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إِنْجِيل
Gospel /ʔinˈd͡ʒiːl/
nounB1#1831 most common
Also: the Evangel, New Testament scripture revealed to Jesus
Example sentences
هٰذا إِنْجِيل.
This is a Gospel.
قَرَأَ الوَلَدُ الإِنْجِيلَ.
The boy read the Gospel.
يُؤْمِنُ المُسْلِمُونَ بِالإِنْجِيلِ كِتابٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ.
Muslims believe in the Gospel as a book from God.
أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ الإِنْجِيلَ عَلى عيسى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ.
God sent down the Gospel to Jesus, peace be upon him.
دَرَسَ الباحِثُ نُصوصَ الإِنْجِيلِ في مَخْطوطاتٍ قَديمَةٍ.
The researcher studied the texts of the Gospel in ancient manuscripts.
يُمَيِّزُ عُلَماءُ اللاهوتِ بَيْنَ الإِنْجيلِ كَما وَرَدَ في القُرْآنِ وَالأَناجيلِ الأَرْبَعَةِ المُعْتَمَدَةِ في المَسيحِيَّةِ.
Theologians distinguish between the Gospel as mentioned in the Quran and the four canonical Gospels in Christianity.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | إِنْجِيلٌ | أَناجيلُ |
| Genitive | إِنْجِيلٍ | أَناجيلَ |
| Accusative | إِنْجِيلًا | أَناجيلَ |
| Vocative | يا إِنْجِيلُ | يا أَناجيلُ |
Word family
أَناجيلgospels (plural)
إِنْجيلِيّevangelical, of the Gospel
إِنْجيلِيّونevangelicals
Etymology
The word came into Arabic from the Greek 'euangelion', meaning good news. It likely entered through Ethiopic or Syriac Christian usage before Islam. In the Quran it names the revelation given to Jesus.
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