or hot day. عَامٌ قَسِيٌّ : Year stricken with famine or drought. أَرْضُ قَاسِيَةٌ : The land which grows nothing. هُوَ أَقْسَى مِنَ الصَّخْرِ : He is harder than 694