نحسبه, والله حسيبه

English translation: We believe him to be so, and Allah is his witness

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Arabic term or phrase:	نحسبه, والله حسيبه
English translation:	We believe him to be so, and Allah is his witness
Entered by:	Fida Malki (X)

00:26 Jan 22, 2014

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Arabic term or phrase: نحسبه, والله حسيبه

This phrase is usually used to describe a martyr.

Hend K KudoZ activity Questions: 7 (none open) Answers: 6 Egypt
Local time: 07:25

We believe him to be so, and God is his witness

Explanation:
This is as close as I believe one can get with this term, hope others can throw in some valid options.

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Fida Malki (X)
Local time: 08:25

Grading comment

Thanks! I will also use Ms Samaa's suggestion. "Allah" will fit more in an Islamic context.
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5 +3

We believe him to be so, and God is his witness

Fida Malki (X)

So we think about him, but Allah is the judge over him.

Suleiman Al Saqer

we count him (to be), and God.Allah is who reward.

Lotfi Abdolhaleem

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6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

We believe him to be so, and God is his witness

Explanation:
This is as close as I believe one can get with this term, hope others can throw in some valid options.

Fida Malki (X)
Local time: 08:25
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks! I will also use Ms Samaa's suggestion. "Allah" will fit more in an Islamic context.

7 hrs confidence:

we count him (to be), and God.Allah is who reward.

Explanation:
نحسبه تعني نظنّه ، والله حسيبه ، أي هو الذي يقدّر الأمر (الاستشهاد) ويجازي عليه

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Note added at 7 hrs (2014-01-22 08:09:46 GMT)
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.. is who rewards.

Lotfi Abdolhaleem
Egypt
Local time: 07:25
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 6

1 day 8 hrs confidence:

So we think about him, but Allah is the judge over him.

Explanation:
"So we think about him, but Allah is the judge over him" This is a part of the Sunnah of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH),ing about them which directs us to be economical in praising people, because we don't know everything about them and Allah knows better.

Suleiman Al Saqer
Jordan
Local time: 08:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: I think you mean another expression, when praising someone : نحسبه كذلك ولا نزكي على الله أحدا .

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