المُرَابَطَةُ

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المُرَابَطَةُIII signifies, in its primary acceptation, Two [hostile] parties' tying of their horses, each at their frontier, and each in preparation for the other: and رِبَاطُ الخَيْلِ and مُرَابَطَتُهَا signify the same [as above]. [You say, رَابَطَ الفَرِيقَانِ The two parties tied their horses at their respective frontiers, each in preparation for the other.] And one says, with reference to horses, رَبَطَ , Verbal.Noun رَبْطٌ and رِبَاطٌ, as well as رابط, Verbal.Noun مُرَابَطَةٌ and رِبَاطٌ. Hence, رابط, Verbal.Noun رِبَاطٌ and مُرَابَطَةٌ, He, or it, kept post, or remained, on, or at, the frontier of the enemy, or over against the enemy. And hence, i. e. from this latter application, رابط الأَمْرَ, Verbal.Noun رِبَاطٌ and مُرَابَطَةٌ, He kept, or applied himself, constantly, perseveringly, or assiduously, to the thing, or affair. It is said in the Kur [ch. iii., last verse], ٱصْبِرُوا وَصَابِرُوا وَرَابِطُوا Be ye patient in endurance of what your religion requires, and vie ye in patience with your enemy, and persevere ye in fighting against your enemy, and in tying the horses [at the frontier]: or the last of these verbs means keep ye post, or remain ye, on, or at, the frontier [of the enemy]: or be ye mindful of the times of prayer: or apply yourselves constantly, perseveringly, or assiduously, to prayer: or wait ye for prayer after prayer; the doing this being termed by the Prophet رِبَاطٌ; which word, thus used, is an Verbal.Noun of رَابَطْتُ; or, as some say, a simple subst., meaning, in this case, a thing whereby one is tied from acts of disobedience, and restrained from forbidden deeds. [See also صَابَرَ.]

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