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Alif-Siin-Siin
to lay foundation/basis (e.g. house, wall), he founded it, marked out the limits of it (e.g. house).
assasa
vb. (2) perf. act.
9:109
أَفَمَنْ أَسَّسَ بُنْيَانَه ُُ عَلَى تَقْوَى مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرِضْوَانٍ خَيْرٌ أَمْ مَنْ أَسَّسَ بُنْيَانَه ُُ عَلَى شَفَا جُرُفٍ هَار ٍ فَانْهَارَ بِه ِِ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ وَاللَّهُ لاَ يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ
'Afaman 'Assasa Bunyānahu `Alá Taqwá Mina Allāhi Wa RiĐwānin Khayrun 'Am Man 'Assasa Bunyānahu `Alá Shafā Jurufin Hārin Fānhāra Bihi Fī Nāri Jahannama Wa Allāhu Lā Yahdī Al-Qawma Až-žālimīna
Is he who founds his building on obtaining righteousness from God and His acceptance better, or he who founds his building on the edge of a cliff which is about to crumble, so that it crumbled with him into the fires of Hell? And God does not guide the wicked people.
9:109
أَفَمَنْ أَسَّسَ بُنْيَانَه ُُ عَلَى تَقْوَى مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرِضْوَانٍ خَيْرٌ أَمْ مَنْ أَسَّسَ بُنْيَانَه ُُ عَلَى شَفَا جُرُفٍ هَار ٍ فَانْهَارَ بِه ِِ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ وَاللَّهُ لاَ يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ
'Afaman 'Assasa Bunyānahu `Alá Taqwá Mina Allāhi Wa RiĐwānin Khayrun 'Am Man 'Assasa Bunyānahu `Alá Shafā Jurufin Hārin Fānhāra Bihi Fī Nāri Jahannama Wa Allāhu Lā Yahdī Al-Qawma Až-žālimīna
Is he who founds his building on obtaining righteousness from God and His acceptance better, or he who founds his building on the edge of a cliff which is about to crumble, so that it crumbled with him into the fires of Hell? And God does not guide the wicked people.
perf. pass.
9:108
لاَ تَقُمْ فِيهِ~ ِ أَبَدا ً لَمَسْجِدٌ أُسِّسَ عَلَى التَّقْوَى مِنْ أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَقُومَ فِيه ِِ فِيه ِِ رِجَال ٌ يُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَتَطَهَّرُوا وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُطَّهِّرِينَ
Lā Taqum Fīhi 'Abadāan Lamasjidun 'Ussisa `Alá At-Taqwá Min 'Awwali Yawmin 'Aĥaqqu 'An Taqūma Fīhi Fīhi Rijālun Yuĥibbūna 'An Yataţahharū Wa Allāhu Yuĥibbu Al-Muţţahhirīna
Do not stand in it ever. A temple that is founded on righteousness from the first day is more worthy that you stand in it; in it are men who love to purify themselves. And God loves the purified.
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