Idioms in Scriptures

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Some lines in scriptures become so popular that they are used as idioms in daily conversation. Like we have** ‘People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones’** from Bible.

I liked this one from Ramayan as well: Janani Janmabhūmisca Svargādapi garīyasi- “Mother and motherland are greater than heaven”.

Lets share some idioms from scriptures in this thread.

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From Holy Qur'aan:

**Kuntum Khaira-Ummatin Ukhrijat linNaas Ta'maroona bil-Ma'roof wa Tanhauna 'anil-Munkar wa Tu'minoona bilLah.

*"You are the best community that has been raised for mankind. You enjoin good and forbid evil and you believe in Allah."*

[Aal-e-Imran, 3:110]. **

in Qur'aan, these orders are never separated...they always appear together...sadly, we have abandoned the latter part of Allah's order and that's why we are in this sorry state of affairs.

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I think this one is most famous idiom used in Quran:

Indeed, those who deny Our verses and are arrogant toward them - the gates of Heaven will not be opened for them, nor will they enter Paradise until a camel enters into the eye of a needle. And thus do We recompense the criminals. (7:40)

Arabic Text: Yalij ul Jamal Fi Sammil Khyaat

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Forbidden Fruit (Bible) .. Shajr e Mamnooa (Quran)

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Bhai sb, where is idiom in it?

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yes I don't find idiom in that as well. Probably KKF wants to say that the first part has become part of daily conversation.

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As you sow so shall you reap (from Bible)

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"amr bil ma'roof wa nahi anil munkar"

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Summum bukmum ho Jana.

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yes. and another one from same category is aamana sadaqna

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laa ikraahaa fid-deen = deen meN koii zabardastii nahiiN = there is NO compulsion in Deen

sadly, those non practicing Muslims use this more often to deflect any naseeHat/encouragement to pray.

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hanji, aur es idiom ka use pakistan main nai karna, lest you get labeled as conservative or extremist.

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Is 'Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye' an idiom / saying from Hindu scriptures (Gita, Ramayan, MahaBharata)?

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ٱلرِّجَالُ قَوَّٲمُونَ عَلَى ٱلنِّسَآءِ [ar-rijaalo qawwaamun 'al-al-nisaa~!] = Men stand caretakers of women