Ismaili Dictionary & Encyclopedia

Panth sarEncyclopedia Topic

On the path, on the way

Various Sources PantheEncyclopedia Topic

On the path

Various Sources PantrisEncyclopedia Topic

Thirty-five (35)

Various Sources PAnTRIS (35), 25, 16 NE 8Noun

PAnTRIS, PaTCHWIS, SOL NE ATH. (35, 25, 16 et 8) Nombre de naissances au cours desquelles il est possible de connna

Heritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #710general PaoEncyclopedia Topic

Attain, obtain

Various Sources PaogeEncyclopedia Topic

Will receive, will get

Various Sources PapEncyclopedia Topic

Sin

Various Sources PAPNoun

Péchés.

Heritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #722general PapiEncyclopedia Topic

Sinner

Various Sources ParEncyclopedia Topic

Dam, embankment

Various Sources ParEncyclopedia Topic

Other

Various Sources ParEncyclopedia Topic

Of others

Various Sources ParEncyclopedia Topic

Limit, end

Various Sources Par bodhnaEncyclopedia Topic

Admonish, advice

Various Sources Par dhanEncyclopedia Topic

Wealth that belong to olhers

Various Sources Par gharEncyclopedia Topic

Other's house, stranger's house

Various Sources Par gharEncyclopedia Topic

House of others

Various Sources Par gherEncyclopedia Topic

House of others

Various Sources Par narEncyclopedia Topic

Other women

Various Sources Par nariEncyclopedia Topic

A woman belonging to another, someone else's woman

Various Sources Par nindaEncyclopedia Topic

Back-biting of others

Various Sources Par nindaEncyclopedia Topic

Back-biting

Various Sources Par nindagariEncyclopedia Topic

One who backbites

Various Sources Par striEncyclopedia Topic

Women of others

Various Sources Par vednaEncyclopedia Topic

Difficulties of others, miseries of others, sufferings of others

Various Sources ParabEncyclopedia Topic

Supreme being, water stored up at roadside points for travellers

Various Sources ParabEncyclopedia Topic

Crowd, congregation, concourse, stock

Various Sources PARABLEEncyclopedia Topic

The term parable is derived from the Greek arabolae, which means juxtaposition, the placing of two things or ideas side by side for comparison. In Septuagint, the 3rd century B.C. Greek translation of the Old Testament, the word parable is used as the Greek translation of the Hebrew word mashal. Hence, the Hebrew word mashal and the Greek word parable are broadly used to denote proverbs, allegories, riddles, illustrations and stories: they can refer to any striking speech formulated to stimulate thought. A parable is therefore in the literal sense, a placing side by side, a comparison, a similitude, and an illustration of one subject by another. It signifies a narrative under which is veiled some important truth. There are two cognate words in the Koran, i.e. mathal and mithal, which appear with a significant frequency. The word mathal has its counterpart in the Hebrew word mashal. Both are considered equivalent of the English word parable.

The word mithal (pl. amthal) means similitude, likeness, like, similar, or equal, while the word mathal however means like, likeness, equivalent, comparison or metaphor. The word mathal occurs 39 times in the Koran. It occurs another 67 times with certain modifying pronoun suffixes like lun, hu, hum, kum etc., which means its occurrence for 102 times. In the Koran commands a similarly wide range of meaning in the following verses: "Thus God coins the similitudes" (3:17), "Each of them We warned by examples" (25:39), "And these are parables, which We coin for the use of mankind, but none reason them out except the learned" (29:43), "And there will be hurries with wide lovely eyes, like unto preserved pearls" (56:23), "Communities like you" (6:38). "We are not to be frustrated from changing your forms and creating you again" (56:61), "Ten times the like thereof" (6:160), "God destroyed them completely and a similar fate awaits the disbelievers" (47:10), "Thus does God set forth for mankind their similitudes" (47:3) and "And God explains with similitudes, so that people may easily understand" (14:25).

In most instances, it is interchangeable with the word mathal. For example: "So put not forward similitude for God" (16:74), while in other place, "His likeness is the likeness of a smooth rock on which is a little dust; on it falls heavy rain which leaves it bare"(2:264). In other place, it is stated: "And the likeness of those who spend their wealth

Encyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddingeneral ParadhiEncyclopedia Topic

Hunter

Various Sources ParanEncyclopedia Topic

Fell into, was trapped

Various Sources ParaneEncyclopedia Topic

Marries, weds

Various Sources ParaneEncyclopedia Topic

Marrying, weds

Various Sources ParaneEncyclopedia Topic

In the swing, in the cradle

Various Sources ParaniyaEncyclopedia Topic

Married to

Various Sources ParanjoEncyclopedia Topic

Marry, join

Various Sources ParanoEncyclopedia Topic

Marry

Various Sources ParansheEncyclopedia Topic

Will marry

Various Sources ParanvaEncyclopedia Topic

To marry, to join

Various Sources ParanvanoEncyclopedia Topic

Of marriage, of wedding

Various Sources ParasEncyclopedia Topic

Legendary chemical which turns copper into gold

Various Sources PARaSNoun

Pierre philosophale qui transforme les métaux en or. "Satgour Paras, mouniwar tramba...". V. PARaS RAM.

Heritage Dictionary of Ismailism, entry #413general PARas RAMName

See. Farsi Raam

V. FaRSI RAM.

Heritage Dictionary of ismailism, entry #414general Parav / parabEncyclopedia Topic

Store, stock

Various Sources ParayoEncyclopedia Topic

Belonging to someone else

Various Sources ParayoEncyclopedia Topic

That belongs to others

Various Sources ParbatEncyclopedia Topic

Mountain, hill

Various Sources Parbha / PrabhaEncyclopedia Topic

Morning, dawn

Various Sources Parbha / PrabhaEncyclopedia Topic

Dawn, early morning

Various Sources parbhate / PrabhateEncyclopedia Topic

Early in the morning

Various Sources ParbodhEncyclopedia Topic

Advice

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