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الجنة تحت ظلال السيوف

English translation: death for Allah’s sake assures entry into Paradise

08:19 Feb 26, 2009
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / دين /الأحاديث الشريفة
Arabic term or phrase: الجنة تحت ظلال السيوف
عن أبي إبراهيم عبدالله بن أم أوفى رضي الله عنهما أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في بعض أيامه التي لقي فيها العدو, انتظر حتى إذا مالت الشمس(أي عند أذان الظهر) قام فيه فقال: " يا أيها الناس, لا تتمنوا لقاء العدو و اسألوا الله العافية
, فإذا لقيتموهم فاصبروا, و اعلموا أن الجنة تحت ظلال السيوف" ثم قال : اللهم منزل الكتاب, و مجري السحاب, و هازم الأحزاب, اهزمهم و انصرنا عليهم"
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Local time: 03:21
English translation:death for Allah’s sake assures entry into Paradise
Explanation:
these suggestions may help you:
death for Allah’s sake assures entry into Paradise
Martyrdom is the only assured path to Paradise
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Sumaia Sawalha
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 04:21
Grading comment
than :-)k you very much for your answer and for your help
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4Paradise is under the shades of swords
Ihab Abdelhafiz
5Paradise lies/stands in the shadow of swords
halani
4death for Allah’s sake assures entry into Paradise
Sumaia Sawalha
4Jihad(holy war) leads to paradise
Mostafa MOUHIBE


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Paradise lies/stands in the shadow of swords


Explanation:
Paradise lies/stands in the shadow of swords

halani
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 04:21
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 3
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Paradise is under the shades of swords


Explanation:
Paradise is under the shades of swords

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Note added at 23 mins (2009-02-26 08:43:33 GMT)
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Yes, you are right. An English native speaker might not understand it at the first sight; so I suggest that you translate it this way and then add a footnote or some more explanation between brackets explaining it. It means "(الجنة تحت ظلال السيوف) يعني أنه عمل يتوصل به إلى الجنة" "source:http://www.almosleh.com/almosleh/article_1390.shtml)

So I would suggest to do it this way"
Paradise is under the shades of swords (i.e. using swords can be a way to attain Paradise).
I hope this helps.


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Paradise+is+under+th...
Ihab Abdelhafiz
Egypt
Local time: 02:21
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your fast answer,but Do you think when you translate this meaning to a foreigner, will he understand what you mean by this expression? I think this is an idimatic expressio, so it has another idiomatic meaning and not a literal one, What do you think?

Asker: Thank you very much again for you for you reply and your explanation,because this will help me in my thesis :-)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bubo Coroman (X): agree, but with "shade" in the singular; e.g. http://www.google.es/search?hl=en&q=paradise swords
48 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Dr. Mohamed Elkhateeb
5 hrs
  -> Thank you Muhammed
agree  Tarik Boussetta
13 hrs
  -> Thank you Tarik
agree  Sarwat Ezzeldin
2 days 20 hrs
  -> Thank you Sarwat
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
death for Allah’s sake assures entry into Paradise


Explanation:
these suggestions may help you:
death for Allah’s sake assures entry into Paradise
Martyrdom is the only assured path to Paradise


Sumaia Sawalha
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 04:21
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
than :-)k you very much for your answer and for your help
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Jihad(holy war) leads to paradise


Explanation:
Jihad(holy war) leads to paradise

Mostafa MOUHIBE
Morocco
Local time: 01:21
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 6
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