LessonsLabīd ibn Rabīʿah: Hospitality, Justice, Trust and Tribal Leadership (Verses 70–88)Quiz

وَإِذَا الْأَمَانَةُ قُسِّمَتْ فِي مَعْشَرٍ أَوْفَى بِأَوْفَرِ حَظِّنَا قَسَّامُهَا
When the entrusted share is apportioned among a people, the distributor grants our portion in full—and with the most ample measure.

Al-amānah indicates an entrusted obligation or share in this tribal setting; qussimat is a passive perfect verb and qassām an intensive term for a distributor. Awfā stresses the fulfilment of the share.

The preceding verse spoke of allotment on a universal scale; this one returns to how trust and honour are handled inside the community.

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Verse 84: Honouring an entrusted share

Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Hospitality, Justice, Trust and Tribal Leadership (Verses 70–88)

وَإِذَا الْأَمَانَةُ قُسِّمَتْ فِي مَعْشَرٍ أَوْفَى بِأَوْفَرِ حَظِّنَا قَسَّامُهَا
When the entrusted share is apportioned among a people, the distributor grants our portion in full—and with the most ample measure.

Al-amānah indicates an entrusted obligation or share in this tribal setting; qussimat is a passive perfect verb and qassām an intensive term for a distributor. Awfā stresses the fulfilment of the share.

The preceding verse spoke of allotment on a universal scale; this one returns to how trust and honour are handled inside the community.