LessonsSelf-Restraint, Reliance on Allah, Compassion, and the Virtue of Knowledge (Accounts 33–36)Quiz

لَلَّهُ أَقْدَرُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْكَ عَلَيْهِ
“Allah has greater power over you than you have over him.”

ExpressionMeaning
أَقْدَرُmore powerful; comparative form
عَلَيْكَover you
مِنْكَthan you
عَلَيْهِover him

The form أَقْدَرُ conveys comparison, while مِنْكَ establishes what is being compared. Someone who feels powerful should remember that they too are accountable to a greater authority.

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The comparison conveyed by “aqdar”

Self-Restraint, Reliance on Allah, Compassion, and the Virtue of Knowledge (Accounts 33–36)

لَلَّهُ أَقْدَرُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْكَ عَلَيْهِ
“Allah has greater power over you than you have over him.”

ExpressionMeaning
أَقْدَرُmore powerful; comparative form
عَلَيْكَover you
مِنْكَthan you
عَلَيْهِover him

The form أَقْدَرُ conveys comparison, while مِنْكَ establishes what is being compared. Someone who feels powerful should remember that they too are accountable to a greater authority.