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فاسِق
transgressor /ˈfaː.sɪq/
nounB2#4399 most common
Also: sinner, wicked person, dissolute person
Example sentences
هُوَ رَجُلٌ فاسِقٌ.
He is a sinful man.
لا تُصادِقْ رَجُلاً فاسِقاً.
Do not befriend a dissolute man.
يُعتَبَرُ شارِبُ الخَمرِ فاسِقاً عِندَ كَثيرٍ مِنَ النّاسِ.
A wine drinker is considered a transgressor by many people.
وَصَفَ الشَّيخُ الحاكِمَ الظّالِمَ بِأَنَّهُ فاسِقٌ.
The sheikh described the unjust ruler as a transgressor.
قالَ اللهُ تَعالى: إِن جاءَكُم فاسِقٌ بِنَبَإٍ فَتَبَيَّنوا.
God said: if a transgressor brings you news, verify it.
يَختَلِفُ الفُقَهاءُ فِي تَحديدِ مَن يُوصَفُ بِالفاسِقِ وَمَتى تُقبَلُ شَهادَتُهُ.
Jurists disagree on defining who counts as a transgressor and when his testimony may be accepted.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | فاسِقٌ | فاسِقونَ |
| Genitive | فاسِقٍ | فاسِقينَ |
| Accusative | فاسِقاً | فاسِقينَ |
| Vocative | يا فاسِقُ | يا فاسِقونَ |
Word family
فسقto act immorally, to transgress
فسوقsinfulness, wickedness
فاسِقةsinful woman, transgressor (feminine)
فُسّاقsinners, transgressors (plural)
تفسيقthe act of branding someone a transgressor
Etymology
The root ف-س-ق (f-s-q) first described a date slipping out of its skin, an image of something bursting free of its proper covering. Classical Arabic dictionaries extended this to a person who breaks out of the bounds set by religious law or accepted morality. فاسِق is the active participle of this root, so it names someone who has stepped outside the right path, a sinner or transgressor. The word occurs often in the Quran to mark those who openly violate divine command.
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